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All right, gentlemen. I had never watched this fight and it may very well be the best bout for a goddamn WBU belt ever, taking place in Jacksonville, FL on June 6th, 1996
In the blue corner, Derrick "Smoke" Gainer from Pensacola. With a record of 17 wins and 3 losses by decision, a tall young featherweight with decent pop and nice straight combos with a tendency to get a little carried away and eat big lefts inside. Gainer is Roy Jones's buddy, which did help him to get an undercard bout for an alphabet title.
In the red corner, seasoned veteran Kevin "Flushing Flash" Kelley, a former WBC FW tiltist hailing from NYC. He's also a southpaw who can punch. He's a shorter guy with good handspeed and only 1 loss in 46 pro fights, he's fought abroad a lot, and he's gone 2-1-2 in his last 5 bouts, which questions his still being in his prime.
This fight is tits. The matchup is excellent and these 2 gentlemen trade KDs and suspect slips, the momentum shifts multiple times, you get some ugly swelling and a physician brought in, both corners get their man pumped as fuck when it matters, the kayo is dramatic as hell and Roy fucking Jones sits ringside for the first two rounds even if he'll fight next - he also played basketball in a minor league in the afternoon -, as he's so much above competition that he knows he'll beat up Eric Lucas anyway.
Enjoy. My treat.
In the blue corner, Derrick "Smoke" Gainer from Pensacola. With a record of 17 wins and 3 losses by decision, a tall young featherweight with decent pop and nice straight combos with a tendency to get a little carried away and eat big lefts inside. Gainer is Roy Jones's buddy, which did help him to get an undercard bout for an alphabet title.
In the red corner, seasoned veteran Kevin "Flushing Flash" Kelley, a former WBC FW tiltist hailing from NYC. He's also a southpaw who can punch. He's a shorter guy with good handspeed and only 1 loss in 46 pro fights, he's fought abroad a lot, and he's gone 2-1-2 in his last 5 bouts, which questions his still being in his prime.
This fight is tits. The matchup is excellent and these 2 gentlemen trade KDs and suspect slips, the momentum shifts multiple times, you get some ugly swelling and a physician brought in, both corners get their man pumped as fuck when it matters, the kayo is dramatic as hell and Roy fucking Jones sits ringside for the first two rounds even if he'll fight next - he also played basketball in a minor league in the afternoon -, as he's so much above competition that he knows he'll beat up Eric Lucas anyway.
Enjoy. My treat.
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Well, he did earn himself some bragging rights.
