Public Fight Report
(Heavyweight) Big Friendly Giant defeated Howie Long by knockout (KO) in round 10.Match Saturday, April 22, 2000In this corner, standing 6 feet and 8 inches (203 centimeters) tall weighing in at 320 pounds (145 kilograms) is Big Friendly Giant!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet(183 centimeters) tall weighing in at 262 pounds (119 kilograms) is Howie Long!!
The referee for this bout will be Joe Cortez.
ROUND 1
Giant stays outside and uses his jab.
Howie is brawling. (inside)
-Howie fires a flurry of shots to the ribs, but Giant quickly backs away.
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+Giant grazes Howie with a pair of light punches to the chest.
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+Giant wakes up the fans with a volley of solid punches to the stomach.
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+Howie hits with a barrage of strong shots to the ribs.
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+Howie lands a series of hard shots to the head.
+Howie attacks with a series of punches to the head. Giant hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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+Giant fires a pair of powerful punches to the chest.
+Giant lands a series of shots to the chest.
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+Giant thumps Howie with a jab to the solar plexus. Howie sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 39 of 39 punches, and Howie Long landed 16 of 24 punches.
Big Friendly Giant won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 10-9
Giant doesn't even want to rest! He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie doesn't even want to rest! He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 2
Giant stays outside and uses his jab.
Howie is brawling. (inside)
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+Giant suprises Howie with a series of punches to the ribs.
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-Howie attempts a pair of right blows to the mouth, but loses his balance.
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+Howie connects with a series of quick shots to the nose.
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+Howie connects with a volley of off balance shots to the nose. Giant laughs!
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-Howie attempts a barrage of right punches to the chin, but Giant blocks.
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+Giant solidly lands a series of furious punches to the chest. Howie ignores it.
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+Giant connects with a pair of stinging punches to the chest.
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+Giant fires a stinging jab to the stomach.
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+Giant suprises Howie with a flurry of mean punches to the stomach. Howie gets mad!
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+Giant throws a heavy jab to the stomach.
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+Giant pokes Howie with a volley of punches to the chest!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 38 of 41 punches, and Howie Long landed 14 of 24 punches.
Big Friendly Giant won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 20-18
Giant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 3
Giant stays outside and uses his jab.
Howie is brawling. (inside)
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+Giant jolts Howie with a pair of stiff punches to the stomach. Howie doesn't notice.
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-Howie throws a volley of left punches to the eye, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Howie probes with a flurry of left shots to the solar plexus, but Giant steps aside.
+Howie wallops Giant with a pair of solid blows to the nose.
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+Howie thumps Giant with a pair of punches to the jaw.
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+Giant thumps Howie with a nice left to the chest.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 39 of 42 punches, and Howie Long landed 13 of 26 punches.
Big Friendly Giant won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 30-27
Giant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie is slowing down. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 4
Giant backpedals and jabs.
Howie is brawling. (inside)
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-Howie charges with a volley of shots to the stomach, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
+Giant hits Howie with a barrage of furious punches to the chest. Howie asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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-Howie probes with a volley of left blows to the chin, but Giant escapes.
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+Howie connects with a pair of strong punches to the ribs.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 8 of 8 punches, and Howie Long landed 10 of 22 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 39-37
Giant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie is obviously tired. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 5
Giant backpedals and jabs.
Howie fights inside. (inside)
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-Howie attacks with a barrage of shots to the chest, but Giant hides behind his gloves.
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-Howie tries to land a hook to the stomach, but Giant covers himself well.
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-Howie attacks with a series of punches to the chest, but only hits air.
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+Howie strikes with a pair of powerful punches to the ribs.
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+Giant staggers Howie with a straight right to the temple.
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-Howie tries a pair of right blows to the stomach, but to no avail.
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-Howie lunges with a pair of shots to the chest, but Giant backs out of it.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 8 of 8 punches, and Howie Long landed 7 of 24 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 48-47
Giant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie is obviously tired. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 6
Giant stays outside and uses his jab.
Howie fights inside. (inside)
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+Giant attacks with a volley of light punches to the chin.
Giant lands a bone crushing blow to the temple and Howie's legs turn to jelly -- down he goes!!
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Howie struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
+Giant hits with a series of punches to the mouth.
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-Howie tries a series of left blows to the chest, but Giant blocks.
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+Howie connects with a volley of mean punches to the chest. Giant laughs!
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+Giant lands a volley of off balance shots to the face.
Giant lands a beautiful cross to the jaw and Howie is lifted off his feet and onto his back!!
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Howie struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+Giant throws a series of nasty punches to the eye.
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+Howie staggers Giant with a vicious left to the solar plexus. Giant grimaces in pain.
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+Giant fires a off balance jab to the face. Howie backpedals to his own corner.
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+Howie pounds Giant with a barrage of off balance punches to the chest. Giant shakes his head to clear it.
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+Giant wakes up the fans with a series of punches to the eye.
+Giant annoys Howie with a barrage of strong punches to the head.
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-Howie attempts a pair of left punches to the ribs, but Giant stays away from it.
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+Howie pokes Giant with a painful right to the chest.
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+Giant tags Howie with a flurry of light punches to the head. Howie retreats to the far corner.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 38 of 42 punches, and Howie Long landed 11 of 27 punches.
Big Friendly Giant won the round 10-7
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 58-54
Giant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie is obviously tired. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 7
Giant backpedals and jabs.
Howie fights inside. (inside)
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+Howie lands a flurry of off balance blows to the chest.
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-Howie paws a barrage of left blows to the solar plexus, but flails uselessly.
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-Howie fires a barrage of punches to the solar plexus, but is ineffective.
+Giant drills Howie with a pair of commanding punches to the head.
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-Howie lunges with a barrage of right punches to the ribs, but Giant steps aside.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 7 of 7 punches, and Howie Long landed 6 of 25 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 67-64
Giant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie is obviously tired. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 8
Giant backpedals and jabs.
Howie fights inside. (inside)
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+Howie throws a series of vicious blows to the stomach.
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-Howie throws a volley of shots to the chest, but misses completely.
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-Howie attempts a flurry of right punches to the stomach, but Giant takes it in the forearms.
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-Howie throws a volley of punches to the stomach, but is ineffective.
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+Giant jolts Howie with a barrage of punches to the mouth.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 8 of 9 punches, and Howie Long landed 6 of 24 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 76-74
Giant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 9
Giant backpedals and jabs.
Howie fights inside. (inside)
-Howie attacks with a hook to the solar plexus, but Giant deftly avoits it.
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-Howie attacks with a series of shots to the ribs, but Giant steps aside and laughs.
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-Howie attempts a hook to the ribs, but he's too slow.
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+Howie clocks Giant with a pair of heavy blows to the chest. Giant falls against the ropes!
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+Giant pounds Howie with a flurry of strong punches to the temple.
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The fighters eye each other warily.
BELL
According to the commentator:
Big Friendly Giant landed 8 of 8 punches, and Howie Long landed 7 of 24 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Big Friendly Giant is winning the fight 85-84
Giant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
Howie grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 10
Giant tries to cut off the ring. (cutting off the ring)
Howie fights inside. (inside)
+Howie lands a series of nasty punches to the temple. Giant seems wobbly!
Howie lands a blood spattering blow to the head and Giant is knocked down!!
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Giant struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+Howie pokes Giant with a volley of blows to the eye.
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+Giant attacks with a barrage of solid combinations to the nose. Howie ignores it.
+Giant lands a barrage of combinations to the eye.
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+Giant annoys Howie with a volley of shots to the head.
Giant lands a quick blow to the temple and Howie goes down!!
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Howie struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
+Howie tattoos Giant with a roundhouse to the mouth! Giant sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
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+Giant shakes Howie with a loud jab to the chin.
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+Giant strikes with a series of furious blows to the jaw.
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+Giant grazes Howie with a pair of combinations to the nose!!
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+Giant annoys Howie with a volley of combinations to the nose.
Giant lands a thundering right blow to the head and Howie's knees buckle -- he topples to the canvas!!
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He's Out!
Big Friendly Giant wins by a Knock Out!!
BELL
Giant is obviously tired. He has the left eye swollen shut. He has a bloody nose.
Howie looks exhausted. He has cut above the right eye. He has the right eye swollen shut. He has the left eye swollen shut.
The doctor won't let Howie Long continue the fight! Big Friendly Giant wins by TKO!!
Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 2: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 3: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-9
Round 5: Howie Long 10-9
Round 6: Big Friendly Giant 10-7
Round 7: Howie Long 10-9
Round 8: Howie Long 10-9
Round 9: Howie Long 10-9
Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 2: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 3: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-9
Round 5: Howie Long 10-9
Round 6: Big Friendly Giant 10-7
Round 7: Howie Long 10-9
Round 8: Howie Long 10-9
Round 9: Howie Long 10-9
Bobby Czyz had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 2: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 3: Big Friendly Giant 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-9
Round 5: Howie Long 10-9
Round 6: Big Friendly Giant 10-7
Round 7: Howie Long 10-9
Round 8: Howie Long 10-9
Round 9: Howie Long 10-9
Big Friendly Giant wins by a knockout!
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