Public Fight Report
(Heavyweight) Howie Long defeated The Preacher... by technical knockout (TKO) in round 5.Match Friday, May 12, 2000In this corner, standing 6 feet(183 centimeters) tall weighing in at 259 pounds (117 kilograms) is Howie Long!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet and 3 inches (191 centimeters) tall weighing in at 198 pounds (90 kilograms) is The Preacher...!!
The referee for this bout will be Mitch Halpern.
ROUND 1
Howie is brawling. (inside)
Preacher... comes out fighting.
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+Howie strikes with a hard straight right to the jaw.
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+Preacher... hits with a pair of hard shots to the head.
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+Howie grazes Preacher... with a barrage of commanding punches to the nose!!
+Preacher... smashes Howie with a barrage of vicious punches to the chin.
Preacher... lands a decisive right uppercut and Howie lands flat on his back!!
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Howie struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
+Howie pummels Preacher... with a series of shots to the chest.
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+Preacher... fires a vicious straight right to the chin. Howie ignores it.
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+Preacher... suprises Howie with a roundhouse to the face! Howie covers up.
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+Howie pummels Preacher... with a barrage of light punches to the head.
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+Preacher... grazes Howie with a series of punches to the eye. Howie gets mad!
+Preacher... connects with a pair of powerful blows to the temple.
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+Preacher... connects with a series of blows to the nose. Howie grimaces in pain.
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+Preacher... scores with a flurry of solid punches to the face.
+Preacher... shakes Howie with a flurry of off balance shots to the nose. Howie hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Howie pummels Preacher... with a barrage of blows to the chin.
Howie lands a tremendous smash to the jaw and Preacher... is lifted off his feet and onto his back!!
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Preacher... struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+ The fighters trade blows to the nose.
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+Preacher... grazes Howie with a barrage of strong punches to the eye!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Howie Long landed 22 of 24 punches, and The Preacher... landed 36 of 40 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
Howie Long is winning the fight 10-9
Howie doesn't even want to rest!
Preacher... doesn't even want to rest! He has swelling above the right eye.
ROUND 2
Howie is brawling. (inside)
Preacher... comes out fighting.
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+Preacher... pummels Howie with a flurry of punches to the face.
Preacher... lands a well placed left cross to the jaw and Howie hurtles to the canvas!!
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Howie struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+Howie fires a volley of vicious shots to the ribs. Preacher... doesn't seem bothered.
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+Preacher... throws a wild jab to the mouth. Howie shakes his head to clear it.
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+Preacher... slams Howie with a roundhouse to the head.
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+Preacher... backs up Howie with a volley of blows to the nose.
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+Howie staggers Preacher... with a series of shots to the stomach. Preacher... backpedals to his own corner.
+Preacher... strikes with a flurry of wild punches to the mouth.
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+Preacher... grazes Howie with a barrage of wild shots to the jaw. Howie sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!"
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+Howie takes charge with a nasty right to the chest.
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+Preacher... drills Howie with a solid uppercut to the eye. Howie doesn't notice.
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+Howie thumps Preacher... with a pair of hard blows to the chest. Preacher... doesn't seem bothered.
+Preacher... tattoos Howie with a series of light blows to the nose!!
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+ The fighters swap blows to the head.
+Howie belts Preacher... with a series of solid punches to the solar plexus.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Howie Long landed 20 of 24 punches, and The Preacher... landed 36 of 41 punches.
The Preacher... won the round 10-8
The Preacher... is winning the fight 19-18
Howie remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has minor cut below the right eye. He has a bloody lip.
Preacher... grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the right eye.
ROUND 3
Howie is brawling. (inside)
Preacher... comes out fighting.
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+Preacher... jolts Howie with a flurry of strong punches to the temple. Howie seems wobbly!
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+Howie smacks Preacher... with a series of glancing shots to the solar plexus. Preacher... backpedals to his own corner.
+Preacher... punches Howie with a series of punches to the head. Howie sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
+Howie grazes Preacher... with a off balance straight right to the stomach.
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+Preacher... lands a volley of punches to the chin.
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-Preacher... throws a pair of shots to the mouth, but Howie ties him up.
+Preacher... takes charge with a series of blows to the eye!!
-Preacher... launches a volley of left punches to the temple, but Howie steps aside and laughs.
+Preacher... stuns Howie with a pair of stiff blows to the nose.
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+Preacher... tosses a flurry of punches to the chin.
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+Howie scores with a barrage of stinging punches to the stomach.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Howie Long landed 20 of 22 punches, and The Preacher... landed 32 of 40 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-9
This fight is too close to call.
Howie remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has minor cut below the right eye. He has a bloody lip.
Preacher... is slowing down. He has minor cut below the left eye. He has swelling above the right eye.
ROUND 4
Howie is brawling. (inside)
Preacher... comes out fighting.
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+Preacher... fires a pair of vicious shots to the chin. Howie backpedals to his own corner.
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+Preacher... tags Howie with a series of blows to the temple. Howie covers up.
+Howie connects with a barrage of off balance blows to the solar plexus!
+Howie attacks with a volley of mean blows to the solar plexus.
+Howie annoys Preacher... with a barrage of furious blows to the chest!
-Preacher... lashes out with a pair of right punches to the nose, but Howie steps aside.
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+ The fighters trade blows to the chin.
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-Preacher... probes with a left uppercut to the head, but Howie ties him up.
+Howie connects with a volley of blows to the chest.
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+Howie attacks with a flurry of wild punches to the stomach.
+Preacher... punches Howie with a flurry of solid shots to the temple.
-Preacher... paws a pair of left blows to the face, but Howie beats a hasty retreat.
+Preacher... fires a flurry of powerful blows to the temple! Howie laughs!
+Howie throws a barrage of furious shots to the chest.
Howie lands a brutal right hook and Preacher... is lifted off his feet and onto his back!!
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Preacher... struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+Preacher... connects with a barrage of shots to the face. Howie sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Howie Long landed 23 of 23 punches, and The Preacher... landed 19 of 40 punches.
Howie Long won the round 10-8
Howie Long is winning the fight 38-36
Howie remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has minor cut below the right eye. He has a bloody lip.
Preacher... receives medical attention from his trainer. He has minor cut below the left eye. He has the right eye swollen shut.
ROUND 5
Howie fights inside. (inside)
Preacher... comes out fighting.
-Preacher... attempts a left sweeping right to the jaw, but comes up empty.
-Preacher... lunges with a series of left punches to the jaw, but misses.
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-Preacher... lunges with a volley of left blows to the chin, but Howie hides behind his gloves.
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+Howie smacks Preacher... with a pair of light punches to the chest.
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-Preacher... attacks with a volley of right punches to the temple, but Howie steps aside.
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+Howie connects with a barrage of shots to the chest.
Howie lands a brutal blow to the head and Preacher... is lifted off his feet and onto his back!!
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Preacher... struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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+Preacher... belts Howie with a volley of wild punches to the eye. Howie hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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+Preacher... slams Howie with a mean jab to the head.
+Howie fires a volley of stinging blows to the solar plexus.
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+Howie pummels Preacher... with a flurry of punches to the ribs. Howie sees his chance -- he's pounding away! Preacher... seems confused and glassy-eyed. The Referee stops the fight!
Howie Long wins by a Knock Out!!
BELL
Howie remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has minor cut below the right eye. He has a bloody lip.
Preacher... can't remember which corner is his. He has cut below the right eye. He has cut below the left eye. He has the right eye swollen shut.
Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: The Preacher... 10-9
Round 2: The Preacher... 10-8
Round 3: Howie Long 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-8
Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: A 10-10 tie.
Round 2: The Preacher... 10-8
Round 3: Howie Long 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-8
Oscar De La Hoya had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Howie Long 10-9
Round 2: The Preacher... 10-8
Round 3: Howie Long 10-9
Round 4: Howie Long 10-8
Howie Long wins by a technical knockout!
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