Public Fight Report
(Heavyweight) FLEX WHEELER defeated Joe Marciano by knockout (KO) in round 12.Match Friday, June 23, 2000In this corner, standing 6 feet and 7 inches (201 centimeters) tall weighing in at 274 pounds (124 kilograms) is FLEX WHEELER!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet and 5 inches (196 centimeters) tall weighing in at 266 pounds (121 kilograms) is Joe Marciano!!
The referee for this bout will be Joe Cortez.
ROUND 1
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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-Marciano probes with a barrage of punches to the chest, but Wheeler ducks just in time.
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+Marciano hits Wheeler with a volley of blows to the temple.
-Wheeler probes with a right cross to the chin, but he's too slow.
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+Wheeler pummels Marciano with a pair of furious blows to the eye.
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-Marciano attacks with a series of left punches to the mouth, but Wheeler steps aside.
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-Wheeler attacks with a flurry of left punches to the head, but only hits air.
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-Marciano attacks with a volley of blows to the chin, but flails uselessly.
+Wheeler tattoos Marciano with a flurry of blows to the face.
+Wheeler thumps Marciano with a nice right to the temple!!
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+Marciano hits Wheeler with a volley of off balance blows to the temple. Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
+Wheeler smashes Marciano with a barrage of shots to the face.
-Wheeler tries to land a flurry of punches to the mouth, but flails uselessly.
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-Wheeler probes with a right jab to the mouth, but he's too slow.
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-Marciano tries to land a right right to the head, but loses his balance.
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-Marciano tries a right jab to the ribs, but Wheeler ducks.
+Wheeler clocks Marciano with a pair of heavy shots to the temple!!
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+Marciano hits Wheeler with a pair of blows to the temple.
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+Marciano slams Wheeler with a volley of powerful shots to the head.
BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 19 of 42 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 22 of 48 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 10-9
Wheeler doesn't even want to rest!
Marciano doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
-Wheeler attacks with a volley of blows to the head, but Marciano narrowly avoids it
-Marciano throws a series of left shots to the chin, but only hits air.
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+Marciano tags Wheeler with a pair of furious punches to the nose!
+Marciano backs up Wheeler with a volley of hard shots to the head!!
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-Wheeler fires a series of punches to the face, but is ineffective.
-Marciano charges with a series of shots to the temple, but misses.
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+Marciano lashes out with a flurry of light shots to the head.
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+Wheeler belts Marciano with a series of loud shots to the temple.
+Marciano connects with a flurry of punches to the eye.
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-Marciano lunges with a flurry of shots to the chest, but to no avail.
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+Wheeler stuns Marciano with a pair of punches to the mouth.
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+Marciano strikes with a mean jab to the mouth. Wheeler shakes his head to clear it.
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+Wheeler fires a flurry of strong punches to the nose.
-Wheeler tries to land a pair of blows to the head, but is ineffective.
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+Marciano fires a barrage of nice blows to the face!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 17 of 40 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 22 of 42 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 20-18
Wheeler remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Marciano doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 3
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
-Marciano attempts a barrage of shots to the solar plexus, but Wheeler steps aside and laughs.
+Wheeler punches Marciano with a uppercut to the chin.
-Wheeler lashes out with a volley of left punches to the chin, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
+Marciano strikes with a pair of shots to the chin. Wheeler gets mad!
+Wheeler wakes up the fans with a pair of solid shots to the mouth. Marciano backpedals to his own corner.
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-Marciano lashes out with a pair of shots to the eye, but goes wide.
+Marciano hits with a pair of punches to the eye.
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-Marciano probes with a volley of blows to the chin, but is ineffective.
-Marciano tries a left to the temple, but only hits air.
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+Wheeler belts Marciano with a barrage of shots to the temple. Marciano beats a hasty retreat.
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+Marciano hits with a volley of hard punches to the nose.
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-Wheeler attempts a volley of left shots to the temple, but he's too slow.
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-Wheeler lashes out with a series of right punches to the temple, but is ineffective.
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-Wheeler paws a left left to the head, but Marciano hides behind his gloves.
-Marciano attempts a pair of right shots to the stomach, but Wheeler backs out of it.
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+ The fighters trade punches to the eye.
BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 17 of 41 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 20 of 44 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 30-27
Wheeler remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Marciano remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 4
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Marciano fires a pair of powerful blows to the head.
-Marciano lashes out with a volley of left blows to the chest, but Wheeler quickly backs away.
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-Wheeler attempts a volley of punches to the face, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Marciano charges with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus, but misses.
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+Marciano rocks Wheeler with a series of mean blows to the chest.
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-Wheeler launches a flurry of left punches to the temple, but only hits air.
-Marciano probes with a left right to the head, but fails to score.
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-Marciano probes with a uppercut to the mouth, but misses.
+Wheeler stuns Marciano with a barrage of heavy punches to the jaw.
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+Wheeler lands a series of blows to the nose.
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+Marciano hammers Wheeler with a volley of blows to the eye.
+Wheeler fires a barrage of powerful punches to the jaw.
+Marciano hits with a volley of painful punches to the head.
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-Marciano probes with a series of left blows to the chin, but misses.
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+Marciano strikes with a flurry of stiff shots to the mouth.
+Marciano hits with a series of quick blows to the chest.
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-Marciano lunges with a flurry of punches to the nose, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Marciano charges with a flurry of shots to the temple, but fails to score.
-Marciano paws a volley of punches to the solar plexus, but Wheeler ties him up.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 23 of 39 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 24 of 60 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 40-36
Wheeler grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Marciano grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 5
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Marciano thumps Wheeler with a sweeping right to the chest!
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+Wheeler nails Marciano with a pair of punches to the jaw.
-Marciano paws a series of shots to the head, but Wheeler covers himself well.
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+Marciano attacks with a flurry of shots to the jaw.
+Marciano tosses a barrage of hard punches to the temple.
-Marciano paws a hook to the chest, but loses his balance.
-Wheeler probes with a barrage of left shots to the face, but Marciano steps aside and laughs.
-Wheeler probes with a volley of punches to the jaw, but comes up empty.
-Marciano attempts a flurry of left punches to the eye, but Wheeler steps aside.
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-Marciano charges with a pair of right shots to the chin, but Wheeler blocks.
+Wheeler suprises Marciano with a nasty uppercut to the jaw!
+Wheeler jolts Marciano with a pair of nasty punches to the nose.
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-Wheeler lunges with a barrage of right punches to the nose, but Marciano steps aside.
+Wheeler slams Marciano with a flurry of solid blows to the temple.
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+Wheeler smashes Marciano with a pair of stiff punches to the head.
-Marciano attempts a volley of shots to the stomach, but Wheeler blocks.
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-Marciano probes with a barrage of right punches to the nose, but misses completely.
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-Marciano attacks with a barrage of left punches to the temple, but flails uselessly.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 21 of 40 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 27 of 62 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 50-45
Wheeler is obviously tired.
Marciano grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 6
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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-Wheeler attempts a flurry of shots to the chin, but flails uselessly.
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+Wheeler thumps Marciano with a barrage of quick blows to the nose.
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+Marciano throws a series of powerful shots to the head. Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
+ The fighters swap blows to the eye.
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+Wheeler clocks Marciano with a hard left to the nose.
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-Wheeler attempts a series of shots to the chin, but Marciano escapes.
+Wheeler attacks with a pair of painful punches to the head!! Marciano hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Marciano tags Wheeler with a off balance straight right to the chin.
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-Marciano probes with a pair of shots to the eye, but Wheeler escapes.
-Marciano throws a right jab to the mouth, but misses.
+Marciano thumps Wheeler with a flurry of glancing shots to the solar plexus.
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-Marciano attacks with a flurry of right punches to the face, but misses.
-Wheeler paws a series of left shots to the temple, but Marciano blocks.
+Wheeler tags Marciano with a barrage of glancing blows to the jaw.
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-Wheeler attempts a barrage of shots to the head, but Marciano quickly backs away.
-Marciano attacks with a pair of punches to the temple, but Wheeler takes it in the forearms.
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-Marciano tries to land a barrage of blows to the mouth, but comes up empty.
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+Marciano tosses a volley of shots to the chin. Wheeler backpedals to his own corner.
-Marciano throws a volley of right blows to the mouth, but flails uselessly.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 20 of 41 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 26 of 64 punches.
Joe Marciano won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 60-54
Wheeler is obviously tired.
Marciano is obviously tired.
ROUND 7
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
+Wheeler jolts Marciano with a volley of heavy blows to the chin. Marciano gets mad!
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-Marciano throws a series of right blows to the jaw, but Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
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-Marciano launches a right straight right to the solar plexus, but comes up empty.
+Marciano connects with a pair of shots to the jaw!!
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+Wheeler pops Marciano with a series of shots to the jaw!
-Marciano launches a barrage of punches to the chin, but is ineffective.
-Wheeler lashes out with a flurry of right shots to the jaw, but Marciano takes it in the forearms.
-Marciano launches a pair of shots to the face, but Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
-Marciano paws a flurry of right punches to the chest, but misses completely.
+Wheeler tags Marciano with a barrage of strong shots to the head.
-Marciano probes with a barrage of blows to the stomach, but to no avail.
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-Marciano probes with a flurry of right shots to the head, but Wheeler leaps aside.
+ The fighters swap blows to the face.
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-Wheeler fires a barrage of left blows to the mouth, but to no avail.
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+Marciano hits with a pair of blows to the eye. Wheeler seems wobbly!
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+Marciano hits with a roundhouse to the face!!
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-Wheeler charges with a series of left punches to the mouth, but fails to score.
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+Wheeler lands a pair of mean punches to the chin!!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 25 of 37 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 23 of 67 punches.
FLEX WHEELER won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 69-64
Wheeler is slowing down.
Marciano is slowing down.
ROUND 8
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Marciano tosses a pair of blows to the temple.
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+ The fighters exchange blows to the temple.
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-Marciano probes with a volley of blows to the eye, but Wheeler ties him up.
+Wheeler hits with a pair of punches to the chin. Marciano grimaces in pain.
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-Marciano throws a cross to the chin, but Wheeler blocks.
+Wheeler staggers Marciano with a sweeping right to the nose.
-Marciano charges with a pair of shots to the eye, but Wheeler covers himself well.
-Marciano throws a pair of left shots to the nose, but Wheeler ducks just in time.
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-Marciano paws a volley of right blows to the mouth, but Wheeler stays away from it.
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+Wheeler lashes out with a flurry of blows to the nose.
-Wheeler attempts a sweeping right to the face, but to no avail.
+Marciano lands a flurry of punches to the ribs.
-Marciano tries to land a jab to the mouth, but Wheeler stays away from it.
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+Wheeler throws a barrage of shots to the chin!
+Marciano whacks Wheeler with a flurry of loud shots to the head.
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+Marciano wallops Wheeler with a straight right to the stomach.
-Wheeler lashes out with a right sweeping right to the jaw, but goes wide.
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-Marciano paws a jab to the chin, but goes wide.
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-Marciano paws a flurry of shots to the jaw, but Wheeler backs out of it.
+Wheeler annoys Marciano with a series of punches to the eye.
-Marciano launches a barrage of blows to the nose, but Wheeler narrowly avoids it
-Marciano fires a volley of punches to the solar plexus, but he's too slow.
-Wheeler probes with a barrage of blows to the head, but Marciano steps aside and laughs.
+Marciano lands a jab to the eye.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 24 of 36 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 25 of 67 punches.
FLEX WHEELER won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 78-74
Wheeler looks exhausted.
Marciano looks exhausted.
ROUND 9
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Wheeler solidly lands a flurry of shots to the chin.
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+Marciano pounds Wheeler with a flurry of stiff shots to the head.
+ The fighters trade blows to the temple.
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+Marciano hits with a barrage of shots to the chin.
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+Wheeler throws a volley of painful shots to the mouth.
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-Wheeler tries a series of blows to the temple, but Marciano deftly avoits it.
-Marciano launches a barrage of left shots to the solar plexus, but Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
-Marciano fires a pair of shots to the chest, but misses completely.
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+Marciano hammers Wheeler with a series of light blows to the head.
+Marciano wakes up the fans with a barrage of glancing punches to the ribs.
-Marciano lunges with a right right to the nose, but misses completely.
+Wheeler hits Marciano with a volley of mean punches to the jaw.
-Marciano paws a left right to the head, but Wheeler ties him up.
-Marciano charges with a series of left blows to the nose, but Wheeler escapes.
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-Wheeler attempts a flurry of right blows to the mouth, but falls short.
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-Marciano attempts a pair of blows to the stomach, but Wheeler steps aside and laughs.
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-Marciano throws a volley of shots to the head, but Wheeler escapes.
-Marciano fires a series of blows to the temple, but Wheeler ducks.
-Marciano lashes out with a left to the head, but Wheeler narrowly avoids it
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+Wheeler solidly lands a volley of blows to the face.
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+Wheeler jolts Marciano with a pair of punches to the mouth. Marciano doesn't seem bothered.
BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 26 of 44 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 24 of 76 punches.
FLEX WHEELER won the round 10-9
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 87-84
Wheeler looks exhausted.
Marciano collapses limply onto his stool.
ROUND 10
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Wheeler solidly lands a stinging left to the jaw!
-Marciano throws a pair of blows to the stomach, but loses his balance.
+Wheeler hits Marciano with a wild left to the mouth.
+Wheeler staggers Marciano with a sweeping right to the mouth!!
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+Wheeler annoys Marciano with a pair of vicious blows to the nose!!
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+Wheeler tattoos Marciano with a volley of furious blows to the jaw.
-Marciano probes with a pair of left shots to the chest, but loses his balance.
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+Marciano belts Wheeler with a flurry of heavy blows to the eye.
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-Marciano tries to land a barrage of punches to the jaw, but loses his balance.
-Marciano throws a barrage of punches to the jaw, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
-Wheeler charges with a volley of right blows to the eye, but Marciano blocks.
-Marciano fires a right uppercut to the jaw, but goes wide.
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+Marciano whacks Wheeler with a volley of wild shots to the chin.
+ The fighters exchange blows to the nose.
-Wheeler paws a flurry of punches to the jaw, but misses completely.
+Marciano throws a flurry of punches to the chin.
-Marciano tries a series of punches to the nose, but Wheeler leaps aside.
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-Marciano probes with a cross to the solar plexus, but Wheeler backs out of it.
+Wheeler pokes Marciano with a barrage of commanding shots to the head!
+Marciano clocks Wheeler with a flurry of quick shots to the jaw.
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-Marciano attacks with a barrage of blows to the ribs, but Wheeler ties him up.
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-Marciano paws a series of left blows to the stomach, but loses his balance.
+Marciano grazes Wheeler with a series of blows to the stomach. Wheeler quickly recovers.
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+Wheeler throws a series of wild shots to the eye.
Wheeler lands a crashing smash to the jaw and Marciano falls to the canvas!!
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SIX
Marciano struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 26 of 38 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 22 of 69 punches.
FLEX WHEELER won the round 10-8
Joe Marciano is winning the fight 95-94
Wheeler looks exhausted.
Marciano collapses limply onto his stool.
ROUND 11
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
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+Wheeler fires a barrage of commanding punches to the head!!
-Marciano throws a left cross to the head, but Wheeler steps aside.
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+Wheeler tattoos Marciano with a volley of punches to the mouth. Marciano shakes his head to clear it.
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+Marciano clocks Wheeler with a series of furious shots to the eye.
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-Marciano lashes out with a flurry of punches to the temple, but flails uselessly.
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-Marciano attacks with a pair of left blows to the head, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Marciano probes with a barrage of shots to the chin, but Wheeler ducks just in time.
-Wheeler attempts a flurry of right shots to the face, but Marciano steps aside and laughs.
-Marciano fires a volley of left shots to the ribs, but misses completely.
-Wheeler probes with a series of punches to the head, but falls short.
-Marciano launches a barrage of shots to the stomach, but comes up empty.
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-Marciano tries to land a series of left blows to the chest, but he's too slow.
+Marciano staggers Wheeler with a flurry of punches to the stomach.
+Wheeler attacks with a series of punches to the head.
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+Marciano attacks with a flurry of strong shots to the nose!!
+Wheeler throws a powerful cross to the head!!
+Wheeler hurts Marciano with a loud straight right to the temple.
Wheeler lands a devestating smash to the jaw and Marciano's legs turn to jelly -- down he goes!!
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Marciano struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
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-Marciano attempts a flurry of punches to the jaw, but he's too slow.
-Marciano probes with a volley of blows to the head, but is ineffective.
-Marciano throws a barrage of left blows to the stomach, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Wheeler charges with a series of shots to the temple, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Marciano fires a jab to the jaw, but Wheeler steps aside and laughs.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
FLEX WHEELER landed 25 of 38 punches, and Joe Marciano landed 17 of 67 punches.
FLEX WHEELER won the round 10-8
FLEX WHEELER is winning the fight 104-103
Wheeler looks exhausted.
Marciano receives medical attention from his trainer. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 12
Wheeler comes out fighting.
Marciano comes out fighting.
+Wheeler shakes Marciano with a barrage of furious blows to the nose.
+Marciano fires a barrage of strong blows to the chest.
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+Wheeler strikes with a series of powerful punches to the jaw.
Wheeler lands a resounding hook and Marciano bounces off the ropes and onto his face! -- he's down!!
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Marciano struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
-Marciano attacks with a barrage of shots to the nose, but misses.
-Wheeler probes with a left sweeping right to the jaw, but only hits air.
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-Marciano paws a pair of right blows to the head, but Wheeler beats a hasty retreat.
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+Wheeler hammers Marciano with a series of shots to the eye.
Wheeler lands a ferocious cross to the jaw and Marciano goes down!!
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Marciano struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
-Marciano throws a barrage of right shots to the head, but Wheeler quickly backs away.
-Marciano attempts a barrage of right shots to the temple, but Wheeler steps aside and laughs.
-Marciano lashes out with a flurry of right shots to the head, but misses completely.
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-Marciano attempts a series of blows to the face, but Wheeler covers himself well.
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-Marciano attempts a series of right punches to the chest, but falls short.
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-Marciano attempts a volley of right shots to the nose, but Wheeler leaps aside.
+Wheeler throws a volley of hard blows to the jaw.
+Wheeler suprises Marciano with a series of solid punches to the eye.
+Wheeler throws a barrage of nasty blows to the nose.
Wheeler lands a quick punch in the nose and Marciano bounces off the ropes and onto his face! -- he's down!!
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TEN
He's Out!
FLEX WHEELER wins by a Knock Out!!
BELL
Wheeler looks exhausted.
Marciano can't remember which corner is his. He has the left eye swollen shut.
Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 2: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 3: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 4: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 5: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 6: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 7: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 8: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 9: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 10: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
Round 11: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 2: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 3: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 4: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 5: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 6: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 7: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 8: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 9: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 10: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
Round 11: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
Sean O'Grady had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 2: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 3: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 4: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 5: A 10-10 tie.
Round 6: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 7: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 8: Joe Marciano 10-9
Round 9: FLEX WHEELER 10-9
Round 10: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
Round 11: FLEX WHEELER 10-8
FLEX WHEELER wins by a knockout!
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