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Public Fight Report Match Saturday, June 24, 2000 In this corner, standing 6 feet and 1 inch (185 centimeters) tall weighing in at 163 pounds (74 kilograms) is King Hippo!! In this corner, standing 6 feet and 8 inches (203 centimeters) tall weighing in at 272 pounds (123 kilograms) is The Next Heavyweight Champion!! The referee for this bout will be Mitch Halpern. ROUND 1 Hippo moves and jabs. (using the ring) Champion is a raging bull!. (all-out) +Hippo hurts Champion with a volley of wild punches to the stomach. Champion hangs on until the referee breaks them up. +Champion thumps Hippo with a pair of hooks to the face!! Champion lands a thundering left haymaker and Hippo is knocked out of the ring!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE Hippo struggles to his feet and the fight goes on. +Champion smashes Hippo with a pair of solid crosses to the temple. ... +Champion stuns Hippo with a flurry of mean punches to the head. +Hippo connects with a series of commanding punches to the solar plexus. +Hippo hits Champion with a flurry of off balance punches to the ribs. ... ... +Hippo hits with a volley of nasty punches to the solar plexus. ... +Hippo strikes with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus. +Hippo attacks with a pair of strong punches to the stomach. +Hippo wakes up the fans with a flurry of quick shots to the ribs. ... ... +Hippo tosses a jab to the chest. ... -Champion launches a series of right blows to the jaw, but misses. +Hippo whacks Champion with a nice jab to the solar plexus!! -Champion throws a barrage of left roundhouses to the jaw, but goes wide. ... -Champion attempts a barrage of left punches to the temple, but comes up empty. +Hippo hammers Champion with a pair of nice punches to the solar plexus. +Hippo connects with a pair of punches to the chest. +Hippo slams Champion with a volley of stiff punches to the chest. +Hippo thumps Champion with a barrage of quick punches to the chest. Champion falls against the ropes! ... +Hippo rocks Champion with a jab to the ribs. +Champion hurts Hippo with a pair of powerful crosses to the face! +Champion hits Hippo with a jab to the jaw. + The fighters swap blows to the eye. +Hippo attacks with a barrage of stinging punches to the solar plexus. Champion hangs on until the referee breaks them up. +Hippo hits with a barrage of loud punches to the ribs. +Hippo slams Champion with a barrage of light uppercuts to the chest. +Hippo connects with a shot to the ribs. Champion seems wobbly! ... ... +Hippo backs up Champion with a volley of vicious punches to the chest. +Hippo lands a flurry of punches to the ribs. +Hippo tags Champion with a stinging straight right to the chest. ... +Hippo connects with a flurry of punches to the solar plexus. ... ... ... BELL According to the commentator: King Hippo landed 99 of 104 punches, and The Next Heavyweight Champion landed 24 of 42 punches. The Next Heavyweight Champion won the round 10-8 The Next Heavyweight Champion is winning the fight 10-8 Hippo remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. Champion doesn't want to stop fighting! ROUND 2 Hippo moves and jabs. (using the ring) Champion stays outside and fires rat-a-tat jabs. -Hippo attempts a flurry of punches to the stomach, but Champion deftly avoits it. + The fighters swap punches to the head. +Champion punches Hippo with a nasty straight right to the solar plexus. +Champion pops Hippo with a volley of punches to the solar plexus!! +Hippo tags Champion with a hard straight right to the stomach. +Champion connects with a heavy jab to the chin. +Hippo tags Champion with a pair of commanding punches to the ribs. -Hippo tries a volley of right punches to the ribs, but loses his balance. +Hippo connects with a series of glancing punches to the chest. -Hippo lashes out with a left cross to the stomach, but Champion ties him up. +Champion catches Hippo with a pair of strong shots to the eye. +Champion nails Hippo with a volley of loud punches to the mouth. Hippo asks for time to wipe off the blood. +Hippo scores with a pair of heavy punches to the stomach. +Champion throws a barrage of stinging punches to the chest. -Hippo throws a jab to the ribs, but Champion steps aside and laughs. +Hippo lands a series of wild punches to the ribs. Champion sneers "Is that the best you can do?" + The fighters swap punches to the mouth. + The fighters exchange blows to the temple. +Champion pummels Hippo with a pair of wild punches to the mouth. + The fighters trade punches to the head. -Hippo charges with a volley of punches to the stomach, but taps his opponent ineffectively. +Hippo tosses a series of stinging punches to the solar plexus. Champion covers up. +Hippo pummels Champion with a volley of vicious punches to the stomach. +Champion tosses a volley of solid punches to the ribs!! +Hippo clocks Champion with a volley of wild punches to the solar plexus. +Hippo connects with a volley of punches to the stomach. +Champion hammers Hippo with a series of commanding punches to the temple. +Champion belts Hippo with a pair of mean punches to the mouth. +Champion hits with a pair of off balance punches to the chin. +Hippo wallops Champion with a pair of punches to the stomach. +Champion pokes Hippo with a barrage of punches to the stomach. +Champion lands a volley of glancing punches to the jaw. +Champion lands a volley of stiff punches to the nose. -Champion lashes out with a flurry of right punches to the nose, but Hippo escapes. +Hippo hits with a pair of wild punches to the solar plexus. Champion hangs on until the referee breaks them up. + The fighters exchange punches to the nose. +Hippo lands a series of punches to the ribs. +Hippo shakes Champion with a flurry of nice punches to the chest. +Champion suprises Hippo with a stinging jab to the chest. +Champion pokes Hippo with a pair of punches to the stomach. +Champion hits with a pair of punches to the jaw. +Hippo hits with a volley of commanding punches to the stomach. Champion sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!" -Champion lunges with a volley of right punches to the nose, but is ineffective. -Hippo attempts a right straight right to the solar plexus, but Champion leaps aside. +Champion attacks with a pair of blows to the temple. +Hippo slams Champion with a barrage of heavy blows to the stomach. Champion sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!" +Champion wakes up the fans with a cross to the temple. -Champion probes with a flurry of left punches to the jaw, but falls short. +Champion tosses a cross to the eye. Hippo falls against the ropes! +Hippo throws a straight right to the ribs. BELL According to the commentator: King Hippo landed 70 of 112 punches, and The Next Heavyweight Champion landed 78 of 97 punches. The Next Heavyweight Champion won the round 10-9 The Next Heavyweight Champion is winning the fight 20-17 Hippo remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. Champion doesn't even want to rest! ROUND 3 Hippo moves and jabs. (using the ring) Champion stays outside and fires rat-a-tat jabs. +Hippo smacks Champion with a volley of punches to the ribs. Champion hangs on until the referee breaks them up. -Champion throws a flurry of shots to the head, but taps his opponent ineffectively. +Hippo hurts Champion with a jab to the ribs. -Hippo throws a series of punches to the stomach, but to no avail. -Hippo launches a series of right punches to the stomach, but to no avail. + The fighters exchange punches to the mouth. ... -Hippo tries to land a series of right punches to the chest, but Champion escapes. +Champion pops Hippo with a jab to the face. Hippo quickly recovers. -Champion probes with a pair of punches to the nose, but misses. -Champion throws a volley of punches to the nose, but Hippo narrowly avoids it + The fighters trade punches to the eye. -Hippo tries a left straight right to the solar plexus, but he's too slow. -Champion fires a left sweeping right to the nose, but Hippo stays away from it. +Hippo annoys Champion with a flurry of glancing punches to the stomach. +Hippo fires a flurry of glancing punches to the stomach. +Champion jars Hippo with a jab to the ribs! Hippo doesn't seem bothered. -Hippo tries to land a pair of right punches to the chest, but taps his opponent ineffectively. ... +Champion rocks Hippo with a pair of mean punches to the chest. +Champion thumps Hippo with a flurry of nice punches to the chest. +Hippo fires a barrage of stinging punches to the solar plexus. Champion shakes his head to clear it. ... +Hippo stuns Champion with a pair of hard punches to the solar plexus. -Hippo lunges with a barrage of right punches to the solar plexus, but misses. + The fighters swap punches to the jaw. +Hippo annoys Champion with a straight right to the ribs. Champion covers up. +Hippo lands a series of heavy punches to the solar plexus. +Champion hurts Hippo with a barrage of punches to the head. +Champion scores with a series of strong punches to the face!! +Hippo attacks with a barrage of punches to the chest. +Champion fires a flurry of punches to the ribs. -Champion launches a flurry of left punches to the chest, but flails uselessly. +Hippo hits with a series of powerful punches to the stomach. Champion sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!" ... +Champion throws a pair of punches to the head. ... +Champion staggers Hippo with a barrage of punches to the face. +Champion shakes Hippo with a series of punches to the eye. +Champion lashes out with a volley of solid punches to the chin. +Champion connects with a pair of punches to the face. Hippo is hurt! +Hippo shakes Champion with a nasty left to the stomach. Champion sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!" +Hippo wakes up the fans with a heavy straight right to the ribs. -Hippo throws a barrage of left punches to the solar plexus, but falls short. +Hippo drills Champion with a heavy jab to the ribs!! +Champion tags Hippo with a flurry of punches to the nose. Hippo sneers "Is that the best you can do?" +Champion hits Hippo with a flurry of nice blows to the eye! +Hippo lands a flurry of punches to the chest. + The fighters swap punches to the mouth. BELL According to the commentator: King Hippo landed 68 of 108 punches, and The Next Heavyweight Champion landed 75 of 102 punches. The Next Heavyweight Champion won the round 10-9 The Next Heavyweight Champion is winning the fight 30-26 Hippo grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. Champion remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. ROUND 4 Hippo moves and jabs. (using the ring) Champion stays outside and uses his jab. +Champion lashes out with a flurry of light punches to the mouth. ... ... ... ... +Hippo nails Champion with a left to the stomach. ... ... +Hippo backs up Champion with a pair of painful punches to the solar plexus. -Champion lashes out with a barrage of punches to the eye, but loses his balance. +Hippo annoys Champion with a volley of punches to the ribs. -Hippo lunges with a volley of punches to the ribs, but misses. +Hippo pokes Champion with a flurry of powerful punches to the stomach. Champion gets mad! ... +Champion tosses a flurry of solid punches to the head. Hippo ignores it. -Hippo charges with a pair of right punches to the solar plexus, but Champion hides behind his gloves. -Champion probes with a volley of left blows to the head, but Hippo quickly backs away. ... +Hippo nails Champion with a flurry of furious punches to the chest. +Hippo pounds Champion with a series of nasty punches to the stomach!! +Hippo catches Champion with a flurry of punches to the chest. +Champion whacks Hippo with a pair of glancing punches to the temple. +Hippo hits with a barrage of stinging punches to the solar plexus. ... -Hippo tries to land a barrage of left punches to the ribs, but loses his balance. +Hippo jars Champion with a flurry of stiff punches to the stomach. Champion doesn't seem bothered. ... ... ... -Hippo fires a flurry of punches to the chest, but Champion deftly avoits it. +Hippo clocks Champion with a flurry of mean punches to the solar plexus. +Champion thumps Hippo with a volley of punches to the eye. ... -Hippo tries a left roundhouse to the stomach, but falls short. +Champion hits with a barrage of vicious punches to the mouth. ... -Hippo attempts a barrage of right punches to the solar plexus, but Champion leaps aside. ... +Hippo solidly lands a pair of quick blows to the solar plexus! -Hippo fires a series of left punches to the chest, but taps his opponent ineffectively. +Hippo pummels Champion with a volley of punches to the solar plexus. +Hippo connects with a flurry of glancing punches to the solar plexus. ... ... +Champion rocks Hippo with a series of stinging punches to the mouth. + The fighters trade punches to the eye. BELL According to the commentator: King Hippo landed 62 of 104 punches, and The Next Heavyweight Champion landed 34 of 46 punches. King Hippo won the round 10-9 The Next Heavyweight Champion is winning the fight 39-36 Hippo is obviously tired. Champion remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. The judges decisions are: Judge Guimond scores the fight as follows: Round 1: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-8 Round 2: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 3: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 4: King Hippo 10-9 Total Score: The Next Heavyweight Champion 39-36 Judge Leinbach scores the fight as follows: Round 1: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-8 Round 2: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 3: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 4: King Hippo 10-9 Total Score: The Next Heavyweight Champion 39-36 Roy Jones Jr scores the fight as follows: Round 1: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-8 Round 2: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 3: The Next Heavyweight Champion 10-9 Round 4: King Hippo 10-9 Total Score: The Next Heavyweight Champion 39-36 The Next Heavyweight Champion wins by decision!