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21 April 2001 Title Ch Ali Landry vs Jamie Lee Curtis

Page history last edited by Archer844 14 years, 6 months ago

Unified Welterweight Title Bout

Posted by simguy on 4/21/2001, 9:10 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before: Curtis once one of boxing's best ring generals, now pretty much a stationary gun platform - but she's as big a puncher as there is at welter. Ali can't get complacent about her chin, but she's confident in pre-fight: "I could beat Jamie with my legs - and I will - but it's important to me that girls leave my fights hurting and broken. I'll be slugging with her when the time is right - when she's discouraged and looking for a way out. Baby, I'm gonna show you the way!" Curtis coming off the scales in her best shape of recent years, doesn't look all that impressed by the hype. Jamie Lee in classic black bikini with bra style straps, very elegant - Ali in gold bikini, long brown curls.

 

During R1-3: 3 straight, sharp shutouts for Ali Landry as she circles, keeps Jamie at the end of her punches for the most part. Curtis dutifully shuffling forward, chin tucked behind her left shoulder, left hand low, right hand at her cheek, but she just can't get off. Landry dancing like a bantamweight, casually putting the jab on Jamie's brow, occasionally ramming the jab hard to the eye, and dropping the odd right hand to the belly or face. Ali bodying up on occasion, just to pivot around on Curtis, get the big woman moving her feet. Landry also picking her spots to trade inside, getting the better of Jamie as Curtis can't find a rhythm - she's just turning her shoulder into Ali, bending over and giving up the meat at her waist to chopping clouts from the champ.

 

R4: Ali spilling over with confidence, she wades in for face on face slogging this round that lets Jamie back into the fight. Breasts and bellies are cheap inside - both women helping themselves for free, taking turns rumbling heavy combinations to the body, and it's Landry almost always taking a step back, getting pushed around by the equally heavy handed Curtis. Curtis closes the round with some nice, short Joe Louis right hands, twitching the punches into Landry's chin and putting just the hint of wobble in the champ's trunks at the bell.

 

R5: Landry showing good discretion - she takes it back outside, spackles Jamie with jabs, wheeling free around the ring as Curtis lumbers into punishment. Down the stretch, Landry likes to body up and take a little out of her foe, but it backfires this round - Curtis bruising up the ribcage with crunching right hands, and a thudding heart punch has Landry gasping on the ropes at the bell.

 

R6: Curtis walking her foe down, building momentum - she's got Landry worried about heavy right hands pounding onto her chest, Landry not jabbing early as a result. Ali mincing away, looks suddenly panicky, but midway through, she baits Jamie sweet: feints the jab, draws the counter right, rolls with it and comes back a thudding right hand on the chin that has Curtis stepping in fence post holes. Landry palming with her left at Curtis' chest, drifts in a series of clouting right crosses across the teeth, driving Curtis ropeside, but the big woman soaks it up, refusing to go down. Final minute blistering trade inside, mouth on shoulder slugging, and Curtis has Landry hunching over in pain from the tummy work. Both girls weaving slightly on route to their corners.

 

R7: Ali's dialed in with the right hand - that's bad news for any girl. Purposeful jabs pave the way, and seconds in, a booming cross squeaks past Curtis' left shoulder - Jamie Lee sinks to one knee, alert, but hurt. She takes 8 with clear eyes, wades back in. Landry stepping to her right, touching up with the jab, using her legs to change the angle, Curtis can't set her feet to punch and another scorching right cross flashes in and down - Curtis sinking to one knee for an identical knockdown, and this time her eyes start to cloud. Curtis grimly determined, owns the middle minute by fighting off Ali's chest, hounding the champ to the ropes, but Ali's legs restore order - she sticks and moves to run the clock, sending Jamie Lee wobbly butt to her corner for the break.

 

R8: Ali having fun now. For a few seconds early, she puts her right hand behind her back and steers Jamie with the jab, drawing boos from the crowd - Curtis doesn't deserve it. Suddenly hopping forward, Ali bounces and slugs rhythmically, licking her punches up from her waist, catching Curtis full on the breasts and lips - Jamie Lee overwhelmed, gets her feet crossed up on retreat and rolls heavily to her back for a third knockdown. Once again, with the round sown up - Landry goes back to stick and move, effortlessly keeping her distance, chewing up Jamie's face as Curtis busts up Arturo Gatti style - Jamie just inching forward, too slow with her head movement to evade the leather.

 

R9: Landry coaxing Curtis forward, gives up her body to get Jamie punching, then times a beautiful right hand on the ear that cuffs Curtis on a stumbling path across the ring into the ropes. Ali clearly carrying Jamie at this point - beating her to the point of ruin, but not pressing advantages for the stoppage. Ali safe when she uses her legs and jab - she's in complete control at this point.

 

R10: Ali's landed her best right hands in this fight and Curtis is still there - champ content to dance, poke the flicking jab to run the clock. Curtis actually cuts the ring off late - Landry fading to the ropes with a high guard Roy Jones style, turning her torso to take Jamie's tired swipes on her obliques - Big smile for Ali Landry at the bell as a shopworn Jamie Lee stops punching, listlessly wanders the ring with a badly beaten face for her trouble. UD10 Ali Landry.

 

After: Landry treating Jamie shabby for most of the night, draws more boos from the crowd as she forces Curtis into a walk of shame - Jamie all busted up, head a little unsteady on her neck as she gets displayed. Good outing for Landry against a dangerous, Katherine Heigl type opponent - not many letdowns, not many opportunities for Curtis to capitalize on. Talk of Ali moving up to take on big brunette Brooke - this is the kind of game she'll need to neutralize Shields' size.

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