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21 February 1999 Anna Kournikova vs Katarina Witt

Page history last edited by Archer844 12 years, 8 months ago

 

 

Posted by Simguy on Sunday, 21-Feb-99 11:28:04

Before; Biggest fight that could be made in women’s athletics between infamous coquettes. Continues the tennis/figure skating rivalry that dates back to Chris Evert Lloyd vs. Dorothy Hamill bouts. Witt considered past her prime, still possesses the best right hand in figure skating, while Anna has those springy, young legs. Veteran guile vs. speed and confidence. Katarina wears red adidas trunks black jog bra, Anna wears aqua adidas white jog bra, turning her back on Reebok, who sponsored her previous.

During R1: Anna circles and uses licking jab early, but Witt shows her power with a thudding short right to the chest which forces Anna stumbling back, Witt follows up, cutting off the ring beautifully and pounds a brutal 3 punch combination to the torso of Kournikova, and Anna takes a knee with a groan. Rising, the young star is clearly shaky, and covers up as Katarina goes to her body with cruel efficiency. Digging blows to her flanks have Anna trembling, and again she goes to all fours, panting and badly hurt. She rises and sinks to the ropes, countering somewhat effectively  with uppercuts as Katarina tries to finish her. Big 10-7 round for the German.

R2: Despite clearly still feeling the effects of Witt’s withering body assault, Anna is able to move outside, a little shaky legged, and bother Katarina with her typical looping shots from either hand and that licking jab to the face.

R3: Anna recovers finally from the punishment, and goes on the attack this round. She actually opens with a crashing right roundhouse which catches Witt flush on the jaw, and Katarina is turned. Anna shoves her back and leas in, nailing Witt with another crazy right, and the big skater plummets to her butt, dazed. She rises at 8, and blunders into a storm of lanky whip-shots as Anna lashes her with flailing combinations. Katarina comes forward with her gloves at her face, but Anna’s welting her and goes on to shut the German star out, Big 10-8 round for Anna has her even on the cards.

R4: Anna continues to out-hustle Katarina, using her legs to wrong-foot the plodding slugger, and nailing her with looping shots from long distance. Witt’s defense is too static she stands straight up, protecting her chin, but she’s getting caught on her temples and eyes by Anna’s wide blows, Anna has good distance this round, able to stick Katarina with a jab from an almost fully extended left hand. Katarina following, not cutting off the ring, looks slow this round.

R5: Anna gets cocky this round, and Katarina makes her pay, Midway through the round, Witt scores with that drilling right to the chest and follows up with crushing left hook, and Anna goes straight back on her butt for the knockdown, Upon rising, Katarina bulls Anna to the ropes and pound her midsection, fighting well off Kournikova’s chest,. Anna fights surprisingly well off the ropes, lifting Katarina’s head up with uppercuts, but kat is too strong on the insi9de.

R6: Shutout for Witt as she walks through Anna’s jab, sets up on her chest and bangs away at her tanned midriff. Anna’s legs look shot this round as she absorbs a terrific pounding to the body.

R7: Katarina continues o dominate, holding Anna about the waist whenever she tries to slip outside, and keeping the lithe blonde right in front of her. It’s all about Witt until the final  minute, when Anna lights her up with a bolo uppercut right hand inside. Witt staggers back, blinking, and Anna lunges forward, putting together straight lefts and rights to push Witt to the canvas. Startled Katarina lets a decent round for her become a 10-8 round for Anna.

R8: Even brawling by both women as Anna elects to stand and trade bombs with the older woman, By the final minute, Anna begins to wilt, being pushed back, and Katarina finishes up the stronger fighter, gouging at Kournikova’s flanks with wide hooks to either side.

R9: Cat and mouse round, Anna dancing, flicking a jab. Crowd starts to boo as it perceives Anna to be running. Not much serious action as Katarina can’t catch up.

R10: Anna Kournikova explodes, knowing she needs a signature round to take this fight. Wide hooks early set up some head popping uppercuts which force Katarina back, and Anna does a great job of standing and slugging--makes Kat miss, then smacking her with her improvised shots. Anna unleashes a Hearns Left Hook to the body midway through the round which has Kat groaning in pain, and WITT TAKES A KNEE!! Anna now sets up shop, and wings lefts and rights at Kat’s head as she leans back on he ropes, desperately trying to get the skater out. She doesn’t, and Katarina thrusts her hands in the air at the bell--still playing to the judges. The German corner rushes the ring confident of victory. It’s not to be however. Anna’s late knockdown gives her a comfortable margin of victory, And she takes a unanimous decision over Katarina Witt.

Reposted by Archer 8/10/10.

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