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23 May 2003 Halle Berry vs Jeri Ryan

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Posted by Simguy on 5/23/2003, 7:18 pm.

Before: Berry swaggering with new found confidence - People Mag's most beautiful, the Oscar, blockbuster movie roles, the lightweight championship - this girl's got it going on. Ryan's not impressed: "Halle puts butts in the seats, no doubt about it - but she's not a real threat to serious lightweights. She's fast, but all her eggs are in one basket. You take her speed out of the equation - she's yours to handle." Berry scoffing at the idea of Ryan neutralizing her speed - "Even if someone COULD take my speed away, it sure as hell won't be Jeri Ryan. I'll dress her up real pretty in this fight - do her some good." Ryan in red bikini, Halle in hot pink cliff diving bikini from 007.

During R1: Berry dances to spot, right at her chest, left at her waist, weight forward, giving Ryan shoulder-feints, maybe shooting the lead right and scooting to the side maybe hooking off the jab. Jeri managing the movement with a long jab, cutting the ring off - it's a good chess match early. Final minute - Berry feinting, fades Ryan's jab and bends in a heartstopping right hand counter over top - Jeri hopping to the side, stunned, shocked - Halle showing speed is power early.

R2: Halle pretties it up on Jeri - going bell to bell with a dazzling display of leg. Berry with her hands low, anticipating in time to let her feet get out of range whenever Ryan threatens. Berry jabbing to the body, getting a beautiful snap-hook off it, using feints like a champion, getting that lead right hand. Ryan stepping forward, hands up, getting potshotted, but wading through it. Jeri unhurt, but she can't lay a glove on the strutting champ this round.

R3,4: Ryan getting back to the jab, ramming it onto Halle, directing her to the corners. Berry able to get around Jeri with big hopping swim moves, spinning into open canvas, but she's running - not a lot coming back at big blonde these rounds. Mouse under Berry's left eye, right hands starting to shave dangerously close to her chin - Ryan's steady pressure evens up the cards through 4.

R5: Berry picking her spots, beating Ryan to the punch with flashy shoeshines, then stepping out to take a walk around her blonde. Halle flicking out a slapping jab, just tapping Jeri, turning her - blonde never gets her feet set right this round. Ryan launching right hands, but Halle's seeing them very well - Berry avoiding disaster through 5 and getting her touches.

R6,7: Berry stylin', using the ring, showboating with her legs and cute moves out of the corner - but Jeri Ryan's imposing her will on this fight. Jeri's coming forward, jabbing authoritatively, she’s got Halle on the run. Ryan leaning into whistling right hands - can't land it, but she's coming back with a rigid hook that shakes Halle even when it lands square on the shoulder. Jeri takes both rounds - consistency and strength edging out class in tactical bout thus far.

R8: Berry up tempos - knows she's got to get respect or Ryan will simply run her out of the ring. Halle stooping, jabbing to tummy, then snap-hooking the chin, pivoting around to the left. Halle feinting, getting the reflexive cover up from Jeri, then drilling her a straight right between the gloves. Halle edging in off her jab and shoe shining, brushing away to Jeri's hulking jugs, pivoting out to the side - it's pretty stuff. Ryan impatient late - she gets caught reaching and Berry tags her that scary-quick counter-right: Ryan's front foot comes off the canvas, she cringes with hurt. Berry turning puncher in an unexpected role-reversal tonight.

R9: Jeri the circumspect boxer, banging away jabs, keeping her distance - Halle worried about the scoring, trying to sheer in off angles and put punches together without a lot of success. Berry getting picked up by jabs on the way in forced to bail out hastily in front of Ryan's searing right hands. Jeri takes the round - and the lead going into the 10th.

R10: Halle classy to her left, constantly shoulder-feinting to get Ryan flinching. Jeri jabbing, Halle fading - it's nip and tuck, cat and mouse. Berry slapping backhand jabs to the tummy, sliding back in front of Jeri - Ryan step forward and TAKES THE COUNTER-HOOK ON HER CHIN! Ryan put wobbly butt, covering up and Halle lights her up gorgeous the right uppercut - RYAN'S DOWN! Jeri just dropping to her knees - she's up quick, but eyes show her disappointment: that's a huge knockdown. ON COMES BERRY! Halle’s corner screaming for her to box, run, don’t take any chances and HALLE'S GOING FOR IT! Berry slashing away with blistering flurry - Ryan has to cover up, wait for her opening. Halle hopping to the right, hooking Jeri from the angle, weaving to the left to pull an overhand right to the jaw - she's tagging Ryan, avoiding the receipts in blistering action! Ryan eyes wide, shipping shots - she's slapping back punches off her heels, can't get traction. Girls trade hooks - Halle's lands - Berry put a chopping right on top and RYAN'S HURT! Jeri stiff against the ropes, not answering back - HALLE HAMMERS JUG! Ryan staring, drooping - mouthpiece dribbles off her teeth as Halle rips it up to sack - ferocious slugging continues after the bell as the lightweight champ is pulled off her dazed opponent. Comes back an heroic point duke - Halle Berry!

After: Gym gossip between fighters frequently labels Halle as a front runner, but she brought her heart to this fight, coming from behind to shock big punching Jeri Ryan. Key to the bout - Halle never caught flush, never took a clean right hand, never really hurt - she was able to execute at her best even late. Pundits impressed with the 10th round aggression, as one scribes puts it: "Hey, Halle had this thing won as soon as Ryan's knee touched down - she could have run. Instead, it's like she finally understands what a champion is all about - she has her girl hurt and she piled in, really closed the show. Ryan's a tough girl, but look at her: that's the shabbiest she's finished up in quite some time." Post fight milling about in the ring - Ryan bitterly asks Halle about the uncalled for, excessive jug mugging late - Halle turns away and shows her a palm.

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