Originally posted Simguy on Sat. 28-Aug-1999 10:23:49

Before: Packard with mind games early, apparently respectful of Dani in pre-fight, but constantly noting how Dani is “made to order” for her. Kelly cracks up the press with a “I’ve seen Lucy Liu. I’ve fought Lucy Liu. And baby you are no Lucy Liu,” comment, making it difficult for Dani to retain her composure.

Kelly in black string bikini top, black nylon jugging shorts, small black gloves. Dani in grey cotton stretch shorts, teal sportsbra, little white gloves.

During R1:  After all that talk of boxing, Kelly P suckers Dani into a brawl and chews the brunette up early with pinpoint bombs on the face. Fishel reeling in the first minute, punched stupid as Kelly sets up and rips lefts and rights to batter Dani all around the ring. Dani off the ropes makes a spirited come-back midway through, holding Kelly’s hip with her left, and pitching rights into the blonde’s stomach. It’s enough to convince Kelly to box the rest of the way behind that laser jab—bit the damage has been done. Break out the Endswell and adrenaline—Dani’s cut and woozy.

R2: Kelly bouncing, circling, poking at the gash over the eye and Fishel’s swollen lips with that jab, but Dani takes over midway through the round with looping round shots to the slender body of Packard. Kelly laying, trying to pull Dani’s head down into uppercuts, takes a solid beating as Fishel gets her rhythm, twisting into banging one twos which move the blonde upon impact. Kelly holding at the bell, doesn’t loike the spank on her ribs from Dani’s mitts.

R3: Dani cutting off the ring early, again slips inside behind a looping right round punch to the ribs. Packard able to spin Fishel midway through and get back outside, and in the final minute, Kelly P opens up again with another deadly flurry. Shoe shining Dani’s breasts, Kelly stuns the brunette with a come-back right clout across the mouth and DANI IS HURT! Fishel’s eyes cloudy, mouth mumbling as Kelly speedbags the face, then steps into drilling right hands to cut Fishel’s bottom lip. Masterful change of tempo and tactics hands Packard the round, leaving Dani wandering at the bell.

R4: OH DANI! Fishel soaks it up, shakes it off, and immediately plants herself on Kelly’s chest to give the blonde 3 minutes of hell. Packard unable to shake Dani, is muscled to the ropes, and subjected to a beat down as the brunette plants her feet. Bending up and down at the waist, ripping body shots from both hands Dani keeps Packard under pressure from bell to bell. Kelly defends the head well, but sacrifices her slim body to do so.

R5: Pitched battle continues, as Kelly struggles to separate herself from her tenacious opponent. Even two way action early gives way to long distance potshotting from Kelly as the blonde gets outside, poking lead rights to measure Dani for banging left hooks on the right eye.

R6: Kelly finally wins the first back to back round for either fighter. Mixing up the attack from outside, Kelly uses lead rights to disrupt Dani’s timing, and finds Fishel’s face easy and often throughout the round as Dani looks sluggish. Dani still pitching however, pounds away at Packard’s breasts late in the round as the blonde covers up behind a high, stiff guard.

R7: Dani just takes it out of Kelly with withering single body shots, the punches hammering with a hollow boom against Packard’s rib cage and bringing Kelly to a standstill. Standing in front of Dani, Kelly can barely breathe, and the upperbody movement is suspended as she tries to take Dani’s looping hooks and right hands on her gloves and arms. Dani with wild churning action, overwhelms Kelly, and down the stretch is able to turn into breath-taking left hooks across Packard’s abs to put a discouraged look on the blonde’s face at the bell.

R8: Kelly sticking the jab, closes Dani’s left eye this round, and begins mixing in a straight hard right hand to Fishel’s 24-7 face. Packard leaning over her front foot, lets her hands go with a nice easy action, lacing Fishel with smooth jab/cross, or hook/uppercut combinations, before leaning back from the receipt.

R9: Dab refuses to go away. Right back on Packard’s chest, Dani bangs with authority to the hips and tummy, buckling Kelly’s knees and forcing her to the ropes. Packard pulling Dani’s head down, is able to lever the scooping right uppercut home, but Fishel’s pressure just too much as Dani banks another round.

R10: Dani pressing, coming forward in her Bridget Riley crouch, sets for a right hand and takes a beautiful left hook on the temple that has her doing the funky chicken. Kelly sees the disorientation and goes for it, snapping short lefts and rights directly into Dani’s beautiful face to drive the brunette to the ropes. Packard quickly pounds Fishel’s face into prime rib, and the plucky youngster looks like a lost little girl as her mouth piece dribbles down her chest, head rocking back and forth from Packard’s steaming combinations, Unable to clinch, or punch, Dani stands and stares as Kelly takes her apart, Finally, with the ref looking in closely, Fishel looks to clinch and tumbles to her hands and knees. Dani can’t continue and Kelly Packard rejoices over the unexpected late stoppage.

After: Packard records her first ever KO past the 8^th round as she blindsides the brunette with that Sugar Ray Robinson left hook. Fishel unable to remember the 10^th, nevertheless baffled the experts with her ability to win rounds and stay close on the cards. Ever the innovator, Packard’s defense controlled Dani’s opportunities, and unexpected slugging really seemed to catch Dani by surprise in a fight that saw Kelly do all the highlight reel punching.

Reposted by Archer 4/28/09