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28 February 2002 Shannen Doherty vs Kelly Ripa

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Boxing After Dark

 

Posted by simguy on 2/28/2002, 7:21 am

 

Before: Great yin vs yang match up - perky puncher Ripa stepping in against the always angry Doherty. Shannen's made a career of taking the heart out of girls like Kelly, but Ripa undaunted: "I love the way Shannen fights," says Kelly on Regis, "but I hate her attitude. You can fight hard and not be trying to kill the other girl. Even though I picture myself working her over, I hope she's all right afterward, you know?" Doherty enraged by the commentary - fightnight can't come soon enough the well travelled brunette. Shannen in black sports bra, red aerobics bottoms, fighting braid, white shoes and gloves - Kelly sporty in polo two piece, navy top, pale blue bottoms, with polo collar matching the bottoms.

 

During R1: Ripa showing nice compact defense early as Shannen opens up wide and hard. Kelly staying low, moving her head, taking a lot of shots on her gloves and shoulders gets Shannen to open up then starts to counter the brunette aggressively to the ribcage. Ripa snapping off her hooks out of her guard, stepping in, dipping down and clipping chin or rib to back Doherty up at times. Down the stretch, Doherty erases good Ripa work with a licking left hook up the girl's torso and a slinging right on the eye that has Ripa stumbling sideways with hurt. Ripa stunned, covers up and takes at the bell as Doherty bashes away for points.

 

R2: Shannen loping over to corner Ripa, lashes away to tummy with lanky hooks, sliding low into trunk as Kelly peeps forward in pain. Shannen loving it, looming over her girl, swabbing the left hand across Kelly's shiny lower back, arching to clip the right uppercut off Ripa's face - Kelly windblown, sits straight back down and bounces off her butt with a blank expression. Ripa takes 8, covers up at the ropes - Doherty gets after her with whippy lefts and rights, lashing at the blonde's sides, trying to get the uppercut in again - Ripa doing a good job blunting the damage. Final minute, Ripa's together enough to make Shannen miss, spinning off the ropes to open up the canvas and run the clock with Shannen in stalking pursuit.

 

R3: Ripa upbeat, left eye a little swollen, but she's in good shape and comes out sharp. Ripa's got the legs in this fight - she's bouncing, able to jump in surprise lead hooks to the chin, crouch low, and rip right/left to the waistline as Doherty tries to frown her away. Veteran Shannen adjusts, unpacks the jab to try to measure Ripa, prevent her from coming and going as she pleases - nice little high contact cat and mouse game develops as girls try to find a niche on each other. Ripa outworking Shannen this round, landing hard to the body - blonde's on the board.

 

R4: Shannen dropping the left hand to her side, hoisting the jab off her hip, keeping the right hand cocked at her chest. Ripa keeping a high guard, bobbing side to side, making Shannen's jab whistle past either ear, then lunging at the brunette's ribcage with that bludgeoning hook. Shannen dropping the right foot back a bit, changes distance just enough to allow her to pick Kelly up with the right uppercut as the blonde reaches in. Scored a draw - both girls are touching the other with authority, neither giving ground.

 

R5: Doherty lifting the jab off her hip, starts to bend into go-home right hands that have Ripa bailing out in retreat. Kelly startled by the lanky power of Shannen - Doherty stalking around the ring as Ripa tries to regroup. Final minute - Kelly issues a stubby jab up the middle from her high guard, enough to disrupt Shannen's rhythm and get Ripa's right hand in the game.

 

R6: Kelly Ripa turns the tables, pounding out a bell to bell shutout on a wide-eyed Doherty this round. Little jab pesky rather than painful, but Ripa's able to bang out a harsh short right cross off it, all body and abrupt jolting delivery that Doherty isn't seeing well - brunette's head swivels deliciously on contact, and when Ripa drops down to drive it to sternum - Doherty's backing up in pain. Kelly complementing the banging rights with biting hooks, working the rightside of Doherty's ribcage savagely. Shannen woozy, reaching around Kelly's neck at times, wandering away with a confused expression at others as Ripa rolls her up.

 

R7: Doherty restores order, using her under-rated boxing skills to good effect tonight. Lanky jab from the thigh keeping Ripa at bay, setting up slinging right hands over the top - Ripa's left eye starting to anger up under SD's heat. Kelly still looking to slip the jab and get to that ribcage, can't put punches together this round.

 

R8: Ripa works her plan to perfection this round. She's getting inside the Doherty jab, banging both hands to the body, then as Shannen recoils, she's catching the brunette on the way out with the clubbing hook on the mouth. Doherty mouth breathing, wincing - she's retreating around the ring, not doing anything offensively - she's a discouraged fighter. Ripa keeping up a dizzying pace, the bouncy movement, combination punching and constant confident grin starting to wear on Shannen.

 

R9: Ripa outworks Shannen once again. Doherty flat footed, taking the ribshots with a flush spank now and stooping forward in pain - Kelly's wearing her out to the body. Ripa digs the hook to the waist, then doubles it off the body to land the clipping left uppercut - beautiful, sharp combination repeatedly has Doherty wobbling back on her heels. Whenever Doherty pushes out her tired right hand, Kelly rips back with a jolting straight right, banging left hook - energetic blonde burying her foe with enthusiasm late.

 

R10: Doherty routinely missing over the top with desperate right hands, Ripa slipping in underneath them, then having her way with hooks to the breadbasket. Shannen's butt hits the ropes and the brunette is sullen, worn as she covers up listlessly, cringing as Kelly hooks her tummy, rocking back as Ripa curls the uppercuts off Doherty's guard. Final minute all Kelly Ripa beating down a dejected Shannen D - right hands wedging around the guard, left hands busy to the body, flank, and chin up the middle. At the bell - Ripa issues a squeal of delight - Doherty trembling, pushes the blonde away with a look of disgust. Comes back a poorly received draw.

 

After: Ripa's joy undiminished - she overcame a Doherty knockdown to outhustle the brunette down the stretch and probably emerged the stronger fighter. Shannen spitting venom at the decision - Ripa's the kind of girl she's used to torturing - a draw doesn't sit well. Kelly the kind of workaholic blonde who can do well in the lower weight classes, unafraid to mention names like Packard, Danes, Liu in her postfight.

 

Thanks to Apollo for this repost.

 

Atcher 10/1909.

 

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