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3 May 1999 Alexandra Paul vs Charlize Theron (I)

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Originally posted by Simguy. Monday, 03-May-99 19:09:01.

 

Before: Pick’em match up on paper as both girls bring solid fighting skills into the ring, and both are fighting to regain some lost ground. Question to be answered is: Has Charlize lost her confidence? Paul’s camp plays up the angle to try and unnerve the usually stoic blonde, but insiders say it’s no joke. Theron taking a big gamble in what should have been a tune up for her.

 

Charlize wears teal push up style bikini, Paul red beach volleyball bikini.

 

During: R1-3 Charlize Theron shows no trace of butterflies early as she dictates every stage of those opening rounds. Jabbing consistently to the chest and face of Paul, Theron sets up her short, pulverizing right hand effectively as Alexandra spends most of her time scurrying along the perimeter of the ring. The second round is particularly useful for Charlize as she tracks Alex down and bombs her at will whenever Paul stops moving. Very little offense out of Alexandra, who looks to be the uncertain fighter tonight.

 

R4: Only a matter of time before Charlize begins to field hard shots, and they come in a flurry at the end of this round. Paul outjabs Theron this round, and the sudden resistance is enough to make Theron everything she had worked on in the gym. By the final minute, she is stalking forward, right at her chest, left at her hip as paul swings away at the blonde’s face. Theron eats a half dozen lefts and rights with seconfs left in the round and stumbles sideways to the ropes as the bell sounds.

 

R5: Shutout for Paul as she is setting down her punches better, and finding that when she beats Charlize to the punch, the blonde simply stands and takes. Alex obliges with a steady stream of lead rights, followed by crisp left hooks, before circling and repositioning for another flurry.

 

R6: Charlize nails Pau;l early with the right hand, momentarily stunning the brunette, and the blonde is able to make Alex stand and fight. Theron wins the battle of wills clubbing Paul to the ropes with a damaging left hook to the ribs and chin.

 

R7: Alexandra Paul embarrasses Charlize with speed this round, circling and pecking away at the blonde with stinging flurries. Theron can’t punch when she’s moving her feet, and she simply pivots, trying to stay square to the target as Paul swats at her head with crisp, chopping blows from either hand. Paul rips a short right uppercut underneath Charlize’ lazy left, and Theron is stumbling again towards the end of the round.

 

R8: Alexndra pours it on, finally breaking Charlize down this round and really putting a beating on the big blonde. Theron plows forward, tired arms being based aside as Paul pulls the trigger on vicious sounding 3 punch salvos. Alex backs up, sets and punches, leading Theron all around the ring and walking her into devastating hooks and crosses. A wobbly legged Charlize Theron wanders to her corner at the bell, obviously discouraged.

 

R9: Alex lays in with Charlize and Theron uses the cheek to cheek posture to work the slighter brunette’s midsection. Beefy, ponderous punching from the blonde takes a late round.

 

R10: With scorecards close, Charlize comes out like a champion, and for 2 straight minutes she hounds Paul around the ring, bringing the intensity that has been missing from recent matches. Alex on her bicycle, seems destined to come up short, but with a minute left in the bout, she stops and bounces a crushing right hand off Charlize’ chin as the blonde wades in to throw her own right. Theron swings wild and loose over the top of Paul as she falters to her knees. Charlize beats the count, but she is a pathetic sight, staggering back to the ropes, gloves up as Alex pounds mercilessly away with blistering lefts and rights to the bell. The knockdown gives Paul a unanimous decision victory.

 

After: Theron finds the way to lose, giving up a home run in the final inning to Paul, who looked great at times during the fight. Charlize took a good shot in this fight, answering some questions there, but she’s not getting it done. A recent poll published by the Celebrity Boxing Writers of America shows Theron failing to crack the Top Ten Pound-for-Pound list for the first time this year.

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