Before: Theron mincing gingerly around prefight venues - gigantic neck brace thick around the throat - BLONDE! scribes fawn over gritty blonde's pluck, all others roll cynical eyes, purse rueful lips. "There isn't one sport I can think of, that Charlize Theron can beat me at," says a confident ex champ Jessica Biel in prefight, "not one. This is a shot blonde we're looking at - sure she's young - but Jesus, the MILEAGE on this broad! Charlize has been hit hard in almost every single fight she's ever had and that adds up on a girl - she's obviously not the fighter she was even 2 years ago. I'm putting an end to the legend once and for all: when I'm finished undressing Charlize, we're all going to wonder what the fuss was about." Theron lady-like, almost prim at the dais - new all-business attitude in Charlize' camp, replacing the champagne-and-caviar atmosphere shows how serious she is about turning things around. "Jessica is a terrific athlete, and if this were a track meet, I'd be really worried. But it's a fight, and it's a fight I've been waiting a long time for. You know, Alba - er, sorry - Biel? Biel, yes - I understand why Jessica Biel didn't defend a belt against me - who would, right? But she's too young to understand that being champion makes you 25% better than you otherwise would be, and she's going to need that 25% just to stay in the ring with me. Without it, well...I can already see she's a little starstruck sharing this dais with me, and that means I've won already." Biel in crimson bikini, Charlize in cream bikini, coming to the ring in a simple white robe - no entourage other than her corner seconds.

During R1: Theron's setting tone and tempo with a disruptive jab, constant feints, and cutey-pie lateral movement in either direction. Biel trying to find seams - getting herself tracked by Theron's stick, forced back out of range. Biel the aggressor though - bringing the fight to the taller woman, occasionally engaging in sudden exchanges that see her out-land Theron at close quarters. Charlize quickly, professionally clinching before Biel can really tear it up - Jessica walked to the ropes and released at each break. Theron controlling a quiet round for the most part, perhaps surprising many onlookers who though she'd try to fight big early.

R2: Similar classy, dispassionate stuff from Charlize: she's very disciplined, showing a savvy, calculating mind and graceful moves that are exposing her to the bare minimum of risk. Biel reacting to the feints, then trying to move, only to be stabbed that jab - and Charlize is dropping in right hands now with some vigour. Every 30 seconds or so, Biel gets guided into a popping right hand on her chin - brunette taking the shots well, but they are clean, unmistakable scoring blows. Jessica pressing to make up the stagger - runs into Charlize' evil right uppercut: weight easing onto back foot as she walks Jess in and lights her up. Biel again the aggressor, but not effective as she'd like - Theron pokin' and a-strokin' for points.

R3: More of it - Biel the quicker lass, moving her head, trying to bring decisive battle to Charlize' midsection and jugs. Theron hanging back, steering Jess with a wise jab, ringing her up shearing right hands, checking Jess with the right uppercut whenever she gets past the stick. Down the stretch - Charlize almost playful with the left - raising it high, backhanding it as she creeps to the right and leans into a SMASHING RIGHT HAND! Theron's early rights clearly B punches in comparison - smoking howitzer blast clangs off jaw, CT bending into a tight crouch on follow through and BIEL IS ROCKED! Charlize straightening, walking Jess down as Biel jitterbugs to the ropes. Brunette moist-eyed, gloves at her temples, trying to rally her scattered legs...

Charlize bats down on Jess with an open palmed left, then quickly cuffs brunette a left, tilting Jess to her left...

Charlize slides a long right through the middle, comes back with a more serious-intended snapping left across the midriff - taking care to prop a wilting Jessica upright with the extended left elbow...

Charlize wants more flank, scooping at Jess with the long left, then backhanding the jab into Biel's face as Jess tries to slug back - aborting the attempt...

Charlize paws the jab, paws the jab, BRINGS the right hand sneaky up the middle, JERKS the tidy left uppercut, eases to the right and gets the right uppercut onto Biel's chin and JESSICA GOES DOWN! Biel on all fours, shaking her head - she beats the count on ramshackle legs, tottering at the ropes as Charlize stalks back in after the 8. Feint, feint, LEAD RIGHT HAND! Charlize grooves it home, smashing Jessica out on her feet - brunette bouncing off the ropes and hitting canvas in devastated puddle. Theron smirking prettily down as she takes in the sight: KO3 Charlize Theron in cold-blooded fashion.

After: Theron fighting against type inside and OUT of the ring: elegant, understated entrance - measured, smart

execution. Fans of ol' blood n' guts Theron a little let down - but it's a demonstrative statement by Charlize, made moreso as a bloodthirsty crowd starts to chant: "WALK! WALK! WALK!" Theron smiling, shaking her head 'no' as she's removing her gloves - turning occasionally to enjoy the sight of Biel getting resuscitated on her stool. "This is just a tune up," explains Charlize in post fight, a beaming Sharon Stone directly behind, nodding her head - Janet Jones stomping around shouting 'Shock and Awe!' off camera. "I'm not walking anybody until I've got those belts back around my waist where they belong. I exposed this kid tonight - took her apart - and it's just the beginning. I'm going right back to the gym - normally I'd take 3 weeks off and go somewhere sunny. Girls who were counting on catching a fat and happy Charlize are going to get their asses kicked. I'm tight n' cranky, boys, and I'm snatching back what's mine."