26 April 2001 Laetitia Casta vs Rebecca Romijn


 

Posted by simguy on 4/27/2001, 8:46 pm

 

Before: Casta the latest in a series of heavily hyped euro-ports - Romjin a big bettor's favourite based on her size and proven power, but also on the usual stigma associated with Continental fighters. Word and tape out of France on Laetitia suggests she might not be a typical model slugger - Casta with some nice defensive looks and a reputation for sweet counterpunching - could be just the thing to expose Rebeccah's home run swinging offense. Romjin in black string bikini top, black velvet boy cut trunks, Laetitia in royal blue bikini top, purple stretch cotton boy cut trunks.

 

During R1: Plan is for Casta to box, but everyone's got a plan until they get hit. Romjin measuring with her left, lunging in behind go-back-to-France right hands and she CLOCKS the french kitten seconds in, starching Casta upright and pitching her stiff to her face for what looks like a stunning early KO. Laetitia out cold for a moment, somehow lifts her face off the canvas, struggles to her knees, then feet - ref taking an anxious look at that blank, windblown face as he wipes Casta's gloves, then lets it continue. Romjin on like a hurricane - cue comeback Casta: French cutey obviously reeling, eyes unfocussed, legs unsteady - but she times Romjin's right hands beautifully, slipping under and dragging her own right into Becky's belly, pivoting to the left and touching Romjin's ear with a pushing jab to get the blonde off balance. Matador act unravels Romjin as she gets wild in frustration, following and swallowing, and after several well timed counters - Becky's legs start to give! Down the stretch, both girls hurt, almost out on their feet - they lather it up to the bell with long armed strokes along photogenic jaws. Girls swaying badly at the break as the ref steps in.

 

R2: Laetitia trying to fend off Becky with the jab, but Romjin keying in with that sweeping right hand, bashes face repeatedly in the opening moments - Casta just can't get her feet beneath her. Bout devolves into a typical supermodel free swinging lottery - both girls pitching and praying as they stagger about the ring. Wild, long armed melee comes to a shuddering halt as Casta grazes Becky's mouth with a weak right cross, Romjin BLAZES back with a lethal right hammer - violent head snap Laetitia - French girl's legs lock and she crumbles once again to her face midring, hands trapped beneath her belly. No miracle comeback this time - Casta mouths canvas for the full 10 beats as Romjin parades the ring. KO2 Rebeccah Romjin.

 

After: Becky Romjin welcomes Laetitia Casta to America with an humiliating walk of shame - groggy French model pulled unceremoniously to all four corners as Becky's million watt smile lights up the arena. People reminded of Romjin's hamfisted slugging power - but Casta better than she showed tonight. Hurt from the get go, she never was able to execute her plan - curse of the Atlantic strikes again.