Boxing After Dark

Posted by Simguy 1/3/2002, 6:37 pm.

Before: Carpenter the first to belly up to the blonde, but plenty of interested spectators ringside who want dibs if Basinger’s serious about hanging around at 118. Yasmine Bleeth, Denise Richards, Kelly Hu, Brooke Langton, Brittany Daniel and others, all here in person to check Kimmie B out. Victimized by Hard-hooking Jen Connelly last time out, Basinger determined to erase the stigma of being forced to quit on her stool--but Carpenter just as heavy-handed and a better boxer than Jennifer. “It’s boxing economics,” says one grizzled fight beat reporter. “This is an extremely competitive group of fighters in and around 120, I mean, it’s amazing that Basinger’s even calling out the names she is. And Kim’s a bigger name than almost all of them--these girls are falling all over themselves to get a taste. And to top it all off--Connelly laid down such a blueprint beating, Kimmie’s going to be facing hooks until she stops someone from throwing them. I’ve never seen anything like this.” Kim in black sports bra, grey high cut aerobics bottoms, white shoes, curls in ponytail with bouncy bangs over her right eye--Carpenter in highlighted bob, black sports bra, red aerobics bottoms, black shoes.

During R1: Kim with hands high, palms out, stepping lively to her left and keeping Charisma off her with pokey jabs and abrupt straight right hand lead as. Carpenter with her right at her mouth, left across her body, edges in on Basinger throughout the round, setting her body for hooks. Kim doing a nice job turning the brunette--Carpenter can’t get off with leverage.

R2: Charisma jabbing to get her range, moves in smoothly to get close with a brushing right uppercut, then leans away to pull a sharp left hook across Kim’s face, catching the blonde in mid-hook herself. BASINGER TAKES A SEAT! Sharp punching from Carpenter has Kim slapping the canvas in disgust--she’s up and hurting, for 8. Carpenter grinning, stepping left, shooting her jab to the temptation of Kim’s face and belly, stepping in with whip-armed hooks as Basinger reels, blocks and tries to use the ring. Midway through, Carpenter jumps in with a right cross, bodying up on Kim momentarily, then leans out once again, snapping that sharp left hook across the mouth and BASINGER GOES DOWN! Basinger sinking groggy to all fours--eyes forlorn as she struggles to her feet and looks all but out. On comes Carpenter--Basinger wilting at the ropes, covers up, bobs and weaves, getting low to push her shoulder into Charisma, bouncing back into the ropes--it’s enough to get the blonde out of a very discouraging round/ Smiles and high fives in Carpenter’s corner as Basinger shakes her head on her stool.

R3: Carpenter working almost casually, using her jab to cut off the ring, coming in off the right hand, then looking to pull that hook across Kim’s face as the blonde backs straight up. Basinger on her heels, just trying to get her legs back, doesn’t threaten this round.

R4: More brazen Carpenter. She’s reaching in with her jab, looking to stride in iff her back foot with right hand and Kimmie times her beautifully. Short right counter from Basinger catches Carpenter in midpunch and CHARISMNA GOES WOBBLY BUTT! CC shocked, covering up awkwardly as Kim steps tight, dropping hard right hands to the temple, then reefing hooks hard to the pit of the stomach. Charisma coming undone, falling forward to clinch--Basinger slices the brunette up with sizzling combinations punching, then pivoting to her left, walking an increasingly slipshod carpenter into accurate punches to the chin. Kim slips a pushy Charisma right, counters with a biting left to the waist, slips low under a flailing Carpenter hook and comes out of her crouch with a slashing right on the mouth, spilling a distraught CC to the ropes, Carpenter staring and heartbroken as Kimmie indulges in the last few seconds, helping herself to mittfulls of mouth-watering jug as Charisma is helpless to prevent the abuse.

R5: Basinger’s slapped the cocksureness off Charisma’s face--much more responsible brunette works her blonde with professional thoroughness this round. CC staying well outside, working behind her long, spearing jab, stepping in to pull the biting hook across Kim’s face, but not lingering to trade. Kim taking punches to stay I the pocket, looking to counter anything sloppy from Charisma.

R6,7: Carpenter very respectful--not walking in, boxing outside, doing most of her work with jabs and hooks, taping that right hand to her cheek. Kim not busy enough to win the rounds, but she’s keeping pace, moving her head well, fitting her hook into Charisma’s ribs and bra often enough to stay in the game.

R8: Basinger sucking it up--coaxing extra juice out of those 4- something legs and she looks good early with the palms out, sharp shooting dabs at Charismas face. Midway through, Carpenter walking her girl down, jabs, get close behind a right uppercut, then leans away to pull that hook into Kim’s wide open jaw--Basinger clipped clean, big head snap, sinks to one knee with a blurry look of disappointment. Carpenter relieved in the neutral corner, bats her gloves together and matches in to finish as Basinger reels on shaky legs after up. AND BASINGER COMES OUT SWINGING! Blonde hurt, but launching a sucker attack--hammers her way into Charisma’s face with rampaging lefts and rights--blockbuster short punching as Kim bulls forward, firing in a tight arc to beat Charisma the length of the ring. CC soaking it up to the face, reaches to clinch and Basinger just beats a TUNE on those ribs and delicious jugs--furiously bashing away side to side at the bell Blonde hurt. Brunette hurt. Basinger patient, know she can’t rush in--she’s got to wait for Carpenter miscues to take advantage.

R9: Carpenters had enough of the cardiac exchanges--she gets leggy, uses the jab exclusively to circle and molest Kim at a distance, Scattered booing from the spoiled crowd--they want more pyrotechnics. Basinger patient, knows she can’t rush in00-she;s got to wait for Carpenter miscues to take advantage.

R10: Nice crisp professional boxing--Basinger fatigued, but proud--she’s still moving her head, punching with Charisma--both girls are landing sharp hooks to the body and head in two-way action. Down the stretch, Carpenter starts to pull away--Kim wilting as the brunette steps forward, cranking hard left hands to the ribs, turning over brushing right uppercuts between the mitts, At the ropes--CC fights off Kim’s left shoulder and beats Basinger into stupor--hard right hands to the skull, digging left hands to the pit of the stomach--steady torrent of leather uses up the last of the blonde’s reserves. At the bell, Kim teetering, not punching back, but refusing to go out, UD10 Charisma Carpenter.

After: Carpenter posturing, baring her teeth in a bytchy snarl, apparently pout out by Kim’s strong effort on the night. Both girls lumped up nice to the face--no cake for Carpenter’s tonight. “Line them up,” says a solemn Kim Basinger of Bleeth, Richards and the like. “They want to write me off, let them. Connelly was an aberration--I can’t prove it, but what she did to me was unnatural--I know she was cheating. Pound for pound these girls aren’t any better than me now, and when I was 25, I’d have ended careers in this group.”

Reposted by Archer 7/30/12.