Posted by Simguy on 11/7/2000, 8:26 am.

Before: Nolin back to the ring after a long lay off, astounds everybody with her gracious attitude and evident respect for her opponent. “Talisa’s fine boxer,” says a straight faced Gena, “and it’s nice for me not to have to carry the whole promotion in the looks department,” Soto the better technician of the two, but her style is probably tailor made for Gena—Nolin no fool when it comes to match making--and Talisa’s been knocked out early and often, which more than anything else gets you an invite to the Nolin ball, Gena making weight at a bronzed 126, enters the ring at 131—she’s the bigger girl tonight. Pale blue bikini top, yellow bikini bottoms Gena, black bikini with gold strong Talisa.

During R1: Nolin extending the left to touch gloves, Talisa obliges and falls for the sweeping right hand timed to take advantage of Soto’s good will. Talisa swatted sideways as Gena wades in—blonde bullies brunette into the ropes as the brawl ensues. Gena with constant clutching, pulls a bewildered Talisa onto her thigh—driving the limb up between the legs with subtle push while turning Soto away from the ref—Talisa whimpering in outrage as Nolin grins. Gena ending the clinch sessions with headlocks, twisting Soto to the side until the ref can breaks things up, then Nolin piles back on, In the corner, Gena with her left arm around Soto, plundering the gut with heavy right hands, stays low and has the brunette bunching forward in agony. Nolin putting her weight on Talisa’s back, pushes her to the canvas and the ref actually starts to count! Soto hurrying to her feet and meanwhile, Nolin not in a neutral corner, comes launching over the ref with a sweeping right hand to brain Soto about the temple. Round ends with the ref caught in the middle of struggling beauties, crowd in an uproar—Nolin eventually strutting back to her corner with a wicked grin.

R2: Soto setting up behind her jab—and is immediately tackled about the waist and driven back into the corner. Outrageous clinching and mugging from Nolin as she puts a forearm to Soto’s neck and face, pushing the girl over the turnbuckle, lacing her beautiful features and ignoring the ref’s pleas for order. Nolin only breaking if physically pulled away from Soto, and then she’s back on top before Talisa can get her bearings. Talisa constantly bent over her legs with headlocks, bearing Gena’s weight—Soto pushed to the canvas repeatedly as the ref scolds Nolin—Gena never taking her eyes off Talisa hardly seems to notice. Only in the final minute are clean punches thrown—stuffing right hands up into Soto’s gut as Nolin crowds her at the ropes.

R3: Gena grinning, feinting, circling her prey with hands low—Soto looking tentative, just doesn’t know what to expect next. Talisa poking out the jab and Nolin times it perfectly, coming over the top with a slinging right hand to smash Soto’s face back and sweep her to the canvas for a brutal 8. Soto up and out, wobbles forward to clinch and Nolin gathers her up, stuffs right hands into the girl’s trembling midsection while the two tumble to the ropes. All Gena to the final minute when Soto shows some fighting heart. Countering with a slick left hook inside, Soto straightens Gena, then clocks her with a leaning right hand on the chin and GENA GOES WOBBLY BUTT! Nolin swaying sideways into the ropes is helpless and Soto squares away, letting her hands go to the bell. Ref forced to break up the slugging as Nolin is outraged that Talisa would fight back—Soto spitting bullets back in Spanish.

R4: Both girls ragged, but Soto’s flat footed and looking to brawl straight up with the blonde. Whistling right hands shave chins in desperate action as the girls bend side to side in punches. Girls throwing simultaneous lefts and rights in dangerous trade when a Nolin right hand busts against Talisa’s skull flattening the brunette onto her side. Soto all but out, arm trapped beneath her body as she swoons, but somehow beats the count. Hungry Gena Lee clinches up under the arms to push Soto back, then jamming right hands into the dusky belly and dark trunks to savage Soto once again. Talisa sagging on the ropes at the bell—Nolin turning into a crude late right hand swipe across the mouth as the ref jumps in.

R5: Shutout Gena Lee, and some at ringside are calling for the fight to be stopped. Nolin marauding on Talisa, propping her up under her arms, beating her body, and clubbing her face with heavy, single right hands. Soto squirming to life on occasion just can’t get off—the blonde in her trunks is smothering the life out of the brunette, Down the stretch, Nolin hitting on the break lands a gorgeous right cross to nearly floor Soto once again—Talisa crumpling at the ropes gives it up at the bell as Gena helps herself.

R6: Boos cascade down as the ref lets this fight continue. Soto defenseless, eyes swelling, mouth open, hands at her waist—just taking punches now, Nolin standing straight up, palming her left hand into Soto’s chest and driving in with the right can’t wipe the crooked leer off her face—Soto beaten unrecognizable this, round from countless right hand—Soto’s fighting heart refusing to give in as the blonde bullies her in the corners. Sat the bell, men are standing ringside—screaming for the fight to be stopped. Soto is examined on her stool and she refuses to quit. She comes out for the seventh dead woman walking.

R7: Gena now BOXING, pushing a taunting jab into Talisa’s chest to make the brunette fight. Soto weaving forward., leans into a groggy bright hand—Nolin slipping the punch, stepping to her left with a smile—she’s got technique! Gena soon tires of the charade, pounding a wet right hand off Talisa’s eye—brunette bends backwards, hands down, and she has nothing left. Nolin reaching with the left, plows another right to face as Soto droops sideways, and another right hand bashes off the ear as Talisa finally crumples to the mat. Soto rolling to her back, battered senseless--Gena Lee Nolin lifts her mitts and struts the ring—KO7.

After: Soto taken from the ring in a stretcher as Nolin celebrates her return to the ring, and lost in the swamp of atrocity is this startling figure: Gena Lee Nolin lost only 1 minute of this fight—one of her most thorough beatings ever. All semblance if pre-fight respect gone—Nolin uses the name “Talisa Hobo” in reference to her opponent afterwards. Rumours fly that Nolin likes the look of Tia Carrere’s chubby midriff these days—but nothing written in stone as to a rematch there.

Reposted by Archer 6/30/13