(PHOTOS COURTESY KO QUEEN1) 

Reebok Flyweight Title

Posted by Simguy on 11/11/2000, 10:10 am.

Before: Lane with a rare opportunity to be the big woman tonight, faces the smallest of the sub 110 champs, but Gellar did choose Di after all, Sarah quicker, more elusive, classier all around will be ought to find--Lane will have to stay patient, not get discouraged and stay on her girl if she is to manufacture the upset. Diane in navy velvet sports bra, red aerobics bottoms and gloves, tight ponytail, Sarah in white bikini, tight ponytail, white gloves.

During R1: Di stalking. Lifting her hands from chest to temple height as she walks Sarah down--Gellar showing a Bones Adams look, right hand under her chin, left across her body, stepping to her left and slipping side to side—Lane missing her fist half dozen punches shows Gellar in top form early. Midway through, Sarah tapping little jabs as she circles, stops and bends into a staggering right hand, leaning in and down as she gets everything on the punch--Lane soaking it up like a trooper, but she is wobbly butt for the rest of the round. Gellar nobbling to the bell, springy legs driving in lead rights and snappy hooks to Lanes shiny face from range—Gellar with the clinical shutout sends Di back to her corner hurting.

R2: More slippery defense and counter punching from Sarah as she spends a minute on Di’s plump breasts just to show Lane who’s boss. Gellar moving her head, making Lane miss, then spanking a puppy with crisp, straight countershots from either hand has Lane grimacing, Midway through, Gellar clocks Lane with a photocopy of the right hand she landed in the first, stopping Diane in her tracks and taking her momentarily out of the round. Gellar consolidating with nifty little turns and spins—touching Diane up with lefts/rights upstairs, then putting a left hand on Di’s elbow to cover the pivot to the left. Lane getting dressed up, eyes starting to show the work of Gellar’s insistent gloves as Sarah goes bell to bell again.

R3: Lane still coming forward, Gellar accommodates her inside as the girls body up. Sarah slinky inside, putting her left shoulder up against Di and nicking her with little right uppercuts, then dipping her head to avoid the receipt. Lane missing to the head, but she’s tapping Gellar’s trunk with spanking lefts and rights up the sides—good even give and take through 2 minutes. Down the stretch, Gellar sliding back starts to walk Di into punishment, picking the brunette up with a compact little left hook (all shoulder), then pushing in with her shoulder, swaying out to get the right uppercut in--Lane breaking down as Gellar’s combinations find and body with heartless precision.

R4: Di forcing action once again, gets her head on Sarah’s shoulder and works hard to the midsection, shaking off swatting tight counters to her jaw to focus on the bronzed little abs in front of her. Gellar on her feet, still crafty, moving her upper body, turning Lane and finally, in the finally moments, she lights Di up with yet another big right hand—Gellar pounding it off Lane’s eye and stepping away to admire her work as Diane reels, Lane puffing up badly after 4—she’s getting some work done, but she’s fielding WAY too many bombs from light hitting Sarah.

R5: Sarah takes a round off after setting a blistering pace through 4—lays in with Lane shoulder to shoulder, minimizing Diane’s opportunities, but not punching much herself. Lane hitting arms and hip bones as Sarah cleverly covers up inside, but Di stays busy, doesn’t get discouraged, keeps moving her hands. Every once in a while she’ll curl a left uppercut in under Sarah’s breasts, or chop the right hand around Sarah’s elbow. Lane on the board with a workmanlike effort.

R6: Back to business for the champ as she keeps Diane at arms length, stepping inside to shoeshine breasts or jawline, then pivoting out to the side to keep Lane turning. Diane taking Gellar’s punches well, but Gellar’s rhythm is beautiful—she’s moving, getting off, then making Diane miss with clean, economical technique----hands always at her chest read to touch the brunette up. Gellar all smiles after 6—she’s slowly but surely beating Diane up.

R7: Cue comeback. Lane gets rougher this round, pushing and clinching the blonde into the ropes then squaring away to punish—Gellar covering up, bending at the waist, but Lan’e snapping punches to the body are the hardest of the fight for the brunette—blonde winces upon contact and looks to clinch. Lane using her size, pushes Gellar off and works her over at the ropes. Sarah getting tagged to her chin and body, starts to break down and look helpless for the first time. Midway through, Diane scoring with vicious left hooks to the waist, comes upstairs with the left to spank Sarah’s face to the side, misses the right hand, then catches Gellar with a BEAUTIFUL hook on the tip of the chin and GELLAR GOES DOWN! Di pushed back as Sarah trembles on all fours—she’s badly hurt and struggles to beat the count. Lane wading grimly back in, her own face shiny and puffy from Sarah’s constant drubbing—it’s payback time. Shove and slug to the bell, brunette using her shoulder and left elbow to nudge Gellar back, curling short lefts and rights to the blonde’s bony ribcage, tender breasts, and fragile jaw in that order. Gellar humming at the break, wide-eyed and groggy as her corner goes to work.

R8: Battered beauties meet at center ring, each executing raggedly with the reserves they have left. Lane better able to body up and get leverage—Gellar not as elusive, midriff taking a pounding as Di rolls her shoulders into cudgeling lefts and rights. Sarah picking her spots, lolling side to side with her gloves at her face, just trying to slap Di with a short counter in between the brunette’s punches. Lane pounding out another round as Gellar continues to weaken.

R9: Lane pressing and she gets NAILED coming in with another bending right hand—punch saves Gellar from more pressure this round as Lane falls apart, stumbling forward, pushing her punches—she can’t shake off the hammer. Sarah with her arms in, right under her chin, lures Di forward, slips side to side and counters with straight right hands to the face, then pivots to the left before Lane can adjust. Down the stretch, Gellar catches Lane AGAIN with the same go home punch, pounding the mouthpiece off t5he sleepy brunette’s teeth—Diane just aching from power punches staggers forward into a maelstrom of leather. Gellar getting off slinging lefts and rights, pours on the combination punching, spanking everything Di as Lane breaks down but refuses to fall. At the bell—Lane weaving on her hips, tragically busted up—Gellar pumping her fists know she put it to Lane that round.

R10: Gellar stepping to her left, girls touching each other with jabs, left side of Lane’s face tender and swollen as she desperately walks her girl down. Gellar changes direction to hook off the jab, Lane hook simultaneously and DOWN GOES GELLAR! Lane stunned as her arm vibrates with the punch, Sarah sniveling, trying to push herself off her back as her hands and elbows scrabble at canvas but it’s OVER! Diane Lane upsets Sarah Michelle Gellar with a startling, out of nowhere KO10!

After: Lane bawling, giddy with the sudden triumph—it’s all too much for the long suffering brunette who produces her first title and the most dramatic moment of her career all in the same night. Lane’s fought better and lost, and for much of this fight was terribly outclassed by sa very sharp Sarah Michelle. One lapse in concentration, one lazy moment all it took for Gellar to go from the penthouse to the outhouse—blonde inconsolable with arguably the most devastating loss of her career. Lane ascends the throne, sharks already circling—Di considered the most vulnerable champ in boxing until she proves otherwise.

Reposted by Archer 7/2/13.