ShoBox’s 100 event and the opener was Lopez vs. Harris. The bout took place on November 2nd at the Emerald Queen Casion in Tacoma Washington. It was a Lightweight match scheduled for 8 rounds.
An orthodox vs a southpaw that didn’t seem that way. Instead it was just to average boxers trying to duke it out. Neither with any surmountable KO power. I guess this is why they tried to wrestle most of the match. The wrestling started in the very first round with Harris throwing Lopez to the ground in the final seconds of the round.
Harris never really found his range. Lopez had range but was unable to throw a good straight punch. Loopy and wide. Lopez did connect with some wicked left hooks to the body and shot many more, but most went wide and only glanced off of Harris. Harris’ had one big round (6) where he flurried and threw some great counters. Unfortunately he hit Lopez with a low blow and was deducted a point on the score cards. Round 7 and we are back to the wrestling with Lopez trying his best to head butt Harris in the clinch.
I scored this bout for Lopez losing one round. Lopez did win the match. However; the real winner is the Ref, Bobby Hammond. He did an excellent job trying to keep the boxing match a boxing match rather than a wrestling match. He was firm and gave many warnings but used discretion in taking away points. Sometimes watching the Ref do his magic is the magic of a fight. A true art form when done correctly.
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