Who remembers Carlos Elliott ?

[Bill Paxtom]

July 6, 1989

Tokyo, Japan

OPBF Light-Middleweight Championship

Carlos Elliott ~ 21-2-0 {19 KO's} ~ 153 lbs.
vs.
Takeshi Yamato ~ 13-2-2 {7 KO's} ~ 154 lbs.

Carlos Elliot puts his OPBF Title on the line against former Japanese Middleweight
Champion ~ Takeshi Yamato.

Takeshi, is a 23 1/2 year-old ~ lanky 6' 0" 'boxer/puncher' who is dropping down
in weight.

'The Fight"

In Round 1, Carlos is forced to move as the taller Takeshi uses his long reach to
spear Carlos in the face.

In Round 2, it is more of the same, as the taller Challenger lands with his poking
left-jab, and forces Carlos to bend and duck.

In Round 3, Carlos starts to move in closer, and gets inside. There he slams his
'lanky-foe' with hard left-hooks to the body. Several thudding left-hooks to the
mid-section has Takeshi moving away.

Late in the Round, Carlos moves upstairs and lands '3' hard left-hooks to the head,
and Takeshi goes down at the {2:20 Mark}. He gets up at the '4-Count', and survives
by grabbing-and-holding until the Bell ends Round 3.

In Round 4, Carlos does not let up, and attacks Takeshi's body with solid left-hooks
and right-uppercuts. Takeshi is hurt several times, and his legs buckle under the fierce
body-attack.

At the {1:20 Mark}, Carlos lands a 'right-left' to the body, and then follows up with
a hard 'right-left' to the jaw dropping Takeshi for the 'full-count'.

Knockout @ 1:35 of Round 4.

Carlos Elliott >

"I knew that he would be difficult early, as he was tall and had a long reach. But, I
knew that he would be weak in the body, as he was coming down {-6 lbs.} in
weight."

"Once I landed a few left-hooks into his ribs in the 3rd-Round, I could feel him weaken.
He then brought his hands down to protect his sides, and his chin was there for me
to hit. Wham."