Jimmy Ellis vs. Tony Doyle ~ March 2, 1971

[Bill Paxtom]

Jimmy Ellis vs. 'Irish' Tony Doyle

Fight Review

It was Jimmy {198 lbs.} who was sleek-and-fast, and he got off to a fast start. Right away he out-jabbed the taller Tony Doyle {207 lbs.}
with quick left-hands to the face. Tony was forced to back up, right from the get-go.

Jimmy easily controlled Rounds 1 and 2, by utilizing his hand-speed. Tony could not match Jimmy in quickness.

In Round 3, Tony was able to get off with some good jabs during the first-half of the Round, and did well as Jimmy stayed outside.
But Jimmy was quick to the task over the least-minute, and scored with a variety of left-right combinations forcing Tony to back
up along the Ropes.

In Round 4, Jimmy went back to speed-boxing and out-jabbed Tony over the first-minute. Tony, unable to match Jimmy in speed,
laid back and loaded-up looking to counter. The opening came at the {1:40 Mark}, as Tony caught Jimmy coming in with a strong
right-hand to the jaw.

Jimmy was hurt, and Tony opened up with a series of combinations to Jimmy's head. Tony then drove Jimmy backwards with
another strong right-hand and Jimmy's legs buckled. Tony continued to fling punches over the next minute. But Jimmy bobbed
and weaved, and was able to clear his head at the {2:40 Mark} and rode out the rest of the Round as Tony slowed down.

In Round 5, Jimmy was cautious over the first-half of the Round. Tony was again looking to counter, and waited. Jimmy started
to work his left-hand at the {2:00 Mark}, and scored with several lefts to Tony's face and head. Tony again was forced to back
away.

In Round 6, Jimmy was the aggressor, and charged forward with a two-fisted attack. More lefts-and-rights to the face had Tony
continually giving ground. Jimmy scored with a 'jarring' left-right to Tony's head late in the Round, forcing to Tony to grab-and-hold
over the last 25-Seconds.

In Round 7, Jimmy took complete command and dominated Tony with a variety of solid punches to the head. At the {1:45 Mark},
Jimmy shook Tony with a hard right-hand, and then followed up with a barrage that sent Tony down at the {1:55 Mark}. Tony took
the 'Mandatory 8-Count', but soon was met with more of the same. Jimmy scored at will with lefts-and-rights to Tony's head.

Jimmy shook Tony again with a hard left-hook at the {2:44 Mark}, and then dropped him with a jolting right-hand to the jaw. Tony got
up at the '8-Count' at the {2:56 Mark} and just barely made it through the end of the Round. Tony walked back to his corner on wobbling legs.

In Round 8, Jimmy surprisingly came out very conservative. He only pecked away with left-jabs, and did not press the action on a hurt
Tony. Tony was able to clear his head by the mid-way point of the Round, and made an effort to score with some long-range left jabs.
Jimmy went to counter-punching over the last minute, and neither fighter did much scoring.

In Round 9, again Jimmy fought conservatively and did little, other than flick out light left-hands with an occasional right-hand lead.
On the other hand, Tony was back to waiting to counter, and did not offer up anything effective in the Round, other than a decent
medium-power 'left-right-left' during the middle of the session.

In Round 10, Jimmy again came out with little aggression, and pawed at Tony with left-hands at Center-Ring. Tony did the same thing,
by sticking out long left-hands with no power on them, using his glove as a paw.

At the {1:40 Mark}, Jimmy stepped it up, and landed a medium-power right-lead and left hook. The punches appeared to shake Tony,
who then backed away. Jimmy then moved forward, and became more aggressive, as he fired off a '3-Punch' combination, and a follow
up hard right-hand. Jimmy continued to press over the next 30-Seconds, while looking for an opening to launch a finisher.

At the {2:20 Mark} Jimmy landed a glancing left-hook to Tony's head which stunned him. Jimmy slowly moved in, and fired off a 'right-left',
and then caught Tony with a hard left-hook to the head that dropped him. Referee - Cy Gottfried counted out Tony Doyle at {2:42} of Round 10.