Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Head shots Lyle, rang his bell off the ropes via right then caught him hooks in close. Dude Wlad was a defending champion and Mercer was a ghost, years removed from warring with Lewis and Holy. But ok ok

It's a weird contrast Teddy and Rooney. Rooney always struck me as calm, comfortable in the corner and self. Teddy does indeed let his passion overwhelm his brain and subsequent message, theatrical but never looked like his heart wasn't in it.
Wlad was 26, Mercer was 40-41 I think and Ray was working on his comeback after a layoff. After the "loss" to Lewis, Mercer was 7(6 KO's)-0-0 going in to the fight. But whatever every top fighter fights an old dude eventually.


Rooney and Atlas have just vanished from the training scene...it's ridiculous. Manny Steward always had a good stable of fighters, Freddy Roach always has a good stable of fighters. How did those guys just disappear from the scene like that?