Felipe 'The Flash' Torres ~ 'A Good West-Coast Kid'

[Bill Paxtom]

Wednesday ~ November 17, 1971

"Torres Stops Meza In 3rd Round"

Felipe Torres of Los Angeles, California exploded with a lightning-fast combination
near the end of Round 3, and dropped Al 'Scooter' Meza in a heep.

'Scooter' got to his feet at the '6-Count', but staggered back into the Ropes.
Referee - Jim Jiiley kept on counting after the Bell had sounded, as Meza was
still dazed.

The Referee 'counted-out' Meza @ 3:03 of Round 3.
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The first 2-Rounds were action-packed, as Meza charged forward winging punches
from all angles into the Los Angeles Lightweight. 'Scooter' continually bored in, and
traded sharp punches with Torres who fought with his back to the Ropes during
Rounds 1 and 2.

In Round 3, Torres spent the first-half of the Round with his 'spine-to-the-twine' again,
as Meza bullied him back into the Ropes and dished out punishment at a steady-pace.
But 'Scooter' was unable to hurt Torres.

At the {2:00 Mark}, Felipe was finally able to work himself off the Ropes, and drove Meza
backwards to Center-Ring after landing '2' lightning-fast combinations.

There, both fighters traded blows during even exchanges. Then at the {2:50 Mark}, Meza
attempted to bore straight in. Felipe then quickly schuffled to his right, and fired a
straight-left, and then brought up a 'short-and-lethal' right-hook to the Meza's jaw.

'Scooter' went down as if 'pole-axed' at the {2:53 Mark}.

Meza struggled up at the '6-Count', but wobbled backwards towards the Corner
as the Bell sounded.

Referee - Jim Jiiley issued an '8-Count' but saw that Meza was still dazed.

The Referee deemed that 'Scooter' was in too much trouble to make it back
to his own Corner, and he called the bout over @ 3:03 of Round 3.
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The 'Felipe Torres Camp' claimed that their fighter is now 31-9-1 with {20 KO's}.

The handsome-and-unmarked Felipe Torres was excited after the win, and said
that he hopes for a World Title bout in early 1972.

Felipe Torres {Interpreter} >
"He never hurt me. He threw all those punches, but he never shook me. Then he
made the mistake of coming straight in 'head-first'. I was worried that he would
'butt me', so I side-stepped and cold-cocked him with a right-hook to the jaw."

"That 'dead-ahead' approach is just foolish. He never saw what hit him."

Al 'Scooter' Meza >
"I never the saw the punch. I just didn't see it coming. I won the first 2-Rounds
easily, and I was winning the 3rd. I'm completely disgusted in myself to lose like this."