Latimore/Powell II

**killersheep** · 03-18-2010 06:19 PM

Alright they're going to go at it again this time, Powell claims he's not going to be stoned so he should win. I like Deandre he's got that cinderella story thing going, in their first fight he was a clear underdog and brought in as a stay busy opponent for Powell. Teddy Atlas went to great lengths to talk about how he (Latimore) had a padded record that was virtually meaningless because of where his fights had happened (Missouri).

Apparently Latimore didn't get the memo and used his solid fundamentals and constant stalking style to wear down Powell. Powell seemed to be unable to get his counters off and when they did land, they did little to deter Latimore. Powell then resorted to mind games trying to make it look like a rope-a-dope, but paid the price with some telling power combos from Latimore. Even though Powell didn't look very hurt, after a barrage of unanswered punches the ref stepped in to put a stop to the action in the 7th round.

I really hope Latimore can pull it out again. Powell has a lot to prove and needs a decisive win to become relevant again.

**killersheep** · 03-19-2010 10:46 PM

4 hours til the opening Bell, anyone gonna jump into the chatroom for this one?

**amat** · 03-20-2010 12:31 AM

Fuck the chat room, I'm banned from there for some reason no one has explained to me yet.

I'm pumped for this, the first was one of those little sleeper scraps that is always good to watch every so often, I've seen it a lot. I like both guys, I guess this is Powell's last shot then.