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The Battle of the Burton's II (on FNF)
WAR AUGUSTUS!
I am excited to announce but most of you should already know that..
This Friday will be our last FNF. We go out with a ESPN favorite Emanuel Augustus.
(I am not excited about it being our final FNF) I am excited about this fight.
Emanuel Augustus W 32 (17 ko's) | L 27 | D 6 | Total 65
will square off against
Courtney Burton W 21 (11 ko's) | L 5 | D 0 | Total 27
The contraversy sorounding their first fight none should quickly forget.
~ Referee: Dan Kelley | Judge: Robert Paganelli 90-99 | Judge: Ed Mosley 92-97 | Judge: Jake (Jack) Richards 98-94 ~
Augustus penalized one point in 8th for spinning himself out of a clinch.
--Michigan Robbery Augustus Loses To Burton--
By Luis Escobar
(July 6, 2004) Muskegon, Michigan (L.C. Walker Arena)--
It was a bad night for just about everyone in Michigan with the exception of Courtney Burton.
The Michigan fighter benefited from questionable calls from the referee and a hometown decision to score a ten-round split decision over showboating journeyman Emanuel Augustus.
Granted Augustus' theatrics, gyrations and Jorge Paez impersonations were at times difficult to appreciate. Nevertheless, he did clearly land the cleaner, harder punches far more often than his opponent did, however, when it was over it was Burton's hand that was raised.
Judge Jack Richards scored it 94-98 for Augustus. But…and this is a big but, Judge Robert Paganeli tallied an amazing 99-90 for Burton, while Judge Ed Mosley had it 97-92, also for the local fighter.
The BT scorecard had Augustus winning 97-92, with Burton only capturing the fifth and the ninth rounds. The Burton win over Augustus suddenly is the leading candidate for "Worst Decision of the Year."
--Bad Smell--
Factor in that referee Dan Kelley seemed out of his depth for most of the evening and you had the makings for a classic bad decision.
In the early rounds, Augustus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana evoked the ire of the crowd with his clowning and swivel hips response to the southpaw Burton's telegraphed blows.
With 51-seconds to go in the fourth round, Augustus (28-25-6, 13 KO's) caught Burton (20-2, 11 KO's) with a volley of shots to the face that drove him back into the ropes. Augustus, 29 continued to score with combinations to the head until he drilled Burton, Benton Harbor, Michigan with a wicked left hook to the ribs. The punch drove Burton back even further into the ropes, so that his backside was left hanging through the second and third strands.
Augustus (140) scored with a follow up right hand to the face but the next shot was another laser-like left hook that caught Burton (140) square on the belt. The shot dropped Burton in his tracks and he crashed to the canvas on his hands and knees.
Unfortunately the referee Kelley was out of position and instead of a knockdown it was ruled a low blow and Augustus was sent to the neutral corner. Burton was given one minute to recover and the veteran Augustus, with the dubious record lost out on a clear knockdown.
Throughout the rest of the contest, Augustus, 5'8", repeatedly beat Burton, 29, to the punch. But his odd choice of attack of squaring up, rotating his hips, dropping his gloves and mocking his opponent did little to endear him to the boxing fans or two of the judges.
In the eighth round, Burton, 5'7", trapped Augustus in the corner and clearly hit him with three consecutive rabbit punches to the back of the head. Remarkably, when the seemingly over challenged referee Kelly separated the boxers, he admonished Augustus to keep his punches up. Burton retreated and nothing was said about one of the most dangerous fouls in the sport.
Adding the odor emanating from Michigan was yet another blown call in the ninth round. With 1:05 to go in the 9th, Augustus spun awkwardly away from Burton, who elected to pop him twice in the kidneys with shots to the back. Time was called and the referee Kelley took a point away from Augustus for turning his back.
Augustus was back on track in the 10th, and still seemingly scored with the cleaner punches over the remainder of the bizarre bout.
The capper of course, was a witless verdict that gave Burton the win. The end result of all the stagecraft, is what could be called in the latest commercial jargon of the age, a perfect example of a "travishammockery".
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