Newz Forum: BOXING: UPDATE: Mesi wins Close Desicion Against Jirov

Mesi managed to hold on and pull a close desicion agains Jirov after going down once in round 9 and twice in round 10.

Mesi Dominated Jirov easy almost the entire fight, but he fell appart in the last two rounds. Mesi was lucky he was able to hold on and win the fight by a close UD. All 3 judges scored the fight 94/93 for Mesi. Same score I had on my card.



[Edited on 13-3-2004 by Ocelot]

Tale of the Tape:

Joe Mesi (28-0-25KO's)
Sex: Male
Nationality: United States
Alias: Baby Joe
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Birthplace: Tonawanda, NY
Division: Heavyweight
World Rank: 6
Date of Birth: 1973-11-27
Age: 30
Reach: 79”
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 1
Trainer: Juan DeLeon
Manager: Jack Mesi

Career Highlights:
former NABF Heavyweight Champion
Former New York State Heavyweight Champion

[Edited on 13-3-2004 by Ocelot]

Vassiliy Jirov (33-1-29KO's)
Sex: Male
Nationality: Kazakhstan
Alias: The Tiger
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Birthplace: Balgash, Kazakhstan
Division: Cruiserweight
World Rank: 3
Date of Birth: 1974-04-04
Age: 29
Reach: 74,5”
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 1½
Trainer: Tommy Brooks

Career Highlights:
former WBC International Cruiserweight Champion
former WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion
former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion
current NABO Cruiserweight Champion



[Edited on 13-3-2004 by Ocelot]

Fighters made their entrances and are currently being introduced by Michael Buffer.

LETS GET READY TO RUMMMMMBBBLLEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Great Round. Both Men trading solid shots! Jirov landed the better punches. So he wins the round in my card.



Mesi:9
Jirov:10

TOTAL: 9/10

Great Round for Mesi. Mesi landed some very hard shots that seemed to stun Jirov for a bit. This fight will not go the distance if both men keep fighting like this.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 19/19

Jirov went back to boxing this round. Mesi still able to land almost at will with some good combinations.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 29/28

Great Round for Mesi. He Stunned Jirov with some solid right hands. Jirov managed to catch Mesi with a couple of good ones towards the end of the round. But not enough to win it.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 39/37

Awesome Round! Messi tattoed Jirov with power shots stunning Jirov at least once!
Great Round for Mesi.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 49/46

Great Round for Mesi. Jirov got hit with an accidental headbutt opening a cut under hit right eye. Mesi hitting Jirov with everything. Mesi warned for a low blow.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 59/55

Jirov is getting hit with a lot of power punches. He seems exhausted. The cut seems to be under control. Mesi wins the Round.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 69/64

Jirov landed a couple of good shots. But Mesi basically beat up Jirov stunning him a couple of times with power shots. Mesi winning the fight easy.



Mesi:10
Jirov:9

TOTAL: 79/73

Jirov Knocked DOWN Mesi with a hard Right Hand!! Mesi came back to fight Jirov. Great round for Jirov.



Mesi:8
Jirov:10

TOTAL: 87/83

MESI GOES DOWN TWICE IN ROUND 10!!!
Great Round for Jirov!! Lets see what the judges decide. Mesi Wins in my card still.



Mesi:7
Jirov:10

TOTAL: 94/93 Mesi Wins by 1 point in my card. It could go either way folks!!

[Edited on 13-3-2004 by Ocelot]

Whoah that sounded a great fight and Jirov came on real strong in the last few rounds..

Last time i see Mesi fight he kept dropping his hands..

Judges Desicion:
all 3 judges scored the fight 94/93
Mesi Wins by UD!!

My Card: 94/93
Leaderman Card: 94/93

sounds like it was a great fight, where was it held?

Awesome Fight. Mesi domnated most of the fight but fell appart in the last 2 rounds allowing Jirov to come back and almost win the fight. Great fight for Mesi although he needs to learn from this.

NEXT FIGHT!! Mosley vs Wright

That was close and you was spot on again with ya card!!!!!!!

Well done Ocelot!!

Man sounds like Mesi was a bit lucky to win in the end..

Originally posted by toejam
sounds like it was a great fight, where was it held?

Las Vegas, Nevada