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Ossie Ocasio faces Dwight Muhammad Qawi in a Cruiserweight bout to see who gets the next title shot at Evander Holyfield on Showtime Boxing
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00:00And that sums it up. All offense, actually little defense on the part of
00:08White Mohamed Kowe. Let's listen in on the referee, Richard Steele.
00:11...by my commands at all times. Is there any question? Shake hands, good luck.
00:18Scoring is on the 10-point must system. With the judges handling the scoring, the standing
00:25eight count is in effect as you take a look at the tail of the tape.
00:30And you see the height advantage over four inches in favor of Ocasio. Three knockdown rule
00:35in effect. And the ring position has the authority to stop the fight. As does the referee, a fighter
00:42may not be saved by the bell except in the last round.
01:00Ocasio opening up much faster than he usually does.
01:09Imagine the inactivity of Ocasio. His last fight, March of 86, he won a 10-round decision over
01:15Sixty Maldonado, a man that Dwight Kowe destroyed with four rounds last
01:21February contest. And Ocasio did not fight at all through 1985.
01:27The ring rush is going to be a factor here.
01:33Kowe is on a roll right now. He's used to fighting often now, and he's always a fighter that was a busy fighter.
01:42Ocasio has been characterized by the wise guys as a defensive fighter without a good defense,
01:48which at least very little to talk about. He falls back. He tries to get you into traps.
01:54His defense is not the greatest because once the action starts going, he gets hammered.
02:01Midway point. Opening round.
02:03That's a scheduled curtain. Ocasio has actually had a second life as a junior heavyweight or cruiserweight
02:15after beginning his professional career as a heavyweight. Back in Fort Larry Holmes for the
02:21WBC heavyweight crown. That was back in 79. Kowe able to get the rip up on Ocasio.
02:28Great right hand punch on Ocasio coming in. He's a little bit slow. That ring rust.
02:36Almost immediately showing up. Ocasio being chased and trying to stay away.
02:46Kowe just loading up in this first round. He's just not holding anything back.
02:53Ocasio has been fighting so long. He has been around since 1976.
02:58And as a professional, he met Jimmy Young twice,
03:01winning both times on decisions, fought Michael Doakes twice. One bout was a draw,
03:06the other, Ocasio knocked down in the first round.
03:09And for final seconds, opening round.
03:23And this is round two. That's Spanish you heard.
03:28From Benitez said, come in now, jab and come in. That's exactly what he did and got gonged by a right
03:46hand in the first round, which was the best and maybe only serious punch of that encounter,
03:52which I felt that Kowe ain't one-handedly on points, unofficial.
04:02Ocasio just pawing away and then trying to get out of the way of the steamroll effect of Kowe.
04:09That's basically what they meant by a defense that was no defense.
04:14He's ineffectual. The jab is not a stinging jab. It doesn't keep people away.
04:19And Dwight does exactly what he wants. Just comes ahead,
04:22waiting for the opportunity to land that right hook that's so strong,
04:25or the left hook to the body, which is his patented attack.
04:28He must have the oldest knee brace in boxing. It's got a rip in it.
04:35I think someone should inform what they sell. If you get a new one,
04:38you don't have to use it for the rest of your life.
04:40They were selling it, actually, at one of the boutique shops here at the Seasons at the Smith Summit.
04:49Now, his last fight was in Atlantic City back in February.
04:53That four-round knockout of Sixto Maldonado last July.
04:57Kowe lost that 15-round decision.
05:00Terrific fight losing to Amanda Holyfield with a WBA junior heavyweight title.
05:07That one, Kowe got off quickly, and then Holyfield came off.
05:11Having a long layoff for Kowe over six months between fights.
05:16That's why he felt that he had it in advance. He had stunned Holyfield,
05:20and he let him off the hook, and he said, that's not going to happen again.
05:23Break, break, break, don't move, don't move.
05:27Richard Steele telling Ocasio to stop the holding.
05:33Freezing blow by Kowe, although the crowd reacted.
05:38And now the right hand got in.
05:40This size differential should certainly be in Ocasio's favor, but when you're that tall and you're falling back all the time, the little guy can just eat you up, which is what Kowe has done for these two rounds.
05:55And if any of you youngsters are looking, if you want to learn how not to throw a jab, watch Ocasio.
06:05He just paws it out there and leaves it out there.
06:09Oh, big right hand by Ocasio did not land flush, fortunately for Ozzy Ocasio.
06:19And the corner of white Muhammad Kowe, the cut man, Eddie Allen.
06:24And this is round three.
06:26And this is round three.
06:30Marv Albert with a fight doctor, Jerry Pacheco, from the Sports Pavilion at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Stavano.
06:36And the corner of the country.
06:38And the corner of white Muhammad Kowe, the cut man, Eddie Allen.
06:41And this is round three.
06:43Marv Albert with a fight doctor, Jerry Pacheco, from the Sports Pavilion at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Stavano.
06:50Ocasio didn't get a whole lot of help in his corner.
06:57And he was, the corner man said, you're doing all right.
07:01Just go easy, take it easy.
07:03And jab and then step in.
07:05Right now, his biggest trouble is he's going to lose his trunks if somebody didn't pull him up over his protection.
07:12Winner of this bounce will face the winner of the Holyfield parking fight that is coming up later on here on Showtime.
07:32Yeah, that will be a title battle.
07:39Listening to the long list of heavyweights at Ocasio Pacheco, and you look at him now, you wonder how he got in with heavyweight.
07:47He shrugs it certainly doesn't look like he belongs in with Holmes and Young and the likes of all those big heavyweights.
07:54And Cowie won the WBC light heavyweight title back in 1981.
08:01Successfully defended three times.
08:03Lost the crown to Michael Spinks.
08:05March of 83.
08:07Cowie says he still has hopes of a vengeance lost to Spinks.
08:12The man is 34 years old, but still looking for Michael Spinks.
08:17And of course, he would like another shot at Holyfield.
08:22Well, Holyfield gets by Ricky Parkey.
08:30Cowie is that kind of warrior that wants to take on everybody.
08:33He wants to take on Tyson.
08:34He wants to take on Spinks again.
08:36He'll take on Cootie if they let him.
08:38He's just a fighter.
08:39The man is a gladiator.
08:41Again, the ineffective jab and falling in the tie up Cowie before he can get off that left hook.
09:02Nothing at all on the punches of Ozzy Ocasio, which has been his story right throughout his long career.
09:15He's going away with the jab.
09:17Well, he says he has to warm up his muscles.
09:20So he's in the process of warming up right now and slowing the first three rounds while he's doing it.
09:25Final seconds of round three, thinking back to Cowie's last outing back in Atlantic City in February.
09:40After he beat Maldonado, he was a bit on the excitable side as he looked to a rematch with Holyfield.
09:48He's good enough for Holyfield.
09:51All right, Mohamed Cowie wants another shot at Amanda Holyfield.
09:57Cowie told by the referee with the steal to give Ozzy Ocasio some room as he finally makes the adjustment with his trunks.
10:04They finally got the trunks up there.
10:10This is round four.
10:12It has been Cowie over the first three rounds.
10:15No knockdowns to this point.
10:17Schedule for ten.
10:20First two good shots, Paucazio.
10:22Nice one-two off the ropes.
10:27He certainly has got to get warmed up into some kind of offensive action.
10:30Nice hot shot right hand, but without a lot of sting to it, it landed and builds a point but doesn't hurt anything but his feet.
10:38What does the fight doctor score five for us?
10:41I have a sweep 30 to 27, meaning all three rounds have gone to Cowie.
10:46Scoring on the ten-point must system, the three judges, Mark Laurie of Las Vegas.
10:51Bill Grant, Dave Moretti.
10:55They are ready.
10:56He appears to have lost what little punch he had.
10:58He has no steam to him there.
11:00Zipping sharp punches.
11:01They don't look like they could hurt Cowie.
11:02And certainly something's got to stop him and determine the tracking and attack.
11:05that is his style.
11:06That is his style.
11:07Yes.
11:08Yes.
11:09Yes!
11:10Yes!
11:11Yes!
11:12Yes!
11:13Yes!
11:14Yes!
11:15Yes!
11:16Yes!
11:17Yes!
11:18Yes!
11:19Yes!
11:20Yes!
11:33Yes!
11:34Yes!
11:35Kaui looking to unleash the right hand as he continues to chase D'Ocasio.
11:53Mike Kaui, 34 years old, from Canton, New Jersey.
11:57Product of a broken home, his childhood story, not under pretty tall.
12:02He served 5 1⁄2 years at Railway State Prison for armed robbery.
12:06He became interested in boxing by sparring with another prison inmate, James Scott.
12:16He says the time he spent behind bars turned his life around.
12:20He became a professional boxer in 1978.
12:32He's almost leaping off his feet trying to get to him to Ocasio as he falls back into the ropes.
12:46And that'll do it.
12:52Round 4.
12:54We are at...
12:56Round 4.
12:57...the judges it is Dave Moretti and Mark Laurel.
13:00We are working along with Patricia German, all from Las Vegas.
13:15And you are hearing the referee Richard Steele trying to prevent the holding tactics that
13:22to be utilized by Ozzy Ocasio right hand by Kali just this freezing blow to the
13:37side
13:45I think they're gonna have to bring in some suspenders these are old he's pulled
13:49out off he's pulled out all the strings
13:54I was pretty safe
14:06talking with Mike Kelly earlier in the week he did not expect that he would be boxing at round number
14:12he did not expect a track meet either he expected some kind of a fight which has not materialized to
14:22this moment Ocasio's fighting what is called a survivor fight
14:27and he has Kali launching that time with the left hand
14:44there are those who feel that a championship fight especially almost at the end of your career
14:49you should let it all lay out do as much as you can whether you go out on the cameras or not but go out a fighter
15:02in Ocasio's case that has never been his style and I would think if he attempted to do that
15:08particularly against a hard puncher like Kali it would be an early ending
15:14it will just delay the inevitable
15:17since Ocasio's not fighting to win this fight particularly right now but just falling back
15:24unless he's waiting for the light Kali to get tired
15:27and we're moving up on 15 seconds to go in the Smith round and scheduled for 10
15:32and Ocasio stepping up to speed he's almost breaking into a trot
15:50and he's got a kick-a-boo tactic by Kali taking a couple of light jabs and trying to unleash
16:05we saw Dwight Kali in February in Atlantic City he came in at a chunky 207 pound score
16:246-0 Maldonado he's down 195 and a half this evening 207 the heaviest
16:32he had ever carried he had ever carried and also heard about him from the media and was not pleased
16:41Dwight come on and fight says Dwight Kali
16:50it has not been a thriller because of the tactics of Ocasio just as you imagine looking to survive
16:57very frustrating for a fighter like a gladiator like Dwight Muhammad
17:04he likes to just get there and lay it out with a man as he has done some of his epic encounters
17:10that's what he likes the best but this kind of cat and mouse chess game just drives him to destruction
17:17don't hold him
17:20don't hold him
17:29don't hold him
17:31don't hold him
17:36Richard Steele continues to admonish Ocasio. Don't hold him. Let him go.
17:41Fight. And none of it is making any sense to Jaws, who answers him in Spanish.
17:46No hablo ingles, he says.
17:50Ozzy Jaws Ocasio.
17:53They gotta follow Ozzy Pete Ocasio after his fight.
17:56Punch inside and get out. Come on in front.
18:06Time to get the idea that Ocasio is poor with the proceedings.
18:11Little smile plays on his face as he's hearing some inside joke that we're all not privy to.
18:18And in the meantime, desperation on the face of Kawi, who wants to fight and has a man eluding all of his efforts.
18:32Less than a minute to go. Sixth round.
18:35It has been a walk through. Ocasio just circling the ring. Kawi in pursuit.
18:42You know, the thing is, if Ocasio could fight a little bit when he went into these breaks, he could be stealing rounds
18:51because he's causing Kawi to be frustrated to miss punches and so forth.
18:55But since his punches are so ineffectual and so poorly thrown, they're not getting points for him.
19:00So therefore, it's not exactly a Leonard and Hagler.
19:03It's not exactly a guy chasing to get punched and a brilliant boxer boxing away and administering punishment when he stops.
19:08And that'll do it for another uneventful three minutes.
19:25A little bit of uncharacteristic opinion sharing by the referee who walked over and gave a lecture to Kawi.
19:33Now, we said, you're going to have to make this fight work on that side, he said.
19:38Even he is rooting for it.
19:47Well, Richard Steele doing some coaching, but all he wants to see is some energy and some action.
19:53And if he can speak Spanish properly, he would go to the other corner, as he will do eventually, and say,
19:58if you don't start fighting, points will fly, eventually disqualify.
20:02He's not that bad just yet, but as we saw in the bone pressure, Smith, Tyson White.
20:08The referee would have been entirely justified to take a point and warn him that the fight would have been a disqualification had he not fought it.
20:14It was a disgrace for the heavyweight championship of the world.
20:17This is not quite in the category of a disgrace, but it's certainly not something you write home about.
20:23The winner here will get a title shot against the winner of the Holyfield parking bout.
20:30And this continues the way it has been going.
20:34It will be an unanimous decision for White Kawi and strictly a workout.
20:40Not much to be told from a bout like this, particularly in measuring how he would go up against a Parque or a Holyfield.
20:48It will be a conditioning fight, nor will it be one that will help build the image of that fight,
20:53because you can't tell anything here from Kawi.
20:55Kawi had had a brilliant performance here.
20:58Then people say, with that and the steam that he's got behind him, it's going to be a blazing fight.
21:04Holyfield has developed. We shall see what happens later on.
21:07But he has developed much, much improved over the Holyfield that fought Kawi.
21:13So, oh, and a complaint. A complaint from Ocasio. You hit me on the elbow.
21:19Come on, you guys. You can work.
21:25Marshall Steele again. Pleading for some action.
21:32He's trying to orchestrate. I mean, I find that admirable in a referee.
21:35Some people object. They say a referee has no place, but I do.
21:37I think the referee should be telling people, working, get out and fight here.
21:42Another round of little action. Coming up on 10 seconds.
21:46Another round of little action, coming up on 10 seconds to go in the seventh.
22:16Cowie is not even chasing him with the enthusiasm that he did in the first few rounds, he's just walking after him.
22:26Actually, they do better than that than I do.
22:29And this is round eight.
22:33That's the hardest punch that I saw Cowie missed it, but it was the hardest punch I've seen him throw.
22:38He used to do something in anger just then.
22:44I guess this corner said enough playing around.
22:47Now go get him, he's yours.
22:50Ocasio is 31 years old out of Puerto Rico.
22:54He has been around.
22:56He is ranked second by the WBA, which is a mystery when we consider the inactivity.
23:01Also, you consider the junior heavyweight division.
23:05Quality at the top of Amanda Holyfield, but here's Ocasio ranked number two.
23:10Unbelievable.
23:11I think it's just from the dirt of fighters who find that category rather mysterious.
23:20It does fit into that.
23:21Just guys on the way up to heavyweights fit into that category.
23:25It's an artificial category.
23:27And therefore, we have Ocasio ranked number two.
23:33Doing his version of the Milrose games here, he does not seem to have in his mind at any time that he's going to stop and fight.
23:40Kaui is ranked number one by the WBA, 34 years old out of Canton, New Jersey, ranking a 27-3 in one cross, 16 by knockout.
23:52And continues the chase.
23:54Continues to pursue Ocasio.
23:57It's possible that Kaui will lose one of these rounds or several of these rounds now because he is just giving up the ghost.
24:09He doesn't have the energy to chase him.
24:11He's throwing no punches.
24:12So even as little as Ocasio is throwing is more than Dwight is throwing.
24:18I think sometimes a venue has to do with how a man fights.
24:30I think Ocasio and Puerto Rico fights a much more aggressive fight than you see here.
24:34Or else the peel of skin when he goes back to the rest of the world.
24:37I'm serious.
24:38People in Mexico and Puerto Rico, they batter you on the way.
24:42They throw things at you on the way back if you fight this kind of a fight.
24:46You wouldn't do this in front of his hometown audience in Puerto Rico, I guarantee you.
24:53I agree with you because the pressure is a bit different and he does not want to be embarrassed.
24:59Not that he has ever really been the type of fighter who will heat it up, but still, I don't think you'd necessarily see this kind of performance.
25:06You can hear the crowd reaction now.
25:09Latin fans will excuse anything in confidence and lack of talent, anything but lack of heart.
25:16If you show a lack of fear of the other fighter, a lack of heart, they just don't believe you should be fighting for the title.
25:22This is round number nine.
25:32All right, Dave, and this is round number nine.
25:37White, Mohamed Kawi in the red.
25:39Jose Ocasio up on his toes now in the white.
25:44And continues to hear it from the crowd.
25:47And Cali says, come on, get into it.
25:50And so does Richard Steele.
25:52He said, come on, come on, enough of prancing around.
25:54Oh.
25:55Hey.
25:56White's trying to make it mad.
25:59He's been trying to say, you don't want to fight this way, let's go to the street and fight the streetway.
26:04Come on, show me something.
26:06And he shows him some more speed.
26:08Finding foot speed.
26:09The man would make a great cornerback in the NFL.
26:14If you do football, do you think this guy would do all right with Indianapolis?
26:18Buffalo?
26:19Getting very cynical.
26:23Oh, he hurt his, he hurt his, I think that's his shoulder.
26:35I think that's his shoulder.
26:36The way he wrenched it, he might have pulled that out of the socket.
26:39And the fans will not believe this one as a timeout is called by Richard Steele.
26:44No, he has something wrong with his shoulder.
26:49It should not be allowed.
26:50Now, Richard Steele allowing them to continue.
26:53They should call the doctor up to check it, at least.
26:55He got a severe wrench in the shoulder.
26:57He's trying to pull it back in.
26:58Might have popped back in, but let me tell you, that is a painful thing.
27:03Let him go, let him go.
27:05Let him go, let him go.
27:10Let him go, let him go.
27:12Now, Kowski's going to get mad at him.
27:14White's doing anything to make him mad so he can fall into a fight.
27:17See the way White has his arm locked and is pulling on it and trying to, with leverage,
27:24pop that out of the socket.
27:26Now, watch that.
27:27See that?
27:28He did it again.
27:29The right hand of Kawi holding on of that left arm of Ocasio.
27:32Anything to make him mad.
27:33Now, that's the closest thing to action we've seen so far, and it bore very little resemblance
27:39to boxing.
27:40Now, that's the closest thing to action we've seen so far, and it bore very little resemblance
27:56to boxing.
27:57Well, this is an embarrassing and almost a shameful night for Ocasio.
28:24This is his last fight.
28:25It is a shameful way to leave after a very good career.
28:31And Richard Steele continues to talk to Ocasio about the holding, and we will go to a tenth
28:41and final round.
28:43Many people who feel that Mike Tyson's toughest opponent down the road could be Commander Holyfield.
28:50He has to gain weight.
28:52It has to be natural weight, and of course he has to win these fights tonight.
28:55He's in a tough fight.
28:56He's got to win continuously for the next year, year and a half.
29:00As Tyson goes through the heavyweight ranks, I see it as a big fight down the line if they
29:07both continue to win.
29:08And if there's anybody that can beat him, it'll be a new, fresh guy like Holyfield.
29:11None of the old guys around are going to beat Dyson.
29:15This is the tenth and final round.
29:18It has been a deadly nine rounds.
29:22What do you have on the scorecard?
29:27It's almost academic.
29:28I get my nine tables are getting pushed to the limit.
29:3390 to 81 every single round for Kawi.
29:37I'm sure one of two of those could have easily gone to Ocasio just because Kawi slowed down
29:44and did nothing but still at all.
29:47It is an overwhelming favorite to win the fight.
29:51Ocasio doing nothing but earning the boos of the crowd.
29:56I think if, unless we have a sudden turn here on the tenth round,
30:01and as he gets back to the hotel, they're going to be booing him.
30:04They're in the lobby.
30:06They may find himself locked out of his room.
30:08With a maid waiting for him in the hallway to take him off.
30:13Halfway, Mark, in his tenth and final round.
30:20And the backpedaling continues.
30:30It should have been a good fight to back into a pacifist convention.
30:36A bunch of people who don't like to really see fighting should come and see this way.
30:43As a result of the Ocasio bicycle.
30:46Kawi has not been able to get much going.
30:49Has not been able to line anything up.
30:51Not landed flush.
30:53We have about 30 seconds to go on the bout.
31:09Tuck to recall ten more boring rounds than this one.
31:26Merciless assault on your senses.
31:41Coming up later on, Evander Holyfield and Ricky Parking.
31:47And that is it.
31:48And the crowd reacts.
31:50And Ocasio has the audacity to raise his right hand.
32:04So we will get the decision in just a moment.
32:09And just ahead, here on Showtime, it will be Evander Holyfield, the WBA Junior Heavyweight Champion,
32:21going up against the IBF Cruiserweight Champ, Ricky Parking.
32:25That is scheduled for 15 rounds.
32:28A battle of two champions.
32:36Las Vegas, Nevada.
32:38Temperature at 79 degrees.
32:41It is just before 8 o'clock here in the state of Nevada.
32:45Marv Albert and the fight doctor, Ferdy Pacheco, with you at ringside.
32:50And we're awaiting the decision.
32:52White, Mohamed Kawi, moments ago, concluding a walkthrough against Ozzy Ocasio.
33:02And it appears to be no question about it, the scoring on the ten-point must system.
33:07Handled by the three judges, Art Glory, Patricia Jarman, Dave Moretti, all from Las Vegas.
33:15What does Ozzy Ocasio think after the fight?
33:27Does he say, well, well, the nights work?
33:30I think so. I think he says, well, it's a living.
33:32That's one more time we fool the public.
33:34Let's see if we can lay low for a while and come back and steal another few dollars.
33:38But it truly is a fight like this borderline.
33:43There should be a borderline decision-making group to say, listen, you didn't earn your money.
33:48You know, let's negotiate how much money you're going to get.
33:50You didn't earn your money today. Let's say that's for sure.
33:53And it appears set for the decision, so let's go to Chuck Hall.
34:00Ladies and gentlemen, here is the decision of the judges.
34:03We have a majority decision.
34:06Judge Patricia Jarman scores the bout.
34:09Ninety-five, Kali.
34:11Ninety-five, Ocasio.
34:16Judge Art Glory scores the bout.
34:18Ninety-five, Ocasio.
34:20Ninety-four, Kali.
34:22And Judge David Reddy scores the bout.
34:26Ninety-six, ninety-four.
34:29In favor of the winner by majority decision,
34:33Ocasio.
34:35I can't believe that.
34:38Amazing.
34:40Amazing.
34:41Three judges, just like in the Leonard fight for Mr. Guerra.
34:46They must have trained under Mr. Guerra.
34:48That is incredible.
34:50That is the most incredible decision I think I have seen in my entire time in boxing.
34:59But proud in disbelief, we have had some strange decisions here in Las Vegas.
35:05But this one, this one is a Hall of Fame.
35:08We just got through saying they should put some money off his first, and they give him the decision.
35:14That is the most amazing piece of narrow-minded thought I've ever seen.
35:19I mean, how could they narrow-sighted?
35:21How could they have seen that?
35:22Ocasio quickly leaving before an interview is given.
35:28Ocasio stealing one here in Las Vegas.
35:32Let's take a look at the fight, Dr. Scork, on a majority decision for Ocasio.
35:39I could not believe it.
35:40I had every round given, and I said several could have been given the other way, but he was just fighting such a shamelessly ineffectual fight that I don't see anybody could have given him anything off the bunches he was throwing.
35:52He was throwing nothing.
35:53There was nothing on his punches.
35:55No steam, no effort, and outside of a track meet, I don't know how that could possibly be.
36:01I do not know how that could possibly be.
36:03Maybe that's what makes boxing so interesting, Mark.
36:06Or weird.
36:07I'm trying to avoid saying that word.
36:10And so it is Ocasio, believe it or not, who will get a title shot.
36:17And Ocasio back in the ring now and getting moved by the crowd.
36:22It will be Ocasio getting a title shot against the winner of Evander Holyfield and Ricky Parkey.
36:33All that is missing here is a laugh track.
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