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WBC No 1. Contender Greg Page faces No .2 contender Renaldo Snipes in an elimination bout and for the USBA Heavyweight Title
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00:00:00about boxing we can give you some rugby information now through from rotarua is the information that
00:00:04the line in las vegas nevada for the fight between the wbc number one and number two contender there's
00:00:09greg page and he's fighting ronaldos knights now nine years later he's said to be on the verge of
00:00:15greatness he's been his own worst enemy in the past ballooning to as much as 250 pounds
00:00:21but page now calls those days ancient history i was taking things for granted i was uh neglecting
00:00:27my ability i wouldn't i wouldn't keep my tools polished and there was some fights where some
00:00:32guys caught me when my tool wasn't polished so what i'm doing what i'm doing now i'm keeping my
00:00:36tools polished i'm staying active i'm keeping my weight down 17 of pages 21 victories have been ko's
00:00:42his last knockout victim was this man james quick tillis who made his premature exit in the eighth
00:00:48round because i stopped tillis it wasn't the fact it wasn't the case where i stopped training hard i
00:00:54started training even harder before the fight so now uh you can see the fight my weight and
00:00:59slick my weight now where they have trimmed down almost 190 so uh most people they dwell about my
00:01:05speed my accuracy my movement they said i have fluid movement so what i've been doing i've been
00:01:11perfecting it so when i fight you will see it if you get by this fight obviously it's going to be
00:01:18either weaver or dopes well it don't make any difference because i'd rather fight home that's who i want
00:01:22i want to fight larry holmes because you know everyone has had a shot at the title by myself
00:01:27you know i have i did pull myself from the number one position when i was in wba but i wasn't ready
00:01:32then too many things were going on at the time so now i'm at the position for that i'm ready for a
00:01:36title shot and i can't get one i can't get one for nothing so only thing i'm gonna do is sit down
00:01:41and take my time i'll get one page's last triumph came just three months ago in cleveland against larry frazier
00:01:47in that fight you can see where my body started to trim and my punches and things starting to come in
00:01:51i've done what i had to do to win like he was a sleeper he liked to lay on the ropes and try to
00:01:56stall for time which he did and i pulled him out of his game a little bit and he tried to pull me to
00:02:00his game which uh i was smart enough i didn't let him do it i fought my fight and i don't i had to do
00:02:06weight has been a variable and paid his life but music has been his constant companion wherever he goes
00:02:11my company is my music so you know the beat helps and help me push myself harder you know i don't
00:02:20even want to push me hard if i didn't have it i still push myself harder but you know it's company
00:02:25it keeps me busy
00:02:33it was a short time ago when page was carried out of the ring into the hospital with a severely sprained
00:02:38ankle pain is something he knows he has to live with on the wbc title road
00:02:47i was back here maybe a couple days ago and i had a almost a critical accident i slipped and i twist my
00:02:56ankle on the uh board in the ring due to the fact a grand piano was in the ring uh before i came in the
00:03:03train so the doctors told me it would be about three to four weeks before i'd be able to use my
00:03:08ankle again but i told them they were wrong and i developed my ankle going to therapy twice a day
00:03:14getting shock treatments and acupuncture and today i'm having the last this week i've been boxing running
00:03:21on it real well and i feel it it's 100 better greg page ronaldo snipes from houston texas almost won the
00:03:29world championship 18 months ago when he decked larry holmes in pittsburgh let's look now at the
00:03:34career of ronaldo snipes ronaldo snipes is more at home walking these streets of the bronx and the
00:03:41glittery walkways of las vegas he says he was brought up poor he's bitter a young man who's used this sport
00:03:48to fight his way out of the ghetto but he really didn't take it seriously until he met his manager
00:03:52the reverend jim williams he called snipes's right against larry holmes the 20 million dollar punch
00:03:58but trainer herschel jacobs talks about that left that wasn't thrown in the seventh round
00:04:05i knew it would take the left hook to put homes out i knew if you turn the left hook on you could have
00:04:09pulled a bucket of ice on him a ton of ice and the holmes would have never woke up because i knew that
00:04:13that was exactly what it would have taken to to to take him out of there and uh when he didn't come back
00:04:19with that left hook i uh jumped up from the seat and i screamed i screamed come back i said hook
00:04:25and he threw his hands in the air and i knew then that uh that holmes wobbling and i knew holmes and
00:04:31holmes being a champion and him being uh a good champion i knew he would get up from it and i knew
00:04:36he would come back and i knew he would try to fight hard fighting hard is an understatement as larry holmes
00:04:42took command and then ko'd snipes in the 11th after nearly losing his title just four rounds earlier
00:04:48so now it's back to the gym although greg page may be the opponent it's the title that he's searching
00:04:53for and he doesn't care who he has to knock out to get it well my ultimate goal is not to get larry
00:04:59holmes back to me my ultimate goal is to be the heavyweight champ of the world if larry holmes is
00:05:02still there i'll fight him if he's not then i'll fight whoever has it my ultimate goal is not no personal
00:05:07thing don't get me wrong it's not personal my this is the business i look at it has been in there to be
00:05:12the heavyweight champ of the world
00:05:31well you deal with the pressure by dealing with
00:05:33uh people around you that you have confidence in and the people around you that you have
00:05:40confidence in would keep the pressure off you because they have the confidence in you
00:05:45in myself and in my abilities so as long as they tell me
00:05:48that everything's all right then i go in that ring as a killer
00:05:52we'll knock them out inside of seven rounds pressure gonna use a lot of pressure on them
00:05:56don't give them any room to move and keep the pressure right on them all the time that's our goal
00:06:16i started from the dirt bottom i worked my way up to the top page came up through the media he came up
00:06:21through the through the tv networks he came up through uh just being everything being handed to
00:06:28him he's not used to reaching down and grabbing that dirt when he get tired he don't know how what
00:06:32it is to reach and grab a person heart out of his body and and and pull something everybody can reach
00:06:38down and grab that championship stuff out of you page hasn't got that he hasn't got no heart and i'm
00:06:43gonna bring it out of him
00:06:46ronaldo snipes live championship heavyweight boxing actions being brought to you by
00:06:51budweiser light the best never comes easy that's why there's nothing else like it
00:06:56we'll be back with the usba heavyweight boxing championship in just a moment
00:07:03so there it is friday evening in las vegas nevada all set now for the wbc fight between the number one
00:07:10and the number two contenders it also incidentally is the usba heavyweight championship fight in other
00:07:15words the winner of this fight will become the united states boxing association heavyweight champion
00:07:20for what that title is worth bob oh it's a legitimate thing i mean it's like having a new zealand
00:07:25champion who and you know if we dominated world titles as well but he's certainly a good looking
00:07:30fellow and if his attitude's right i reckon snipes will cause an upset and beat page interesting there
00:07:35to hear what snipes said he is the one who's had the real poor background whereas page is the one that's
00:07:39come up as ronaldo snipes said through the tv networks he in fact had a distinguished amateur career
00:07:44did he certainly did yes and uh he never fought in the olympics he was uh beaten um in the olympic
00:07:49trials in the trials yeah it was surprising that was uh greg page all all right now set to go back
00:07:54live to las vegas for snipes against page
00:07:57it looks like our commentators are not quite ready for this between page and snipes here they are now
00:08:12the elimination bout break page ronaldo snipes the u.s boxing association heavyweight championship
00:08:18up for grabs in this one now let's go to the center of the ring and the ring announcer jimmy lennon
00:08:24well boxing fans here we go the all-important united states boxing association heavyweight
00:08:32championship at stake this evening in this wbc heavyweight title elimination bout and it will be
00:08:41for a duration of 12 rounds bringing to your attention in the heavyweight elimination title bout
00:08:48there cannot be a draw the three knockdown rule is in effect presenting the officials your referee will
00:08:57be richard green of las vegas judging at ringside and they are doing the scoring we have drain
00:09:04ford and dalby shirley of las vegas from reno it's doug tucker timekeepers at the bell mike
00:09:13licella with jane broadfoot here we go in this 12 round bout presenting to you the hard punching
00:09:20challenger from yonkers in new york white trunks with a blue trim rated in wbc is the number two contender
00:09:32in the world he weighs 216 pounds he has 11 knockouts in his 23 wins introducing ronaldo mr snipes
00:09:46on my left fans wearing gold trunks with a white trim from louisville kentucky rated by the wbc is
00:10:02the number one heavyweight contender in the world a former great international amateur boxing champion
00:10:09being the golden glove champion and 77 17 17 knockouts and his 21 great wins he weighs 227 pounds
00:10:20the defending usba heavyweight champion gregory page
00:10:27richard green now giving instructions
00:10:36senator ring please
00:10:49good evening gentlemen both of you guys are professional fighters so let's handle ourselves
00:10:54lack of lack of personal fighters y'all heard the rules today do you have any questions to my left
00:10:59questions any questions to my right good luck to both fighters
00:11:06that's the first time we've seen page on his feet he's been in his corner all the way through
00:11:10until now as we look at the tail of the tape reach one advantage four inches the part of greg page
00:11:15and apart from that there's not a great deal to choose between the two
00:11:19once again ray mancini you've seen a lot of boxing give us your assessment as to how you figure this
00:11:24one to go uh it's going to be wild right off the bat uh i have to see a few runs before we can see uh
00:11:30really give you a clear clear cut who's going to win this fight
00:11:36round one scheduled for 12. page the number one and strikes the number two wbc heavyweight contenders
00:11:45as the scramble continues michael dokes and mike weaver a surprising draw and about we showed you a
00:11:53little while ago still to come larry holmes defends against tim witherspoon for the wbc heavyweight
00:12:02championship a lot of questions need answering tonight and these two will have a say in the future of
00:12:08the heavyweight division at least the winner certainly will snipes and page
00:12:15age got caught early in a fight last fall
00:12:18against jeans quick tillis came back to knockout toss in the eighth round he was dropped
00:12:23in the early going he doesn't want to make that mistake here against snipes he's got a very quick
00:12:28right hand he could turn it over in a hurry on he was larry holmes found out
00:12:32he decked holmes november the 6th 81 in pittsburgh that 7-11 fight holmes down the seventh up to win
00:12:39over snipes in the 11th round
00:12:43i told you before don i feel greg page has the most talent in the bit in the division
00:12:47uh just at times he seems to get lazy now he seems to want it more
00:12:51i feel if he if he keeps this intensity in this desire he will be a world champion
00:12:55well he has the weight down that's got to be a factor for him midway in the first round as
00:12:59you heard earlier he's fought as high as 250 227 coming in here that's a good 10 pounds later than
00:13:05he was for tell us last november in houston on the holmes cob card
00:13:12ronaldo snipes is so very dangerous because he's so awkward that he's perfected this style
00:13:18and the opponent don't know doesn't know half the time what he's going to do because he don't know
00:13:22himself don so you know when you don't when the man himself don't know he's very dangerous less than
00:13:28a minute to go on the round not exactly a rhythmic fluid fighter very unorthodox in his style of snipes
00:13:52snipes almost let the right hand go uh go don and we all know ronal snipes is a very good uh right
00:13:58hand and if greg page keeps his hands down sooner or later he may get caught with and it could be good
00:14:02night well as we stated he was caught earlier as recently as six months ago the first couple of rounds
00:14:08by tell us came back off the canvas to beat him
00:14:12less than 10 seconds to go in round one it is scheduled for 12 the usba heavyweight title on the
00:14:22line we'll be back
00:14:29bob first round first impressions well they're both exchanging jabs both good fast men uh the interesting
00:14:35thing is that although they're both six foot two there's a four page has that four inch um uh reach
00:14:41difference and uh to his advantage and it's showing i think he edged around and the reach was a
00:14:46decisive factor but of course as we said earlier you know a punch is chance and my god that snipes
00:14:52come wacky really that shot we saw of him knocking homes over um i don't think i've ever seen homes
00:14:58look so rubbery and sick and so it's always fraught with interest important to remember that these wbc
00:15:04fights both this elimination bout and also the championship fight between homes and witherspoon
00:15:08are over 12 rounds as compared to the wba fights which were over 15 rounds and uh importantly also
00:15:15there can be no draw in the wbc fights no draw in the wbc fights after the draw we've already seen in
00:15:21the wba bout back to the action the second round is underway a fairly even and uneventful first round
00:15:30between break cage and ronaldo snipes ranked one and two by the world boxing council
00:15:35looking to step up the heavyweight ladder harry holmes remember who defends later on against
00:15:41tim witherspoon will have it for you in a little while 33 i'm sure as to how long he will continue
00:15:47beneath holmes a real scramble for the championship
00:15:50you're right about the uh unorthodox style of snipes it appears to have page ray mancini a little
00:16:00confused well he's a little confused because uh snipes is confused himself but uh page seems to be
00:16:07moving very fluid right now i like what i see in his legs he's moving very very fluid very smooth
00:16:12um bouncing very good i like that a caution now from the referee richard green
00:16:20got to settle snipes down let's go sends him back into action snipes looks uh rather hyper
00:16:32really fired up when you're in there done you have to keep your composure you should never worry about
00:16:36what the referee says just acknowledge him and go back to work it seems like you let uh what richard
00:16:41be was telling him bother him and it could mess his mind up
00:16:46there seems to be a lot of aimless motion of the part of snipes though in the clear direction
00:16:51page a solid puncher as you can see holding his ground trying to keep the fight in the middle of
00:16:57the ring and very eager now to mix it in close with ronaldo snipes it bangs away to the ribcage of
00:17:03break page
00:17:07coming up to the two-minute mark of this the second round
00:17:11scheduled for 12. usba heavyweight title on the line page the defending champion
00:17:19page looks up to the referee as with head down snipes is boring in on him trying to clinch and tie him up
00:17:26no break order yet now he orders the break snipes continues
00:17:34snipes a lot like dokes earlier leaning in trying to tie his man up forcing
00:17:39page now to battle his way off the ropes
00:17:42there is 11 there is 11 pound weight difference between two gone and though page has 11 pound
00:17:48weight advantage it looks to me as ronal snipers seems to be the more of the stronger physically
00:17:52stronger of the two i would like i'm sorry so 227 for page 216 for snipes all right i would like to
00:17:59think uh ronaldo steps would want to be in on the inside and and roughing uh do a lot of the rust
00:18:05stuff to great page and uh vice versa page would like to keep moving and stay at the end of the jab
00:18:10now that's been snipe strategy and it's worked fairly well so far
00:18:12less than 10 seconds to go in the second round scheduled for 12 as they bang away in the closing
00:18:18second combination there by page scoring snipes fell back at the bell to win round two snipes was
00:18:25stung by that late flurry in the second round by greg page
00:18:32let's go into well greg page showing a bit of flair towards the end of that uh round there bob but do
00:18:37you think he's got the overall advantage yes i've given him both rounds marginally he certainly looks
00:18:41a very competent heavyweight but that the weight is telling isn't it he's dominating and bad sign
00:18:46there from snipes when he lost his temper particularly so early uh it's you know critically important
00:18:51that a boxer retains his call and composure and he didn't a very poor sign and he looks tense
00:18:59in the condition that these boxes are in will it make any difference to the fact that they are
00:19:04fighting in lower temperatures as compared to the earlier fight which was still in the daylight in
00:19:08last well yes obviously it would help i mean but even in the condition that these guys are in
00:19:12bearing in mind that they are trained to the minute as it were yes oh yes but i mean the i don't know
00:19:17why they had fights in las vegas in the afternoon i mean it's it's just ludicrous to put them through
00:19:22that sort of recreation three is underway good left counter punching from snipes as page took it to
00:19:40him now page backs off a little bit snipes very quick hands missing frequently
00:19:58again boring in on greg payne
00:20:03he's moving in dom but he's not hitting them page's reflexes are very sharp tonight
00:20:07he's slipping a lot of good punches but as quick as i've seen greg payne since his amateur days
00:20:13yes very much so
00:20:18now this is scheduled for 12 and they're pretty close snipes has gone a little bit longer throughout
00:20:22his career both averaging less than six rounds now snipes being sent to the corner by
00:20:29referee richard green and he is passing on a low blow and fraction to the judges as page comes
00:20:36right after him so snipes charged with a third round low blow
00:20:45at a point can be taken away if the judges agree
00:20:52good right hand by ronaldo snipes right off the chin of the big page
00:20:56so both men have shown us they're willing to pay the price and now both have snipes and stung late in the
00:21:05second round and page felt that here in the third
00:21:19both men in fine condition both want this victory very badly to move up the ranks in the heavyweight division
00:21:41The winner's supposed to get a title shot.
00:21:49This is an elimination bout now.
00:21:51Snipes being sent away again.
00:21:52Page has suffered another low blow.
00:21:55Referee Green asking if he's okay and lets him continue.
00:21:57But no admonishment as far as direction to the judges that time.
00:22:01But two here charged to Ronaldo Snipes for the referee Green.
00:22:06Again, Snipes is letting what Richard Green says to him bother him.
00:22:09And he's losing his composure today.
00:22:12You said you can't afford to do that, Ray Mancini.
00:22:14Not at all, Don.
00:22:16You got to keep your mind on business.
00:22:21Round three is over.
00:22:24That's got a Leandro Riley now and another sportscaster with the name of Joe Piscopo.
00:22:30Sportscaster, Barber, Joe Piscopo.
00:22:32Joe, last night, Saturday Night Live, you gave a haircut.
00:22:35What happened?
00:22:36Hello again, everybody.
00:22:37Joe Piscopo Live, Saturday Night Sports.
00:22:39The big story.
00:22:40Great fights.
00:22:41He's still got his hair.
00:22:43I'm working.
00:22:44I'm working.
00:22:44The greatest fight of all time right now.
00:22:46Larry Holmes.
00:22:47Tim Witherspoon.
00:22:48Let's do it right here.
00:22:49Let's do it right here.
00:22:49Come on.
00:22:50Luke Gossett's upstairs.
00:22:51He needs some hair.
00:22:52Come on.
00:22:52We're going to work.
00:22:52We're going to work.
00:22:53We're going to give him the excitement of a great evening of boxing.
00:22:55Look at the crowd.
00:22:56Look at the crowd.
00:22:56Yeah, use this thing there at least.
00:22:57All right.
00:22:58A little bit.
00:22:58All right.
00:22:59All right.
00:22:59It's a truce.
00:23:00Let him keep us in.
00:23:01You saw it here, folks, on RSVP.
00:23:03Joe Piscopo Live and Don King getting a trill.
00:23:06Gentlemen.
00:23:07I've heard of a hair-raising event, but this is ridiculous.
00:23:11Fourth round coming up.
00:23:12Page and Snipes.
00:23:15And twice in that second round.
00:23:20Low blows.
00:23:22Snipes responsible for two low blows.
00:23:25To the fourth round now.
00:23:28And Snipes' biggest opponent, apart from Page, would appear to be himself.
00:23:37You can see how over-anxious he is.
00:23:39Missed timing combination.
00:23:41Not setting up well.
00:23:42At least a bit dismayed by the presence of Greg Page, however, who indeed is an imposing
00:23:49figure in the ring.
00:23:50And for him, a light 227 pounds.
00:23:52There's a low shot coming from the left hand of Greg Page.
00:23:58And now, referee Green talking to Page while the exchange continues.
00:24:05Page not allowing the referee to upset him as Snipes had earlier.
00:24:08Go away, dude.
00:24:11Go away, man.
00:24:17Come on.
00:24:17Come on.
00:24:18You ain't making it work.
00:24:19Go away, man.
00:24:20Come on.
00:24:22Go, person there.
00:24:24Then, Page coming through with a right hand.
00:24:26Partially deflected.
00:24:27get inside again and bang to the bodies
00:24:30I'll tell you Don
00:24:31even though Greg Page's reflexes are very sharp
00:24:33he's taken an awful chance by keeping his hands very low
00:24:35especially when he's very close
00:24:38when Ronaldo snubs at that big right hand
00:24:40he's thrown it a few times
00:24:41he's just missed
00:24:42but I don't care if you throw 20 and miss
00:24:43that 21st may be the one
00:24:45you're right with the importance for both men
00:24:47that kind of gambling really isn't advisable
00:24:49Ike's banging away at the body
00:24:58and then moves up to the head
00:24:59you're seeing some good heavyweight action
00:25:02good heavyweight action on the inside there
00:25:04Page simply pulls him across the ring
00:25:07and Green orders the break
00:25:08earlier Weaver doaks
00:25:17a controversial draw
00:25:19for those who thought it could have gone to either man
00:25:22the majority of the ones I've talked to at ringside
00:25:24like you Ray Mancini
00:25:25and I agree
00:25:26I think Weaver won the fight
00:25:27I set up a third goal between those two
00:25:39Snipes trying to keep it in close on Greg Page
00:25:42she's got him tied up in that corner
00:25:43however getting inside
00:25:55Snipes isn't doing very much damage to Greg Page
00:25:58he's not landing a great deal
00:26:02those blows being blocked by the arms of Page
00:26:04and he's unsuccessful in getting up high on him
00:26:07as Page now turns him around
00:26:08we come down to the final 10 seconds of this the fourth round
00:26:12scheduled for 12
00:26:13the USVA Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas
00:26:16we'll be right back
00:26:18and just a reminder that today there is no live racing from Tirapa
00:26:27because of this live boxing coming in from Las Vegas, Nevada
00:26:30a WBC elimination bout between Ronaldo Snipes
00:26:32and Greg Page
00:26:34and Bob it looks pretty even at this stage
00:26:36well I've given Page every round
00:26:37sorry to be dizzy even though
00:26:39nonetheless
00:26:39I mean they're two very very good heavyweights
00:26:42but there's nothing much in it
00:26:43but I have given Page every round
00:26:45I like the way he
00:26:47his balance
00:26:48I like the way he tucks his head in
00:26:50and he's going to get some really big puncture there
00:26:53and his jaw's always tucked down low
00:26:55and tell me what a falling specialist
00:26:58but he heard jaw wasn't tucked in a bit lower isn't it
00:27:00but it's a very exciting a very good bout
00:27:06good god it gets worse
00:27:08the fifth round between Greg Page and Ronaldo Snipes
00:27:25a pretty even fight so far
00:27:26the strategy very obvious
00:27:28the part of Snipes trying to get in close
00:27:29and the page looking very cool
00:27:32and very quick
00:27:33for him like 227
00:27:35Mike Weaver has gone to a local hospital
00:27:38just to have a double check made on the eye
00:27:41he was wearing sunglasses after the fight
00:27:43the eye did bother him
00:27:44cut under it
00:27:45beside it
00:27:46in that bout against Michael Doakes
00:27:48and while Weaver wants a rematch
00:27:52we're not sure if Doakes will give him one
00:27:54word from the press conference
00:27:55a few yards away
00:27:56just completed
00:27:57Doakes indicates
00:27:59that's not in his plans
00:28:00despite the draw
00:28:04I'll tell you Don
00:28:06Greg Page just made a nice move
00:28:08he spun with all the stripes
00:28:09when Snipes had him on the ropes
00:28:11he spun him
00:28:11and now Snipes back's on the ropes
00:28:13it was a very good move
00:28:14Page physically much stronger it appears
00:28:16really able to move Snipes around
00:28:20at will
00:28:20as he did late in the previous round
00:28:22this is the fifth
00:28:23scheduled for 12
00:28:24USBA Heavyweight Championship
00:28:26up for grabs
00:28:27and of course
00:28:28an important stepping stone
00:28:29this is a WBC elimination
00:28:31as Page rips the right through
00:28:32again scoring philosophies
00:28:45if it goes the distance
00:28:46Snipes will come into play
00:28:46among the three judges
00:28:47there was a disparity
00:28:48in the Doakes Weaver fight
00:28:49one judge a four-point victory
00:28:51for Doakes
00:28:52the other two called it a draw
00:28:53we're midway in round five
00:28:54of this one
00:28:55the awkward style
00:28:56Ray Mancini of Snipes
00:28:58would give judges difficulty
00:28:59I would think
00:28:59absolutely
00:29:00Snipes just missed with that big one
00:29:08he should go back to it
00:29:09maybe eventually
00:29:10he's going to catch him
00:29:11took his cut for a third strike
00:29:13I would think right now
00:29:20Snipes people would tell him
00:29:21to close the gap
00:29:22between him and Page
00:29:23he's just giving great
00:29:24too much room
00:29:25and Page is very loose
00:29:26very fluid right now
00:29:28and he seems to be doing
00:29:30what he wants to do
00:29:31stop
00:29:31he Page waltzing him around
00:29:33back to the center of the ring
00:29:34and finally
00:29:35referee Richard Green
00:29:36does separate
00:29:37a smile now
00:29:42Stipes
00:29:43saying that body shot
00:29:44didn't hurt
00:29:44couple left jabs
00:29:46flicked out
00:29:47by Page
00:29:47Ronaldo Snipes
00:29:49left eye
00:29:50is starting
00:29:50it's a swell right now
00:29:52Don
00:29:52maybe eventually
00:29:54as the fight goes on
00:29:54it may be a hazard
00:29:55yes
00:29:56no knockdown
00:29:58both men have been
00:30:00stung by hard shots
00:30:01though
00:30:02in the early rounds
00:30:02this is the fifth
00:30:03and it's getting laid in
00:30:04that'll do it
00:30:19for the fifth round
00:30:20now
00:30:20let's rejoin
00:30:21Chris Shankle
00:30:22and Lou Gossett
00:30:24how about a trip
00:30:25into the dressing rooms
00:30:26of world champion
00:30:27Larry Holmes
00:30:28and the number three
00:30:28ranked contender
00:30:29undefeated
00:30:30Tim Weatherspoon
00:30:31oh yeah
00:30:31I wonder what's
00:30:32on their minds now
00:30:33well
00:30:34they've already
00:30:34done their training
00:30:35there's 25 year old
00:30:36Tim Weatherspoon
00:30:37at 219 and a half
00:30:38and that means
00:30:40he is ready
00:30:41thumbs up
00:30:42terrible
00:30:42Tim Weatherspoon
00:30:44he is a decided
00:30:45underdog
00:30:46in his battle
00:30:47with 33 year old
00:30:48Larry Holmes
00:30:50who has met
00:30:5014 challengers
00:30:52before
00:30:52and now
00:30:53it's the 15th
00:30:55for the champion
00:30:56from Easton Pennsylvania
00:30:57and there's Larry
00:30:58a massive heavyweight
00:31:00he's a great champ there
00:31:01I'm gonna give him
00:31:02his acknowledgement
00:31:02he's a great champ
00:31:03that's right
00:31:04he has
00:31:05always felt
00:31:06that he's underrated
00:31:07we feel the very
00:31:08same thing
00:31:08he feels
00:31:09he hasn't gotten
00:31:09the credit
00:31:10that he deserves
00:31:11but what more
00:31:12can a man do
00:31:12Lou than
00:31:13meet every challenge
00:31:14successfully
00:31:15he's just gonna
00:31:15keep on
00:31:16hitting them
00:31:16all right
00:31:17let's go back
00:31:18to Don Chevrier
00:31:18this is round
00:31:21six
00:31:22they reach the
00:31:23halfway point
00:31:23almost
00:31:24of the scheduled
00:31:2412 rounder
00:31:25and it is still
00:31:27up for grabs
00:31:28no decisive trend
00:31:30either way
00:31:31except that
00:31:32Paige
00:31:33much stronger
00:31:34has been able
00:31:35to bull his way
00:31:35around against
00:31:36times
00:31:36his left eye
00:31:39is indeed
00:31:39very puffy
00:31:40Ray Mancini
00:31:40as you noted
00:31:41earlier
00:31:41and he also
00:31:45is breathing
00:31:46through his nose
00:31:47with his mouth
00:31:47wide open
00:31:48and he's snorting
00:31:49through his nose
00:31:49which is bad
00:31:50because that's gonna
00:31:50blow that eye right up
00:31:51we'd like to alert
00:32:06our local
00:32:07pay TV systems
00:32:08along the lines
00:32:08that we'll be taking
00:32:09a local break
00:32:10at the end
00:32:10of this round
00:32:11and neither
00:32:16of these two
00:32:17taking a break
00:32:17here in the
00:32:18midway portion
00:32:19of this bout
00:32:19the wrestling
00:32:25contest
00:32:25the push
00:32:26leading to shove
00:32:26and Snipes
00:32:27holding his own
00:32:28against the strength
00:32:28of Greg Paige
00:32:29there
00:32:29two big heavyweights
00:32:32banging away
00:32:33at each other
00:32:34in the ring
00:32:34of the Dunes Hotel
00:32:35in Las Vegas
00:32:36Nevada
00:32:36on what now
00:32:38with the sundown
00:32:39has become
00:32:39a very pleasant
00:32:40late May evening
00:32:42it was murder
00:32:45out here
00:32:45in that 90 degree
00:32:46heat in the sun
00:32:47earlier
00:32:47midway
00:32:50in the sixth round
00:32:50again a very
00:32:58even fight
00:32:59as many thought
00:33:00it would be
00:33:00yes Don
00:33:04is very close
00:33:05at this point
00:33:06very evenly
00:33:06matched fight
00:33:07and it could go
00:33:09down to the last
00:33:09two rounds
00:33:10now they're
00:33:15getting a little
00:33:15sloppy in there
00:33:16they have done
00:33:18that from time
00:33:18to time
00:33:19Snipes again
00:33:24is being bothered
00:33:25by Richard Green
00:33:25Green the referee
00:33:29he really
00:33:32unsettled Snipes
00:33:34when he
00:33:34directed a point
00:33:35to be taken away
00:33:36by the judges
00:33:37for one low blow
00:33:38and cautioned him
00:33:39on another
00:33:39in the early rounds
00:33:41keep watching
00:33:47both hands
00:33:47keep watching
00:33:48waltz me around
00:33:49less than
00:33:5030 seconds
00:33:51to go
00:33:52Lenovo Snipes
00:33:57seems to be
00:33:58doing a lot
00:33:59what Mike
00:33:59Weaver
00:33:59did last fight
00:34:00got his hands
00:34:01high
00:34:01walks in
00:34:02but he's not
00:34:02throwing any
00:34:03punches
00:34:03now the seconds
00:34:07winding down
00:34:08and we'll be back
00:34:08with more live
00:34:09heavyweight action
00:34:10after this word
00:34:11from our local
00:34:12pay TV systems
00:34:13and these live
00:34:19boxing bouts
00:34:20brought to you
00:34:20by Qantas
00:34:21here on sport on one
00:34:22this afternoon
00:34:23well Bob
00:34:23that's halfway through
00:34:25this 12 rounder
00:34:26between Paige
00:34:27and Snipes
00:34:27I see you've still
00:34:28got Paige ahead
00:34:29on points
00:34:29in fact you've
00:34:29got him down
00:34:30as having won
00:34:30what every round
00:34:31well the last one
00:34:33was pretty square
00:34:33but won very
00:34:35marginally
00:34:35I think if I was
00:34:36to I would tell
00:34:38Paige to go
00:34:38on doing exactly
00:34:39what he's been
00:34:40doing with the
00:34:40exception of the
00:34:41last round
00:34:41he got a little
00:34:42loose there
00:34:42if I was in
00:34:43his corner
00:34:44but there's not
00:34:44much point
00:34:45Snipes carrying
00:34:46on with the
00:34:47same strategy
00:34:48and mindful of
00:34:49the fact that
00:34:50the only person
00:34:50ever to beat
00:34:51Paige was a
00:34:52wild man
00:34:52Burbock
00:34:53referred to
00:34:53before
00:34:54a very wild
00:34:55rough
00:34:55unorthodox
00:34:55fighter
00:34:56I'd be inclined
00:34:57to instruct
00:34:58Snipes to
00:34:59really charge
00:35:00it in trying
00:35:01everything
00:35:01from all
00:35:02directions
00:35:03and keep
00:35:03that sort
00:35:04of pressure
00:35:04on because
00:35:04he's got
00:35:05the punch
00:35:05he only needs
00:35:06to land
00:35:06one right hand
00:35:07and as I say
00:35:09Paige got a little
00:35:10bit sloppy
00:35:10there
00:35:10his jaw
00:35:11starting to rise
00:35:12up a little bit
00:35:12and he was
00:35:13vulnerable
00:35:13round seven
00:35:14round seven
00:35:20underway
00:35:21Paige and
00:35:21Snipes
00:35:22Don Chevrier
00:35:22ringside
00:35:23along with
00:35:23world lightweight
00:35:24champion
00:35:24Ray Mancini
00:35:25how are you
00:35:26scoring it so far
00:35:27Ray?
00:35:27right now
00:35:28I have
00:35:28great Paige
00:35:29up by two
00:35:29rounds
00:35:30so I'm
00:35:31no judge
00:35:32so don't take
00:35:33that for granted
00:35:34well appreciate
00:35:35your opinion
00:35:36midway through
00:35:36this fight
00:35:37a very subjective
00:35:38thing this judging
00:35:39as we found out
00:35:40on the previous
00:35:40ball
00:35:41a draw
00:35:42between Mike
00:35:43Weaver and
00:35:43Michael
00:35:43Doakes
00:35:44Paige
00:35:52shoving
00:35:53Snipes
00:35:54across the ring
00:35:54who earlier
00:35:55wins to the
00:35:55body shot
00:35:56from Greg
00:35:56Paige
00:35:57again Greg
00:35:58Paige made
00:35:58a nice move
00:35:59Ronaldo Snipes
00:36:00was laying on
00:36:00him and he
00:36:01just pushed
00:36:01him off
00:36:02the only thing
00:36:03that usually
00:36:03you should come
00:36:04back and throw
00:36:04a shot after
00:36:05that
00:36:05he usually
00:36:06catches the
00:36:07opponent off
00:36:07guard
00:36:07but it's a
00:36:08good move
00:36:09good jabs
00:36:09by Paige
00:36:10another one
00:36:11remember however
00:36:12the Ronaldo
00:36:13Snipes
00:36:13is the young
00:36:13man who knocked
00:36:14Larry Holmes
00:36:15down with a
00:36:15devastating right
00:36:16hand
00:36:16in November
00:36:17of 81
00:36:17in Pittsburgh
00:36:18many say
00:36:19it had not
00:36:20been for the
00:36:21ropes
00:36:21Holmes would
00:36:21have gone
00:36:22all the way
00:36:22out of the
00:36:22ring and out
00:36:23he staggered
00:36:24off the ropes
00:36:24came back
00:36:25and took
00:36:26out Snipes
00:36:26in the 11th
00:36:27round
00:36:27there was a
00:36:28home run
00:36:28pitch
00:36:29that's right
00:36:29he keeps
00:36:30throwing those
00:36:30home run
00:36:31pitches
00:36:31so far
00:36:32he's over
00:36:33but we got
00:36:34a long way
00:36:34to go
00:36:35Paige
00:36:42does look
00:36:43sharp
00:36:43though
00:36:43he's up
00:36:44on his toes
00:36:44from time
00:36:44to time
00:36:45moving
00:36:45benefiting
00:36:46from the
00:36:47weight he has
00:36:48lost
00:36:48midway here
00:36:49in round
00:36:49seven
00:36:49again Snipes
00:36:51a very
00:36:51unorthodox
00:36:52fighter
00:36:52and a hard
00:36:53man to solve
00:36:54but Paige
00:36:54seems to be
00:36:55adjusting to that
00:36:55more and more
00:36:56as the fight
00:36:56continues
00:36:57what I like
00:36:58about Greg
00:36:59Paige
00:36:59done
00:36:59is
00:36:59when he's
00:37:00inside
00:37:00he keeps
00:37:01his hands
00:37:01in tight
00:37:02and just
00:37:02just throws
00:37:02the short
00:37:03snappy punches
00:37:04it doesn't have
00:37:04to be a big
00:37:05punch
00:37:05but they
00:37:06score
00:37:06and they
00:37:07they're
00:37:08snappy
00:37:08and they
00:37:08hit the
00:37:09front
00:37:09pushed him
00:37:11hard
00:37:11snapping
00:37:11his head
00:37:12back
00:37:12there
00:37:12in the
00:37:13corner
00:37:13as Snipes
00:37:14shakes
00:37:14it off
00:37:14we get
00:37:15down to
00:37:15the final
00:37:15minute
00:37:16of this
00:37:16the seventh
00:37:16round
00:37:17no question
00:37:21that Greg
00:37:22Paige
00:37:27but is he
00:37:32winning the
00:37:33fight
00:37:33Ray
00:37:33Mancini
00:37:34thinks he
00:37:34is by
00:37:35a couple
00:37:35of rounds
00:37:35and Green
00:37:37ordering a
00:37:37break now
00:37:38he appears
00:37:38to have
00:37:39an edge
00:37:39so far
00:37:39here
00:37:40in this
00:37:40the seventh
00:37:40round
00:37:41scheduled
00:37:41for 12
00:37:42you heard
00:37:43him with
00:37:43that shot
00:37:44yes he did
00:37:44another good
00:37:47right hand
00:37:47it's a shot
00:37:48to the body
00:37:48as Paige
00:37:49now backs
00:37:50up in the
00:37:50corner
00:37:50Snipes
00:37:55reacted
00:37:56as though
00:37:56he might
00:37:56have caught
00:37:57a thumb
00:37:57on the
00:37:57left
00:37:58counter
00:37:58punch
00:37:58coming
00:37:58out
00:37:59the
00:37:59mouthpiece
00:37:59has been
00:37:59thrown
00:38:00away
00:38:00the
00:38:01guys
00:38:01almost
00:38:01completely
00:38:02shut
00:38:02now
00:38:02Don
00:38:03they bang
00:38:16away at each
00:38:17other
00:38:17right down
00:38:18to the
00:38:18bell
00:38:18to win
00:38:19the seventh
00:38:19round
00:38:20that's
00:38:21not as heavy
00:38:22the way of
00:38:23action that we
00:38:24have seen
00:38:24so far
00:38:25into that
00:38:25seventh round
00:38:26Ray Mancini
00:38:27great punishment
00:38:28absorbed there
00:38:29yes they're
00:38:30throwing some
00:38:30heavy shots
00:38:31both men are
00:38:32very strong
00:38:33and they're
00:38:35heavy
00:38:35and they're
00:38:35big
00:38:36you know
00:38:36very great
00:38:37big specimen
00:38:38of heavyweights
00:38:40lightweights
00:38:41just a bit
00:38:42and I'll tell you
00:38:42they're strong
00:38:43and they're
00:38:43really firing
00:38:44in there
00:38:44right now
00:38:44now you
00:38:47had to miss
00:38:47a big card
00:38:48coming up
00:38:49a week from
00:38:49now actually
00:38:50because of
00:38:50your shoulder
00:38:51how's that
00:38:51situation
00:38:52well the
00:38:53shoulder's
00:38:53healing up
00:38:53you know
00:38:54it's going to
00:38:54take a lot
00:38:54of time
00:38:55and patience
00:38:55I have a lot
00:38:57of time
00:38:57but I have
00:38:57no patience
00:38:58it's just a
00:38:59process
00:39:00the disappointment
00:39:01hurts me a lot
00:39:01longer
00:39:01a lot more
00:39:02than the shoulder
00:39:03does
00:39:03so you train
00:39:04what mid-June
00:39:05and hope to get
00:39:05back by the fall
00:39:06right I hope to be
00:39:07back starting at the
00:39:08end of June
00:39:08and hopefully at the
00:39:09end of August
00:39:09I'll be back in the
00:39:10ring going to work
00:39:11again
00:39:11good luck to you
00:39:11you're a fine
00:39:12young champion
00:39:13thank you
00:39:13round eight is
00:39:18underway
00:39:18and Paige
00:39:22bangs a right
00:39:22to the side
00:39:23of the head of
00:39:23Snipes
00:39:24coming out
00:39:24step back
00:39:25step back
00:39:26okay let's have
00:39:28let's have
00:39:29Snipes again
00:39:30that's the second
00:39:30time in this fight
00:39:31has lost his
00:39:32mouthpiece
00:39:32that came in
00:39:33round seven
00:39:34soft fly across
00:39:35the ring
00:39:35Paige has been
00:39:41stung by Snipes
00:39:42but more recently
00:39:43the other way
00:39:43around
00:39:44and that eye
00:39:46very very puffy
00:39:47as Ray Mancini
00:39:47said earlier
00:39:48almost closed
00:39:49the left eye
00:39:49of Ronaldo
00:39:50Snipes
00:39:50it's tough
00:39:54enough fighting
00:39:54with two eyes
00:39:55wide open
00:39:56in this game
00:39:56right let alone
00:39:57one
00:39:57that's right
00:39:58Greg Paige's
00:40:01jab is a big
00:40:03factor in this
00:40:03fight
00:40:03he's been
00:40:04hitting
00:40:05Ronaldo
00:40:05Snipes
00:40:05on that eye
00:40:06and even
00:40:06when he doesn't
00:40:07hit him
00:40:07he hits him
00:40:07in the shoulder
00:40:08and the chest
00:40:08and it
00:40:09breaks
00:40:10Ronaldo
00:40:10Snipes
00:40:11momentum
00:40:11up
00:40:11and there
00:40:12to the body
00:40:12with a booming
00:40:13left hand
00:40:14again the left eye
00:40:23of Snipes
00:40:24almost completely
00:40:25closed here
00:40:25into the eighth round
00:40:26one good shot
00:40:30can break it open
00:40:31now
00:40:31he knows that
00:40:35Paige knows it too
00:40:36that he can
00:40:38certainly tag him
00:40:39as he has
00:40:39so many opponents
00:40:40over the years
00:40:41both men
00:40:43have to be
00:40:44respected
00:40:44midway in the
00:40:50eighth round
00:40:50I would think
00:40:51Reynolds has
00:40:52best work
00:40:53is to have
00:40:53Greg Paige
00:40:54on the back
00:40:54of the ropes
00:40:55he's more effective
00:40:58when he has
00:40:59Paige to the back
00:40:59on the ropes
00:41:00he's tried
00:41:00he's tried
00:41:00he's tried
00:41:01to do that
00:41:01but the strength
00:41:02of Paige
00:41:02has pushed
00:41:03him off
00:41:03and the last
00:41:04couple of rounds
00:41:05they've been fighting
00:41:05Paige style
00:41:06out with his
00:41:07movement
00:41:07center of the ring
00:41:08like we said
00:41:10before
00:41:11they're two big guys
00:41:12two strong guys
00:41:13you guys better
00:41:16watch your head
00:41:17watch your head
00:41:19almost 450 pounds
00:41:21clashing in this
00:41:23Las Vegas ring
00:41:24tonight
00:41:24that's a lot
00:41:25of stakes
00:41:25Paige bangs the left
00:41:33shoots the body
00:41:34shot
00:41:34that hurt
00:41:35snipes the sun
00:41:36go down
00:41:36and cover up
00:41:37in Paige
00:41:37right
00:41:41that a lot
00:41:41Paige now
00:41:43on the offensive
00:41:43tagging Ronaldo
00:41:44snipes
00:41:45Paige is really
00:41:46winding up
00:41:46he has heard him
00:41:47he has heard him
00:41:48snipes
00:41:49hanging in
00:41:50Gamerry
00:41:50trying to keep
00:41:51the head low
00:41:51away from the
00:41:52Paige shots
00:41:53less than 25 seconds
00:41:54to go on the round
00:41:55I don't believe
00:41:56you can see the punches
00:41:56Don that eye
00:41:57is completely shut
00:41:58and I don't believe
00:41:59you can see the right hand
00:41:59working from a
00:42:02big disadvantage
00:42:03all he can do
00:42:04is get the head down
00:42:05like he's doing
00:42:06right there
00:42:06to try to avoid
00:42:07the punches
00:42:08because as you say
00:42:08Ray Mancini
00:42:09he can't see
00:42:10where they're coming from
00:42:11the devastating
00:42:12rights of Greg
00:42:12Paige
00:42:13he's very confused
00:42:14in there right now
00:42:15Don
00:42:15and snipes
00:42:20now is being
00:42:21directed by
00:42:22Richard Green
00:42:22the referee
00:42:23over to the
00:42:23medical advice
00:42:25available to
00:42:25ringside
00:42:26and the
00:42:28doctor now
00:42:29takes him back
00:42:29to his corner
00:42:30for a closer look
00:42:31the initial word
00:42:31is he's okay
00:42:32if it doesn't
00:42:34go down
00:42:36and he can't
00:42:37defend himself
00:42:37we don't want
00:42:38to see the boy
00:42:38hurt
00:42:39all right
00:42:40well as the doctor
00:42:41says that's the key
00:42:42as you pointed out
00:42:43if he can't see
00:42:44or defend himself
00:42:45he's in serious trouble
00:42:46and could get hurt
00:42:47the eye itself
00:42:48is not a problem
00:42:48it's the ability
00:42:50of Ronaldo
00:42:51snipes
00:42:51to see
00:42:52from that left eye
00:42:53and again
00:42:53the right hand
00:42:54of Paige
00:42:55always primed
00:42:56there in this situation
00:42:57to hurt him
00:42:58don't let this man
00:42:59don't let this man
00:43:00get off
00:43:01and I say
00:43:01Maya Maya
00:43:02don't let this man
00:43:04get off
00:43:04on you first
00:43:05relax
00:43:05okay
00:43:06you're all right
00:43:08you're all right
00:43:10if you're not
00:43:10defending himself
00:43:11I'm gonna help
00:43:12you're referencing
00:43:12maybe all right
00:43:13okay
00:43:13I cannot do that
00:43:16understand
00:43:16round nine
00:43:18is underway
00:43:18and short of using
00:43:19a toothpick
00:43:20I don't know how
00:43:20to keep that eye
00:43:21open
00:43:22of Ronaldo snipes
00:43:23to the left side
00:43:23we heard the doctor
00:43:25and the referee
00:43:26say if he don't
00:43:26defend himself
00:43:27they're gonna stop it
00:43:28so Green now
00:43:30knows what he has
00:43:30to watch for
00:43:31and we saw evidence
00:43:32of that late
00:43:33in round eight
00:43:34when time after time
00:43:35the right shots
00:43:36came through
00:43:37there's a left jab
00:43:38stuck out by Paige
00:43:39I feel Paige
00:43:40should pour it on
00:43:41now I think he feels
00:43:42it
00:43:42he can smell victory
00:43:43well he's got to
00:43:45when he sees
00:43:45the opponent's eye
00:43:46totally shut
00:43:47he knows that
00:43:49the referee's watching
00:43:49and the doctor's watching
00:43:50that's enough
00:43:52incentive right there
00:43:53I don't know
00:43:59it may not last
00:44:00very much longer
00:44:00that eye is looking
00:44:01uglier all the time
00:44:02yes it is Don
00:44:03somehow though
00:44:09he's been able
00:44:09to defend against it
00:44:10here in this round
00:44:11the left got through
00:44:11that time
00:44:12his only defense
00:44:14late in the eighth round
00:44:15was to keep his head
00:44:16low out of the range
00:44:17of the right
00:44:18because he couldn't
00:44:19see where it was
00:44:20coming from
00:44:20and Paige is throwing
00:44:22it
00:44:22he's leading with
00:44:23that right hand
00:44:24he knows he can't
00:44:24see it coming
00:44:25a big big disadvantage
00:44:30for Snipes
00:44:30and Paige doing
00:44:32his up goes to
00:44:33capitalize on it
00:44:34here in the ninth round
00:44:34that eye looks like
00:44:41an egg
00:44:41you're right
00:44:43there he goes
00:44:47head down low
00:44:48again
00:44:48takes a wild swing
00:44:50and no idea
00:44:51where he was
00:44:51directing that
00:44:52we're midway
00:44:52on the round
00:44:53just past that point
00:44:54you have a feeling
00:44:57Don
00:44:57that keeps
00:44:58missing that shot
00:44:59but sometimes
00:44:59in a fight
00:45:00he may land
00:45:01that big one
00:45:02there's some blood
00:45:03from the right
00:45:03nostril now
00:45:04Ronaldo snipes
00:45:06in addition to
00:45:06his left eye
00:45:07problems
00:45:07so the breathing
00:45:08could be affected
00:45:09as well as
00:45:09the closed eye
00:45:11he's wobbling
00:45:20this could be
00:45:20the end
00:45:21Spipes over
00:45:21in the corner
00:45:22cannot see
00:45:23where those punches
00:45:23are coming from
00:45:24Green the referee
00:45:26having a close look
00:45:27at him now
00:45:27his only defense
00:45:29is to keep
00:45:29the head down low
00:45:30two vicious shots
00:45:31about ten seconds
00:45:32to go
00:45:33they really have
00:45:43almost reached
00:45:43the point
00:45:44where they should
00:45:44stop it
00:45:45I think
00:45:45there's no point
00:45:46the man can't
00:45:47defend himself
00:45:47properly
00:45:48less than 30 seconds
00:45:49to go on the round
00:45:50blood now
00:45:53from the eye
00:45:54in addition
00:45:54as the referee
00:45:56gives
00:45:56snipes a little bit
00:45:57of time
00:45:58cautioning Paige
00:45:58about a low head
00:45:59the left
00:46:01comes through
00:46:02from Greg Paige
00:46:03snipes doing
00:46:08exceedingly well
00:46:09to hang in
00:46:10against these
00:46:11shots from Paige
00:46:12but it can't
00:46:14last very much
00:46:15longer
00:46:15there's the bell
00:46:17to end
00:46:17a Greg Paige
00:46:19ninth round
00:46:19well Bob
00:46:21I thought to myself
00:46:22privately at the
00:46:23end of the last
00:46:23round that it
00:46:24couldn't possibly
00:46:25go another round
00:46:25because of the
00:46:26condition of
00:46:27snipes' eye
00:46:28and also the
00:46:28condition that he's
00:46:29fighting in
00:46:29he just doesn't
00:46:30look in it
00:46:30does he?
00:46:31no he doesn't
00:46:31he's having to
00:46:32turn his head
00:46:33slightly
00:46:33from a natural
00:46:34position
00:46:35just to see
00:46:35his opponent
00:46:36I imagine
00:46:36they probably
00:46:37will stop it
00:46:37but it doesn't
00:46:39matter in terms
00:46:40of the outcome
00:46:40because he's
00:46:41heading for
00:46:42defeat
00:46:42I'm sure of
00:46:42that
00:46:43he's fought
00:46:43a bad
00:46:43strategy
00:46:44and Paige
00:46:46is a very
00:46:47good heavyweight
00:46:47the left jab
00:46:48has been the
00:46:48factor
00:46:49I mean it's
00:46:49the left jab
00:46:50that's caused
00:46:50the eye
00:46:51to come like
00:46:51that
00:46:51it's the left
00:46:52jab that's
00:46:52won all the
00:46:53rounds
00:46:53and so on
00:46:53he's a very
00:46:54very good
00:46:54heavyweight
00:46:55do you think
00:46:55that snipes
00:46:56have just been
00:46:56too tense
00:46:57and too tight
00:46:57from the work
00:46:57he was very tense
00:46:58and it showed
00:46:59with that sort
00:46:59of explosion
00:47:00of anger
00:47:00at the referee
00:47:01in the second round
00:47:02and he still
00:47:02looks tense
00:47:03well mind you
00:47:03it doesn't matter
00:47:04too much now
00:47:04but you know
00:47:05his biggest asset
00:47:06is that tremendous
00:47:07rough hand
00:47:08and he
00:47:09three or four rounds
00:47:11back
00:47:11he should have
00:47:11run amok
00:47:12as it were
00:47:13round ten
00:47:16frenzy
00:47:17activity
00:47:18in that
00:47:19snipes corner
00:47:20he says he's
00:47:21alright
00:47:21but they're
00:47:21concerned about
00:47:22him being able
00:47:23to defend
00:47:23himself too
00:47:24Ray Page
00:47:26seems like
00:47:27he's going to
00:47:27start pouring
00:47:28it on now
00:47:28he feels it
00:47:32Page way ahead
00:47:33on points
00:47:34he would have
00:47:37to be
00:47:37and the risk
00:47:40here is of
00:47:41any serious
00:47:42injury
00:47:42if snipes
00:47:42gets caught
00:47:43with a right
00:47:44hand he can't
00:47:44see
00:47:44snipes corner
00:47:47said
00:47:47told the
00:47:48doctor that
00:47:49he didn't get
00:47:50hit a whole lot
00:47:51let it go
00:47:51one more
00:47:51but I don't
00:47:52know what
00:47:52they're saying
00:47:53he got hit
00:47:53quite a bit
00:47:54last round
00:47:54where we sat
00:47:58he certainly
00:47:58did
00:47:58Richard Grimm
00:48:02is a very
00:48:03capable referee
00:48:03he's keeping
00:48:04a close eye
00:48:05on him
00:48:05he'll do
00:48:06the right
00:48:07thing
00:48:07in fact
00:48:08Page hit
00:48:08him so hard
00:48:09he was wobbling
00:48:10let alone
00:48:10the eye
00:48:11problem
00:48:11back in
00:48:11that night
00:48:12crowd
00:48:12unless
00:48:16snipes
00:48:21could land
00:48:21the big
00:48:21blow
00:48:22he certainly
00:48:22would appear
00:48:23to eat a
00:48:23knockout
00:48:23to win
00:48:24now
00:48:24this is only
00:48:25a matter
00:48:25of time
00:48:26he's got
00:48:27hard
00:48:27wailing away
00:48:28a one-eyed
00:48:28one-eyed
00:48:28fighter
00:48:29in there
00:48:29with
00:48:29half the size
00:48:32of a mountain
00:48:32of all the
00:48:33spikes
00:48:33step back
00:48:34step back
00:48:34step back
00:48:35step back
00:48:36step back
00:48:37step back
00:48:38step back
00:48:39step back
00:48:39step back
00:48:39take Page with a good left
00:48:40FOLLOWING THE RIGHT, HALFWAY IN THE 10TH ROUND, NOW PAGE COUNTERPUNCHING OFF THOSE ROPES.
00:48:50NOBODY'S GOING TO QUESTION RONALDO'S NICE HEART IN THIS FIGHT.
00:48:57OKAY, STEP BACK. PAGE MAY BE GAMBLING A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.
00:49:03HE'S GOT THE MAN FIGHTING WITH ONLY ONE EYE AVAILABLE TO HIM, AND HE'S LEAVING HIMSELF OPEN.
00:49:09REMEMBER MIKE WEAVER, JOHNNY TATE, 15TH ROUND, TATE WAY AHEAD, BOOM, DOWN, HE WAD, A WEAVER KNOCKOUT.
00:49:16WHAT KIND OF THING CAN HAPPEN? CAN RIGHT HERE, UNLESS PAGE IS CAREFUL.
00:49:22HE'S GIVING PAGE ALL HE CAN HANDLE HERE, TAKING HIS CORNER'S ADVICE AND GOING RIGHT AFTER HIM,
00:49:31TRYING TO TAKE HIM OUT AND SCORING VERY EFFECTIVELY IN THE FINAL 30 SECONDS OF THIS ROUND.
00:49:37HOLD OUT, LET'S OUT.
00:49:44STEP BACK, STEP BACK, STEP BACK.
00:49:51HOLD OUT, LET'S OUT.
00:49:58STEP BACK, STEP BACK.
00:50:01HOLD OUT, LET'S OUT.
00:50:02STEP BACK, STEP BACK.
00:50:06I think you'd have to give that round to Ronaldo's the way he came back.
00:50:20But very gamely.
00:50:23Now he can do that, seeing only out of his right eyes, beyond me,
00:50:27as they go to work on the troublesome left again.
00:50:30You have to admire his cockiness.
00:50:32He's very confident he can pull it out.
00:50:34You do it, Sean.
00:50:35It looks all right?
00:50:36All right.
00:50:37I'm working with you now.
00:50:39There was a point back in the ninth,
00:50:42but I really thought after a couple of solid combinations,
00:50:45the referee Richard Green was going to finally stop it
00:50:48and take the medical advice that, in his view,
00:50:51the young man was getting hurt.
00:50:53He could stop it.
00:50:53But Snipes in the tenth round came back with some tremendous shots.
00:50:57As we say, Ray Mancini and I feel he won that round.
00:51:01And Paige, a little reckless, almost paid the big price.
00:51:07Snipes scoring effectively.
00:51:09So, two rounds to go.
00:51:11Another example of the action right there,
00:51:13the part of Snipes.
00:51:15Good left.
00:51:18Round 11.
00:51:19I don't know if Snipes can come back
00:51:30and win the last couple of rounds.
00:51:31He's going to make it awfully interesting
00:51:32because Paige appeared to have a lead
00:51:34until that last round.
00:51:36How sizeable to lead, of course,
00:51:37is up to the three ringside judges.
00:51:43This one's scheduled for 12.
00:51:44U.S. V.A. heavyweight title on the line
00:51:47and an important stepping stone
00:51:49for the W.B.A. elimination bout
00:51:51for both these young men.
00:51:55W.B.C., Don.
00:51:56W.B.C., that's right.
00:51:57We've had the W.B.A. portion tonight
00:51:59where the W.B.C. have that.
00:52:04I'm smiling at Paige through it all.
00:52:06Good, stiff left jab coming out
00:52:18from Greg Page.
00:52:22Bangs away to the left side
00:52:23of Snipes' face.
00:52:25Last round, Greg Page came out,
00:52:27stayed inside,
00:52:28banged away with Renald Snipes.
00:52:30I feel he thinks that
00:52:32it was a little too costly for him.
00:52:34Now he's going to stay on his toes.
00:52:35It's a little easier.
00:52:37Saw a Paige trick a moment ago
00:52:38that has been his trademark.
00:52:39We haven't seen much tonight.
00:52:40He'll turn away from you
00:52:41and give you a shot as he's leaving.
00:52:43Very confusing.
00:52:44Very good move, too.
00:52:46A little half turn and then the pop.
00:52:51When Snipes is on the inside,
00:52:52he seems to do a lot of damage this Paige.
00:52:55Paige's best bet is to stay on the outside.
00:52:56He's got a good, comfortable lead.
00:52:58I'm sure his corner knows that.
00:53:00And just keep Box's way to victory.
00:53:02Paige got himself in some difficulty
00:53:05in the previous 10th round,
00:53:07allowing himself to get tied up.
00:53:08And here he's doing it again
00:53:09with about two minutes gone
00:53:11in the 11th schedule for 12.
00:53:14There again,
00:53:15I'm assuming Greg Page is ahead.
00:53:17Oh, you think he is.
00:53:18We also thought Angelo Dundee
00:53:20and I thought Weaver was ahead
00:53:21in the previous fight.
00:53:22That's what I mean.
00:53:23You never know.
00:53:24Right.
00:53:24The amazing part of that
00:53:30was when Dukes told me
00:53:30he wasn't tired.
00:53:31The man looked exhausted
00:53:32coming down the stretch.
00:53:39Well, now those Snipes
00:53:40determined to take this the distance
00:53:42and hope for the best from the judges.
00:53:4430 seconds to go on the 11th round.
00:53:47And he's certainly a spot
00:53:48very gamely in the closing round.
00:53:50His eye puffed up around round 6,
00:53:53began to close around 9,
00:53:55was in serious trouble.
00:53:56But Page,
00:53:57unable to capitalize greatly
00:53:59on the disadvantage.
00:54:0310 seconds to go
00:54:04in the 11th round.
00:54:08Snipes continues to keep Page
00:54:10where he wants him,
00:54:11on the inside.
00:54:12So just one round to go,
00:54:20Bob,
00:54:20and Ronaldo Snipes
00:54:21is really coming back,
00:54:22showing a lot of courage there,
00:54:23isn't he?
00:54:24Yes, but he's not proving
00:54:26that terribly effective inside.
00:54:28He should be standing off
00:54:29and throwing those big bombs.
00:54:30In fact,
00:54:30he should have been doing
00:54:31that 6th round to go
00:54:32as I said after the 6th.
00:54:34It's too late now.
00:54:34It'll be a lucky punch.
00:54:37It'll have to be
00:54:37a very lucky punch
00:54:38to win the fight for him
00:54:39and I'm sure Page
00:54:40will be quite content
00:54:41to be tied up on the ropes
00:54:42and tie him up
00:54:42or just move around and jab
00:54:44and should coast home
00:54:47to a victory.
00:54:47Page knows that he does
00:54:48have this big points lead
00:54:50which was built up
00:54:51about the time
00:54:51that the fight was
00:54:52almost stopped
00:54:53with the eye blowing up
00:54:54on Ronaldo Snipes
00:54:55and he was looking
00:54:56pretty groggy indeed.
00:54:57But Greg Page,
00:54:58obviously in control
00:54:59and just waiting
00:55:00for the fight to end
00:55:01three months to go.
00:55:01I think so,
00:55:01yeah, very much in control
00:55:03even when he's on the ropes.
00:55:04Most of the time
00:55:05he's tying him up,
00:55:06he's tucking his elbows in
00:55:07and very few blows are landing
00:55:09and he looks pretty comfortable.
00:55:11Snipes up and slant it.
00:55:13Round 12.
00:55:15Down the home stretch
00:55:16they come at the dunes
00:55:17in Las Vegas, Nevada.
00:55:20Okay, step back.
00:55:21Step back.
00:55:22Snipes' corner a couple
00:55:36of rounds ago
00:55:36told him he needed a knockout.
00:55:38He certainly has piled up
00:55:39enough points
00:55:40to make it very interesting here.
00:55:41He knows that smart piece
00:55:50again for a lot.
00:55:51It's the third time
00:55:52in the fight, Don.
00:55:53And takes a wicked
00:55:53combination from Page.
00:55:55Good scoring blows by Greg.
00:56:02Snipes goled completely
00:56:04via the quick footwork
00:56:05of Greg Page
00:56:06who bangs the low right
00:56:07to the body.
00:56:08Good left hook.
00:56:13He looks confident, boy.
00:56:16He's looking very good tonight.
00:56:18Sticking him now
00:56:19with that jab.
00:56:20As I say,
00:56:20this is as sharp
00:56:21as I've seen Greg Page
00:56:22in recent professional bats.
00:56:26Much sharper
00:56:26than he was
00:56:27against James Tillis
00:56:28last November.
00:56:36That eye of Ronaldo
00:56:38has really taken a beating
00:56:39on the inside,
00:56:40on the outside.
00:56:45But it has not prevented him
00:56:48from taking this
00:56:49to the midway point
00:56:50of the final round.
00:56:51It looked like he might
00:56:53have to retire
00:56:54three rounds ago.
00:56:56It's as ugly as an eye
00:56:58as I've seen.
00:57:02He's got a little golf ball
00:57:04under there.
00:57:04More like a tennis ball.
00:57:10They come down
00:57:11to the final minute.
00:57:12Snipes continues to pour it
00:57:22on Page,
00:57:23although Greg did pile up
00:57:24early points
00:57:24in this round.
00:57:26A couple of tired heavyweights
00:57:28at this stage.
00:57:29just as Weaver and Doakes
00:57:33were before them.
00:57:38This night's one final attempt
00:57:40to get inside on Page
00:57:41and tie him up
00:57:42in that far corner.
00:57:4330 seconds remaining.
00:57:45Just like that,
00:57:46I don't know where
00:57:47you've got 50 seconds.
00:57:48Come on, you can make that.
00:57:4950 seconds.
00:57:50Push it out.
00:57:51Let's go.
00:57:52Let's go.
00:57:52Let's go.
00:57:52Let's go.
00:57:53Let's go.
00:57:54Let's go.
00:57:54Let's go.
00:57:55Let's go.
00:57:56Let's go.
00:57:56Let's go.
00:57:57Let's go.
00:57:57Let's go.
00:57:58Let's go.
00:57:59Let's go.
00:57:59Let's go.
00:58:00They're going to bang away
00:58:01right to the end.
00:58:02Put it up, Wade.
00:58:03Pattern continuing
00:58:05with Page tied up
00:58:06in the corner.
00:58:06Come on.
00:58:07Let's go.
00:58:07Let's go.
00:58:08Let's go.
00:58:08Let's go.
00:58:09Let's go.
00:58:09Let's go.
00:58:09Let's go.
00:58:10Let's go.
00:58:10Let's go.
00:58:11Let's go.
00:58:11Let's go.
00:58:12Let's go.
00:58:12Let's go.
00:58:13Let's go.
00:58:13Let's go.
00:58:14And it's gone the distance.
00:58:15The USBA heavyweight title
00:58:17and the WBC elimination bound.
00:58:2012 rounds,
00:58:21and it'll be up to the three
00:58:22ringside judges to decide it.
00:58:25Chuck Hassett from California,
00:58:27Herb Sattos from Reno,
00:58:28and Chuck Minker from Las Vegas.
00:58:30Look at that eye on Ronaldo Snipes.
00:58:38I guess if you had to trade, though,
00:58:40you'd take an eye for a shoulder
00:58:41right now, Ray Mancini.
00:58:42Yes, sir.
00:58:43You're right about that, Don.
00:58:44That eye will heal a good deal quicker.
00:58:46Where are you staying?
00:58:47Where are you staying?
00:58:49I'm staying at Shenandoah.
00:58:51Shenandoah.
00:58:52Shenandoah.
00:58:53What room?
00:58:54Hey, Don.
00:58:55What?
00:58:56Hey, Don.
00:58:57The doctor wants a follow-up
00:58:58examination of Snipes.
00:58:59It's over.
00:59:00All right.
00:59:01Give it to him.
00:59:02Nothing but ice.
00:59:03Give it to him.
00:59:04All right.
00:59:05Very important.
00:59:06All right.
00:59:07Good job.
00:59:08And the ice goes on already,
00:59:09and will likely remain there
00:59:10for quite a few hours.
00:59:12It's a very good action-packed fight, Don.
00:59:15Very good heavyweight fight.
00:59:17Snipes was okay until round five,
00:59:20and then his troubles began with that eye.
00:59:23There was the shot.
00:59:24The left hand coming out.
00:59:25The jab from Greg Page.
00:59:27That was the beginning of the tremendous puffiness
00:59:30that resulted here at the end of the fight.
00:59:32By Ronaldo Snipes' left eye.
00:59:35But I'll tell you, the guy hung in,
00:59:37and won at least two of the last three rounds,
00:59:40fighting with just the one eye.
00:59:43Now, very important decision for both these fighters.
00:59:48Page at 24, Snipes at 26.
00:59:51Right now in the important age range
00:59:54and opportunity range in their careers
00:59:56with Larry Holmes giving indications that at 33,
00:59:59he may not go on all that much longer.
01:00:01And don't forget, Tim Witherspoon is putting hope against hope.
01:00:05He won't go on past tonight as the heavyweight champion.
01:00:08Witherspoon, a five-to-one underdog.
01:00:10We have a decision now in the ring.
01:00:12The announcer, Jimmy Lennon.
01:00:14Well, boxing fans, we have a unanimous decision.
01:00:19I will read the point totals.
01:00:21The judges at ringside do the balloting.
01:00:24The referee conducts about.
01:00:26Dalby Shirley at ringside judging.
01:00:28Scores at 115 to 112.
01:00:31Doug Tucker of Reno, 116 to 112.
01:00:36Dwayne Ford of Las Vegas, 115 to 111.
01:00:42Unanimously the winner and still
01:00:45USPA boxing champion Gregory Page.
01:00:51Greg Page defends his title successfully
01:00:55against a tremendously game Ronaldo Snipes.
01:00:59Unanimous decision.
01:01:00Well, it had to end that way, Bob.
01:01:02There was only one way.
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