Saturday, November 05, 2005

Results from Millersville!

Greenbelt, MD super middleweight “King” James McAllister scored a relatively easy eight-round unanimous decision victory over Dhafir “No Fear” Smith of Upper Darby, PA in the main event at BXF (Boxing Xtreme Fitness) Gym in Millersville, MD.

McAllister’s appearance was his first in almost a year and just his second in close to two years. McAllister said the inactivity hurt him considerably.

“I’m back in shape but in boxing, getting your rhythm back and your timing back takes something,” McAllister said. “It takes more quality sparring.”

McAllister, however, faced an opponent in Smith who spent the first half of the bout fighting in a defensive mode. McAllister took advantage by pressing the issue throughout the contest, but McAllister reiterated that his time away from boxing made that more difficult than usual.

“I had to press him all night long,” McAllister said. “And because I had to chase him, my timing, my balance and my footing while chasing him was difficult to find.”

By the time Smith offered some semblance of offense in the later rounds, McAllister was too far ahead on points for Smith to catch up. Judges John Gradowski and Bill Holmes said McAllister pitched a shutout, scoring the bout 80-72 while Judge Kenny Chevalier saw the contest, 79-73. My unofficial scorecard saw the bout 78-74.

McAllister raised his record to 10-5-1, three KO’s. Smith’s record falls to 13-12-2, three KO’s.

In the co-feature, undefeated light heavyweight prospect Shannon “Best Kept Secret” Anderson of Lancaster, PA outworked Suitland, MD’s Jarell Mason-Jackson to win a six-round unanimous decision.

Anderson took control of the bout in the fourth round when he caught Jackson with a stunning left uppercut. The punch sent Jackson reeling, but he managed to stay on his feet. From there, Jackson seemed to win almost every serious exchange in side. Jackson got his licks on Anderson in spots, but not enough times to pull out the victory.

Judge Holmes saw a shutout, 60-54. Judge Chevalier had it 58-56 while Judge Malik Waleed scored it 59-56. I saw it 59-55.

Anderson is now 3-0, one KO. Mason-Jackson goes under .500 at 3-4, one KO.

In the most exciting bout of the night, Portsmouth, VA middleweight John Terry won a close four-round majority decision over James Shedrick, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA.

In the first round, Terry dropped Shedrick with a left cross. In the third, Shedrick, whose father, Jimmy Shedrick, was a lightweight prospect in Philadelphia in the 70’s, returned the favor by knocking Terry down with a right hand.

But later in the third, Terry seemed to seal the deal by landing a left hand that sent Shedrick to the canvas. Terry was able to do enough in the final round to seal the victory.

Judge Waleed didn’t quite see it that way and scored the bout a draw at 38-38. Judges Gradowski and Chevalier saw the bout in favor of Terry at 39-37 and 38-37 respectively. I also saw the bout at 39-37.

Terry is now 2-1, one KO while Shedrick is now 3-4, one KO.

In other bouts on the card, Arick Washington of Seabrook, MD scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over John Rudolph of Cincinnati, OH in a junior welterweight contest. All three judges (Holmes, Waleed and Gradowski) scored the bout 39-36.

Washington is 2-1 while Rudolph is now 1-4, one KO.

In the opening contest, junior lightweight James Franks of Newport News, VA made his pro debut a successful one by stopping Cincinnati’s Fred Fleming at 2:58 of the second round of their scheduled four-round encounter. Fleming is now 0-2 in his career.

The promoter of the bout was Gene Molovinsky of Keystone Boxing. The matchmaker was Chris Middendorf.

One of the notable attendees at the card was Derrell Coley. However, Coley was notable on this night for a different reason. Coley was modeling a T-shirt that I think every DC boxing fan should own.

The shirt was called the "Fabulous Five" and it had pictures of Coley as well as pictures of DC's four world champions, Keith Holmes, William Joppy, Mark Johnson and Sharmba Mitchell. It was a beautiful sight. Coley is selling these shirts for about $30. I am in the process of getting more information on how to get these shirts and as soon as I find out, I will let you know.

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