Tunica, MS – Ghanaian native Daniel Sackey (13-1-1 with 6 KO’s) squared off against Ross Thompson (27-14 with 17 KO’s) of Buffalo, NY in a six round cruiserweight main event. Thompson looked like James Toney not only in his face and physique but also with his defensive chicanery. He neglected to bring the offensive artillery though. Sackey applied steady pressure throughout, and kept up a solid work rate. He was unable to do much damage due to Thompson’s good head movement, and employment of a slick shoulder roll defense, but he nevertheless played the role of the aggressor throughout. The veteran Thompson, who has been in with top names like Fernando Vargas, Jeff Lacy, and Kelly Pavlik, proved to be little more than a frustrating night of target practice for Sackey. Thompson was unable to mount a consistent attack of his own despite displaying sneaky hand speed in spots. At the end of six Daniel Sackey had his hand raised for a unanimous decision.
WEIGHTS FROM TUNICA, MS
Daniel Sackey 187.5
Ross Thompson 195
Dante Moore 154.9
Nathan Kempa 155 (with shirt on)
Jake Thomas 168.1
Billy Cunningham 170
Q & A with George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah
Undefeated middleweight George Tahdooahnippah 20 – 0 – 1 (18 KO’s) is scheduled to face Brook Welby 35 – 18 (11 KO’s) October 2nd at Seven Clans Casino in Red Rock, Oklahoma. He spoke with 15 Rounds to let us know how things are going.
Fernando Guerrero Headlines a Night Full of Knockouts
Tunica, MS – There is a moment in the first Rocky film where Paulie brings Rocky back to his home in the hope that Rocky will take his sister Adrian out on a date. When they show up Adrian doesn’t want to go and Paulie screams “I want you out of here instamatically.” Shortly thereafter she and Rocky depart and the rest is history. Someone may have given the same ultimatum to all of Prize Fight Promotions’ fighters before their bouts on Saturday night, as they all showed a tremendous sense of urgency in getting their opponents out as quickly as possible.
WEIGHTS FROM TUNICA, MS–TOMORROW ON GOFIGHTLIVE.TV
Fernando Guerrero 168.6
Chris Archer 167.9
Q & A with Grady Brewer
When I got hold of Grady Brewer this evening I was prepared to ask questions about Saturday’s match-up with Anthony “The Messenger” Thompson for the vacant IBO junior middleweight belt. I immediately learned, however, that he is being thrown another curve in a career that has been full of them.
Hendrix Delivers a Brutal Second Round Knockout
Tunica, MS – Lightweight Tyrese “Head Honcho” Hendrix 17-0 (7 KO’s) supplied fireworks for a standing room only crowd that included former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero. Hendrix’s opponent Robbie “The Peashooter” Cannon 12-4-1 (6 KO’s) had suffered two of his previous three losses at Fitzgerald’s casino but was hoping the third time would be a charm. His hopes were quickly dashed.
WEIGHTS FROM TUNICA, MS
Tyrese Hendrix 135
Robbie Cannon 135
Dominic Wade vs Peter Johnson was cancelled prior to the weigh-in. Russ Young said Wade was over in the weeks leading to the fight, because he was just coming off vacation, and they opted to reschedule him for their next card rather than rush to get the weight off.