Lightweight Hank Lundy survived a first round knockdown to take control and cruise to a 10 round unanimous decision over Dannie Williams. Lundy, of Philadelphia, PA got clipped late in round one by a left hook from Saint Louis, MO’s Dannie Williams and dropped to a knee. Lundy rose to survive the round and righted the ship in round two by keeping Williams at bay with jabs and right hands. Round 3 and 4 were a treat for the fans as Williams and Lundy went at it, winging wild shots with seemingly reckless abandon. Lundy was staggered in round 3 by a left hook from Williams but surged back to take round 4 with the more accurate shots. Perhaps learning a lesson from the previous rounds, Lundy took a more scientific approach to the fight and began boxing Williams from the outside in round 5. The shift in strategy seemed to work for Lundy who stacked up rounds behind his increasingly accurate jab and left hook. In the end, Lundy prevailed by scores of 97-92 (twice) and 98-91. Lundy runs his record to 22-1-1 (11Kos) while Williams slips to 21-2 (17kos.) It remains to be seen if Lundy can compete against the top fighters in his division. His only loss is to the mediocre John Molina and despite his trash talking, hasn’t really claimed big name victory to put him in the running for a title shot. Hopefully, Lundy will look to step up the competition in the near future and show us the kind of fighter he purports to be.
Elvin Ayala has always been a staple in the Connecticut fight scene. The local middleweight has always tried to make a good fight and in the past has been given a title opportunity for it. Despite coming up short in his biggest bouts, Ayala has always displayed a willingness to engage that has earned him the respect of fans and media alike. Tonight though, Ayala seemed to fight down to the level of his opponent, 42 year old Eric Mitchell of Vero Beach, FL. Ayala was in control of the bout throughout, but he repeatedly let himself be tied up by Mitchell and seemed content to pot shot his way to victory. Ayala finally came alive in the fourth, landing a stinging right hand halfway through the round that shook Mitchell up. Ayala closed strong in the eighth, landing numerous left hooks to the body and head of Mitchell but never doing any serious damage. Ayala easily won the unanimous decision by scores of 79-73 (twice) and 78-74 and improves to 25-5-1 (11Kos.) Mitchell drops his fourth fight in the last five to land at 23-9-1 (11Kos.) Though Ayala does still have something left, he needs to really strive to make a statement against C level opponents like Mitchell if he wants to earn another title shot. Tonight’s performance did him little justice and with any luck, his next fight will display some of the fire that garnered him so much fan support in CT.
