A CHINAMAN AND THE GREEK GO BOXING BOINGO BONZO - ROUND 2






YES INDEED IT IS ROUND TWO, IT WAS SO NICE THAT WE HAD TO DO IT TWICE. AFTER OUR FIRST BOXING BONANZA ON MARCH 22 , AS POSTED RIGHT HERE ON THE FIRST OF MAY.
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FRIDAY MORNING THE GREEK WAS SO THRILLED HE PUT ON HIS SPECIAL BOOTS AND WAS DANCING WITH JOY. THE CHINAMAN GOT SO EXCITED HE HAD TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A SMOKE. BUT FIRST WE HAD SOME OF THE BUIZINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. WE HAD TO VISIT A CUSTOMER AND HAVE LUNCH IN NEW JERSEY. MY BASIC DISLIKE OF GOING TO NEW JERSEY IS THAT THE TRAFFIC THERE SUCKS AND THE FACT THAT YOU CANNOT MAKE A LEFT HANDED TURN WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE!!! THE GOOD THING WAS THAT AFTER A BRIEF OFFICE MEETING WE WENT TO LUNCH AT BARELI'S RESTAURANT WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO EAT IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THEY HAVE ITALIAN / CONTINENTAL FOOD BUT SINCE THE FOOD IS SO GOOD YOU KNOW THE PLACE IS OWNED & RUN BY GREEKS! AFTER OUR PLEASANT & FILLING LUNCH WE WERE OFF TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE FIGHTS.....FOUR HOURS LATER!!!!



HERE WE ARE AT MY FAVORITE HOTEL/RESORT/CASINO IN CT, THE GREAT MOHEGAN SUN. THE FIGHT WAS AT FOXWOODS, BUT THEY HAD NO AVAILABLE ROOMS. MOHEGAN SUN WAS ONLY TO HAPPEN TO GIVE US TWO ROOMS AND ONE ROOM WAS FREE! AFTER A QUICK CHECK IN AND ROOM VISIT IT WAS OFF TO MY FAVE BIG BUBBAS BBQ FOR A BITE TO EAT. I HAD SOME STEAK MEATY CHILI AND MY BUDDY HAD THE ULTIMATE DAWGS (2 HOT DOGS LOADED WITH CHILI, CHEESE BACON & STUFF). DAMN GOOD AS WE SAY. WITH FUEL IN OUR TANKS WE WERE READY. WE WENT TO GET THE CAR AND OFF WE WENT. TWENTY MINUTES LATER WE ARRIVED AT FOXWOODS. AFTER BALLET PARKING, WE SET OFF FOR THE LONG LONG WALK TO THE FOX ARENA, FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS WITH TEDDY ATLAS AND A SOLD OUT VENUE! WOO HOO!!

THERE WAS SOME PRETTY GOOD BOUTS SCHEDULED BY JOE DEGUARDIA'S STAR BOXING. LETS GET TO THE FIGHTS.MAIN EVENT FEATURED WELTERWEIGHTS DELVIN "DOMINICAN STYLE" RODRIGUEZ VS JESSE "FELIZ NAVIDAD" FELICIANO. I

LOCAL RODRIGUEZ WAS HEAVILY FAVORED, BUT FELICIANO CAME TO FIGHT. IN A VERY EXCITING BATTLE, DELVIN HIT JESSE WITH SOME MONSTER SHOTS AND EASILY TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ROUNDS. JESSE NOT ONLY HAD SOME TOUGH CHIN BUT ALOT OF HEART AND START CONNECTING WITH SOME HARD SHOTS BY THE END OF THE FIFTH. BY THE 8TH ROUND JESSE NAILED DELVIN WITH A VICIOUS RIGHT AND THEN FINISHED HIM OFF TKO STYLE. A GREAT FIGHT WITH ALL THE FANS ON THEIR FEET CHEERING. IN THE WELTERWEIGHT CO-FEATURE SAID "SWAMI" QUALI PUT A HURTING ON IRVING " CORNED BEEF" GARCIA AND DESTROYED HIM WITH A TKO IN THE SECOND ROUND.



THE EARLIER BOUTS WERE ALSO FUN AND FEATURED A TALL LANKY JR WELTERWEIGHT NAMED RAY ROBINSON WINNING A FOUR ROUNDER. IT WAS ALL DAMN GOOD FUN. THE GUYS THAT WERE SITTING AROUND US ALSO ENJOYED THE FIGHT NIGHT AND WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME CHATTING AWAY ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM BOXING TO FISHING? YEAH FISHING! SOME HOW THE CHINAMAN AND THIS RETIRED GUY GOT INTO A DEEP DISCOURSE ABOUT BIG TIME SPORT FISHING. OF COURSE THIS WAS IN BETWEEN ROUNDS! FOR A GOOD RECAP OF THE FIGHTS CHECK OUT THE BOXING TIMES. THEY ARE MUCH BETTER BOXING WRITERS. ALSO FULL DISCLOSURE; I JUST MADE UP THESE BOXERS NICKNAMES!


ANYWAYS IT WAS TIME TO GET BACK TO THE HOTEL. THE CHINAMAN HAD SOME SHOPPING TO DO AND I LEFT HIM HAPPY PERUSING THE SHOPS AT MOHEGAN SUN AND I WAS FEELING FULL AND FLUSH. I WANTED TO STAY THAT WAY. I DID NOT DO ANY GAMBLING. I JUST WENT TO MY ROOM AND PASSED OUT DREAMING ABOUT MY LEFT JAB, YEAH RIGHT! WE HAD TO GET UP EARLY, GRAB A BITE TO EAT AND GET THE CRAZY CHINAMAN BACK TO NYC SO HE COULD CATCH HIS PLANE TO HONG KONG!!!!!!!!