StiffJab
11-20-2008, 09:22 PM
Australian Bantam champ Emmett Gazzard, now living in Canastota, NY, made his U.S. debut last night. His opponent would be 2004 Olympic alternate Torrence "Dynamite" Daniels of Colorado Springs.
Gazzard pressed the action in the first two rounds while Daniels was content to try and counter with single shots. Daniels picked up the pace, still choosing to counter, but more frequently and with harder shots. Gazzard took the shots well and pressed forward, launching his own attack to body and head. Often times the action was contested in the center of the ring, both fighters squared off and looking to outfox the other.Both fighters maintained their strategies until the end of the eight rounder, to the delight of the crowd. Scores were 78-74 x 2 and 79-73, all for the still undefeated Gazzard.
I met this fella a while back in 2003 when he was a top Oz amature. Met him at a tornament with my coach, and the fella is a top bloke. Had a good chat and he told me some good stories from his career. Great to see him making a name for himself in the states. I think he has choosen a good path in fighting in the USA, much like peden did. Lets hope he can emulate that of peden and get Australia another world champion. :bbb
Gazzard pressed the action in the first two rounds while Daniels was content to try and counter with single shots. Daniels picked up the pace, still choosing to counter, but more frequently and with harder shots. Gazzard took the shots well and pressed forward, launching his own attack to body and head. Often times the action was contested in the center of the ring, both fighters squared off and looking to outfox the other.Both fighters maintained their strategies until the end of the eight rounder, to the delight of the crowd. Scores were 78-74 x 2 and 79-73, all for the still undefeated Gazzard.
I met this fella a while back in 2003 when he was a top Oz amature. Met him at a tornament with my coach, and the fella is a top bloke. Had a good chat and he told me some good stories from his career. Great to see him making a name for himself in the states. I think he has choosen a good path in fighting in the USA, much like peden did. Lets hope he can emulate that of peden and get Australia another world champion. :bbb