The scorecards were read during the OPEN SCORING.
Mormeck and Bell went at it just as advertised. But after the scorecards were read the fight seemed to take a different turn. Mormeck was almost stopped in the sixth but had done enough to have an early lead. After the scorecards were read after the eighth round I believe, Mormeck decided it was time to play the Dean Smith four corner offense.
So the final four rounds were dreadful and totally offset the first eight. Mormeck ran away from Bell. I do not believe he won the fight. This was like a smaller scale version of Oliver McCall-Frank Bruno if you remember (I'm still trying to forget) that heavyweight title tiff...
The announcing team of Col. Bob Sheridan and "Jean Phillipe" were comical. Sheridan would scream and yell every time Mormeck so much as passed gas. "Jean Phillipe" called Sheridan "Arthur Mercante" at the start of their broadcast. At least I think he did. I didn't understand a word this dude said. French people should not be allowed to speak English because it still sounds like a foreign language.
On the bright side though were those first eight rounds. I noted that today's Cruiserweight is probably akin to the Heavyweights of yesteryear before the Super Heavyweights took over around the early 90s. Mormeck's physique reminded me of former WBA titlist Mike Weaver who weighed around 202 in his prime. Joe Frazier weighed only 205 lbs. Ali and Holmes weighed in at 215 during their primes. So these guys fighting around 200 lbs should be called Heavyweights and the Klitschkos and Valuevs should be termed the Super Heavyweights...Time for a new weight designation like they have in the amateurs.
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