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Aaron Williams Electrifies Suburban Crowd with Scary KO
Ringside report and photos by Juan C. Ayllon
Referee Geno Rodriguez pulls Aaron Williams back as Terry Porter collapses
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill, April 18, 2007—Undefeated Las Vegas cruiserweight prospect Aaron Williams (200 lbs., 11-0-1, 7 KO’s) electrified the crowd in not only out-boxing, but icing scrappy Arkansas heavyweight Terry Porter (15-21-3, 9 KO’s) in frightening fashion. In the first round, Williams boxed carefully and landed hard flurries on the ropes, jarring Porter momentarily. However, the cagey Porter escaped.
Porter (left) hems Williams in a corner In the second, the awkward and feisty left-handed Porter kept things interesting with occasional sharp counters. Williams shifted, moved and mounted up points with well-placed lefts and rights. Williams jarred with potent rights to the head. Waving him in, Porter blazed back with both fists and pinned him on the ropes a couple times. Ratcheting up his attack in the fourth, Williams drove back and battered Porter, who fought savagely with both fists. Trapping him on the ropes, he smashed a looping right to the jaw.
Lights out.
Porter collapsed to the mat, where he lay unconscious for several scary minutes. A ringside official cradled Porter’s head as he was counted out. Time of the knockout was 47 seconds into the fourth round.
A paramedic administers oxygen to Porter
The crowd mumured and milled about. Boxing commission staff hovered closeby. Administered oxygen, Porter’s right arm twitched upward. He blinked. Moments later, he sat up.
Williams hugged him and helped others prop him upright in a chair. The crisis had passed.
Shrugging, Porter said, “I’m all right,” as he exited the ring under his own steam.
Tyner (left) on the attack
In a rough and tumble eight round affair, self-managed junior welterweight Lanardo Tyner (140 lbs., 15-0, 9 KO’s) of Detroit, Michigan remained undefeated in winning a unanimous decision over rugged and experienced Panamanian Armando Cordoba (23-33-2, 17 KO’s) with scores of 79-72 all. This was the same Cordoba who gave Super Featherweight Jose Andres Hernandez a tough battle in November 2005 and went the distance in losing a no-contest to Zahir Raheem in January. Surprisingly, the taller Cordoba crowded the shorter, but harder punching Tyner, often pressing and turning him with his head. Although there were no knockdowns, there was some good give and take, with Tyner doing the majority of heavy scoring.
Thompson (right) swings mightily with his left He hadn’t fought in two years, but did all right. Jason Jordan (154.5 lbs., 3-7-2, 0 KO’s) gave the undefeated Skylar Thompson (161 lbs., 10-0, 9 KO’s) a run for his money. Thompson generally threw the heavier blows, but caught some crisp counters that made it interesting. Judges scored the bout 57-57, 59-55 twice for Skylar Thompson.
Agnew (right) comes over the top with a chopping right
Chicago light heavyweight Cedric Agnew (2-0, 1 KO) dropped Benton Harbor, Michigan's Gregory Holmes (2-5, 1 KO) three times, causing referee John O’Brien to halt the bout for a technical knockout at 2:16 of the second round. Promoter Bobby Hitz said, "I'm happy. There's no names here, and look at the crowd! I've got a vision here, and I'm building on it." The 1,500 to 2,000 in attendance at the comfortable digs of the Sears Centre would undoubtably agree.
Aaron Williams (right) watches a replay of his knockout win on a large monitor
Team Aaron Williams with Pat Dolajanin (far left), trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (center) and manager Albert Falcon (second from right)
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