Steve Finley vs Don
Koss
Fight info: Westchester County
Center, White Plains, NY, United States, 2005-11-07, announcer is Lupe
Contreras, referee is Jose Medina-Solar, the bout will be scored by three
judges: John Parish Jr. (United States), Kim Kee-Yun (Korea) and Fred
Jones (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title
bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect,
three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only
the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight
stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard
after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight
class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10
Points
In the red corner: Steve Finley -
Record: 4-1-1 (2) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning
Check - Trainer: Eddie Inabagsky - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Don Koss - Record: 3-3-0 (1) - Career
Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Doi
Dollings - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The crowd's been waiting for the start of this fight
but they don't have to wait any longer as Round 1 begins. |
0:0 |
| 0:13 |
Finley misses with that punch. |
0:0 |
| 0:28 |
Finley backs into the left corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:32 |
Koss has his arms wrapped around Steve Finley... Now
they separate. |
0:0 |
| 0:37 |
The Referee breaks it up... |
0:0 |
| 0:41 |
Finley is motioning with his gloves for Koss to
bring it on, but Finley is not being overly aggressive himself right
now. |
0:0 |
| 0:45 |
Koss lands a volley of punches and at least one
scored cleanly. |
0:2 |
| 01:15 |
As high as Finley is holding his gloves he is
leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Koss takes
advantage of it. |
0:2 |
| 01:18 |
Koss lands the right hand. He's pretty effective
with that punch when he sets it up right. |
0:4 |
| 01:28 |
Koss lands with a short, quick uppercut in close. |
0:6 |
| 01:45 |
Koss is clinching. Early in a fight you have to
wonder but late in a fight clinching can give a fighter a
breather. |
0:6 |
| 01:54 |
Medina-Solar has to break them apart. |
0:6 |
| 01:59 |
Koss pins Finley in the corner! |
0:6 |
| 01:59 |
Koss fires a short, ripping uppercut inside. |
0:8 |
| 02:10 |
Koss shoots the jab into the chest of Finley. |
0:10 |
| 02:19 |
Steve Finley slides into the corner... |
0:10 |
| 02:24 |
Koss fires a shot, but it glances off Finley's
shoulder. |
0:10 |
| 02:31 |
Koss lands with a short, quick uppercut in close. |
0:12 |
| 02:46 |
Don Koss scores with a jolting uppercut inside. |
0:14 |
| 03:00 |
Round 1 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the
bell sounds. |
1:13 |
 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
It's Round 2 of this scheduled 10 rounder. |
0:0 |
| 0:13 |
Finley retreats into the lower corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:13 |
Koss lands a double left, one to the head and one to
the body. |
0:2 |
| 0:22 |
Doi Dollings was really animated in Koss's corner
and Koss was nodding in agreement. |
0:2 |
| 0:27 |
Koss slides along the far ropes. |
0:2 |
| 0:37 |
Finley traps Koss's gloves under his arms. He won't
let go until Medina-Solar breaks it up. |
0:2 |
| 0:47 |
Medina-Solar pries them apart. |
0:2 |
| 0:56 |
Finley can't find the range with that punch. |
0:2 |
| 01:11 |
Finley scores with a quick hook to the head of Koss
after Koss missed with a wild shot of his own. |
2:2 |
| 01:25 |
Koss tries a straight right that's blocked by the
gloves of Finley. |
2:2 |
| 01:40 |
Koss misses wildly with the hook. |
2:2 |
| 01:47 |
Steve Finley lands a crushing uppercut! |
6:2 |
| 01:47 |
Koss looks like he might have been hurt by that
punch! |
6:2 |
| 01:56 |
Koss bobs and weaves his way inside and lets his
hands go, scoring with a hook. |
6:4 |
| 02:05 |
Don Koss is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd
better look out for shots to the head! |
6:4 |
| 02:17 |
Koss tries to double up on the jab but neither hit
the mark. |
6:4 |
| 02:30 |
Koss lands the jab but comes up short with a second
one right behind it. |
6:6 |
| 02:47 |
Finley lands a strong cross! |
10:6 |
| 02:47 |
Koss appears shaken by this punch! |
10:6 |
| 03:00 |
Finley misses badly. It looked like he changed his
mind half way through the punch. |
10:6 |
| 03:00 |
That's all she wrote here in Round 2. |
10:7 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The seconds hurry out of Koss's corner as the bell
sounds for Round 3. |
0:0 |
| 0:14 |
There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That
can be a dangerous punch. Koss better be careful when he throws that
one. |
0:2 |
| 0:23 |
Doi Dollings seemed to pump up Koss between
rounds. |
0:2 |
| 0:29 |
Koss has been watching too much wrestling. He's
clinching. |
0:2 |
| 0:38 |
* Medina-Solar is telling "Bear" to
quit leaning on the neck. |
0:2 |
| 0:56 |
Koss is either lucky or has radar. Finley's last
punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! |
0:2 |
| 01:06 |
Don Koss traps Finley in the corner! |
0:2 |
| 01:11 |
Koss and Finley are in a clinch, Medina-Solar
hollers at them to break and start fighting. |
0:2 |
| 01:20 |
Finley works his way free! |
0:2 |
| 01:25 |
These guys are giving head feints, faking jabs,
doing everything but throwing punches at the moment. |
0:2 |
| 01:28 |
Both fighters move back to ring center. |
0:2 |
| 01:28 |
They are being effective in this exchange of
punches. |
2:4 |
| 01:37 |
Don Koss tries to push Finley back in an attempt to
gain room to punch. |
2:4 |
| 01:50 |
Finley's corner is urging him on. They're really
vocal tonight. |
2:4 |
| 01:54 |
Koss has Finley cornered! |
2:4 |
| 01:54 |
Koss wings the right cross and it gets in, though
without a lot of steam on it. |
2:6 |
| 02:07 |
The action is at ring center. |
2:6 |
| 02:07 |
Koss rips a hook to the body. |
2:8 |
| 02:16 |
Finley steals a quick glance at his corner. |
2:8 |
| 02:25 |
Finley is holding on to Koss. He seems to be taking
a breather. |
2:8 |
| 02:29 |
Medina-Solar is shouting at Steve Finley to
break! |
2:8 |
| 02:35 |
Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now,
Koss lands the right hand. |
2:10 |
| 02:49 |
Koss picks off the jab thrown by Finley. |
2:10 |
| 03:00 |
Koss is trying to free his gloves from under
Finley's gloves. |
2:10 |
| 03:00 |
Finley finally lets go of Koss. |
2:10 |
| 03:00 |
The seconds tick off the clock ending Round 3. |
2:9 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Finley looks a bit disgusted as Round 4 gets
underway. |
0:0 |
| 0:08 |
It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the
game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. |
0:0 |
| 0:16 |
Koss holds his arms up in disgust as Finley holds
him around his waist. |
0:0 |
| 0:25 |
Koss pushes Finley away. |
0:0 |
| 0:25 |
Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the
fight. |
0:0 |
| 0:33 |
Don Koss moves into a neutral corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:38 |
Steve Finley dips as if to launch a body shot, then
goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Koss back on
his heels! |
4:0 |
| 0:38 |
Koss was shaken by those blows! |
4:0 |
| 0:52 |
Finley wings a big left hand at Koss but the latter
sidesteps the punch. |
4:0 |
| 01:00 |
Koss lands a glancing, overhand right. He just
missed landing that one square. |
4:2 |
| 01:09 |
Finley is telegraphing his punches making it pretty
easy for Koss to avoid them. He is going to have to disguise his
attempts a little. |
4:2 |
| 01:25 |
Finley just comes up short with that shot. |
4:2 |
| 01:36 |
Finley lands a strong cross! |
8:2 |
| 01:36 |
Koss is suddenly in trouble! |
8:2 |
| 01:49 |
The cross scores for Finley. He needs to throw that
punch more often. |
10:2 |
| 01:58 |
Both boxers are in the middle of the squared
circle. |
10:2 |
| 01:58 |
Koss forces his way inside and he lands a nice
uppercut to the chin of Steve Finley. |
10:4 |
| 02:09 |
There seems to be more moving and clinching than we
anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into
a chess match. |
10:4 |
| 02:19 |
Finley retreats into a neutral corner. |
10:4 |
| 02:23 |
Koss ties up Steve Finley. Why would he want to
clinch now? |
10:4 |
| 02:28 |
Referee Medina-Solar separates the two... |
10:4 |
| 02:37 |
Finley is off target with that punch. |
10:4 |
| 02:45 |
The two men continue to measure one another. |
10:4 |
| 02:49 |
Koss moves into the near corner. |
10:4 |
| 02:53 |
Finley is showing some fancy footwork tonight as he
moves around Koss. |
10:4 |
| 02:58 |
Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get
the upper hand in this contest. |
10:4 |
| 03:00 |
Finley wraps up Don Koss... Neither fighter will
break... |
10:4 |
| 03:00 |
Finley and Koss each take a step back. |
10:4 |
| 03:00 |
The bell ending Round 4 sounds and the fighters
return to their corners. |
9:4 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Finley is getting his full rest as he remains on his
stool as the Round 5 bell sounds. Now he's up and his corner
scrambles to exit the ring. |
0:0 |
| 0:06 |
Koss got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see
if Doi Dollings's instructions work. |
0:0 |
| 0:11 |
Koss doesn't connect with the cross. |
0:0 |
| 0:13 |
Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this
point. |
0:0 |
| 0:17 |
Both fighters want to work inside for the moment.
Koss has his head on Finley's chest and blasts home a hook. |
0:2 |
| 0:26 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are
free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the
action resumes. |
0:2 |
| 0:34 |
Koss bangs a right cross off the forehead of
Finley. |
0:4 |
| 0:43 |
Finley slides into a neutral corner... |
0:4 |
| 0:43 |
Koss scores with a nice right cross. |
0:6 |
| 0:53 |
Finley shoots the jab. He doubles up on it and the
second one carried some power with it. |
3:6 |
| 01:02 |
Koss has Finley blocked in! |
3:6 |
| 01:07 |
Punch and move, punch and move, Koss will do it all
night if Finley doesn't do a more consistent job of cutting off the
ring. |
3:6 |
| 01:16 |
Koss is giving Finley a lot of side-to-side
movement. |
3:6 |
| 01:23 |
They're coming back to the center of the ring
now... |
3:6 |
| 01:28 |
Koss cuts loose with a combination and the crowd
roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were
either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. |
3:6 |
| 01:38 |
Finley's corner is shouting to their man,
encouraging him to pick up the action. |
3:6 |
| 01:45 |
Finley backs into a neutral corner. |
3:6 |
| 01:45 |
Koss goes to the head and the body, though neither
punch had much on it. |
3:8 |
| 01:54 |
Koss doesn't have to look for Finley this round. He
is right there in front of him. |
3:8 |
| 02:02 |
Koss scores with a winging right! Finley's head
turned halfway round with that punch! |
3:12 |
| 02:02 |
Finley is hurt! |
3:12 |
| 02:12 |
Koss throws punches in bunches and that's the way to
disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
3:14 |
| 02:24 |
Koss shoots the right home. That's a sneaky
punch. |
3:16 |
| 02:33 |
Koss lands to the chest and neck of Finley. |
3:18 |
| 02:43 |
The fighters are jockeying for position as both men
try to gain the advantage here in the 5th. |
3:18 |
| 02:46 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
3:18 |
| 02:54 |
Koss has Finley pinned! |
3:18 |
| 02:58 |
Koss tries to drop the right hand over the top but
Steve Finley ducks under it. |
3:18 |
| 03:00 |
The bell sounds ending Round 5. |
3:20 |
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|
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Finley looks to be in fair shape as Round 6 gets
underway. |
0:0 |
| 0:15 |
Finley is still trying to find the range with his
punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. |
0:0 |
| 0:18 |
Both of these guys look just like they came out of
their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. |
0:0 |
| 0:22 |
Whatever Eddie Inabagsky said to him in the corner
between rounds must have had some effect. Finley is letting his
hands go. |
0:0 |
| 0:23 |
Finley lands to the chest and neck of Koss. |
2:0 |
| 0:33 |
Both fighters are exchanging blows! Finley scored
more on that exchange. |
5:2 |
| 0:43 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between
them. |
5:2 |
| 0:47 |
Don Koss is covering up to prevent body shots, but
he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! |
5:2 |
| 01:00 |
* Koss walks into a uppercut and
folds like an accordion. He went down section by section. |
5:2 |
| 01:03 |
Medina-Solar begins the count... |
11:2 |
| 01:03 |
1... |
11:2 |
| 01:04 |
2... |
11:2 |
| 01:05 |
3... |
11:2 |
| 01:05 |
* Koss lurches to his feet but
there's no question that he's hurt. |
11:2 |
| 01:05 |
Medina-Solar is allowing the fight to continue. Koss
looks real shaken to us, however. |
11:2 |
| 01:05 |
Finley has Koss reeling. Finley can win the fight
right now if he doesn't get sloppy and just flail away. |
11:2 |
| 01:18 |
Finley throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the
target. |
11:2 |
| 01:29 |
Finley fires a left hand that Koss takes high on the
shoulder. |
11:2 |
| 01:36 |
Finley has Koss trapped in the upper neutral
corner... |
11:2 |
| 01:40 |
Steve Finley rams the jab into the chest of Koss.
He's making very effective use of that punch. |
14:2 |
| 01:40 |
Koss is definitely in trouble. Finley needs to pick
his shots and he can knock him out right now. |
14:2 |
| 01:49 |
Koss is blocked in his own corner... |
14:2 |
| 01:53 |
Finley lands a smashing uppercut! |
18:2 |
| 01:53 |
That's the shot Finley hoped to land! Koss looks bad
after that blow! |
18:2 |
| 01:58 |
Koss looks a little puffy under his left eye. |
18:2 |
| 02:11 |
Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of
the ring. |
18:2 |
| 02:16 |
Finley fires a lead right that Koss manages to
avoid. |
18:2 |
| 02:22 |
Finley pins Koss in the corner! |
18:2 |
| 02:22 |
Finley has been throwing the uppercut and scoring
with it all night as he lands yet another short punch inside. |
20:2 |
| 02:22 |
Koss was stopped cold by that punch! Finley has a
reputation as a great finisher. Let's see if he can live up to
it! |
20:2 |
| 02:35 |
That right hook by Finley brings Koss up short! |
24:2 |
| 02:35 |
Koss suddenly has a vacant look in his eyes. That's
a bad sign. |
24:2 |
| 02:40 |
* This should be stopped now, before
Don Koss get's hurt! Medina-Solar leaps between the two fighters!
It's over! Finley wins on a TKO in Round 6. |
24:2 |
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Here's Lupe Contreras with the
call…
Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout
at the 02:41 mark in Round 6 is…
Steve
Finley!
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| John Parish Jr. |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steve Finley |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
| Don Koss |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
| Kim Kee-Yun |
Round |
Total |
| Korea |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steve Finley |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
| Don Koss |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
| Fred Jones |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steve Finley |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
| Don Koss |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
| Round Totals |
Round |
Total |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steve Finley |
27 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141 |
| Don Koss |
30 |
27 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
|
| Categories |
Steve
Finley |
Don
Koss |
| Knockdowns
scored |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Jabs / Round |
4.50 |
5.50 |
| Hooks / Round |
2.17 |
6.17 |
| Crosses / Round |
3.00 |
3.67 |
| Combinations /
Round |
2.67 |
5.17 |
| Uppercuts /
Round |
3.50 |
5.17 |
|
|
|
| Punches Landed /
Round |
15.83 |
25.67 |
| Punches Missed /
Round |
55.50 |
30.33 |
|
|
|
| Punching
Accuracy |
22.2% |
45.8% |
|
|
|
| Total Number of
Fouls |
0 |
1 |
| Leaning on
Opponent's Neck |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Foul Penalties: |
|
|
| Caution |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Bouts with eye
swelling resulting from punches |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| No
cuts occured |
|
|
|
|
|
| Strategies
(demanded/followed) |
|
|
| Cover Up |
0 / 0 |
1 / 1 |
| Fight Inside |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Fight Outside
(Offensive) |
2 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
| Fight Outside
(Defensive) |
0 / 0 |
3 / 3 |
| Go
for KO |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Go
All Out for KO |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Protect Cut |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Take a Round
Off |
1 / 0 |
0 /
0 |
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