“THE DREAM” REMAINS JUST THAT, A DREAM!
26 February, 2007 by Reylan Loberternos
SPLIT DECISION WIN FOR MONTIEL!
Cebu, RP - It was a night of frustrations, especially for Z “The Dream” Gorres (26-2-1, 14 KOs) of the Philippines who failed in his first attempt to snatch a world championship belt. It was a controversial split decision loss to the tough-as-nails Mexican WBO super flyweight champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel (33-2-1, 24 KOs) last night inside the jam-packed Cebu City Sports Complex. Raul Caiz and Chuck Giampa scored the bout for Montiel with 115-111 and 114-112, respectively, while Denny Nelson saw it 115-111 for the flashy Gorres. Referee Samuel Viruet deducted a total of two crucial points from Gorres for clinching, one in the momentum-changing tenth round and the other one in the last round.
BOUT COULD HAVE BEEN A DRAW!
The Filipino southpaw showed Montiel a neat boxing clinic for the majority of the fight. On my scorecard, Gorres clearly won seven out of the twelve contested rounds, six of them in the first nine. There were no knockdowns throughout the fight. Thus, with the two-point deduction, a draw was the best thing that should have been awarded to the champion. Rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 11 showcased Gorres’ impeccable ring generalship and outstanding boxing skills as he bombarded the defending champion with speed-blinding punches and excellent footwork. He dazzled and caught Montiel off-guard and off-balance. Montiel grew frustrated as the fight went on, with Z sliding and slipping through his punches with sound elusive skills, literally millimeters away from getting hit. Gorres, on the other hand, was piling up points with his crisp jabs and 1-2 punch combinations that he made look so easy.
THE PUNCH THAT SAVED MONTIEL’S DAY
The tenth round proved to be the pivotal part of this encounter. It started with both pugs trading blows, as Gorres decided to slug it out after dominating Montiel with his second-to-none boxing skills in the previous cantos. This utter show of overconfidence on the side of the challenger proved to be too costly, when Montiel finally caught him with a solid right straight that flushed through Gorres’ lower right cheek and penetrated to his chest. Gorres was rubbery legged and was about to take a dive, but he struggled to stay on his feet and clinched the champion. Montiel tried to finish his opponent off, but he was unable to do so as Gorres continued to clinch, prompting the referee to deduct Gorres a point for the repeated clinches. Gorres courageously fought back, out-punching and out-boxing Montiel in the dying seconds of that momentum-shifting round!
GORRES BACK TO LIFE IN THE 11TH!
With the hometown crowd chanting “GORRES”, adrenaline rushed through the Filipino’s veins as he connected with clear and solid punches that caused a huge swelling on the Mexican’s left eye. Z kept his opponent at bay with those stinging jabs and dancing away from the stalking Montiel who was very determined to land another haymaker to save him this bout. He and his corner apparently thought, as I did as well, that they were behind on points.
THE CONTROVERSIAL CALL BY THE REF!
The 12th and deciding round has controversy written all over it. Viruet again deducted a point from Gorres, but this time, without the customary warning, drawing howls of protest from the pro-Gorres crowd. The 30,000 fight fans inside the grand stand were stunned when it was announced as a split decision victory for the defending champion. Boxing pundits and fans alike believed that the deductions won it for Montiel. “Montiel did not win the fight. The referee did it for him,” said ALA Boxing Stable top honcho Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, who was evidently disgruntled.
MONTIEL USED BRILLIANT STRATEGY!
Frustrations mounting and finding no answer to the boxing savvy of his challenger in the first nine rounds, Montiel did something that typified one of the Filipinos’ primary livelihoods, “fishing”… a strategy that requires a bait to lure the fish. Only that he made himself the bait and that Gorres was the fish he wanted to prey on all night long. Starting in the 9th, Montiel began to lower his guard, enticing Z to come in and slug it out. It was a luxury (or a risk) he had to take, noting probably that he was able to take Gorres’ punches. It was however in the succeeding round when Gorres took the bite and fell into the trap of slugging it out with a known slugger. In the 10th round a single punch took much of the juice, figuratively speaking, from Gorres that should have been used in the championship rounds.
“BOOM-BOOM” NOT ENOUGH FOR CROWD
Ironic as it may seem, the main event (Gorres-Montiel) was conducted before what I think should have been a supporting bout. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a little consolation for the fight fans who were obviously disappointed with Z’s controversial loss earlier. Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (22-0-0, 17 KOs) kept his unbeaten slate by punishing Marino “Zaino” Gonzales (29-9-0, 15 KOs) with body blows en route to a 3rd round KO victory for the 20-year-old phenom. He is now scheduled to face fellow undefeated Sergio Manuel Medina (28-0-0, 16 KOs) of Argentina underneath the blockbuster De La Hoya vs Mayweather showdown in May!
COMPLETE UNDERCARD RESULTS
Jimrex Jaca 7th round KO Simson Butar-Butar; AJ “Bazooka” BanalKO 1 Komrit Lukkuongmuekol; Bert “Batman” Batawang KO 4 Sofyan Efendi; Milan “Piston Punch” Melindo TD 6 Alex Aroy; Joseph Omanz UD 4 Markyll Taroja; Weng Haya UD 4 Romnick Rapista; and the late great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde’s grandson Bai Elorde won via unanimous decision against Joseph Mateo in both fighters’ professional debut.
SPLIT DECISION WIN FOR MONTIEL!
Cebu, RP - It was a night of frustrations, especially for Z “The Dream” Gorres (26-2-1, 14 KOs) of the Philippines who failed in his first attempt to snatch a world championship belt. It was a controversial split decision loss to the tough-as-nails Mexican WBO super flyweight champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel (33-2-1, 24 KOs) last night inside the jam-packed Cebu City Sports Complex. Raul Caiz and Chuck Giampa scored the bout for Montiel with 115-111 and 114-112, respectively, while Denny Nelson saw it 115-111 for the flashy Gorres. Referee Samuel Viruet deducted a total of two crucial points from Gorres for clinching, one in the momentum-changing tenth round and the other one in the last round.
BOUT COULD HAVE BEEN A DRAW!
The Filipino southpaw showed Montiel a neat boxing clinic for the majority of the fight. On my scorecard, Gorres clearly won seven out of the twelve contested rounds, six of them in the first nine. There were no knockdowns throughout the fight. Thus, with the two-point deduction, a draw was the best thing that should have been awarded to the champion. Rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 11 showcased Gorres’ impeccable ring generalship and outstanding boxing skills as he bombarded the defending champion with speed-blinding punches and excellent footwork. He dazzled and caught Montiel off-guard and off-balance. Montiel grew frustrated as the fight went on, with Z sliding and slipping through his punches with sound elusive skills, literally millimeters away from getting hit. Gorres, on the other hand, was piling up points with his crisp jabs and 1-2 punch combinations that he made look so easy.
THE PUNCH THAT SAVED MONTIEL’S DAY
The tenth round proved to be the pivotal part of this encounter. It started with both pugs trading blows, as Gorres decided to slug it out after dominating Montiel with his second-to-none boxing skills in the previous cantos. This utter show of overconfidence on the side of the challenger proved to be too costly, when Montiel finally caught him with a solid right straight that flushed through Gorres’ lower right cheek and penetrated to his chest. Gorres was rubbery legged and was about to take a dive, but he struggled to stay on his feet and clinched the champion. Montiel tried to finish his opponent off, but he was unable to do so as Gorres continued to clinch, prompting the referee to deduct Gorres a point for the repeated clinches. Gorres courageously fought back, out-punching and out-boxing Montiel in the dying seconds of that momentum-shifting round!
GORRES BACK TO LIFE IN THE 11TH!
With the hometown crowd chanting “GORRES”, adrenaline rushed through the Filipino’s veins as he connected with clear and solid punches that caused a huge swelling on the Mexican’s left eye. Z kept his opponent at bay with those stinging jabs and dancing away from the stalking Montiel who was very determined to land another haymaker to save him this bout. He and his corner apparently thought, as I did as well, that they were behind on points.
THE CONTROVERSIAL CALL BY THE REF!
The 12th and deciding round has controversy written all over it. Viruet again deducted a point from Gorres, but this time, without the customary warning, drawing howls of protest from the pro-Gorres crowd. The 30,000 fight fans inside the grand stand were stunned when it was announced as a split decision victory for the defending champion. Boxing pundits and fans alike believed that the deductions won it for Montiel. “Montiel did not win the fight. The referee did it for him,” said ALA Boxing Stable top honcho Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, who was evidently disgruntled.
MONTIEL USED BRILLIANT STRATEGY!
Frustrations mounting and finding no answer to the boxing savvy of his challenger in the first nine rounds, Montiel did something that typified one of the Filipinos’ primary livelihoods, “fishing”… a strategy that requires a bait to lure the fish. Only that he made himself the bait and that Gorres was the fish he wanted to prey on all night long. Starting in the 9th, Montiel began to lower his guard, enticing Z to come in and slug it out. It was a luxury (or a risk) he had to take, noting probably that he was able to take Gorres’ punches. It was however in the succeeding round when Gorres took the bite and fell into the trap of slugging it out with a known slugger. In the 10th round a single punch took much of the juice, figuratively speaking, from Gorres that should have been used in the championship rounds.
“BOOM-BOOM” NOT ENOUGH FOR CROWD
Ironic as it may seem, the main event (Gorres-Montiel) was conducted before what I think should have been a supporting bout. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a little consolation for the fight fans who were obviously disappointed with Z’s controversial loss earlier. Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (22-0-0, 17 KOs) kept his unbeaten slate by punishing Marino “Zaino” Gonzales (29-9-0, 15 KOs) with body blows en route to a 3rd round KO victory for the 20-year-old phenom. He is now scheduled to face fellow undefeated Sergio Manuel Medina (28-0-0, 16 KOs) of Argentina underneath the blockbuster De La Hoya vs Mayweather showdown in May!
COMPLETE UNDERCARD RESULTS
Jimrex Jaca 7th round KO Simson Butar-Butar; AJ “Bazooka” BanalKO 1 Komrit Lukkuongmuekol; Bert “Batman” Batawang KO 4 Sofyan Efendi; Milan “Piston Punch” Melindo TD 6 Alex Aroy; Joseph Omanz UD 4 Markyll Taroja; Weng Haya UD 4 Romnick Rapista; and the late great Gabriel “Flash” Elorde’s grandson Bai Elorde won via unanimous decision against Joseph Mateo in both fighters’ professional debut.
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