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ANOTHER GUY WHO'S BEEN BLOWING
PEOPLE AWAY, ROBERT EASTER, JR.
IT TAKES PLACE IN THE
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION.
AND IT'S ROBERT EASTER, JR. WHO
COMES OUT OF TOLEDO, OHIO,
AGAINST HARDY PAREDES.
>> WELL, BARRY, EASTER MAY BE A
LIGHTWEIGHT, BUT HE'S GOT A
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT'S REACH,
6-INCH HEIGHT ADVANTAGE,
8 1/2-INCH REACH ADVANTAGE.
AND LET ME GIVE YOU SOME REALLY
KEEN, SHREWD ANALYSIS.
PAREDES HAS TO GET INSIDE TO BE
EFFECTIVE.
>> VERY GOOD, AND THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY THE POINT.
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID HE'S GONNA
DO.
DOING IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RULES.
>> THE ABC RULES, UNIFIED
RULES -- NO STANDING 8, NO
3-KNOCKDOWN RULE.
ONLY THE REF CAN STOP THE FIGHT.
FIGHTER CANNOT BE SAVED BY THE
BELL IN ANY ROUND, AND THE
FIGHT IS OFFICIAL AFTER FOUR.
IF IT DOESN'T GO FOUR, IT'S A
NO-DECISION.
>> ALL RIGHT, BIG NIGHT OF
BOXING HERE AT THE ALAMODOME IN
SAN ANTONIO.
WE ARE SET TO GO.
OUR FIRST FIGHT OF THE EVENING,
AND FOR THE INTRODUCTIONS OF
THE FIGHTERS, WE TAKE YOU TO
THE CENTER OF THE RING AND THE
INIMITABLE JIMMY LENNON JR.
JIMMY?
[ BELL DINGS ]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A VERY
GOOD EVENING TO YOU, AND WELCOME
TO THE ALAMODOME HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FOR
"SHOWTIME EXTREME," AND OUR BIG
NIGHT OF ACTION BROUGHT TO YOU
BY GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH
LEIJA-BATTAH PROMOTIONS AND
SHOWTIME.
WE ARE SPONSORED BY CORONA,
AT&T, GRUDGE MATCH, AND
CASAMIGOS TEQUILA.
INTRODUCING TO YOU OUR THREE
JUDGES SCORING THIS BOUT FROM
RINGSIDE, ALL FROM THE STATE
TEXAS -- RUBEN CARRION, FORMER
WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER
RUBEN CASTILLO, AND
JOEL ELIZONDO.
OUR REFEREE IN CHARGE -- HE'LL
BE GIVING INSTRUCTIONS AFTER THE
INTRODUCTIONS -- LEE ROGERS.
ALL RIGHT, FANS, HERE WE GO --
EIGHT ROUNDS OF BOXING SCHEDULED
IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION.
INTRODUCING TO YOU FIRST ON MY
LEFT, FIGHTING OUT OF THE RED
CORNER, WEARING RED TRUNKS WITH
WHITE TRIM, JOINING US FROM
OSORNO, CHILE, HE WEIGHED IN AT
135 1/2 POUNDS.
HIS RECORD STANDS AT 16 WINS,
12 LOSSES WITH 10 WINS COMING BY
WAY OF KNOCKOUT.
INTRODUCING HARDY PAREDES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND HIS OPPONENT ACROSS THE
RING, ON MY RIGHT, FIGHTING OUT
OF THE BLUE CORNER, THIS
8-ROUND ATTRACTION, WEARING
WHITE TRUNKS WITH RED TRIM,
FIGHTING OUT OF TOLEDO, OHIO, BY
WAY OF CINCINNATI, HE WEIGHED IN
AT A READY 133 1/2 POUNDS.
HE IS UNDEFEATED IN HIS CAMPAIGN
IN THE RING WITH A RECORD OF
7 WINS, NO LOSSES, ALL 7 WINS
COMING BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT.
INTRODUCING THE UNDEFEATED
ROBERT EASTER, JR.!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OUR REFEREE IN CHARGE, ONCE
AGAIN, NOW TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS,
LEE ROGERS.
>> HERE YOU GO, ROBERT.
>> TIMMY. TIMMY.
>> WHAT DOES HE WANT ME TO CALL
HIM -- HIS NAME, FIRST NAME?
>> UH, HARDY.
>> HARVEY?
>> HARDY PAREDES.
>> HARVEY.
HARVEY, ROBERT, YOU GOT YOUR
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DRESSING
ROOM, OKAY?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A TOUGH, CLEAN
FIGHT.
BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.
LET'S TOUCH THEM UP.
>> SO, WE ARE SET TO GO -- OUR
FIRST FIGHT OF THE EVENING --
ROBERT EASTER, JR.
AND NOT MUCH YOU CAN SAY ABOUT
WHAT HE'S DONE.
EVERYTHING'S BEEN RIGHT -- SEVEN
FIGHTS, SEVEN KNOCKOUTS, NEVER
GONE MORE THAN THREE ROUNDS.
DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT SO FAR.
>> YEAH, AND THIS IS A STANDARD
TEST FOR A PROSPECT.
12 ROUNDS TOTAL FOR EASTER SO
FAR, BUT HE'S FIGHTING PAREDES,
WHO HAS 157 ROUNDS AS A PRO.
[ BELL DINGS ]
>> SO, HERE WE GO -- ROUND 1 OF
THIS SCHEDULED 8-ROUND FIGHT.
AND IT IS INCUMBENT UPON PAREDES
TO GET INSIDE, AND YOU SAW THE
LONG JAB OF EASTER, SO, AS WE
MENTIONED EARLIER, COULD BE
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
>> YEAH. HAVING WATCHED PAREDES,
HE LIKES TO STEP LATERALLY MORE
THAN COME FORWARD, SO THIS COULD
BE A TOUGH STYLE MATCHUP FOR
HIM.
AND EASTER LIKES TO FIGHT A
LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.
GIVEN THAT HE'S A 6-FOOT
LIGHTWEIGHT, YOU'D THINK HE'D BE
HAPPY TO STAY ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT SOMETIMES HE MIXES IT UP ON
THE INSIDE.
AGAINST THIS OPPONENT, HE
PROBABLY COULD KEEP AN ARM'S
LENGTH AND NOT GET HIT AT ALL.
>> HE PROBABLY COULD.
HE GETS RAVE REVIEWS OUT OF
THE GUYS IN THE GYM -- THE GUYS
THAT HE SPARS AGAINST -- AS A
REAL COMING PROSPECT.
THAT WAS A LEFT HAND.
>> NO KNOCKDOWN. NO KNOCKDOWN.
LET ME HAVE 'EM.
BOX!
>> PAREDES' GLOVES DID TOUCH THE
CANVAS, BUT IT WAS RULED BY
LEE ROGERS TO BE MORE OF A SLIP.
>> NICE SHORT LITTLE UPPERCUT
AND A LEFT HAND BEHIND IT BY
EASTER.
>> PICK 'EM UP, HARVEY.
PICK 'EM UP.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE EVIDENT REACH
ADVANTAGE, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT
IT, OF ROBERT EASTER.
>> AND NOW'S A TEST FOR EASTER'S
PATIENCE, BECAUSE HE LANDED A
COUPLE OF POWER SHOTS.
SO, DOES HE ABANDON THE JAB AND
GO FOR A QUICK KNOCKOUT, OR DOES
HE STICK WITH THE GAME PLAN?
AND HE SEEMS TO BE CONTENT TO
CONTINUE TO JAB.
>> NICE LEFT HAND.
TURNED THAT ONE.
>> MIDWAY THROUGH ROUND 1.
>> PAREDES WAS WITH A FORMER
WORLD CHAMPION IN HIS LAST
FIGHT.
HE'S ALSO FOUGHT
TERENCE CRAWFORD, WHO'S MAYBE
THE BEST YOUNG AMERICAN
LIGHTWEIGHT -- ONE OF THEM.
SO, THIS IS A GOOD TEST THIS
EARLY IN EASTER'S CAREER.
>> YEAH, PAREDES WAS STOPPED IN
HIS LAST FIGHT, BUT HE SAID HE
HAD EXCUSES.
HE HAD BACK PROBLEMS COMING IN
TO THE FIGHT.
>> AND THAT LITTLE SET WE SAW
THERE -- THAT'S WHERE HE STARTS
TO BE CAREFUL, 'CAUSE HE WAS
TRADING HOOKS WITH PAREDES.
>> GOOD BODY SHOT THERE.
>> HE DOESN'T NEED TO TRADE
HOOKS IN CLOSE.
BUT HE THINKS HE HAS HIS MAN
HURT AND READY TO GO, AND THAT'S
WHY HE'S TRYING TO PUT A BIG
HURT ON HIM.
I DON'T KNOW IF PAREDES IS
INDEED THAT HURT.
>> DOUBLE LEFT HAND, LEFT OF THE
BODY.
DROPPED HIM.
>> ROBERT, ROBERT, ROBERT,
ROBERT!
>> GOOD, CLEAN SHOT.
>> ...7, 8, 9, 10!
>> OVER JUST LIKE THAT.
HE TALKED TO US ABOUT HIS BODY
WORK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL
COMBINATION, BARRY.
YOU CALLED IT RIGHT.
IT WAS A HOOK UPSTAIRS AND THEN
A HOOK TO THE LIVER.
AND SINCE PAREDES WENT TWO
ROUNDS WITH A FORMER WORLD CHAMP
HIS LAST FIGHT AND EASTER TOOK
HIM OUT IN ONE, I GUESS THIS IS
A SUCCESS FOR EASTER.
>> I WOULD THINK SO.
I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT HE DID
ANYTHING WRONG.
VERY SHARP PUNCHES.
HAD A NICE, CRISP JAB.
DOUBLED UP ON ALMOST ALL HIS
PUNCHES IN THAT LAST
COMBINATION.
WELL, THAT WAS THE END OF IT.
>> YEAH, YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A
VETERAN LIKE PAREDES EXTEND
EASTER A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE WAS
CHOSEN AS AN OPPONENT.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND EASTER -- NOT HIS FAULT.
>> BUT CERTAINLY A GUY WE'RE
GONNA SEE AGAIN, I HAVE NO
DOUBT.
>> YEAH, HE'S GOT THE BIG
AMATEUR BACKGROUND.
HE WAS AN OLYMPIC ALTERNATE IN
2012 AND 230 AMATEUR FIGHTS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA GET A CHANCE TO SEE
THAT DOUBLE LEFT HAND ONCE
AGAIN.
>> SOMETIMES THE HOOK TO THE
BODY SETS UP THE HOOK TO THE
HEAD.
HERE IT'S IN REVERSE.
HOOK, BODY, AND OUT.
AND HE SPIT OUT -- YOU SEE THE
MOUTHPIECE OR THE GUM SHIELD ON
THE CANVAS THERE.
THAT WAS A SIGN THAT IT DIDN'T
MATTER WHAT THE REFEREE COUNTED
TO -- PAREDES WAS NOT GETTING
UP.
>> VERY EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE.
>> YOU SEE IT AGAIN, JUST
LOOKING AT THE REACH ADVANTAGE
THAT EASTER HAS.
AND YOU COULD SAY HE SET IT UP
WITH THE RIGHT HAND, AS WELL.
AND NOW HE KNOWS HIS OPPONENT'S
ON THE ROPES.
THERE'S NOTHING PAREDES HAS TO
SCARE EASTER THERE.
AND HE PICKED THE RIGHT PUNCH,
'CAUSE THAT WAS A CLEAR AVENUE
FOR THAT LEFT HOOK TO LAND.
AND ONE LAST LOOK.
WE LIKE TO SEE EASTER KEEP THAT
LEFT HAND UP WHEN HE'S PUNCHING
IN COMBINATION, BUT NOW HE'S
GONNA USE IT, AND PAREDES
PROTECTING THE CHIN, SO WHAT DO
YOU DO?
LOOK AT HOW BIG A TARGET THAT
IS.
OW.
>> CLEAN, PERFECT, OVER.
>> I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL,
BARRY.
>> YEAH.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
DID NOT EVEN REQUIRE A COUNT.
WELL, ONE FIGHT, ONE MINUTE, ONE
VICTORY.
HERE'S JIMMY LENNON JR. TO MAKE
IT OFFICIAL.
[ BELL DINGS ]
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
A TIME OF 2:30 IN ROUND 1.
OUR REFEREE IN CHARGE REACHES
THE COUNT OF 10.
HE IS THE WINNER BY WAY OF
KNOCKOUT AND STILL UNDEFEATED,
ROBERT EASTER, JR.!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WELL, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN SAY
BUT THAT, AND HIS CAREER IS
STILL PERFECT -- EIGHT FIGHTS,
EIGHT KNOCKOUTS, NEVER GONE PAST
THREE ROUNDS, AND THIS ONE AN
IMPRESSIVE SHOT TO THE BODY THAT
DROPPED HIS OPPONENT FOR KEEPS.
>> YEAH, 8 FIGHTS FOR EASTER AND
A TOTAL OF 13 ROUNDS.
HE'S GONNA GET THE REP AS A
PUNCHER, ALTHOUGH, OBVIOUSLY,
THE QUALITY OF OPPOSITION HAS TO
IMPROVE.