Post by B. Singh on Mar 26, 2007 8:13:02 GMT -5
Trinidad Express
Monday, March 26th 2007
Salandy all the way
Ian Prescott iprescott@trinidadexpress.com
www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161121072
"I think I may have won a few more rounds, but there is no doubt that she won the fight."
Yvonne's Reis' candid reaction to her unanimous points defeat to Trinidad and Tobago's Jizelle "Magic" Salandy over ten rounds at Skinner Park, San Fernando late Saturday night was a refreshing climax to a bout that did not go too good for the American.
Holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title for a short period last year, 40-year-old Reis was out-boxed by Salandy, who held onto her seven belts, including the WBC and WBA junior-middleweight crowns.
Judges Stanley Chimmings (99-91) and George St Aude (99-92) had Reis winning a single round, while Raul Neaves gave her just two.
Salandy took her record to 14-0, while Reis moved to six wins and 11 defeats.
Reis might not have given Salandy much of a fight, but she may just have passed on something more valuable to her opponent, gained from her years of experience in the ring-good advice.
There was absolutely no bitterness as soft-spoken Reis voiced her opinion of Salandy.
"She's very athletic and fast. She has natural ability, but she should not go up in weight. I know a lot of people are saying she should go up in weight to meet Laila Ali, but she should not. She will get hurt badly if she does. She had no power at all," Reis said.
It seems a valid assessment as, in 14 fights, Salandy has just six knockouts, three of them against light competition in her first four bouts.
If Salandy had real power, Reis would have been knocked out in the tenth round when the Trinidadian landed a solid right hook which rocked back the American's head.
Salandy, who also connected in similar manner with a crashing left in the seventh round, had a fairly easy night on Saturday, establishing the jab early on in the face of the American. She won out when it came to the rough stuff, fighting close up, and also got off several combinations.
Reis could not match her and, by the fifth round, the American looked beaten and confused.
Afterwards, Salandy commended Reis on her toughness.
"She's good...she can take a punch. I realise everytime I gave her a good punch, she smiled, despite the power of it."
Salandy had no doubt she had won, even urging the crowd of a couple hundred fans to applaud her.
"Give Jizelle Salandy a round of applause," she shouted and her supporters lapped it up.
But, Reis saw a few chinks in the Trinidadian's armour. While noting that Salandy is talented, the American found that Salandy threw wide punches which left her open to counter-attack. She felt her major mistake was taking Salandy lightly.
"My biggest problem was that I had not seen a tape of her. But, from her record, I saw that she had not fought any formidable fighters," she said.
"I underestimated her. She was better than I expected, but I still believe she should not go up in weight. She should not try to live off someone else's name, but make a name for herself."
Following the fight, Salandy was a good sportswoman, hugging her defeated opponent. But she probably was not a good host. As has become the norm at Salandy fights, Reis was made to stand some ten minutes or more in the ring on a windy night, while Salandy engaged in "politicking", making sure she met Prime Minister Patrick Manning and others, despite several calls for her to enter the ring.
It was discourteous and is a part of the Salandy show that needs to be dropped.
Monday, March 26th 2007
Salandy all the way
Ian Prescott iprescott@trinidadexpress.com
www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161121072
"I think I may have won a few more rounds, but there is no doubt that she won the fight."
Yvonne's Reis' candid reaction to her unanimous points defeat to Trinidad and Tobago's Jizelle "Magic" Salandy over ten rounds at Skinner Park, San Fernando late Saturday night was a refreshing climax to a bout that did not go too good for the American.
Holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title for a short period last year, 40-year-old Reis was out-boxed by Salandy, who held onto her seven belts, including the WBC and WBA junior-middleweight crowns.
Judges Stanley Chimmings (99-91) and George St Aude (99-92) had Reis winning a single round, while Raul Neaves gave her just two.
Salandy took her record to 14-0, while Reis moved to six wins and 11 defeats.
Reis might not have given Salandy much of a fight, but she may just have passed on something more valuable to her opponent, gained from her years of experience in the ring-good advice.
There was absolutely no bitterness as soft-spoken Reis voiced her opinion of Salandy.
"She's very athletic and fast. She has natural ability, but she should not go up in weight. I know a lot of people are saying she should go up in weight to meet Laila Ali, but she should not. She will get hurt badly if she does. She had no power at all," Reis said.
It seems a valid assessment as, in 14 fights, Salandy has just six knockouts, three of them against light competition in her first four bouts.
If Salandy had real power, Reis would have been knocked out in the tenth round when the Trinidadian landed a solid right hook which rocked back the American's head.
Salandy, who also connected in similar manner with a crashing left in the seventh round, had a fairly easy night on Saturday, establishing the jab early on in the face of the American. She won out when it came to the rough stuff, fighting close up, and also got off several combinations.
Reis could not match her and, by the fifth round, the American looked beaten and confused.
Afterwards, Salandy commended Reis on her toughness.
"She's good...she can take a punch. I realise everytime I gave her a good punch, she smiled, despite the power of it."
Salandy had no doubt she had won, even urging the crowd of a couple hundred fans to applaud her.
"Give Jizelle Salandy a round of applause," she shouted and her supporters lapped it up.
But, Reis saw a few chinks in the Trinidadian's armour. While noting that Salandy is talented, the American found that Salandy threw wide punches which left her open to counter-attack. She felt her major mistake was taking Salandy lightly.
"My biggest problem was that I had not seen a tape of her. But, from her record, I saw that she had not fought any formidable fighters," she said.
"I underestimated her. She was better than I expected, but I still believe she should not go up in weight. She should not try to live off someone else's name, but make a name for herself."
Following the fight, Salandy was a good sportswoman, hugging her defeated opponent. But she probably was not a good host. As has become the norm at Salandy fights, Reis was made to stand some ten minutes or more in the ring on a windy night, while Salandy engaged in "politicking", making sure she met Prime Minister Patrick Manning and others, despite several calls for her to enter the ring.
It was discourteous and is a part of the Salandy show that needs to be dropped.