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00:00:01Hector Camacho, Jorge Paez, Michael Jackson, and P.T. Barnum all rolled into one.
00:00:12And now face-to-face with Kevin, and the fisticuffs almost begin before the official introductions.
00:00:20Is Hamed a prince or a frog?
00:00:24All right, let's do this.
00:00:25I couldn't believe I got knocked down two minutes into the fight.
00:00:32Oh, you should have seen that look on everyone's faces at ringside.
00:00:38The wonderful thing coming into tonight was you knew that anything could happen.
00:00:43And one of the things that could happen would be that the prince was exposed as a fraud.
00:00:48There's the power you were talking about.
00:00:50And Kelly is stunned.
00:00:52By the fourth round, I showed I could take his best.
00:00:58Could Kelly take mine?
00:01:01Down goes Kelly on two hard left hands.
00:01:06That's going to be ruled a knockdown.
00:01:08As Nassim's glove grazed the canvas.
00:01:11Leaping right hand by the prince.
00:01:13And a hard left.
00:01:15And Kelly's down for the third time.
00:01:17And the fight is over.
00:01:20He's for real.
00:01:21Unbelievable punching power, George.
00:01:24It's almost like Delahoya.
00:01:25They don't know where they get the power.
00:01:27Everything he said he was.
00:01:29And more.
00:01:30Prince Nassim Hamed.
00:01:32At the end of the day, there were six knockdowns.
00:01:40I showed that I could give it and I could take it.
00:01:45Now, my next fight was against Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:01:51Oh, let me tell you, that was a fight you had to say.
00:01:56Oh, Manchester, England.
00:01:58The fans were going wild.
00:02:01Oh, no.
00:02:02Oh, no.
00:02:09Oh, yeah.
00:02:11Oh, yeah.
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00:02:50Tonight, we're on featherweight Thunderbolt Prince Nassim Ahmed's home turf in Manchester, England, just about an hour's drive from the Prince's home in Sheffield.
00:03:04Tonight, in the brand new 21,000-seat 9X Arena, Ahmed takes on 37-year-old Wilfredo Vasquez, himself a three-time world champion.
00:03:13But the Puerto Rican star gave up his most recent title to earn the biggest paycheck of his life tonight.
00:03:19Will it be worth it?
00:03:21On a day on which Manchester United struggled to a 1-1 tie with Newcastle in a critical Premier League football match,
00:03:28attention shifts to the blockbuster expectations surrounding local hero Prince Nassim,
00:03:34a Yemeni-bred Englishman whose success underlines the swelling diversity of British society.
00:03:39Fans hungry for victory tonight, build $325 ringside seats, $50 purchase in the top row, the route for the featherweight champion who once was taunted by classmates on the nearby schoolyards of Sheffield.
00:03:53It's the Prince who does the taunting now.
00:03:55It's his presence that makes this arena the place to be tonight in the United Kingdom.
00:04:01Hello again, everybody.
00:04:02I'm Jim Lafley.
00:04:03Welcome back to this edition of HBO's World Championship Boxing.
00:04:07We stipulate from the beginning we are not actually live, a brief tape delay of just a couple of hours between here and our transmission on the East Coast.
00:04:16So let's call it almost live as Prince Nassim prepares to further polish the credentials which have already made him the highest-priced fighter ever in a division in which some of the greats of all time have shown their wares.
00:04:30Sandy Sadler, Willie Pepp, Kid Chocolate, Salvador Sanchez, just to name a few.
00:04:36Working with me as always, another of the greatest fighters of all time, HBO Boxing expert George Foreman.
00:04:42And, George, let's talk about 37-year-old three-time world titlist Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:04:47How does his vast experience, his exceptionally calm demeanor, figure into tonight's event?
00:04:53Well, all of the above has got to be working tonight.
00:04:58One wrong move out of the conservative bag, and he could be lying on the floor.
00:05:02This guy's got all of the stuff to pull an upset, but he's got to stay within his orthodox, don't get fancy, don't get foolish, and he can do something.
00:05:09That's what Kevin Kelly was unable to do in December in Madison Square Garden against the Prince.
00:05:14That's what Vasquez has vowed to do tonight.
00:05:16Working with us, as always, of course, HBO Boxing analyst Larry Merchant.
00:05:20And, Larry, back on Broadway in December, the reviews for the Prince's performance were mixed.
00:05:26He was a smash hit as an entertainer.
00:05:29He almost crashed as a boxer.
00:05:31What can we expect tonight?
00:05:33Well, for entertainment, Jim, I think we can expect another of those choreographed entrances.
00:05:38An act that would even make the god of self-love, Narcissus, blush.
00:05:44In the ring, we can expect that Hamed will revert to the run-and-gun style that made him a star here in Britain and all over Europe.
00:05:53He tried to gun-and-gun against Kevin Kelly and almost got outgunned himself.
00:05:58Whatever, doubters about him in America ought to give him the benefit of the doubt, if for no other reason than that he is the only major boxing attraction who appears eager to fight all comers.
00:06:14He's not hiding behind outrageous demands to duck the best fighters out there.
00:06:21The main question about him, Jim, is whether his desire to test himself as a fighter, to be the best as a fighter, will in any way conflict with his need to entertain.
00:06:34Not everybody can keep pulling that off.
00:06:36It's a question being asked not only by objective critics like yourself, but even by those closest to the Prince.
00:06:42Notably, the trainer, Brendan Ingalls, who's had him since he was a young amateur.
00:06:47Ingalls says it's time for the Prince to get his act together.
00:06:49It was great going to the Mecca of boxing, your name in lights and everywhere and pictures all over, and everybody wants to see you produce the goods on the night.
00:07:04Down goes the Prince on Kelly's first serious landing punch.
00:07:09He's not a great defensive fighter, but he's got a heck of a chin, and he's got a lot of heart.
00:07:14His gloves touch the canvas, the count begins, the second knockdown for Kelly.
00:07:19He has terrible balance, and because he has terrible balance, every time he gets hit clean, he's going to go down.
00:07:24There's the power you were talking about, and Kelly is stunned.
00:07:28He does throw a good punch from crazy angles, which therefore have a better effect than if they were thrown from more orthodox angles.
00:07:38Leaping right hand by the Prince, and a hard lift, and Kelly's down for the third time.
00:07:44He showed resiliency, he showed courage, he showed faith.
00:07:49Confidence and guts went under fire, no doubt about it.
00:07:52What we just saw was the Hagler Hearns of featherweight fighting.
00:07:59In all the books of boxing, he does things wrong, but he gets away with it.
00:08:03He almost didn't.
00:08:04But to do things wrong, you have to be pretty good at it.
00:08:08And he's not good enough at doing things wrong yet.
00:08:13Criticisms of Prince Nassim Hamed's exciting but flawed performance trailed him from Madison Square Garden across the Atlantic back home to England.
00:08:21I wanted to fight, you know, I wanted to rumble, you know.
00:08:27My boxing skills really went out the window, because I just wanted to take caring out that much.
00:08:32I said to him, you've got to go back to the basics, what you were doing before.
00:08:36And we have disagreements about this, but I know, because there's no shortcuts in life.
00:08:44It's certainly not like it was when Nass first won the world title.
00:08:48It's changed.
00:08:49You could argue that it's matured, or you could argue with some conviction that it's troubled.
00:08:58Up to Christmas, I had plenty of problems with him, because he's developing, he's getting his own ideas, he's got fast amounts of money.
00:09:05The prince's success in the ring has made him one of boxing's biggest stars.
00:09:10But with the celebrity lifestyle come conflicting priorities and royal distractions.
00:09:15He neglected his footwork.
00:09:18He neglected his dummies.
00:09:20But this has gone on for a few fights, because all of a sudden, he's physically matured.
00:09:25You know, so he's thinking, oh, I can walk through them.
00:09:29He neglected what his good is, is making the other fella miss.
00:09:33I want to throw my boxing skills out.
00:09:35That never, ever happens.
00:09:37But at that moment in time, you know, I just wanted to knock Kevin out.
00:09:41Nass possibly feels that he needs less attention from someone who, Brendan, who still believes Nass needs lots of attention.
00:09:50And I think they both have a point.
00:09:52Hamed can in no way mitigate the internal friction and constant media scrutiny that come with being featherweight world champ.
00:09:58But returning to Sheffield, his lifelong haven, sometimes helps.
00:10:03You've got some kind of salvation in a little sort of quiet city like Sheffield, where you can just relax and put things into perspective about your life.
00:10:11And realize that, you know, New York isn't, it's not all that in terms of knowing that there's somewhere where you can have a bit of peace and quiet.
00:10:21I'm just a normal kid on the street here, but I've got roots in the Arab world that I'll never forget.
00:10:25I know where my parents are from.
00:10:26But it's true, I could live anywhere in the world.
00:10:29But to me, Sheffield is down to earth.
00:10:31It's a good place.
00:10:33It's a man's game, this game.
00:10:34So, ironically, the 126-pound master of bravado seems comfortable dancing away from all the attention.
00:10:42And Prince Nassim Ahmed says he won't give up his life as a commoner in one of the commonest, most working-class towns in England.
00:10:49The red comes to seven.
00:10:53People, when they get to a certain stage, accumulate so much money.
00:10:56They move camps.
00:10:58They go here.
00:10:58They go.
00:10:58I've never been to another gym in my life.
00:11:00I started here, and I'll finish here, you know?
00:11:02So, who is Nass?
00:11:04The low-key but flamboyantly skilled local hero who fought out of character in a big fight?
00:11:09Or that flashy but limited banger we saw against Kelly?
00:11:14Tonight, we may find out more.
00:11:17And we bring it back to ringside for the tale of the tape between Prince Nassim Ahmed and Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:11:23You can see that Vasquez is surrendering 13 years in age to the prince, a two-inch height advantage for the Puerto Rican.
00:11:29They weighed in yesterday afternoon, Ahmed at 125, Vasquez originally at 127 and three-quarters.
00:11:36Thirty minutes later, he came back at the proper weight of 126.
00:11:40An hour and a half before fight time tonight, Ahmed weighed 136, and Vasquez 132, equal in reach at 63 inches of beach.
00:11:49Punch stat numbers, Larry.
00:11:51Ahmed's numbers are against Kevin Kelly, Vasquez, and his big upset over Orlando Canizales three years ago.
00:12:00What these numbers will mean tonight, hard to project.
00:12:04Vasquez has never met anyone with the herky-jerky-quirky style of Ahmed.
00:12:09Jabs will tell the story for Vasquez.
00:12:15He has to keep throwing it, keep Ahmed off balance.
00:12:19Rules of the bout with our unofficial ringside scorer, Harold Letterman.
00:12:22The Wilfredo Vasquez-Prince Nassim Ahmed fight is scheduled for 12 rounds using the standardized rules of boxing for all world championship fights.
00:12:30There is no standing eight count, no free knockdown rule, only the referee can stop the fight, and you cannot be saved by the bell at any round, including the 12th and final round.
00:12:40Jim.
00:12:40And for those of you who want to grow up to be just like Harold, we have an added feature on our telecasts.
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00:12:54and after the fight, you can chat with other fight fans on our bulletin boards.
00:12:58Wilfredo Vasquez will enter the ring first, and then he'll be forced to go through the long wait
00:13:08as Prince Nassim will take his time coming into the ring.
00:13:12All right.
00:13:15It's sports.
00:13:16Go Bolivar!
00:13:19Go Bolivar!
00:13:23Go Bolivar!
00:13:27Go Bolivar!
00:13:46well Vasquez wanted to come in as a king
00:13:50well Vasquez wanted to come in as a king
00:13:58to the younger man's prince
00:14:00I imagine Prince and his followers are surprised
00:14:05that he hasn't come in in a wheelchair
00:14:0720 appearances in championship fights as you saw
00:14:14record of 16, 3 and 1
00:14:17Vasquez has won world titles at 118 pounds
00:14:23122 pounds and 126
00:14:26he surrendered the 126 pound crown to take this fight
00:14:30overall record 50 wins, 7 losses, 3 draws
00:14:3337 KOs by Vasquez
00:14:35he himself has been knocked out twice
00:14:38and he has lost just one fight in the last 7 years
00:14:423
00:14:474
00:14:495
00:14:514
00:14:526
00:14:53So
00:14:53you
00:14:55can
00:15:00A little extra salsa here for the Vasquez entrance.
00:15:19Picante.
00:15:30A shot of Prince Nassim there as he patrols the outer halls of the arena and gets ready
00:15:48to make his own entrance.
00:15:49The defending champion, Prince Nassim Ahmed.
00:16:00What do you need?
00:16:02What do you need?
00:16:04Why don't you tell me?
00:16:19Why don't you tell me?
00:16:21I'm not falling.
00:16:24Why don't you give me a call?
00:16:28Jim, the hit movie, The Full Monty, was made about unemployed workers in Sheffield, Ahmed's
00:16:35hometown, who turned to full chrono nude stripping to make some money.
00:16:43I think what we're looking at here is the half money.
00:16:50And the two two three.
00:16:57So this is the half money.
00:16:59How do you deal with that?
00:17:00I think you can see the half money.
00:17:02It should be clear how you feel.
00:17:03We get covered in something space.
00:17:05We get covered while you're doing this, we get covered in a clear area.
00:17:07We get covered in a clear area, you can get covered in a clear area.
00:17:09We get covered in a clear area.
00:17:11Joe Louis famously said,
00:17:39you can run but you can't hide, Kevin Kelly showed that you can dance but you can't hide.
00:17:46Well, Fredo Vasquez waits this out in his corner, surrounded by his handlers,
00:18:02and good friend, 147-pound world champion Felix Trinidad,
00:18:06right there in the foreground, accompanying Vasquez.
00:18:13And the Prince's act continues.
00:18:21The Prince is recently married, but that obviously has done nothing to tone down this portion of his act.
00:18:29The Prince's act continues.
00:18:32The Prince's act continues.
00:18:36The Prince's act continues.
00:18:45The Prince's act continues.
00:18:51and just as he did with Kevin Kelly
00:19:12the Prince goes out of his way to
00:19:13engage Vasquez
00:19:14and Vasquez's palm demeanor
00:19:17momentarily disappears
00:19:18there's the record for the
00:19:26Prince 29-0 with 27 KOs
00:19:29he's knocked out his last 17
00:19:32a bonus
00:19:32against the opponents he's faced so far
00:19:57knockout power in either hand
00:20:00and an almost indescribably
00:20:03unorthodox style
00:20:05and that's the fighting we're talking about
00:20:11Nassim's father
00:20:30enjoying the action from ringside
00:20:35ladies and gentlemen
00:20:37from Ninex Arena
00:20:38Manchester England
00:20:40Mr. Frank Warren
00:20:42for Sports Network
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00:20:48proudly presents
00:20:49the main event
00:20:51of the evening
00:20:52sanctioned by
00:20:54the British Boxing Board of Control
00:20:56supervisor
00:20:57John Morris
00:20:58steward in charge
00:21:00Dennis Lockton
00:21:01timekeeper at the bell
00:21:02Colin Roberts
00:21:04also sanctioned by
00:21:05the World Boxing Organization
00:21:07WBO president
00:21:08and supervisor
00:21:10at ringside
00:21:11Francisco Barcarcel
00:21:13the three judges
00:21:15scoring this bout
00:21:16on a 10 point
00:21:17must system
00:21:18will be
00:21:18Frank Cairo
00:21:20of the USA
00:21:21Dave Paris
00:21:23from England
00:21:23and Paul Thomas
00:21:25from England
00:21:26and when the bell rings
00:21:27your referee in charge
00:21:29of the action
00:21:30also from the United States
00:21:32Gino Rodriguez
00:21:34and now ladies and gentlemen
00:21:3612 rounds of boxing
00:21:39for the WBO
00:21:40featherweight championship
00:21:43of the world
00:21:45are you ready
00:21:49Manchester England
00:21:54are you ready
00:21:58for the thousands
00:22:03in attendance
00:22:04and the millions
00:22:05watching around
00:22:06the entire world
00:22:08ladies and gentlemen
00:22:09let's get ready
00:22:13to rumble
00:22:14introducing first
00:22:24fighting out of the red corner
00:22:26wearing red with white
00:22:27and weighing in
00:22:28at 9 stone even
00:22:30or 126 pounds
00:22:32he brings a professional record
00:22:34of 60 bouts
00:22:3550 victories
00:22:3737 by knockout
00:22:38with 7 defeats
00:22:39and 3 draws
00:22:41he has captured
00:22:423 world titles
00:22:44in 3 divisions
00:22:45and tonight
00:22:46he plans to solidify
00:22:48his march
00:22:49to the Boxing Hall of Fame
00:22:50with a fourth title
00:22:52ladies and gentlemen
00:22:53from Bayamon
00:22:55Puerto Rico
00:22:56here is
00:22:58the challenger
00:22:58former three-time
00:23:00champion of the world
00:23:03Wilfredo
00:23:05Esquade
00:23:08and his opponent
00:23:14across the ring
00:23:15fighting out of the blue corner
00:23:17wearing leopard
00:23:18with Adidas trim
00:23:20he weighs
00:23:218 stone
00:23:2113 and 3 quarter pounds
00:23:24or 125 pounds
00:23:26even
00:23:27in his professional career
00:23:28he has a perfect
00:23:30record consisting
00:23:31of 29 victories
00:23:33and 29 bouts
00:23:3427 by knockout
00:23:36and he has captured
00:23:37two world title belts
00:23:39he is considered
00:23:41by many to be
00:23:41among the best
00:23:42pound for pound
00:23:44in the world
00:23:44today
00:23:45from Sheffield
00:23:47England
00:23:47ladies and gentlemen
00:23:49presenting
00:23:50the reigning
00:23:51and defending
00:23:52undefeated
00:23:53WBO
00:23:54featherweight
00:23:55champion of the world
00:23:58Prince
00:23:59Nazeem
00:24:04Harman
00:24:04the issue Jim
00:24:26is whether
00:24:27Vesquez
00:24:28is one of those
00:24:29veteran champions
00:24:30who has had some
00:24:31indifferent outings
00:24:32recently
00:24:33but can raise his game
00:24:36for the big one
00:24:37we saw Holyfield do that
00:24:40against Tyson
00:24:41Vesquez has won
00:24:43on bigger odds
00:24:44against him
00:24:45than he has tonight
00:24:47in the past
00:24:48final word
00:24:56from trainer
00:24:56Alex Matos
00:24:58to
00:24:58Wilfredo
00:24:59Vesquez
00:24:59and round one
00:25:01begins
00:25:01without a bell
00:25:03Nazem
00:25:08the southpaw stance
00:25:10he'll pirouette
00:25:11in the air
00:25:11switch beat
00:25:12from side to side
00:25:14throw wild punches
00:25:15at varying angles
00:25:17Vesquez
00:25:17Vesquez is a boxer
00:25:18who wants to stay
00:25:19within his envelope
00:25:20here
00:25:20and do what
00:25:21Kevin Kelly
00:25:21didn't do in New York
00:25:22box the Prince
00:25:24and that's right
00:25:25as Vesquez
00:25:26can just stay
00:25:27within the orthodox
00:25:28left foot first
00:25:29don't let anything
00:25:30make you put your
00:25:31right foot out
00:25:32in front of you
00:25:32conservatively
00:25:34make this a
00:25:34boxing match
00:25:35he can win
00:25:35on the other hand
00:25:37the Prince
00:25:37just keep jumping
00:25:39around and doing
00:25:39foolishness
00:25:40and he can win
00:25:41easily
00:25:42Nassim acknowledged
00:25:43to us
00:25:44that his balance
00:25:45in some portions
00:25:45of the Kelly fight
00:25:46was atrocious
00:25:47says that he's
00:25:48worked in the gym
00:25:49to make it better
00:25:49but with his style
00:25:51it's simply impossible
00:25:52to be properly
00:25:53balanced all the time
00:25:54that's right
00:25:55that's the last thing
00:25:56he won in his career
00:25:57is some balance
00:25:57and the Prince
00:26:12suggests
00:26:13take his time
00:26:14throw light punches
00:26:15develop some target
00:26:17and some accuracy
00:26:18before you start
00:26:18trying to land
00:26:19the big shots
00:26:20they'll come
00:26:21as the fight go on
00:26:22not much contact
00:26:25in the first minute
00:26:26of the fight
00:26:26as Vasquez
00:26:28stares at the puzzle
00:26:30of the Prince
00:26:30and tries to figure out
00:26:31where the angles are
00:26:33straight right hand
00:26:40lands for Nassim
00:26:41Nassim keeps his
00:26:45right foot
00:26:46way behind
00:26:48so he's able to
00:26:49pick it up at any time
00:26:50and be at least
00:26:51four feet out of the
00:26:51way of a punch
00:26:52wide stance
00:26:54for Nassim
00:26:55exceptionally
00:26:55powerful legs
00:26:56for a featherweight
00:26:57some say that's where
00:26:58the extraordinary
00:26:59punching power
00:27:00comes from
00:27:01now Vasquez has said
00:27:10he should go to the
00:27:11body and he would
00:27:12go to the body
00:27:13he's waiting around
00:27:14now for head shots
00:27:15just not going to
00:27:17happen in the first
00:27:17second round
00:27:18right hand by Vasquez
00:27:26momentarily drives
00:27:27Ahmed back into the
00:27:28ropes
00:27:28the Prince moves
00:27:29to his left
00:27:30and gets away
00:27:30Nassim throws
00:27:33Vasquez to the
00:27:34canvas
00:27:34that was a throw
00:27:37but there was
00:27:37something on the
00:27:38previous contact
00:27:39also to help it
00:27:40go down like that
00:27:41the previous exchange
00:27:45you see
00:27:45big things are
00:27:46happening
00:27:47and you only see
00:27:47them when little
00:27:48things happen
00:27:48afterwards
00:27:49bell rings to end
00:28:00round one
00:28:01as we go to the
00:28:01corners
00:28:02we'll point out
00:28:04to you
00:28:04this will be
00:28:04slightly different
00:28:05than the normal
00:28:06HBO boxing telecast
00:28:07to which you become
00:28:08accustomed
00:28:08we don't have
00:28:10corner audio here
00:28:11because we're taking
00:28:11a British feed from
00:28:13Sky Television
00:28:14it's not allowed
00:28:15by the British Board
00:28:16of Boxing Control
00:28:17we also don't have
00:28:18our own handheld
00:28:19cameras
00:28:19so we may not get
00:28:20the kinds of shots
00:28:21throughout the period
00:28:22between rounds
00:28:23that you're most used
00:28:24to seeing here on
00:28:25HBO
00:28:25there was a play
00:28:32called
00:28:33no sex
00:28:34we're British
00:28:35this is no microphones
00:28:38we're British
00:28:39here is the throwdown
00:28:45after that shot
00:28:47yeah
00:28:47after that awkward
00:28:48collision
00:28:50but as George
00:28:51has pointed out
00:28:51there was a shot
00:28:52just before that
00:28:53Vasquez able to throw
00:28:55only 24 punches
00:28:56in the first round
00:28:57and you saw
00:28:58the punch stat numbers
00:28:59before the fight
00:29:00that showed him
00:29:01averaging 60 punches
00:29:02a round
00:29:03and Larry
00:29:03very accurately
00:29:04you pointed out
00:29:04that those numbers
00:29:05may reverse
00:29:06in this fight
00:29:06he was trying
00:29:09to lure
00:29:09the prince
00:29:10into something
00:29:10the prince
00:29:12refused to be lured
00:29:14Vasquez's people
00:29:16totally confident
00:29:18that their man
00:29:18will have the advantage
00:29:19in infighting sequences
00:29:21and Hamad
00:29:22apparently agreeing
00:29:23refusing to infight
00:29:24with Vasquez
00:29:25and he lands
00:29:26a hard right hand
00:29:27as Vasquez
00:29:28comes at him
00:29:28now Vasquez
00:29:29is doing a bad job
00:29:31of his footwork
00:29:32he's allowing
00:29:33the prince
00:29:33to put his
00:29:34right foot
00:29:35on the outside
00:29:36whenever he wants
00:29:37the prince
00:29:39actually reaches out
00:29:40and touch toes
00:29:40with him
00:29:41for a moment
00:29:41look to me
00:29:43as though
00:29:43Vasquez's glove
00:29:44momentarily touched
00:29:45the canvas
00:29:45but referee
00:29:46Gino Rodriguez
00:29:47didn't step in
00:29:48to rule it a knockdown
00:29:49nevertheless
00:29:50Hamad has landed
00:29:51a couple of power shots
00:29:53now he wipes
00:29:54the glove
00:29:55yep
00:29:55acknowledging
00:29:56that they touched
00:29:57the canvas
00:29:57Vasquez
00:29:59predicted that
00:30:01he would stop
00:30:01excuse me
00:30:03Hamad predicted
00:30:04he'd stop
00:30:04Vasquez in two rounds
00:30:06and I asked him
00:30:06well how does that
00:30:08jive with your profession
00:30:09to want to do more boxing
00:30:11he says well
00:30:11I'll box him
00:30:12in the first round
00:30:12and knock him out
00:30:13in the second
00:30:13he has knocked out
00:30:1511 previous opponents
00:30:17in the second round
00:30:18and claims that
00:30:19he predicted them all
00:30:20well if you always say
00:30:22I'm going to knock him out
00:30:23in the second round
00:30:24then you were always
00:30:25then you were right
00:30:26when you do
00:30:27watch the prince
00:30:28go out
00:30:29and put his toe
00:30:30his right toe
00:30:31on the left foot
00:30:32of Vasquez
00:30:32to make sure
00:30:33that he's behind
00:30:34there he goes
00:30:35Nassim almost
00:30:42off balance again
00:30:43as he stepped
00:30:43past Vasquez
00:30:44Vasquez
00:30:46just as in the first round
00:30:47unable to find
00:30:48many chances
00:30:49to launch his shots
00:30:50this is an uncharacteristic
00:31:03performance by Vasquez
00:31:05you don't often see him
00:31:06throw wild punches like that
00:31:08boy was he caught
00:31:09with a couple of left
00:31:10and right hooks
00:31:11oh hard right hand
00:31:14by Vasquez
00:31:15Nassim almost goes down
00:31:17now rights himself
00:31:18moves back
00:31:19to the center
00:31:20of the ring
00:31:20best shot so far
00:31:22by the Puerto Rican
00:31:23he's been laying
00:31:24a trap for that punch
00:31:26when Vasquez
00:31:28showed us
00:31:28against Kelly
00:31:29that he can take it
00:31:31one thing about
00:31:32the jumping around
00:31:33and dropping your hands
00:31:34you always leave
00:31:35Wade
00:31:36hey I'm going to get hit
00:31:37here and there
00:31:37I'm just not going to
00:31:38take it personal
00:31:39so when you have
00:31:40that kind of style
00:31:41you expect to get hit
00:31:42while you're jumping
00:31:43in and out of the way
00:31:44that's why he doesn't
00:31:46take it to much
00:31:47Nassim is not going to
00:31:52be overly concerned
00:31:52about being hit
00:31:53well there goes
00:32:01the prediction
00:32:01of a second round
00:32:02knockout
00:32:03Brendan Ingalls
00:32:18with his back to you
00:32:19the man who has trained
00:32:20Prince Nassim
00:32:22since he was a small boy
00:32:24we get a chance
00:32:25as the night goes on
00:32:26we may have an opportunity
00:32:27to show you
00:32:28some extraordinary footage
00:32:30of Nassim
00:32:30as a 13 year old
00:32:31it looked as though
00:32:35Nassim
00:32:37after landing
00:32:38that left thought
00:32:39okay I've got him now
00:32:40second round knockout
00:32:42left himself open
00:32:43Vasquez
00:32:44right back
00:32:46brilliant punch
00:32:47Nassim keeps his balance
00:32:50Prince Nassim
00:33:02Hamed landed
00:33:0222 of 53 punches
00:33:04by CompuVox numbers
00:33:05in the second round
00:33:06Vasquez
00:33:079 of 41
00:33:09there's another
00:33:11exhibition of that
00:33:12right foot forward
00:33:13he brings all the way
00:33:14back on the left foot
00:33:15whenever he wants
00:33:16to get out of the way
00:33:17so your fellow
00:33:18he makes contact
00:33:19with your foot
00:33:20but yet your body
00:33:21is so far away
00:33:21it's hard to throw a shot
00:33:23proud here
00:33:32and a little bit
00:33:33of a lull
00:33:33at this moment
00:33:34about 30 minutes ago
00:33:37they were
00:33:38in an absolute
00:33:40frothing frenzy
00:33:41as they watched
00:33:42the closing stages
00:33:43of a sensational
00:33:44cruiserweight battle
00:33:45between local champ
00:33:46Carl Thompson
00:33:47and longtime British veteran
00:33:49Chris Eubank
00:33:50it was as good a fight
00:33:51as he'd ever want to see
00:33:5512 round decision won by Thompson
00:33:56that's an example
00:33:59that's an example of
00:33:59you can't stand there
00:34:00and just wait
00:34:01you gotta be doing something
00:34:02a left jab
00:34:03moving that left foot
00:34:04at all times
00:34:05forward or in a circle
00:34:06and now the crowd
00:34:07comes back to life
00:34:08we told you
00:34:09they watched a brilliant
00:34:10cruiserweight battle
00:34:11between local champion
00:34:12Carl Thompson
00:34:13and longtime British veteran
00:34:14Chris Eubank
00:34:15it was as good a fight
00:34:16as he'd ever want to see
00:34:1712 round decision
00:34:19won by Thompson
00:34:20Prince Nassim
00:34:22landing hard
00:34:23clean shots
00:34:24in this round
00:34:24George
00:34:25Vasquez has allowed him
00:34:27to go left
00:34:27right
00:34:28throw a shot
00:34:28once he goes
00:34:29to a weaker point
00:34:30attack at some point
00:34:31to make him
00:34:32start out over again
00:34:33you know
00:34:34but the old man
00:34:35did come to fight
00:34:36whether he can stay here
00:34:38with the kid
00:34:39remains to be seen
00:34:40another straight
00:34:43left hand
00:34:44for Nassim
00:34:45who's landed
00:34:46four of them
00:34:46in this round
00:34:47Vasquez trying to get closer
00:34:51where he thinks
00:34:52he can apply his advantages
00:34:53Nassim whirling
00:34:54and pirouetting away
00:34:55and coming back
00:34:57with wild shots
00:34:58that make the mark
00:34:59and he stands
00:35:00on his feet
00:35:01watching everything
00:35:02that's going on
00:35:03before he decides
00:35:04to move
00:35:04extraordinarily
00:35:07unusual athlete
00:35:09Prince Nassim Ahmed
00:35:10makes the unconventional
00:35:12work for him
00:35:13see Vasquez
00:35:17is starting
00:35:18to backhand
00:35:19all the things
00:35:20that you just can't do
00:35:21you got to stay
00:35:21focused
00:35:23solid
00:35:24left foot first
00:35:26nothing happen
00:35:27unless you fake
00:35:27a right hand
00:35:28throw a left hook
00:35:29you get into
00:35:32the wildness
00:35:33that's the world
00:35:34of the Prince
00:35:35now the Prince
00:35:38lands a jab
00:35:39to the body
00:35:40round three comes to a close
00:36:01the round in which
00:36:02Prince Nassim
00:36:03for the first time
00:36:04it posited
00:36:05Wilfredo Vasquez
00:36:06on his trunks
00:36:07has been trying
00:36:25to put a few scratches
00:36:26on it
00:36:27he did in the
00:36:28previous round
00:36:29but in this round
00:36:30he catches
00:36:31an unorthodox punch
00:36:33from an unorthodox
00:36:34angle
00:36:34and down
00:36:36on the seat
00:36:36of his pants
00:36:37this is something
00:36:50you can't coach
00:36:51it's something
00:36:52that he developed
00:36:53himself
00:36:53George
00:36:54pure instincts
00:36:55through three rounds
00:37:01Wilfredo Vasquez
00:37:02averaging 36 punches
00:37:04per round
00:37:05as his output
00:37:06we showed you
00:37:06before the fight
00:37:07coming in
00:37:09in several
00:37:09recent fights
00:37:10he's been averaging
00:37:1160 punches
00:37:12per round
00:37:12he's not able
00:37:13to locate the target
00:37:14as often here
00:37:15as he goes
00:37:16against the king
00:37:17of unorthodoxy
00:37:18Prince Nassim
00:37:19Hamad
00:37:20he gets hit
00:37:26he goes back
00:37:28he goes back
00:37:28and wonders
00:37:29what went wrong
00:37:29he continuously
00:37:30fights
00:37:31Vasquez
00:37:32is making a
00:37:33you don't want
00:37:34to wait around
00:37:34for counter punches
00:37:36if you wait around
00:37:37that's what they
00:37:38want you to do
00:37:38you've got to do
00:37:39something that has
00:37:39to continuously
00:37:40happen all the time
00:37:41you wait
00:37:43you're just going
00:37:44to get hit
00:37:44Vasquez lunging
00:37:50uncharacteristically
00:37:51trying to get
00:37:52close to the target
00:37:53Hamad popping
00:37:55turning
00:37:56whirling away
00:37:57Vasquez's corner
00:38:02should tell him
00:38:03the Prince's feet
00:38:04are so wide apart
00:38:05you cannot allow
00:38:06your feet to be
00:38:07equally as wide
00:38:08shorten up the
00:38:09distance between
00:38:10the two feet
00:38:11right hand
00:38:13and a left hand
00:38:13by Prince Nassim
00:38:15as he leaps in
00:38:16to make contact
00:38:17you can almost
00:38:28see Vasquez
00:38:28trying to discipline
00:38:29himself to stay
00:38:30within his boxing
00:38:31envelope
00:38:31but eager to get
00:38:32at the Prince
00:38:33at the same time
00:38:34hard to do both
00:38:35now he was able
00:38:38to get a right
00:38:39hand in the body
00:38:39Vasquez was
00:38:40that's going to
00:38:41really pay off
00:38:42for him if the
00:38:42fight continues
00:38:43to go on and
00:38:44on
00:38:44round four
00:38:48of the scheduled
00:38:4812
00:38:49Manchester, England
00:38:50local crowd
00:38:52in an adoring
00:38:54mood
00:38:56as they wait
00:38:56for Prince Nassim
00:38:57to light them up
00:38:58with the expected
00:38:59knockout
00:38:59Vasquez is going
00:39:03to take punches
00:39:04like he did
00:39:04that left hand
00:39:05about 15 seconds
00:39:07ago
00:39:07we may not see
00:39:09a knockout
00:39:10anytime soon
00:39:11one knockdown
00:39:14in the fight
00:39:14so far
00:39:15Vasquez is going
00:39:18to the body
00:39:18like he should
00:39:19now the Prince
00:39:20goes with a straight
00:39:20right to the body
00:39:21which is hard
00:39:22for a boxer
00:39:23and Vasquez comes
00:39:24back over the top
00:39:25with the chopping
00:39:25right hand
00:39:26the thing about it
00:39:27you go down to the
00:39:28body a couple of
00:39:29times
00:39:29the guy's protecting
00:39:30his body
00:39:30then you go right
00:39:31on top easily
00:39:32with another
00:39:32straight level
00:39:33hard right hand
00:39:35by Hamed
00:39:35equally hard right
00:39:37hand in return
00:39:38by Vasquez
00:39:38oh I saw sparks
00:39:40spontaneous combustion
00:39:59from time to time
00:40:00as the two fighters
00:40:01leap in the trade
00:40:02shot
00:40:02Vasquez I think
00:40:04may have pecked
00:40:05Hamed on the cheek
00:40:07and the Prince
00:40:08didn't like it
00:40:09and let's take a look
00:40:11now at Prince
00:40:12Nassim as a 13 year
00:40:14old
00:40:14in manager trainer
00:40:16Brendan Engel's
00:40:17gym in Sheffield
00:40:18and you'll see
00:40:19even then
00:40:20the total unorthodoxy
00:40:22of his style
00:40:22as he puts the gloves
00:40:23behind his back
00:40:24and pirouettes away
00:40:25I'm alright
00:40:25just moving
00:40:27and slipping
00:40:29hitting
00:40:29getting that
00:40:31away
00:40:31is that your
00:40:32great gift
00:40:32yeah
00:40:33what about your
00:40:34punching power
00:40:35I'm not a really
00:40:37hard hitter
00:40:37but I can hit
00:40:38when it comes to
00:40:39people who want to
00:40:39hit
00:40:40boy
00:40:4211 years ago
00:40:43he didn't think
00:40:43of himself as a
00:40:44particularly hard
00:40:45hitter
00:40:45that perception
00:40:47has changed
00:40:48for the Prince
00:40:48you know
00:40:50what we're seeing
00:40:51is what I call
00:40:52a street style
00:40:54a style
00:40:56that a small
00:40:57a small fellow
00:40:59in the street
00:40:59finds a style
00:41:01to be able to
00:41:02deal with the
00:41:02big guys
00:41:03and you know what
00:41:04if a guy can
00:41:05continue that kind
00:41:06of style
00:41:06in the ring
00:41:07he can have
00:41:08a good career
00:41:08you don't want
00:41:09to lose that
00:41:10child's touch
00:41:11and the moving
00:41:11of your feet
00:41:12that is
00:41:13Harold Letterman
00:41:14how do you have
00:41:14this fight
00:41:15Jim
00:41:15four rounds to
00:41:16nothing
00:41:1720 to 35
00:41:18Prince to see him
00:41:19Ahmed
00:41:19you gotta give him
00:41:20an extra point
00:41:20for the knockdown
00:41:21in the third round
00:41:22and I tell you the truth
00:41:23I thought it was a knockdown
00:41:24in the second round
00:41:24when the
00:41:25Alfredo Vasquez's gloves
00:41:26touched
00:41:26but I want to tell you
00:41:27if you go four rounds
00:41:28with your hands down
00:41:29you sure get hit
00:41:30once in a while
00:41:30and Vasquez and
00:41:31Wilfredo did learn
00:41:32some nice rides
00:41:33straight right hand
00:41:35by Vasquez
00:41:35drives Nassim
00:41:36back into the ropes
00:41:37momentarily off balance
00:41:39now back up
00:41:40and looking for
00:41:41an opportunity
00:41:42to come back
00:41:43now the Prince
00:41:45has allowed Vasquez
00:41:46to get a little
00:41:46confidence here
00:41:47and you don't want
00:41:48that over the long range
00:41:49with an experienced boxer
00:41:50his confidence
00:41:52will get his legs
00:41:53up under him
00:41:54and you'll be in trouble
00:41:54well Vasquez
00:41:57made a prediction
00:41:58as well
00:41:59or at least he
00:41:59told us his plan
00:42:01which was to study
00:42:02the Prince
00:42:02for four or five rounds
00:42:04and then fight him
00:42:06maybe
00:42:06maybe he's moved
00:42:08that plan up
00:42:09he's able to do
00:42:11a little
00:42:12a few more things
00:42:13this round
00:42:13than he did
00:42:14the previous round
00:42:15yeah
00:42:15Vasquez is getting
00:42:17more aggressive
00:42:17as he seems
00:42:18to be solving
00:42:19the puzzle
00:42:20of how to get
00:42:20at the Prince
00:42:21certainly making
00:42:22more contact
00:42:23in this round
00:42:23than has been
00:42:24the case
00:42:24in the first four
00:42:25and I think
00:42:26the Prince
00:42:27should go back
00:42:27to his original
00:42:28ideal
00:42:28don't throw hard shots
00:42:29just measure
00:42:30your man
00:42:31making sure
00:42:32he's there
00:42:33where those punches
00:42:33are supposed to
00:42:34be coming with
00:42:34power
00:42:35touches him
00:42:42with a good
00:42:43right jab
00:42:43touches him
00:42:44here and there
00:42:45and then he
00:42:45throws a power shot
00:42:46backhand again
00:42:47and referee
00:42:50Gino Rodriguez
00:42:50warns Vasquez
00:42:52against the
00:42:52backhand flip
00:42:53that was also
00:43:07in plan A
00:43:08which was to
00:43:08go to the body
00:43:09he hasn't been
00:43:11able to do it
00:43:11effectively
00:43:12very often
00:43:13Vasquez
00:43:13as time goes on
00:43:23Vasquez will be
00:43:23hoping to bring
00:43:24Nassim down
00:43:25off the balls
00:43:25of his feet
00:43:26give him a better
00:43:27chance at going
00:43:28in to hunt the body
00:43:29the thing about a guy
00:43:34who jumps punches in
00:43:35you got to get a rhythm
00:43:36how many punches
00:43:37does he throw
00:43:38before he jumps
00:43:39a punch in
00:43:40and then you start
00:43:40timing it
00:43:41and you catch him
00:43:42well a lot of folks
00:43:45doubted that the
00:43:46fight would last
00:43:47as long as he
00:43:48walk in
00:43:49before the fight
00:43:50it already has
00:43:52five rounds in the
00:44:05books
00:44:05crowd in
00:44:08Manchester
00:44:08getting a tiny bit
00:44:09restive
00:44:09and we show you
00:44:12our upcoming
00:44:13HBO fights
00:44:14including
00:44:14next Saturday
00:44:16night
00:44:16Roy Jones
00:44:17against Virgil Hill
00:44:18Galaxi, Mississippi
00:44:19Shane Mosley
00:44:22in action again
00:44:23against John John Molina
00:44:24who gave Oscar
00:44:25De La Hoya
00:44:25so much trouble
00:44:26a few years back
00:44:27all heavyweights
00:44:30on May 30
00:44:31De La Hoya's next
00:44:38welterweight title
00:44:39defense
00:44:40and we have the
00:44:44opportunity to bring
00:44:45you amateur boxing
00:44:46from the Goodwill
00:44:47games this coming
00:44:48summer
00:44:48in round five
00:44:56Vasquez for the
00:44:58first time
00:44:58threw more punches
00:44:59than Ahmed
00:45:0047 to 37
00:45:01landed more
00:45:0217 to 13
00:45:03and had a 14 to 5
00:45:05edge in power shots
00:45:06so round five
00:45:07numerically
00:45:08according to
00:45:09CompuBox
00:45:09observations
00:45:10by far
00:45:11the best round
00:45:12so far
00:45:12for Wilfredo
00:45:13Vasquez
00:45:14now Vasquez
00:45:16is doing
00:45:17he's lured
00:45:18Princeton
00:45:19to an orthodox
00:45:20fight now
00:45:20stand there
00:45:21J up
00:45:22try to get me
00:45:23straight left
00:45:24and down
00:45:25goes
00:45:25Wilfredo
00:45:26again
00:45:27Charlotte
00:45:29left hand
00:45:30delayed
00:45:31reaction
00:45:32second
00:45:33knockdown
00:45:33if you're
00:45:38going to
00:45:38lure your
00:45:39man into a
00:45:39boxing match
00:45:40you can't just
00:45:41wait
00:45:42you gotta do
00:45:42something
00:45:43Vasquez
00:45:43is not jabbing
00:45:44he's not throwing
00:45:45right hands
00:45:46he just waits
00:45:46well you
00:45:48talked about how
00:45:49Prince Nassim
00:45:50would look to
00:45:51time Vasquez's
00:45:52inward lunges
00:45:53and it looked like
00:45:54he was able to
00:45:54time that one
00:45:55with the straight
00:45:55left
00:45:56no I was
00:45:56thinking that
00:45:57the Nassim
00:45:58should be timed
00:45:59by Vasquez
00:45:59he throws
00:46:00two
00:46:00three good shots
00:46:02and then he
00:46:02jumps in
00:46:03you gotta get a
00:46:04rhythm to that
00:46:04mathematically
00:46:05start counting
00:46:06he's thrown
00:46:07three
00:46:07he's gonna
00:46:08jump sooner
00:46:08later
00:46:08and go for
00:46:09it
00:46:09there you
00:46:12are
00:46:12you see
00:46:12it's always
00:46:13three or
00:46:13four shots
00:46:14and he'll
00:46:14jump one
00:46:15in
00:46:15and he was
00:46:16able to land
00:46:17that time
00:46:17because
00:46:18there's your
00:46:19one
00:46:19chopping right
00:46:23hand by Vasquez
00:46:24as the referee
00:46:25tries to
00:46:25break the two
00:46:27fighters
00:46:28and points out
00:46:29that the ropes
00:46:29are awfully loose
00:46:30momentary delay
00:46:33here
00:46:34loose rope
00:46:35the third rope
00:46:36up
00:46:36and now
00:46:38officials go to
00:46:39work trying to
00:46:39tighten on the
00:46:40far side of the
00:46:41ring
00:46:41this has been
00:46:42intentionally done
00:46:43by whom
00:46:47and for what
00:46:48reason
00:46:48George
00:46:49well the Prince
00:46:50is jumping
00:46:51into those ropes
00:46:52he needs as much
00:46:52slack as he
00:46:53can't
00:46:53I think we'll
00:46:55have to get
00:46:55Agatha Christie
00:46:56on the case
00:46:57but someone
00:46:59did that
00:46:59and I think
00:47:00it was to
00:47:00Vasquez's camp
00:47:01I mean
00:47:01they need a little
00:47:02time
00:47:02why not
00:47:03Nassim speaks
00:47:15English but
00:47:16no Spanish
00:47:17Masquez speaks
00:47:18Spanish but
00:47:19not much English
00:47:20so the two
00:47:21fighters communicate
00:47:21with each other
00:47:22by
00:47:22hand signals
00:47:24and as the ropes
00:47:25were being tightened
00:47:26Vasquez was
00:47:28making signs
00:47:29with his gloves
00:47:29across the ring
00:47:30to the friends
00:47:31not sure exactly
00:47:32what he's trying
00:47:33to communicate
00:47:33the fighters
00:47:35in Puerto Rico
00:47:35they have such
00:47:36a tradition
00:47:37of hanging in
00:47:38there
00:47:38just not gonna
00:47:40knock them down
00:47:40with one shot
00:47:41and expect them
00:47:41to get up
00:47:42and wait
00:47:42to be knocked
00:47:43out
00:47:43Puerto Rican
00:47:44some boxers
00:47:45will give you a fight
00:47:46broken
00:47:46now the determination
00:48:00is that the third rope
00:48:01is broken
00:48:02well the British
00:48:04board of control
00:48:05hasn't controlled
00:48:06matters so well
00:48:08here although
00:48:08they've kept us
00:48:09out of the corners
00:48:10with any sound
00:48:11well the two fighters
00:48:14in the cruiserweight bout
00:48:15Chris Eubank
00:48:16and Carl Thompson
00:48:17barreled into the ropes
00:48:18over and over and over
00:48:19particularly in the closing rounds
00:48:20they really did
00:48:21and they may have
00:48:22loosened this rope
00:48:23they actually fell over
00:48:24they really did
00:48:25I'd forgotten about that
00:48:26meanwhile
00:48:32at the far side
00:48:32of the ring
00:48:33Nassim is getting
00:48:34a lecture from
00:48:34promoter Frank Warren
00:48:36Warren seems
00:48:38to be momentarily
00:48:39taking on the role
00:48:40of trainer there
00:48:41as he talks
00:48:42technique with
00:48:43the Prince
00:48:43and Gina Rodriguez
00:48:44the referee says
00:48:45no no get away
00:48:45from him
00:48:46that is control
00:48:48Nassim's trainer
00:48:55Brendan Engel
00:48:56takes a hand
00:48:56at tightening the rope
00:48:57on the far side
00:48:58of the ring
00:48:58well who's the rope
00:49:00a dope now
00:49:01you're familiar
00:49:03with that
00:49:03I know a lot
00:49:04about that one
00:49:05I'm the dope
00:49:07let's take a look
00:49:09at the knockdown
00:49:10earlier in the round
00:49:11left hand
00:49:15Nassim's
00:49:17trying to come back
00:49:18but he was off
00:49:19balance
00:49:19from the punch
00:49:21and that's why
00:49:22it counted
00:49:22as a knockdown
00:49:23well maybe
00:49:29we can get
00:49:29another entrance
00:49:30let's take a look
00:49:32at the same
00:49:33knockdown
00:49:34from a slightly
00:49:34different angle
00:49:35maybe we can see
00:49:36what Vasquez
00:49:36was complaining
00:49:37to the referee
00:49:38about
00:49:39as he held
00:49:39his glove up
00:49:40watch their feet
00:49:48yep
00:49:49that's what Vasquez
00:49:53was complaining
00:49:54to the referee
00:49:54I always say
00:49:55that if you hit
00:49:56a guy
00:49:57with a straight
00:49:58punch
00:49:58and you stand
00:50:00on his front foot
00:50:01you got a pretty
00:50:02good chance
00:50:02of knocking him
00:50:03down
00:50:03and George
00:50:04you told us
00:50:04in the first round
00:50:05that the prince
00:50:05would try to do
00:50:06that to Vasquez
00:50:07which is very clever
00:50:08you stand there
00:50:09and make contact
00:50:10with him
00:50:10and knowing
00:50:10your right foot
00:50:12left foot
00:50:12is way back there
00:50:13he can't get you back
00:50:15throw you a shot
00:50:16you can always
00:50:16get out of the way
00:50:17that's very smart
00:50:18well now they're
00:50:20eliminating
00:50:20the third strand
00:50:22in the ropes
00:50:23now that could
00:50:26be dangerous
00:50:27yeah that's going
00:50:28to be dangerous
00:50:28for the fighters
00:50:29and for everyone
00:50:30at ringside
00:50:31or are they going
00:50:32to try to replace it
00:50:33these two little guys
00:50:37could go right
00:50:37right through there
00:50:38is this
00:50:40the long wait
00:50:42automatically an advantage
00:50:43for the 37 year old
00:50:44fighter
00:50:44no doubt
00:50:45Vasquez is
00:50:46he's butting
00:50:48in the head
00:50:48that's the second time
00:50:50Vasquez has done that
00:50:51he's tried to butt
00:50:51the prince
00:50:52but it's a message
00:50:59stay out of my face
00:51:00with your foolishness
00:51:01and again
00:51:05the prince goes back
00:51:06to talk to promoter
00:51:07Frank Warren
00:51:07now we know
00:51:09that Frank is a good
00:51:10trainer also
00:51:11at least he thinks he is
00:51:15I've never seen this
00:51:16in a major fight
00:51:17guys
00:51:18you think you've seen
00:51:19everything
00:51:19there's always something
00:51:21you've never seen
00:51:21and here's a new one
00:51:23I wonder
00:51:25I wonder if fan man
00:51:26is going to fly
00:51:27through here
00:51:28any minute
00:51:28well let's take a look
00:51:33at a couple of events
00:51:33from the undercard
00:51:34this was a disgrace
00:51:36Herbie Hyde
00:51:37defending
00:51:38some organizations
00:51:40world heavyweight title
00:51:41against Damon Reed
00:51:42of Topeka Kansas
00:51:43Reed didn't want to fight
00:51:45he wanted to run
00:51:46and this lasted
00:51:48less than 30 seconds
00:51:49you're looking at action
00:51:50from the very beginning
00:51:51but it was followed up
00:51:52by as brilliant
00:51:53a prize fight
00:51:53as you'll ever see
00:51:54Chris Eubank
00:51:55on the left
00:51:56in the gold trunks
00:51:57against Manchester's own
00:51:59Carl Thompson
00:51:59there's a knockout
00:52:01or a knockdown
00:52:01I should say
00:52:02scored by Eubank
00:52:03but over the closing rounds
00:52:05the stronger Thompson
00:52:06was able to wear down
00:52:08Eubank
00:52:09and pound out
00:52:10a unanimous decision
00:52:11the bravery
00:52:13of Eubank
00:52:14in this fight
00:52:14was magnificent
00:52:16to behold
00:52:16you know I never liked
00:52:17Chris Eubank
00:52:18I thought he was a fake
00:52:19but he proved me wrong
00:52:22tonight plus
00:52:23boy he just
00:52:24fought his heart
00:52:25and soul out
00:52:26and now the action
00:52:27resumes here
00:52:28with only three ropes
00:52:29and they are buckling
00:52:32the second rope
00:52:33up into a higher position
00:52:35to try to provide
00:52:36more support
00:52:36but
00:52:37we're going to fight
00:52:38the rest of this fight
00:52:38without a rope
00:52:39George
00:52:39yeah that's going to help
00:52:40you move the ropes up
00:52:41you tighten them up
00:52:42a little bit
00:52:42that'll help a lot
00:52:43remember just recently
00:52:46that it was a demand
00:52:47of the boxing community
00:52:49to put that extra rope
00:52:50there
00:52:50and one of these two guys
00:52:55goes through the ropes
00:52:55and lands in the front row
00:52:57those of us from ringside
00:52:58have the consolation
00:52:59of knowing that they only
00:53:00weigh nine stone
00:53:01this is the nine stone
00:53:05championship
00:53:06hard left hand
00:53:07by Hamed
00:53:08Vasquez pounds
00:53:10takes away to the body
00:53:10Vasquez is really trying
00:53:13to get his head
00:53:14in there a little bit
00:53:15so the referee
00:53:16better be conscious
00:53:17of that
00:53:17and Hamed's corner
00:53:18was up on its feet
00:53:19complaining to referee
00:53:20Gino Rodriguez
00:53:21about what they saw
00:53:22as an attempted headbutt
00:53:23that's what I said about
00:53:28Vasquez
00:53:29he should not leave
00:53:30the pure boxing skills
00:53:32that he has
00:53:32to go out there
00:53:33and start pulling foolishness
00:53:35for foolishness
00:53:36you can't win that battle
00:53:38I think he's trying to
00:53:44get Hamed to come
00:53:46and fight him
00:53:47as he fought Kelly
00:53:48and Hamed has had
00:53:51that bad experience once
00:53:52he's trying to
00:53:56get Hamed Rodriguez
00:53:57steps between the two
00:53:58fighters as they confront
00:53:59each other at the end
00:54:00of round five
00:54:02and round five
00:54:06was a long one
00:54:07due to the lengthy delay
00:54:09for the removal
00:54:11of the loose rope
00:54:12and it might have been
00:54:18ten minutes ago
00:54:19but it was the same
00:54:20round when we had this
00:54:22knockdown
00:54:23knockdown on which
00:54:28as you can see
00:54:28more and more clearly
00:54:29with each replay
00:54:30Prince Nassim's front foot
00:54:32was on Wilfredo Vasquez's
00:54:35left toe
00:54:36not an unusual occurrence
00:54:37especially with softballs
00:54:39when softballs
00:54:40the conventional fighters clash
00:54:42punch that numbers
00:54:43through those rounds
00:54:44and incidentally
00:54:45that was the sixth
00:54:46not the fifth
00:54:47as I told you
00:54:48so we're halfway through
00:54:50the scheduled 12 rounds
00:54:51pardon me for losing track
00:54:59round seven
00:55:00round seven begins
00:55:01now the prince
00:55:02is trying to make Vasquez
00:55:04move his right foot
00:55:05up a little
00:55:06left right foot
00:55:07even with his left foot
00:55:08so he can get a good shot
00:55:10so far Vasquez is
00:55:11being orthodox
00:55:12keeping the left foot forward
00:55:14and not doing as much
00:55:15hard left hand by
00:55:17Prince Nassim Hamed
00:55:18hops with the right hand
00:55:21as Vasquez leans in
00:55:23and another knockdown
00:55:24but it was right off
00:55:27of foolishness
00:55:28and that
00:55:28and that was the first one
00:55:30that he had really hurt
00:55:31he's got over two minutes
00:55:35Hamed
00:55:36to see if he can end this
00:55:37right hand lands for the
00:55:52prince
00:55:53left hand lands flush
00:55:54looking for a chance to
00:55:57finish as Larry said
00:55:58the old man is hanging in
00:56:00there
00:56:01using every bit of guile
00:56:04that he's learned over 16
00:56:05years as a professional
00:56:06prize fighter
00:56:07the way to this storm
00:56:08the guys from Puerto Rico
00:56:10they never give up
00:56:11that's the good thing
00:56:13about learning your skill
00:56:14there
00:56:14Vasquez bravely determined
00:56:17not to be shown up
00:56:19by the flashy prince
00:56:20but the prince has shown
00:56:22his punching power
00:56:23with three knockdowns
00:56:25of the veteran
00:56:26we've now seen the prince
00:56:31in ten rounds
00:56:33six knockdowns
00:56:35including the Kelly foot
00:56:36you know he's an excellent
00:56:38excellent one punch puncher
00:56:41but he's not a finisher
00:56:42if he doesn't get you real hard
00:56:44you can recover from the shot
00:56:46because most of his knockdowns
00:56:48come from a single punch
00:56:49rather than from the accumulation
00:56:51of blows
00:56:52he lands a hard left shot
00:56:55and Vasquez
00:56:56and Vasquez
00:56:56is wobbling
00:56:58as he stands
00:56:58in front of him
00:56:59down again
00:57:02no three knockdown rule in effect
00:57:15referee counting in Spanish
00:57:16for Vasquez's benefit
00:57:18Nassim lands another one
00:57:20and that's the end
00:57:21give the old man credit
00:57:25he came to fight
00:57:27and as the song goes
00:57:29you knock me down
00:57:31I'll get up again
00:57:32you're never gonna keep me down
00:57:34he didn't let him keep him down
00:57:36I love it
00:57:37I love it
00:57:38but what explosive
00:57:41punching power
00:57:42George
00:57:42to continually
00:57:43be able to knock
00:57:45opponents down
00:57:45with a single punch
00:57:46at a time
00:57:47the prince is the most
00:57:48impressive fighter around
00:57:49in any weight right now
00:57:50he's got power
00:57:51he's got good eyes
00:57:52speed of foot
00:57:54everything you want
00:57:55in a boxer
00:57:56more impressive
00:57:57than Oscar De La Hoya
00:57:58Felix Trinidad
00:57:58Ike Porte
00:57:59Jose Luis Lopez
00:58:00Evander Holyfield
00:58:01Lennox Lewis
00:58:02more impressive
00:58:03than any of them George
00:58:04I'll tell you one thing
00:58:05I would buy a ticket
00:58:06to Oscar's fight
00:58:07and the prince's fight
00:58:08well said George
00:58:1118th consecutive knockout
00:58:18for Prince Nassim Hamed
00:58:20who moves his record
00:58:21to 30-0
00:58:22and makes an unwilling believer
00:58:26at least for the moment
00:58:27of Wilfredo Vasquez
00:58:29Vasquez was totally out of it
00:58:33at the end
00:58:34and referee Gino Rodriguez
00:58:36applied a humane stoppage
00:58:38after another big punch
00:58:40yeah as we mentioned earlier
00:58:41he's a one-shot artist
00:58:43but he's not able yet
00:58:44to really key in
00:58:45on finishing fighters
00:58:46with three and four
00:58:47combination
00:58:48punch combinations
00:58:49not seen
00:58:50but he has the power
00:58:51well if he can light you up
00:58:55with one punch
00:58:55the way he does
00:58:56why would he ever
00:58:57have to learn
00:58:57to do it in combinations
00:58:58that's the problem
00:59:00that I'd love to have
00:59:01if I was the prince
00:59:02such dynamite
00:59:04in round seven
00:59:08Hamed landed
00:59:0935 of 52 punches
00:59:11and 31 of them
00:59:13were power shots
00:59:14George Odeby 24
00:59:18and have the reflexes
00:59:20of a lion
00:59:21well I sure wouldn't want
00:59:24to get in a ring
00:59:25with this prince though
00:59:26even at 23
00:59:27applause in the ring
00:59:34for Wilfredo Vasquez
00:59:35and after some harsh moments
00:59:37between the two
00:59:38the Puerto Rican veteran
00:59:39grins from ear to ear
00:59:41as he hugs Hamed
00:59:42and acknowledges
00:59:43the younger fighter's
00:59:44superiority here tonight
00:59:45three plays gentlemen
00:59:50go get them Larry
00:59:51well I see that one punch
00:59:54a right followed by a left
00:59:55that was two George
00:59:56yeah
00:59:57and right there by that time
01:00:00Vasquez's snorkel
01:00:05was just barely above the water
01:00:06you got to look up
01:00:09to find the guy
01:00:09when you look up
01:00:10he's there with a punch
01:00:11spreads his feet
01:00:14and just launches
01:00:15here
01:00:15boom
01:00:20Vasquez
01:00:22has done nothing
01:00:24in this fight
01:00:25to disgrace
01:00:26a terrific career
01:00:27now the second
01:00:28knocked out
01:00:29and again
01:00:31it was the left hand
01:00:32that put him
01:00:33on the canvas
01:00:34crunch
01:00:36from any angle
01:00:42whether you're
01:00:43on the ground
01:00:44or in the air
01:00:45it's impressive
01:00:46and here's the finish
01:00:50of the fight
01:00:50and it was that left hand
01:00:51that prompted Rodriguez
01:00:52to jump in and say
01:00:53enough's enough
01:00:54remember
01:00:55it was a left hand shot
01:00:57just like those
01:00:58that you saw there
01:00:58that finished
01:00:59Kevin Kelly
01:01:00in Madison Square Garden
01:01:02he calls a halt
01:01:03to the bout
01:01:04the official time
01:01:062 minutes
01:01:0729 seconds
01:01:08of round number 7
01:01:10the winner
01:01:11and still champion
01:01:12and because of this
01:01:14his victorious
01:01:1510th world title defense
01:01:18is recognized
01:01:19by the WBO
01:01:20as super world champion
01:01:24Prince
01:01:25Nazeel
01:01:30Hamad
01:01:31the Prince
01:01:47was leading
01:01:48on all three
01:01:49scorecards
01:01:50at the time
01:01:50of the knockout
01:01:51by margins
01:01:52of 58-54
01:01:5358-55
01:01:55and 59-53
01:01:56boy he's committed
01:01:59to dancing
01:01:59even when the guys
01:02:00on the floor
01:02:01he did a little
01:02:01strutter too
01:02:02final punch stat
01:02:11numbers
01:02:11and of course
01:02:13mere numbers
01:02:14can never bespeak
01:02:15the glittering
01:02:17unorthodoxy
01:02:18of what Hamad does
01:02:19146 landed
01:02:21to only 75
01:02:22for Vasquez
01:02:23he threw
01:02:2547 more punches
01:02:27he landed 71
01:02:28more punches
01:02:29and his percentage
01:02:30greatly outdistanced
01:02:33that
01:02:34of the
01:02:34Puerto Rican star
01:02:35and now let's go
01:02:40to Larry Merchant
01:02:41with the winner
01:02:42Prince
01:02:43Nazeem Hamad
01:02:44congratulations
01:02:46Prince
01:02:48was this more
01:02:49the style of fight
01:02:50that you want
01:02:51to fight
01:02:52rather than
01:02:53the brawl
01:02:53you had
01:02:54with Kevin Kelly
01:02:55yeah you know
01:02:56I could have
01:02:56boxed all that
01:02:56in a Kelly fight
01:02:57but again tonight
01:02:58I could have
01:02:58boxed even better
01:02:59but I'm making
01:02:59no excuses
01:03:00like I never do
01:03:01you know
01:03:01I'm a true world
01:03:02champion
01:03:0210 defences
01:03:0310 knockouts
01:03:04in style
01:03:04I had to take
01:03:05him apart
01:03:05take my time
01:03:06and then I took
01:03:07him out
01:03:07did the old guy
01:03:09give you more
01:03:10resistance
01:03:10than you honestly
01:03:11expected
01:03:12he was a really
01:03:13really good champion
01:03:14and I give him
01:03:15credit
01:03:15so more than
01:03:16before I boxed him
01:03:17you know
01:03:17he's a really good
01:03:18fighter
01:03:18but I want to
01:03:19show all America
01:03:20that I'm the best
01:03:21featherweight in the world
01:03:21and I've done that
01:03:23tonight
01:03:23he was the world
01:03:24champion
01:03:24he was world
01:03:25champion tonight
01:03:25and I was world
01:03:26champion
01:03:26and he's a bit
01:03:27hard headed
01:03:27but he had to
01:03:28get knocked out
01:03:28I took my time
01:03:29and just planted
01:03:30my feet
01:03:31and did you see
01:03:31them knockdowns
01:03:32wicked
01:03:32he's a more
01:03:35conventional boxer
01:03:36puncher
01:03:37you're anything
01:03:39but conventional
01:03:40how much of an
01:03:42advantage is your
01:03:43style against
01:03:44fighters who have
01:03:45learned to fight
01:03:46the way most
01:03:48fighters have
01:03:48learned to fight
01:03:49my star tech
01:03:50people apart
01:03:51it's totally on
01:03:51its own
01:03:52it's unique
01:03:52it's different
01:03:53you know
01:03:54could you see
01:03:54the frustration
01:03:55in him
01:03:55they don't see
01:03:56my shots
01:03:57they're fast
01:03:57they come all
01:03:58from different
01:03:58angles
01:03:59before they know
01:04:00it
01:04:00they're on the
01:04:00floor
01:04:01there was about
01:04:02four knockdowns
01:04:03in that fight
01:04:03and they were all
01:04:04you were counting
01:04:04then
01:04:05most definitely
01:04:06you know
01:04:06we've had you
01:04:07for 11 rounds
01:04:08and 7 knockdowns
01:04:09now
01:04:10you know
01:04:11I'm exciting
01:04:11that's what
01:04:12America wants
01:04:13that's what
01:04:13America needs
01:04:14and to Natalie
01:04:16out there
01:04:17and Freddie
01:04:17you know
01:04:17give him another
01:04:18chance
01:04:18he deserves it
01:04:19are you talking
01:04:21about Kevin Kelly
01:04:22are you going to
01:04:22have a rematch
01:04:23with Kevin
01:04:23I think a rematch
01:04:25should happen
01:04:25sometime
01:04:26whenever you know
01:04:26I brought out
01:04:27the girl in Kevin
01:04:28that night
01:04:28I took him out
01:04:29and what can I say
01:04:31Kevin is a very
01:04:32very good fighter
01:04:33but he got disposed
01:04:34and got dismantled
01:04:35by a real champion
01:04:36what came to his
01:04:37hometown
01:04:37and did the job
01:04:38now hopefully
01:04:39he's going to come
01:04:39to my hometown
01:04:40and I'm going to
01:04:41take him out again
01:04:42but in style again
01:04:43and probably earlier
01:04:44how determined
01:04:46are you to make
01:04:47a kind of
01:04:48triumphant parade
01:04:49through all of the
01:04:51top featherweights
01:04:52junior featherweights
01:04:53in the world
01:04:54I'm going to take over
01:04:55I'm bringing boxing
01:04:56to a new era
01:04:57time will tell
01:04:58and inshallah
01:04:59I'm going to get there
01:05:00in my way
01:05:01you know
01:05:01I've vigilized my goal
01:05:02I know
01:05:03I know
01:05:04I know what it takes
01:05:05to be a legend
01:05:05and I'm going to
01:05:06take them super featherweights
01:05:07I'm going to step up
01:05:08when I need to step up
01:05:09and keep winning belts
01:05:10in different ways
01:05:11it's going to take me time
01:05:12but you know
01:05:13I'm very very ambitious
01:05:14plenty of self-belief
01:05:15and I believe in the creator
01:05:16I believe in Allah
01:05:17and I will do it
01:05:18you told us yesterday
01:05:21that you could have gotten
01:05:22that very expensive
01:05:24Bentley three years ago
01:05:25but you were going to
01:05:26delay your gratification
01:05:28what can you
01:05:29look forward to
01:05:30next in the
01:05:31big toy department
01:05:33I don't know
01:05:34you know
01:05:34I've really put in my mind
01:05:35him who dies
01:05:36with most toys
01:05:37wins
01:05:38so
01:05:39I'm going to
01:05:41I'm going to chill out
01:05:42for a bit
01:05:42you know
01:05:42a nice brand new Bentley
01:05:43and
01:05:44a few new other cars
01:05:45may be coming up
01:05:46I'm not too sure yet
01:05:47I deserve everything
01:05:48that I get
01:05:48you know
01:05:48and double
01:05:49and more
01:05:50because I've worked
01:05:50very hard
01:05:51from the age of seven
01:05:52and I'm reaping the rewards
01:05:53and everything just cool
01:05:54you know
01:05:55it is cool
01:05:56thank you very much
01:05:57you're more than welcome
01:05:57Larry
01:05:58and everything just cool
01:06:00you know
01:06:01it is cool
01:06:02thank you very much
01:06:03you're more than welcome
01:06:03Larry
01:06:04Jim
01:06:05all right
01:06:06the man who has
01:06:07just been anointed
01:06:08by George Foreman
01:06:09in his ringside
01:06:10excitement tonight
01:06:11as the number one
01:06:12fighter in the world
01:06:13of course that discussion
01:06:14will come up again
01:06:15next week
01:06:16when we're covering
01:06:17Roy Jones
01:06:18against Virgil Hill
01:06:19but George
01:06:19he himself
01:06:20discussed the unorthodoxy
01:06:22of his style
01:06:23the science of boxing
01:06:24has evolved over
01:06:25more than a century
01:06:26into the envelope
01:06:27that we saw
01:06:28Wilfredo Vasquez
01:06:29attempting to employ
01:06:30here tonight
01:06:31ten years from now
01:06:32are we going to see
01:06:33fighters in all weight classes
01:06:34standing with their feet
01:06:35wide apart
01:06:36leaping from one stance
01:06:37to another
01:06:37and throwing wild shots
01:06:39at unorthodox angles
01:06:40like this man
01:06:41well this originated
01:06:42in the gym
01:06:42a long time before
01:06:44we saw him
01:06:44and this is something
01:06:45that he has
01:06:46that other fighters
01:06:47will not be able to get
01:06:48because they don't need it
01:06:49he was small
01:06:50he was frail
01:06:51and he had to get
01:06:51something else
01:06:52now I say he's
01:06:53the best fighter
01:06:54around now
01:06:55because he makes
01:06:56no excuse
01:06:57he fight the top fighters
01:06:58I wouldn't even do that
01:07:00but what you like
01:07:01is excitement
01:07:02and certainly
01:07:03nobody at this moment
01:07:05is producing
01:07:05round by round
01:07:06excitement
01:07:07the way this guy does
01:07:08it's a good look
01:07:09at greatness
01:07:09we're having
01:07:10it's a wonderful thing
01:07:11to see him on HBO
01:07:12I love it
01:07:12I tell you
01:07:13are you excited
01:07:13about seeing Roy Jones
01:07:14against Virgil Hill
01:07:15next week
01:07:15that's going to be
01:07:16a top fight
01:07:17finally
01:07:18we've waited
01:07:18finally a great fight
01:07:20and Roy Jones
01:07:20got those muscles
01:07:21you know in his stomach
01:07:22alright
01:07:24good job tonight
01:07:25George thanks very much
01:07:26joined again now
01:07:27by Larry Merchant
01:07:28and Larry
01:07:29let's look down the road
01:07:30for just a moment
01:07:31what are some of the
01:07:32potential matchups
01:07:33on the horizon
01:07:34for Prince Nassim Hamed
01:07:35well the thing
01:07:37that everybody
01:07:37is waiting for
01:07:38presumably is
01:07:39the rematch
01:07:40with Kevin Kelly
01:07:41but there's also
01:07:42McKinney out there
01:07:44McCullough
01:07:45Barrera
01:07:46there's a lot
01:07:49of good fighters
01:07:50Junior Jones
01:07:51Norwood
01:07:52there's a fighter
01:07:53in the Philippines
01:07:54whose name escapes me
01:07:55right now
01:07:56Luisito Espinosa
01:07:59Espinosa
01:07:59and he wants him
01:08:01and just God bless him
01:08:02in this day and age
01:08:03when it's so difficult
01:08:04to get
01:08:05the money making fighters
01:08:07to take risks
01:08:09this is a kid
01:08:10who's willing to take
01:08:11all the risks
01:08:12and maybe
01:08:13that will rub off
01:08:14on some of the guys
01:08:16who are bigger
01:08:17and supposedly
01:08:18better
01:08:18what style do you think
01:08:20it would take
01:08:21to turn the tables
01:08:23and create a style
01:08:24disadvantage
01:08:25for Prince Nassim Hamed
01:08:26I can't say
01:08:29it's going to take
01:08:29somebody who's very quick
01:08:31very tough
01:08:32and maybe can slow him
01:08:34down in the body
01:08:35connect with a big punch
01:08:37and learn how to
01:08:38finish him off
01:08:39Kevin showed some
01:08:41Kelly showed some of that
01:08:42in their fight
01:08:42last December
01:08:43but he was a little
01:08:45impatient
01:08:45and so he got nailed
01:08:47it's going to take
01:08:48somebody who has
01:08:49some youth
01:08:49and spirit
01:08:51and won't
01:08:52be discouraged
01:08:54by facing something
01:08:55that you've just
01:08:56never faced before
01:08:57and it's probably
01:08:58going to take somebody
01:08:59who will finally show
01:09:00the necessary respect
01:09:02for the Prince's
01:09:03extraordinary
01:09:04one punch
01:09:05punching power
01:09:06you've got to be able
01:09:07to take a punch
01:09:08to fight him
01:09:09because
01:09:09you don't see
01:09:11the punches
01:09:11he is so quick
01:09:12and a punch
01:09:13that you don't see
01:09:14always is more dangerous
01:09:15than a punch
01:09:16that you can get hold of
01:09:18he's just creating
01:09:19his own movie
01:09:21his own story
01:09:22and everybody else
01:09:23is just going to have
01:09:24to barge in
01:09:25if they want to be in it
01:09:26movie
01:09:27a perfect segue
01:09:28to the next topic here
01:09:29we'll have a final word
01:09:30on what happened
01:09:31in the ring here
01:09:32in just a moment
01:09:32let's look ahead
01:09:33to an upcoming program
01:09:34here on HBO
01:09:36as the millennium
01:09:37draws to a close
01:09:38it's a natural time
01:09:39nine months
01:09:40as he takes on
01:09:41Virgil Hill
01:09:42in a light heavyweight
01:09:43bout that we've
01:09:44anticipated
01:09:44for quite some time
01:09:46it's finally happening
01:09:47that's live
01:09:47here on HBO
01:09:49on Saturday May 9
01:09:50Boxing After Dark
01:09:51returns with a doubleheader
01:09:52David Reed
01:09:53tries to continue
01:09:53his climb up
01:09:54the junior middleweight ranks
01:09:55in a 10 round fight
01:09:56against Nick's
01:09:56Rupa
01:09:57and also Shane Mosley
01:09:59the best lightweight
01:10:00you've never seen
01:10:01or heard of
01:10:01against veteran
01:10:02John John Molina
01:10:03who gave Oscar
01:10:04De La Hoya
01:10:04so much trouble
01:10:05a few years ago
01:10:06note the 10 p.m.
01:10:07starting time
01:10:08for that program
01:10:09and join us
01:10:10May 19
01:10:11for the next edition
01:10:12of Real Sports
01:10:13with Bryant Gumbel
01:10:14among the stories
01:10:15a look at how
01:10:15public financing
01:10:16of the new Arizona
01:10:17Diamondbacks baseball stadium
01:10:18has fractured
01:10:19the city of Phoenix
01:10:20and a profile
01:10:21of the delightful
01:10:22father of the fitness boom
01:10:24Jack Lallet
01:10:25earlier tonight
01:10:28here in Manchester
01:10:29England
01:10:29Prince Nassim Hamed
01:10:31scored his 18th
01:10:32consecutive knockout
01:10:34knocking down
01:10:35Wilfredo Vasquez
01:10:36four times
01:10:37before referee
01:10:38Gino Rodriguez
01:10:38finally stepped in
01:10:39to stop it
01:10:40at 229
01:10:41of the seventh round
01:10:42Nassim
01:10:43now 30 and 0
01:10:45coming up
01:10:46immediately following
01:10:46our show
01:10:47stay tuned for
01:10:48Primal Fear
01:10:49horrific movie
01:10:50right here on HBO
01:10:51so now for George Foreman
01:10:53Larry Merchant
01:10:54and Harold Letterman
01:10:55I'm Jim Lampley
01:10:56saying goodbye
01:10:57from Manchester
01:10:58England
01:10:58the executive producer
01:11:04of HBO Sports
01:11:04is Ross Greenberg
01:11:05tonight's coverage
01:11:06of world championship
01:11:07boxing was produced
01:11:08by Dave Harmon
01:11:09and directed
01:11:10by Mark Payton
01:11:11the feature producers
01:11:12were Max Siegel
01:11:13and Thomas Erdelfelt
01:11:14associate producers
01:11:16Brian McDonald
01:11:16Greg Backer
01:11:17and Adam Berger
01:11:18assistant to the producer
01:11:19John Crystal
01:11:20production manager
01:11:22John McKellie
01:11:23and the technical supervisor
01:11:24was Bob Hunter
01:11:26taking the train
01:11:37Chad Machine
01:11:38in the race
01:11:39as they run
01:11:41and they slide
01:11:42in their
01:11:42and they
01:11:42have been
01:11:43degrading
01:11:43in legislation
01:11:44and they
01:11:45have been
01:11:45in the air
01:11:45in Secretary
01:11:46they put
01:11:46they have been
01:11:47locked in
01:11:49and they
01:11:49can go
01:11:50into Liberty
01:11:50in the air
01:11:51and45
01:11:51He's got
01:11:51the
01:11:52you
01:11:52get
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01:11:53somebody
01:11:54in the air
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