News

ESPN Friday Night Fights: Tureano Johnson Defeats Gavronski

Tureano Johnson (15-1, 10 KOs) dominated ridiculously tough, but very limited Mike Gavronski (14-1-1, 10 KOs) en route to a unanimous-decision victory on ESPN‘s Friday Night Fights.

Photo courtesy of Gary Shaw Productions

In the main event of the Friday, July 11 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Tureano Johnson (15-1, 10 KOs) dominated ridiculously tough, but very limited Mike Gavronski (14-1-1, 10 KOs) en route to a unanimous-decision victory.

The judges all had it scored 99-91 for Johnson. Even Glenn Hamada, whose LSD trip must have ended between the co-feature and main event, got it right.

Round By Round Boxing had it scored 98-92 for Johnson as well.

Things started well for Gavronski, but the momentum was short lived as Johnson landed brutal shots to the body and massive uppercuts to turn the tide late in the second round.

From there, it was absolutely all Johnson. He switched from the southpaw to the orthodox stance frequently, but Gavronski’s defense was so inept that Johnson could have just as easily landed from the downward dog stance.

Johnson threw bombs from every angle, and nearly everything he threw landed square.

Gavronski, to his credit, never stopped trying to win. But he was in bad shape by the late rounds. After a brutal seventh round which saw Gavronski bashed all over the ring, he mounted one last desperate attack.

Again it was short lived though, as the more talented Johnson hung in patiently and then attacked furiously.

The crowd in Shelton, Washington tried to encourage the hometown kid, but Gavronski had nothing left. It is a testament to his ridiculous chin and heart that he finished the fight on his feet.

Johnson looked excellent. He took Gavronski’s best shots and showed serious offensive prowess. He has a crowd-pleasing style and he’s got the skills to push pretty far into the middleweight division.

For Gavronski, he needs to seriously clean up his defense. He looks like a giant in the ring, but he’s also impossible to miss. An awful defense coupled with a fantastic chin is a recipe for serious danger down the road.

One last note–I harped on it earlier, but it is pathetic that not only did we get a hideous scorecard tonight, but we had a timekeeper, you know, not keep time.

I’ve never seen an NFL game take a three minute warning.

It’s embarrassing for the sport and this stuff shouldn’t happen anymore. Teddy Atlas may get carried away sometimes, but he was dead on–there needs to be better regulation.

Will it happen? I’m not holding my breath. For two minutes.

Comments
To Top