Brick City Boxing

By: “The Legendary” Jack Obermeyer

Photo: Maria Renee Photography/Brickcityboxing

Friday Feb 17, 2012, Nutley, N.J. (new town # 363) High School. Pro- Gabe LaConte (First Round). Show # 6 of year – 3,326 lifetime. In attendance: Harold Lederman, Al Cole, Kendall Holt and Austin Trout. First card in Nutley in 30 years – Jowett-Boy was there; not me). A few locals from that card were introduced. Free food for VIP’s (that was us) but we were full.(see below).
Rode up with Jowett-Boy and “The King” Abrams. Sorry, no time for a pre-meal at a classic diner because Abrams had 2 b there early for PR work and GoFightLive setup., but we did do a meal at local Italian eatery.
Running time – 7:39 to 10:15. 8 bouts. Judges – Lawrence Layton, Julie Lederman and John McKaie. Refs – Sparkle Lee and Randy Neumann. TK – Earl Curry. MM – Renee Aiken.

Frail looking Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, 151 ¾, Millville, NJ (originally from Nutley) vs Daniel Crabtree, 148 ¾. Hilliard, Ohio. Two white boys. Set for six. TL takes on his toughest test and looks good (now 7-0 (5), winning via TKO at 2:30 of the third. No knockdowns, but a big left hook has DC in trouble and when pinned against ropes, getting hit. Maybe a slight quick hook by Neumann. A brawl nearly breaks out after when DC cornerman chews out ref. TL corner comes over to him and a confrontation takes place. Why did they have to come over in the first place? The guy was hot, let him chill, don’t get in his face.

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Richard Pierson, 166 ½, vs southpaw Anibal Acevedo, 165 ½ Set for 6. RP, now 10-2 (7 & 2 by), on comeback. Gets a setup win over near 41 yr. old AA. NO KD’s, but a rib shot has AA staying on stool after one complete stanza. Has to be taken out on a stretcher.
AA hasn’t won a fight since 1997! He should be put on permanent suspension.

John Thompson, 158 ½ vs Laureano Laracuente, 157 ½ P.R. This four ended via TKO-3 (at end) win for tall JT. No KD’s. It’s all JT as LL corner rightfully says no more.

John Lennox, 227 ¾, vs Miles Kelly, 199 ¾. White boy JL can’t fight – like we didn’t know – as he has no chin. Gets dropped early in first by a right from unschooled MK of Pine Bluff, AR. Later in same round, poor MK is dropped, and JL is winner in round one by KO (failed to get the time – I think it was 1:28)

In a four between two pro debuters, Southpaw Godson Noel, 158 ¼ Bloomfield, NJ vs Satchell James, 158 ¾, Dothan, AL. Result: SJ down twice; GN wins b TKO at 2:59 of first. GN is trained by William “Bo” James.

Spindly Alantez Fox, 155 D.C. vs Fitzgerald Johnson, 158, Newark in a four. AF survives a frightful left hook in round two, and goes on to take a W-4 (all 39-37) win. AF now 7-0 (3).

Aaron Kinch, 258 ¼, Newark, vs white boy Donald Crawford, 223, Martinsburg, WV. This four ends via a TKO win at 1:39 of third for AK. DC goes down from a body shot and basically says “no mas”.

Leandro Acevedo, 163 ½ vs Marcus Clay, 166 ½ - This four was scratched. Reason?

Jose Javier Calderon, 141 ½ vs Jonathan Garcia 142 ¼. Both billed out of P.R. Good action bout; no knockdowns. Result: JG W4M (38 ea.; two at 39-37) In my opinion, it could have gone either way, but judges saw volume of arm punches from JG out doing pressure of now 4-1 Calderon.