Posted by Simguy on Saturday, 01-May-99 10:28:44

Before: Hurley signs a six fight deal with HBO's celebrity division, and immediately gets a high profile test against Janet Jones. Liz, a slick southpaw with good power, jas torn up the continent, beating an endless succession of tabloid queens, Italian ingenues, French pastries, and English pop stars, Dangerous fight for Jones, whjo has been calling for a rematch with the ever-elusive Jamie Luner. Red high cut briefs for Hurley, black jogbra, beach volleyball bikini for Jones, white top teal bottoms.

During R1: Liz shows great form early, playing pattycake with Janet;s orthodox left hand, then stepping in and underneath Jones' lead to land a whipping left to the jaw, Janet wobbles back, and Liz is on her, lkeepoing position onm Janet';s left side and harming her with slinging lefts and poking rights, Janet on the ropes tries to fight her way off, but Liz slides back and nails her with a delayed right hand that has Jones in trouble. All Hurley as bullies Jones to the bell in a surprising, shutout round.

R2,3,4,5: Jones banks the first half of the fight with a punihsing, up tempo pressure performance, keying off her body attack, Jones POUNDS the slender midsection of her foe before looking to land with combinations upstairs. Hurley barely able to land a punch in these stanzas, fighting merely to survive. and often clutching and holding her way out of jams, Janet rocks liz with power in rounds 3 and 5, but Hutrley does a good job of running or grabbing when hurt. After 5, Jones looks too strong for the english vixen.

R6: Liz catches the over-eager blonde with that delayed right hook, and once again, Janet covers up, hurt from a punch she doesn't see. Jones stumbles forward, and is taken apart early as Liz lashes her with long lefts and rights. bitter toe to toe exchanges in the final minute as neither woman takes a backward step.

R7: Liz nails Jones again, sliding back, luring Jones forward, then coming over with a well-timed right hook. Janet goes wobbly butt and is punished badly this round as Hiurley pulls out all the stops. Elbows from Hurley open a small cut on Janet's lip midway through the round, and Liz pounds away at the mouth with combinations to shut janet out this round.

R8: Janet goes back to boxing this round, controlling Hurley with the jab, but Liz still lands power shits to make this a tough round to score. Jones clearly has trouble with the southpaw stance, and Liz's awkward timing, and the blonde is being hit more cleanly in this fight than we are used to seeing, Janet does enough to draw the round as Liz is encouraged by her power connects.

R9: Janet gets back to the body and makes the fight easy as she nearly breaks liz in half with strong lefts and rights to the flanks. With seconds left in the round, a thiudding left to the midrifff and a chopping right over the top have Hurley hanging on at the bell.

R10: Liz comes storming out and puts it all together this round. She lures Janet forward, smacks her with right hooks, Janet freezes, Liz comes forward with swinging lefts and rights. A toe to toe barrage sees Liz pound away on Jones' chin, driving the big blonde to the ropes. Janet os helpless as Liz moves in and out on her, easily making the blode miss, then nailing her with sharp, whipping blows, Janet's head rocks back dangerously this round as her knees begin to give, but she toughes it out. Liz punches herself out and leans on Jones the rest of the way. Too little, too late, as Janet gets the unanimous decision based oin her early dominance of the fight.

After: Jones won't be facing any southpaws in the near future, or ever if she has her way. Hurley was able to land with incredible accuracy in this fight as Janet's defense just seemed inappropriate at times, and her inability to see the right hook from thr weird angle left her very vulnerable. Jones too athletic and strong for Liz, but a few pounds lower and Hurley could be a force in the celeb ranks.

Reposted by Archer 5/29/10