Posted by Simguy on 6/28/2002, 7:08 am.

Before: inter-stable rivalry can’t be contained any longer--Jones wants it, berry wants it--mgmt makes it happen. “I’m sick of her Queen of the Gym mentality,” says Halle. “I’ve done more at lightweight, reached higher heights. I’m not waiting for her to give me my respect: I’m taking it from her.” Jones secretly lobbying for the match since joining BSE, relishes the opportunity, “Halle’s been given a blank cheque by the FCBA,” purrs Catherine, ;while real fighters have had to struggle to maintain their ranking. I can’t abide her preening and strutting any longer--I’m putting her to the glove. She’s no chance to beat me in a square go.”

Berry in black push up, yellow bikini bottoms, Catherine in red bikini, low ponytail.

During R1: Systematic work from Jones, breaks Halle down this round. Jones jabbing Berry in the chest, keeping her right hand high to block that snappy Halle hook, hen slipping inside Berry’s jab to place rigid left hands against the solar plexus. By the midway point--Jones has berry suffering, looking to clinch--Catherine adding in the right to the waist, keeps digging that left to the sternum, fighting her way past Berry’s clutching arms. Shutout Jones, Berry already grimacing, sent to her corner tremble-bodied--Catherine tells her corner “she’s hurt.”

R2: Berry visibly distressed, still tender in the midsection--she shamelessly runs as Jones tracks her down. Catherine stalking , not having much luck getting leather on meat, but she’s the clear aggressor,. Halle content to forfeit points to get her wind back, occasionally stopping, swatting wide right hands, nibbling the jab as she steps right--just using her legs to run the clock.

R3: Halle’s got distance, now she starts to put something on Jones. Catherine forced to make the fight, coming forward and she’s getting flurried as Berry gives ground, gets off, then steps around either Jones shoulder as the brunette covers up tight. Halle steering Jones with the jab, getting position with the stick, then darting in to get off in leathery bursts--midway through a furious 5 punch explosion bats against Jones arms and head, putting her on her heels and Berry smells blood. Halle stepping in, doubles up that Ray Leonard whippy hook, cuffing Jones cheek, ripping at her gut. Round ends with Catherine’s butt on the ropes, hunched over trying to protect herself as berry has her way with hooks at the bell.

R4: Too much hand speed, footspeed from Berry as she starts to roam the ring, jumping in as she pleases, getting off in swatting, slashing flurries ,then stepping out as Jones misses on late receipts. Catherine coming forward, but forced to turtle up as Halle beats her to offense. Jones unable to cut the ring down, following her girl, unable to get position or range she needs to work.

R5: Berry inexplicably goes shoulder to shoulder--wide ranging fight now contained to a little patch of canvas near Berry’s corner, Halle’s back to the ropes as both girls go to work inside, Stand up action, girls hunched in with each other, each jostling, pushing the other’s head aside just to squeeze in a shot, turning each other with little shoves behind the elbow, leaning on each other to get a little give in close. This is Jones’ fight--she’s using that left shoulder and chicken-wing left elbow to brace Halle for cuffing series of hooks to the head, keeping Berry pinned to the ropes, then stuffing away downstairs when the belly opens up. Halle mostly countering, waiting for Jones to get off--sweaty give and take, Catherine takes the round, and a small lead into the second half.

R6: Jones early, She’s back to timing Halle’s jab, neatly slipping inside and answering almost simultaneously with that sticking left in the plexus. Berry stepping back, pivoting to the left, looking to pick Jones up with snappy left uppercuts and hooks and midway through, there’s a break, Berry in retreat, tapping the lead right hand, dropping off to the left, gets her shoulder behind a vicious short left uppercut and puts Jones wobbly butt with thr sudden touch. Catherine momentarily stupefied--Berry explodes into action, Halle torso’s up, then digs at the Jones midriff, buckling Catherine’s legs, stooping her forward with a breathy pout. Then it’s the tits--clubbing shoeshine bets those puppies flat, stacks Jones back onto her heels with her hands low. Then it’s the gave, swabbing back and forth licks--Berry with the speedbag delivery drives Jones staggering back to the ropes. Catherine in disarray, right hand at her left cheek, left across her bodkin--Halle just unleashing with both hands, body glistening with the effort of punishing her rival and the REF JUMPS IN! Jones just beaten senseless, nothing coming back and Halle Berry bounds away the TKO6 victor!

After: Jones swaying, devastated in defeat and Halle does the unthinkable: takes a stablemate for a walk of shame, big beaming grin from Berry as she guides Catherine with an arm around the waist, waving regally to the fans with the free hand. Commentators struck by the hard-hearted finale--hard to make up and work in the game gym after one girl’s stripped down the other like this.

Reposted by Archer 12/12/10.