Posted by Simguy on 11/16/2002, 10:18 am.

Officials wary of pre-fight brawling, deliberately placing people between the girls at all press conferences and weigh in. Fiery Latinas like to pump up the punch stats, but the similarities end there. Colombian is a classic Latina, killing the body to hunt the head—Aguilera a free-swinging brawler who loves to test the opponent’s chins. Critics contend Christina’s slugging ways ill suited to her wiry little physique, but Aguilera determined to be a crowd pleasing: “I have to be me in the ring and that means knocking cows like Shakira out. I can box as well as Danes or Gellar, but  hate that crap. I want to see my opponent in rags, suffering against the ropes and going down—who cares about ‘points’?” Shakira in tan leather bikini top with fringes, brown leather bikini bottoms—Aguilera in red and white vertical stripe bikini top, red bottoms, gold dreads.

R1: All Shakira, Colombian with the left across her bodkin, right around her mouth, bobbing under Aguilera’s punches and savaging Christina with well placed lefts and rights in the rib cage. Christina huffing and puffing, but can’t blow that house down—she’s swinging wild, missing badly, making Shak look like the second coming of Pernell Whitaker as she takes what she wants, gets away unscathed this round.

R2: Shak continues to impress with terrific head movement, good crisp counters. She’s timing the Aguilera right roundhouse, dipping under it, coming up out of the crouch with the tough left hook in the liver, left hook on the jaw combination. Aguilera sputtering, taking flush blows and refusing to adjust, Final minute—Chrissy’s legs are wobbling—she’s sweeping weak punches—Shak still under a tired Christina right, digs a counter hook to the liver, digs it in again with a smile, steps back as Aguilera sinks to one knee in pain. Beautiful round of boxing/slugging from Shakira as she embarrasses her rival with delicious body punching.

R3: Aguilera more effective this round—she’s more patient, gloves at her chin, circling to her left rather than marching through the front door, Shak having a tougher time getting clean hooks at that ribcage—Chris shortening up her strokes, doubling up her hooks—both girls getting shined up in unforgiving exchanges, Down the stretch, Colombian digs a little deeper, backing her girl up in banging trade to the ropes, Little blondes snarling, trading jarring lefts and rights late that go Shakira’s way.

R4: What’s with the savvy ring generalship of Shakira? She’s jabbing Christina, stepping out and around, getting angles. Aguilera still loading up and hurling roundhouses—Shak still able to get underneath and counter up into that slender ribcage with either hand. Ags not shutout, but she’s getting dismantled, cringing from body shots, slowing down, looking haggard as Colombian keeps up a consistent digging attack.

R5: Shutout Shakira, Shak going right at Chris, beating her to punches toe to toe by fitting tight lefts and rights inside Aguilera’s wide swings. Ags taking it on the chin, belted onto her heels—backside hits the rope and she’s getting worked over. Shak settling into her foe’s midsection, doubling up hooks in the belly, using that left shoulder/elbow to prop up with, stepping left to sling in a sidearm right hand to the waist, Systematic shove and slug from Shak leaves Christina trembling—Aguilera badly bludgeoned this round, shaky back to her corner.

R6: More Shak outhustling, outthinking, outexecuting her blonde rival, Christina’s still firing, winging punches, trying to take Shake out with every shot, but it’s not working, Colombian disciplined, reading Chrissy’s swings, getting under them and banging that ribcage with heartless persistence. Minutes go by, Chrissy’s energy sapped by the constant thumping against her body—Aguilera opened  open mouthed, sagging to the ropes as Shakira finishes up strong to pile up her 6^th straight round.

R7: Great flyweight trading midring, girls just taking turns raking each other with double and triple hooks, both keeping that right hand tucked tight to cheek. Crowd loving the sight of pint sized sluggers wailing away at each other—arms shivering upon contact, gloves spanking off glistening bodies or clanging hard on chins. Even mutual abuse until the dying moments—Aguilera slips a Shakira right and pays the Colombian back a beautiful splashing hook in the liver, hook on the jaw to send Shakira reeling. Bell sounds to save the South American—she’s badly hurt as Aguilera looks her over.

R8: Chrissy pounces, keep it on Shakira. Colombian with her back to the ropes for the first time, gloves at her cheeks, just riding out the punishment as Aguilera walk her down. Shak blocking well, bending at the waist, offering back the odd little left uppercut out of her crouch, but she’s clearly on the defensive. Aguilera keeps up a stroking beat, tanning Shakira’s flanks with nonstop, lathering work.

R9: Shakira catching her second wind, stays in that tight guard, moving her head—she’s blocking a lot of shots on her arms and still laying waste to her foe’s shiny torso with counters,. Aguilera constantly missing wide right hands over the top and getting paralyzed as Shak taps the liver and jaw with sharp left hooks—Colombian’s never looked better as she leave Chrissy swooning at the bell.

R10: Aguilera shabby off her stool, mouth breathing, hands limp at her chest—yet she’s still the aggressor, Shakira elbows in, hands up, backing away, walking around her girl, slipping punches as Aguilera overswings and exposes her battered torso. Shak slipping low, making Chris miss overtop, then  lifting murderous shots into creamy flanks and tummy of her opponent—Aguilera sobbing out now as Shakira digs in, every punch having a visible withering effect on Christina. A tired, shopworn Aguilera starts slinging wide, weak arm punches and Shakira NAILS her chin with clubbing lefts and rights in tight. Aguilera hammered to her back—she’s blubbery trying to roll to her hip to get up, but she can’t beat the count! KO10 Shakira!

After: Shak takes a 50-50 fight on paper and turns into a laugher, beating Christina raw round after round, then finishing her only after maximum damage has been done. Shakira bubbly as she takes her crippled, bawling little opponent for a devastating walk of shame—Colombian prancing, riding her right arm around Christina’s slender hips—Aguilera unable to accept the beating she’s been given tonight.

Reposted by Archer 10/25/09