Before: Successful as Jennifer Connelly's been - she's always had a tough time figuring out Jen-buster Jolie. "It's a sore spot," admits Jennifer, "I haven't always looked my best against Angelina - she's one of the best boxers I've faced, she's a southpaw, and she's very unorthodox. She's a challenge for sure." Jolie rather less charitable in her statements. "I've proven I'm the better woman and the better boxer - Jennifer's really not a threat to me. The job now is to break Connelly's spirit, start punishing her instead of just winning the fight. I'm a patient girl - if it takes 6, 7 fights to finally bring her to heel - so be it." Connelly in the red push up and panties worn by Raquel Welch in 1967's 'Bedazzled' - Angelina in her own black tombraider bikini, long battle braid.

During R1: Connelly using brute force early - chin tucked, stepping up the middle, pumping rugged lefts and rights into Jolie's thin body. Angelina backed up under thumping barrage - she's trying to slide back and nail Connelly that counter right hook, but Jennifer on her too fast - stampeding Jolie to ropes. Method to Connelly's madness - she's deliberately made it a brawl, gotten in close - Jolie all squared up, trading thick licks amidships. End of first minute, Jolie suddenly buckling, sinking into the ropes, eyes wincing - body starting to cramp up - Connelly resolute as she continues POUNDING away. Jennifer singleminded in pursuit of Jolie midriff and tender ribs - workmanlike lefts and rights up the middle, hooks in behind the right elbow, brawny right hands square to the tits - robust beating being handed out in one-sided fashion and JOLIE TAKES A KNEE! Angelina shaken, ashen-faced - she takes a trembling 8 and ON COMES CONNELLY! Jennifer shouldering up on Jolie, really jostling her ruff - then back on that midsection with two fisted bludgeoning. Connelly strong to the bell - Angelina just sick about it, seated in the ropes, hands at her temples, soaking up maybe the worst 3 minutes of her career. Connelly stomping angry-butt in those heartstopping panties - she's all business tonight.

R2: Connelly right back inside - brawny and rough - elbows, head, shoulders all playing a part in squaring Jolie up, exposing her svelte torso and pinning her to the ropes. Jolie more defensive minded this round - concentrating on damage control. She's cute, tieing up Jen's arms, bending low, then clinching around the waist for breaks. Jolie able to block-and-spin off the ropes, but under constant pressure - Connelly making sure this thing never strays into open space where Angelina can employ her southpaw smooth. Bell to bell Connelly - not as torrid and destructive - just a very thorough hounding of her girl around the perimeter, stepping up the attack to the arms, ribs and tummy.

R3: Angelina baring her teeth in frustration - she can't get off the ropes, turns slugger to make a fight out of it. Two-way tittie stomp - Jolie starts with tight, clawing little right hooks off the ropes, raking Jen's breasts - Connelly tucking into Jolie's bulging goods with short, rising left/rights. Jennifer the first to come off the body with a stunning left uppercut to chin - swivelling to clang the right hand off jaw - Jolie slumping into the ropes, breaking down badly at this point. Another torrent of body punches has Jolie stooped forward, shivering with hurt - Connelly reaches her left in, uses the shoulder to prop Jolie up for finishing touches. Cracking short right hands on the face, withering come-back hooks underneath - Jolie's head lolling badly on impact and those blistering hooks under her breast line have AJ helpless. IT'S OVER! Connelly still pitching in the hurt when ref steps in, cradles a busted up and shellshocked AJ to safety. Sweltering TKO3 Jennifer Connelly.

After: Jolie staring with haunted eyes as Jennifer struts - never occured to Angelina that Jennifer could hurt her, stop her - new respect, not to mention healthy hatred from Jolie. All started with the fightplan, according to Jen: "We broke down miles of tape for this fight," explains a glowing Connelly, "and my trainer forced me to admit that Angelina had outboxed me in some of our previous encounters. Once I had my ego under control, we were able to put a solution in place, and it was pretty simple: go right at Angelina and take her out. I actually had to turn back the clock, fight the way I did when I just broke into the FCBA - Jolie just isn't built to sustain that kind of punishment." Versatility, maturity - Connelly throws Jolie back with her best performance since a similar whitewash against Kelly Hu. Hu's been two years getting over that beating - remains to be seen how Jolie will respond.