Posted by Simguy on 3/5/2004, 7:00 am.

Before: Somebody asks Lucy how she thinks Kelly looks for this fight. “Vulnerable,” purrs a smiling Asian, “very, very vulnerable.” BLONDE! Magazine editors grumbling about Kelly in with Lucy again: “Lucy’s the most dangerous fighter in the division and the only girl who doesn’t avoid her is Kelly. How’s Packard going to get traction of she keeps rubbing up against this tough nut?” Packard putting spin on it--”Look, I’m not afraid of Lucy Liu and we both need something major to launch ourselves--so it’s the right fight. I don’t mind being the underdog--I can box with Lucy and I candle handle myself--I don’t need to go around this obstacle.” Lucy in red bikini. Kelly in black--Liu trying to punk blondie at every opportunity with that flat-eyed glare.

During R1: Sporadic contact--Kelly boxing smart, moving to her left, timing Lucy with the jab. Liu leaping in from outside, not showing a lot of respect--Kelly doing a nice job of luring brunette into jabs and right hands, Liu pre-emoted and shook midway through as she lunges, misses and eats a right on her mouth--Packard wary, doesn’t press the issue, legging out the round for points.

R2: More of the same--Liu flat footed, hands at her sides, swaying her torso, feinting, then leaping in with wallop from other hand, weird angles. Kelly more orthodox, relaxed, dukes up--she’s sidestepping well, playing the matador and nibbling stick at Liu, looking for counter right hands. Down the stretch, corkscrew right uppercut from the knees catches Packard’s chin--instant magic as Kelly swoons hurt t the ropes, barely holding herself up at the bell.

R3: Kelly overly cautious, throwing out a tepid jab, fading back too rapidly--Lucy’s got her on the run. Liu grinning, knows she rocked Kelly last round--brunette taunting, menacing Packard around the ring, but not for landing much. Showboating round for Liu, Kelly forfeiting points but getting herself together.

R4,5: Lucy’s hard to tag because of her quick reflexes, scary punch and undulating torso movement-but Kelly’s just as effective and much more subtle. Right hands aimed for Packard’s face wind up brushing her right ear as she dips juuuust enough to get the miss. Leaning forward, then back, Kelly has that knack of drawing the power out of punches, rolling with them, parrying them. Liu’s lunging and wailing haymakers not producing results and she’s carrying herself too far forward, leaving herself open for sharp right hands, steering jabs and swatting check hooks. Packard patiently builds up points these rounds, nibbling, cuffing and occasionally stinging Liu, staying out of harm’s way in the process. Lucy frustrated, nice little mouse growing under her left eye, courtesy Kelly’s accurate, tidy little fists.

R6: Kelly makes a mistake. She’s got Lucy retreating, looking uncertain--Packard follows the puncher into a neutral corner, throwing right hands off her jab and Liu shocks her a sudden left off the hip, right cross greasy on the chin--POOR KELLY’S HURT! Packard staggering to and fro, righting herself, losing it--she flounders to the ropes as Liu swaggers on in and Lucy puts on a show. Liu cooing to wounded prey, hands down, daring Packard to punch off the ropes--Liu just swaying her torso, bending at the waist, stuffing home hard single shot wallops t either flank, juuust grazing chin. Packard’s cutesy moves save her--she’s shook up and worked over in the ribs, but she gets out of the round.

R7: Liu brazen, confident--she’s tagged Kelly a couple of times, has ALL the blonde’s respect--Packard sliding away, twisting and stepping out--she just can’t take any more rockets on her chin. Liu able to molest Kelly with brazen leaping potshots from outside, but can’t strap on the big ion be--once again, Packard elusiveness gets her out of a tight spot.

R8: Kelly doing yeoman work with the jab, just spicing up Lucy’s left eye, catching Liu mid-leap[, disrupting her timing. Blonde stick and moving well--nice relaxed sliding footwork, nothing hurried--she still has her wits about her, content to chisel and touch from outside as Liu seeks the home run.

R9: Feint, Liu crouches, leaps into a lead right from the thigh--punch plows past guard to catch Packard on the point of the chin! Lucy twisting her hips, putting a juicy hook on jaw, stepping with as Kelly totters back and slides an oily right across the chin as PACKARD SCOOTS TO HER BUTT! Kelly bumping to a halt, getting up stiff--she’s shook, rocked late--those are HUGE points she just gave up in a close fight. Packard’s eyes clear as the ref wipes her gloves, but legs shaky--she digs in more, forced to fight for her life as Lucy strides forward. Packard doing a nice job--Liu wants to finish her, but she’s trying to do it with one punch--Packard able to scrub away with nuisance lefts and rights, shining up Lucy’s tits and face, sliding along the ropes to evade Asian haymakers. Big 10-8 round Lucy, but once again, veteran Packard finds a way to survive, if not prosper.

R10: Liu surging forward now, pinning her ears back--Kelly moving her head well, pivoting left--thrusting out the jab at just the right times--she’s breaking up the Liu rushes fairly effectively. End of minute one--Kelly tempting Lucy forward, fades back just as Liu leaps--Lucy’s punch comes up short and she’s way out over her feet and PACKARD DRILLS HER A RIGHT HAND! Kel getting POUNDING smack off that blast, putting Liu wobbly butt, stacking her up straight in a daze and ON COMES KELLY! Packard stepping in to glide the right cross--rifling lefts and rights drive a stunned Asian complete length of the ring--Lucy hit’s the ropes in shambles. Packard jabbing between the eyes to close, then sinking a GORGEOUS right hand to the pit of Lucy’s tawny midriff--Liu groaning, stopping forward, dukes at her temples--she’s paralyzed with punishment. Packard UNLEASES! Left, left, left in the liver, shoulder-butting Liu into the ropes, then a BASHING right hand through the disorganized card, swiveling head and shooting mouthpiece out into the 3^rd row, Liu tilting, staring, defenceless--punches tearing her up and THE~ REF STEPS IN! Good Lord--KO109 Kelly Packard!

After: Kelly bounding away giddy with bloodlust--coming from behind to startle and stop the former pound for pound queen in almost mythical fashion. BLONDE! Magazine staffers pounding their heads with shoes--hated Liu bloodied and stunned--it’s a huge, huge win for Kelly. Liu trembling, in shock--SHE had Kelly hurt, was rolling her up, and everything suddenly went wrong. “I’m not a big banger or anything,” admits a beaming Kelly P in post fight, “but I’m accurate and my timing’s good, and I KNEW if I could catch Lucy coming forward I could hurt her. Honestly, I never dreamed I would stop her--but this is SO sweet--I feel this puts me right back at the top of the heap!”

Reposted by Archer 12/2/12.