Posted by Simguy on Tuesday, 23-May-2000 21:19:08

Before: Tanya staying busy, takes on unheralded, but physically imposing Timea. At 5’8 over 130 pounds, Majorova is as big as fitness competitors come—Merryman not used to looking up during staredown. Tanya in tan suede bikini, Timea in metallic bikini, messy ponytail.

During R1: Merryman not showing enough respect early—Timea ramming the muscular brunette with jarring jabs on the gfavce and in the first minute, Merryman lunging in gets caught between the mitts by Timea’s rising right hand. Tanya caught flush on the chin, staggers forward then pitches on her face as the crowd goes wild. Merryman beats the count, but she’swoozy—only Timea’s inexperience on follow up sees Tanya get out of the round.

.R2: More of Timea’s power as Tanya’s kegs aren’t back yet. Majorova with a robotic, straight up and down stance, but her punches smack into Tanya’s body with shuddering force, Merryman’s legs buckle as she crowds the bigger woman, often swooning into Timea’s arms—Majorova accepting the clinch when she should be punching.

R3: All Timea as she is able to stand, get her guard up, work the telephone pole jab and bang Merryman around the ring, Tanya still looking shaky, gets her head turned by clubbing right hands, but she’s taking the big girl’s heat better. Shutout Timea as she stalks a wobbly Merryman all around the ring.

R4,5: Tanya finally gets it together, lifting her mitts to her brow and moving her upper body to get underneath Timea’s imposing, but predictable jab. Easier time of it for Tanya when she can get close—Timea not punching on the inside, covering or holding Merryman by the shoulders, but giving Tanya plenty of body to shoot for. Majorova without the slightest notion of hiw to turn her body inside, block or slip punches behind to get rocked to the ribcage as Merryman fights off her chest.

R6: Tanya stops moving her head, wading straight in behind her tight guard, and it’s a stalemate of sorts. Timea getting off that pounding left/right, as often as not blocked, but Merryman doing nothing on offense—round ti the girl moving her hands.

R7: Tanya’s corner reads her the riot act and the brunette responds, gloves at her lips, dipping from side to side and bringing punches wide from both sides as she moves, Fight gets magically simple as Timea’s jaw is open, and she is TAGGED hard and often, Compounding the trouble, Majorova steps straight back, continuing to get hammered and suddenly the big girl looks swamped! Timea backing wide eyed to the ropes, thighs trembling as she pushes her gloves out in a panicky gesture, Merryman coming forward in the crouch, swats at Timea’s lips with a chopping right then EXPLODES with the left, jerking the big girl around and depositing her sideways, on her haunches at the ropes, No count needed—Timea sleeps it off against the bottom strand as Merryman is pushed back by the ref—KO7 Tanya Merryman.

After: Slogging brunette on the cusp of suoerstardom in the fitness ranks, comes all the way back with a brutal knockout of strongwoman Majorova. Merry showing grit, determination, and a big time punch survived an early scare to put the whammy on a game, but limited big girl.

Reposted by Archer 5/11/14.