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00:00:00Thanks very much Jim back to the business at hand tonight. We are coming to you from just outside, Boston
00:00:06We're about 20 minutes north of the suburb of Wilmington, Massachusetts
00:00:10Beautiful aerial on a gorgeous night in the hub been a terrific weekend weather wise
00:00:19We bring you back
00:00:21into the Shriners auditorium built in
00:00:231968 tonight the debut of professional boxing here and
00:00:27And coming up next our main event the WBA super middleweight championship fabulous Frankie Lyle's versus undefeated number one rated yet relatively unknown
00:00:36Byron Mitchell
00:00:39Well when Frankie Lyle's knocked out Tim Littles in a wild free swinging punch out that included arguably the best round and
00:00:47number one knockout of
00:00:491996 he seemed destined for stardom since then
00:00:52Lackluster and infrequent performances have held him back
00:00:56Longevity alone does not constitute a great fighter now
00:00:59Lyle's takes an introspective look at his career and shares his plans for the future
00:01:12See they like to see someone go in there and and just to just bang it out
00:01:16And that's not my style of fighting so I'm probably still very very underrated
00:01:21Even though I've been a champion now for five years
00:01:23So I'm probably still the number underrated champion, but I don't let it get to me
00:01:27I always said that I
00:01:28It never bothered me what people said or feel about me a lot of those people never put on a glove or anything like that
00:01:34Before they don't know what we go through
00:01:35I've seen so many people come and go I turned professional in the 88 at the end of 88 to now
00:01:41We're in like 99 and so many guys have come and gone, you know before me so it just
00:01:48It makes me kind of look like a dinosaur so to speak, you know, I mean, it's like the last of the Mohegans
00:01:54It's not very many of us left. It's like well, I'm only one step away one step away
00:01:59I want to end my career with the expert, you know an explanation point
00:02:02That's the big money fight the super fight with a Roy Jones or one of the other
00:02:07Reigning champions. That's how I like to do it because a lot of times what happened
00:02:11You see this close to something and you know, I mean it you don't really see it, but it's just right there
00:02:16So I'm feeling it and I think it's not that far away
00:02:24So while success hasn't eluded Frankie Lyle's after all
00:02:27He is a world champion the recognition he garners outside boxing circles is another story while he hopes to punctuate his career with big-money
00:02:35fights against world champions father time waits for no one if Frankie Lyle's has any intention of
00:02:41Increasing his public recognition and elevating the mark. He'll leave on boxing. The time is now we
00:02:47Returned to Bobby Che's once again, Bobby. Why hasn't the public embraced Frankie Lyle's?
00:02:52Is it the the erratic schedule his his style?
00:02:57What do you think?
00:02:57Well, I don't think he's fought often enough for starters when you're out of the you know
00:03:00You're at a site you're out of mind, you know people just kind of forget about you at the same time when he fights
00:03:05He's a very smart boxer who doesn't like to mix it up if he doesn't have to he's not exciting in that fashion
00:03:09And that's fans love they love action. Well, and I think if he if he wants to gain more recognition
00:03:14He's got to move up in weight and fight Roy Jones jr. Even if he looks good in defeat
00:03:19He'd probably get more recognition that way than he has his entire career. Let's get your keys to victory
00:03:23Sure being a softball use that right jab. He's got to establish an effective jab use this big right hook
00:03:29That's a big weapon in time Mitchell up on the inside. He doesn't like to fight there here
00:03:33We've seen with Tim Littles Tim Littles back to us
00:03:35He's gonna slip a straight left by Frankie dump duck to the right to counter
00:03:38But what happens Frankie beats him to the punch with his signature punch the big right hook
00:03:43This is how he has to use that hook use it on the counter on the inside
00:03:48Littles is all but out there here Mitchell great straight right hand. That's what he's got to use work on the inside
00:03:53Don't let last time up and go to the body hard slow him down here
00:03:57He's gonna use a double jab more of a feeler type of jab
00:03:59Just a quick pecker just it looks out there a little light pecking with the jab and then a big straight right hand against
00:04:04Garland here who's also a southpaw
00:04:06She doesn't use a strong jab
00:04:07He just kind of pecks in leaves it out there just as a range finder
00:04:10But that right hand is dangerous and he needs to do that Steve
00:04:13All right, Bobby. Here is the challenge your hard-hitting Byron Mitchell number one contender according to the WBA despite a totally unrecognizable
00:04:20ring record
00:04:22While relatively unknown he's undefeated in 19 fights 15 by ko including 11 in the first
00:04:2814 of his 15 ko's and three or less as a five-fight knockout streak with four in round one. Here he comes
00:04:35But only three opponents had winning records when they fought Mitchell several of his opponents can't even be found in the ring record book
00:04:43He killed the same opponent in the first round twice. That opponent was Owen 13
00:04:47Another guy was 1 and 19 and on and on
00:04:50the southpaw style posing problems and the amateurs for Mitchell, but
00:04:56He figured things out on the pros Lyle's is a southpaw with a heavy, right?
00:05:01Mitchell's chin never really tested. So those are all things that have to be factored in and Ferdie
00:05:06We saw it happen last month when an unknown with questionable credentials knocked out the champ in 41 seconds
00:05:12Are we looking at deja vu all over again? Well, that's what you really can't tell that's what's so great about boxing
00:05:17That's what I love boxing so much. You think well we can see that again, but then it never happens again or
00:05:23The contrary to that you think wow two times in a row and it can happen two times around this guy can bang
00:05:28I mean you looked at the tapes. I looked at day he can bang
00:05:31He has some mistakes going and he's going against a veteran
00:05:34It's not gonna be easy to clock Frankie Lyle's Frankie
00:05:37I was not gonna stand still get hit by those cannon shots is but on the other hand
00:05:41Frankie has had a long layoff Frankie's had surgery Frankie is at the 35-year point and starting to wear out and his last
00:05:49Appearances have not been very impressive. So he's right. Will this kid take it?
00:05:54Will he go out and steal a fire from the window? So well, that's what makes boxing so darn good to watch
00:05:59You just don't know
00:06:01And the champion Frankie Lyle his eighth defense won the belt in his first
00:06:06title shot back in 94 over Steve little seven title defenses include wins over Michael none a war with Tim Littles to avenge his only
00:06:14loss
00:06:15But he he hasn't fought since April of 98. That's about 14 months when he outpointed Andrei Shkalikov
00:06:22He he hadn't fought nine months prior to that
00:06:25But a torn right rotator cuff the reason for his latest layoff. He says it's fully healed Bobby
00:06:32Here's a guy. He's fought only four times in the past three and a half years
00:06:36Will the inactivity catch up to you know layoffs can always be hurtful, especially at the age of 34
00:06:42He's gonna be 35 years old soon
00:06:44That's a big big layoff 14 months at that age for his body not be working and staying right the rust factor
00:06:50I'm sure it's gonna be there
00:06:51I expect him to start this fight slow and work himself back into it a lot of guys try and do the work in the
00:06:56Gym, but it's nothing like fight night adrenaline the timing everything's different small gloves
00:07:00Certainly, it's gonna be a factor how big we'll find out in just a few minutes
00:07:03And as mentioned nearly a decade older than Mitchell plus rumors of muscle problems
00:07:10That is the tale of Frankie Lyle's as he makes his way into
00:07:15The ring let's size him up. We check out the tail of the tape
00:07:20And yes, the biggest disparity is the age Lyle's nine years older than Mitchell two and a half inch height advantage for the champion
00:07:27Both right at the 168 limit and a two-inch reach advantage for Lyle
00:07:33And the key Massachusetts
00:07:35Rules for this world title fight
00:07:37There is a standing eight count three knockdown rule is in effect fight
00:07:40It cannot be saved by the bell except in the final round
00:07:43Accidental headbutt occurs before the end of the fourth
00:07:45The fight is a technical draw if it happens after the end of round four they go to the scorecards
00:07:51So here at the Shriners auditorium in Wilmington, Mass. We're getting ready for our main event
00:07:56It's the WBA super middleweight championship Frankie Lyle's versus Byron Mitchell
00:08:00Let's get the official introductions from our ring announcer the classy Jimmy Lennon jr
00:08:06Ladies
00:08:09And gentlemen, we welcome you to the Shriners auditorium here in Wilmington, Massachusetts
00:08:15For the featured bout of the evening brought to you by Don King productions and Showtime
00:08:22Championship boxing this bout coming away as sanctioned by the World Boxing Association
00:08:27the president Gilberto Mendoza supervisor Victor
00:08:30Callejas along with the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission. The chairman is Mark DeLuca
00:08:36Physicians at ringside. Dr. Patty. Yo feed. Dr. Leonard Weiss timekeeper at the bell also keeping count of the knockdowns
00:08:42We have Mickey Finn
00:08:45Introducing to you our judges scoring this bout from ringside Vinnie Lee Bob McCoy and Don O'Neill
00:08:52All
00:08:54Right fans. Here we go with the main event of the evening 12 rounds of boxing for the WBA
00:09:01super middleweight
00:09:03Championship of the world and now ladies and gentlemen in attendance and boxing fans joining us around the world
00:09:10Live from the greater Boston area. It's
00:09:15Showtime
00:09:18And
00:09:19Introducing to you our referee in charge of this our main event. Jerry Leone
00:09:26Introducing to you ladies and gentlemen the challenger fighting on my right out of the blue corner
00:09:32Wearing blue trunks with gold trim and joining us from Ozark, Alabama
00:09:38He weighed in at the super middleweight limit of 168 pounds
00:09:42He is undefeated in his campaign in the ring with 19 wins
00:09:46No losses and 15 wins coming by way of knockout
00:09:51He has wrecked the WBA number one super middleweight contender
00:09:55introducing the challenger by
00:09:59Mitchell
00:10:05And his opponent across the ring is the defending world
00:10:09Champion on my left fighting out of the red corner
00:10:12He is wearing white trunks with blue lettering and fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada
00:10:17He weighed in the same weight as his opponent
00:10:21168 pounds even his record stands at 32 wins one loss one
00:10:26No contest with 19 wins coming by way of knockout tonight. He is making the eighth defense of his title
00:10:33Here is the defending WBA
00:10:35Super middleweight champion of the world introducing fabulous Frankie
00:10:46Once again a referee in charge now to give instructions Jerry Leone
00:10:53You've received your instructions prior to coming into the ring a few reminders
00:10:58Listen to my commands. I won't have to touch you if you listen to my commands. It's the way I like it
00:11:04Inspect the bell don't hit on or after the break
00:11:07If I say stop stop and listen to my commands keep the punches up 12 round championship out. Good luck to both of you
00:11:19Tall rangy awkward southpaw Frankie Lyle's not a particularly fast starter more of a
00:11:25Workman like style very patient a cool pro slick smooth technician
00:11:29But also has the power big punch is the right book Byron Mitchell says
00:11:36Well, you'll have to get by me first if you want to get to Roy Jones jr
00:11:42Which is what Frankie Lyle's told us. He really wants Mitchell good-looking physical specimen well-defined
00:11:49washboard type stomach former Golden Gloves champion
00:11:52One year away from a degree in sports medicine and nutrition at Northern Michigan University
00:11:57Very strong and fast also with a with a powerful right sledgehammer, right?
00:12:02You can expect a big-time chess match right here early. Yeah early. Oh, well, he said nothing bothers him with left hand
00:12:09Nothing bothers him with left handers. He's beaten three
00:12:15Yeah, he was floored twice by left-handers came back to knock out both
00:12:18He was only three though against southpaw Antonio Tarver in the amateurs and wanted to offer a big
00:12:25Thank you to Tarver for getting him ready
00:12:28Feels the cake of a thank-you. Yeah. Well, he said it was a learning experience and it would help him
00:12:34He feels the key will be his speed
00:12:37Yeah, he said to he said it's clearly he has to nullify
00:12:40Lyle's is right hook. That's the big weapon. That's the bomb. He can nullify that that could be a heck of a fight
00:12:45He calls Lyle's basically a one-handed fighter the right hand and you can't really argue with that
00:12:49But he says to neutralize the right just when he thinks I'll go away from it
00:12:54I'll go the other way. He says bottom line. I'm faster. Well, we'll see
00:13:00He's nine years younger he should be faster he may not be as clever
00:13:07Lyle's tore his super stinitis tendon in the shkolikov fight
00:13:11That's a fancy way of saying rotator cuff on the right side said he was in denial
00:13:17For a while plus an x-ray didn't reveal anything
00:13:20Finally had the ophthalmoscopic surgery in July. Do you think it could still pose a problem pretty? No, I don't
00:13:25I think that should be well well healed. I mean he took a long time. He took good physiotherapy
00:13:30It's not a big that's not a big deal. Not a big man
00:13:32He's training since January lately moving in lately. He's had plenty of time to test it. Get it right make it strong
00:13:38He told us that he feels Mitchell is not a threat. He says I'm prepared
00:13:41I've been training as Bobby said since the start of the year the fact that Mitchell hasn't gone far in fights makes no difference
00:13:48I'll just fight my fight says Frankie
00:13:51I'll tell you what, that was a pretty effective straight left hand
00:13:54Frankie Lyle's through and he's hit him two or three times with that left hand Bobby
00:13:57It's not the first time that landed in this fight
00:14:00He's already hit him two or three times with that. That was the first power one it landed. There it is again
00:14:05left hook
00:14:06by Frankie Lyle
00:14:10He is a natural right hander he has powered both hands there's the right hook
00:14:13Bobby
00:14:15Frank Lyle's fighting a little faster pace than normal. He's usually a little more settled a little more boxing not as much banging
00:14:22Trying to make a statement nomination to the head by Frankie Lyle's
00:14:27and and
00:14:29And he gets Mitchell all riled and run and he's pitching bombs
00:14:34The only difference is his aren't landing
00:14:36There's another right hook that landed by Frankie Lyle's right off the neck
00:14:43Done good opening round for the champion
00:14:50All right, nice work Frank
00:14:52Okay, Frankie look here. We're doing fine
00:14:56Establish still establish a jab. Don't don't get away from the jab still establishing the jab. Okay, let's double up on it sometime
00:15:02Okay
00:15:03Use a little small face then drop a solid left hand on okay
00:15:07Right behind that is the hook
00:15:09Now one thing when he starts rushing into you
00:15:12Hold a quick one two one two and a three. Okay, one two and a three
00:15:19You know, we're trying to set up a big hook, right
00:15:21We got to roll on that don't stand straight up understand
00:15:24You got to roll on that go to his body pressure. We're too far outside. We got to suck his titty man get inside
00:15:31Understand and go to the body not that wide. It's short punches
00:15:34Very short inside
00:15:38Your kind of corner
00:15:41Okay type different gotta call it like it is well you
00:15:47That's jimmy williams with two m's not the boston redsox manager who spells it with one m
00:15:52With some uh interesting language there on the corner
00:15:55english language is subtle
00:15:58round two
00:16:00Well in round one the champ showed little signs of ring rust hasn't fought in more than a year. Keep that in mind
00:16:06And and he showed a little what he does never shows before a little urgency
00:16:10I want to get in here and get this thing out
00:16:12He usually is so slow three or four rounds of go by with nothing. He fought a pretty good first round
00:16:18Mitchell showed a pretty good chin, too
00:16:19He got he caught a couple of those left hands right down the pipe right in the button
00:16:22No reaction a couple of right hooks to the ear side of the head. No reaction what he's not doing though
00:16:27He's not working behind the jab. He needs to use that little feeler to jab the jimmy puts out there
00:16:31He pecks with it, but he uses as a range finder and fires right hand
00:16:34He needs to throw two or three of those out there to close the gap and get that right hand home
00:16:37That is going to say go to the bottom. Yeah, and and the way he said it he said to get in so close
00:16:43Well, he's not close and that's why nothing is working for him. He's got to get in close
00:16:46He's got to follow that jamming close. He's got to get into this guy
00:16:49But as soon as he gets close there goes the legs, uh, Frankie and he gets out of trouble mitchell trying to fight on the inside
00:16:55He says that's the strongest asset of his game
00:16:59Reaches out with a short crisp right that that got riles right on the face
00:17:07Left right combination by lyle is effective than a straight right hand by live something that you want to notice too that right now
00:17:15Mitchell seems to be able to dictate which way they move. He's moving his left stronger than frankie. He's moving to his right. So frankie
00:17:27What a turn of events
00:17:29Big right hand
00:17:31Frankie never saw it never saw it the lights went out
00:17:34Countering hit right by byron mitchell at the 138 mark of round two
00:17:40It's not the first time frankie lyles has been down. It's the fourth time in his career
00:17:45Well, I said this kid can punch you just saw it. He can punch
00:17:48You notice he's stepping on each other's feet too a couple times now
00:17:52Well the southpaw style of frankie lyle's causing that awkwardness
00:17:55Is
00:17:58Well, this kid is patient because he should be swarming he's got he had a champion down
00:18:02He's not in good shape and he doesn't swarm over
00:18:05And he's certainly got 42 seconds to go plenty of time to go work
00:18:08To leave a calling card that when he goes back. He remembers second round
00:18:13Well, let's see how frankie lyle's
00:18:16responds and he responds well going to the head with
00:18:19Left right combinations frankie lyle's punches though steve. They seem to be lackluster. They don't seem to have any zipping
00:18:25I was gonna say he's punching with nothing. It's punching his arms are going out there with feathers on the end
00:18:30But he fights with a lot of heart. He does have ring savvy. He's trying to recover
00:18:35Get a second win here as he was stunned earlier in the round
00:18:41Well, this kid will never have another good opportunity like that unless he lands again
00:18:45He had him where he wanted we've seen lyle's in trouble before and he's come back to win so
00:19:07All right
00:19:09All right. That's the way to work. All right
00:19:11Here you see frankie lyle's with his on the right hand side
00:19:13He throws a nice straight left
00:19:14But as he's backing up he gets caught right on the top of the head
00:19:17Never saw the punch and the second one and the third one almost got him while he was flat down from overhead
00:19:22Frankie lands a nice straight left which was already ahead of us and that right hand on the head
00:19:26Top of the head is very soft softest part of your head and it hurts
00:19:30There's the straight left. He landed right down the pipe, but he didn't protect himself at the top of his head
00:19:35I don't know why he just bent over like that. I think he got hit right before he bent over
00:19:39There was a little punch it wasn't much but it's something happened to him because he collapsed on that
00:19:44He went over and then he got hit with a punch on top of the head
00:19:47Uh, you know, he got hit a sneaky punch
00:19:50But he was in big trouble bobby big trouble. This guy should have swarmed should have really taken it to him
00:19:56Well after the respite we'll see if there's a little more zip and sting and lyle's punches, which was not the case
00:20:03After he got knocked down
00:20:05All right, he is a good good champion. He's a guy who's resilient. He's resilient. Don't look for him to fade here because of this
00:20:12Let's not forget too
00:20:13We're looking at a fighter and mitchell good as he is and good as he appears to be has never been past eight rounds
00:20:17That might be in the back of his mind too that he may have to save some energy for late rounds the championship round
00:20:22He says his conditioning is not where he would like it to be because of that and he may have a sense of urgency
00:20:28So the champion going down at 138 into round two from a right to the top of the head
00:20:34All the more reason
00:20:37On a straight right hand and a big swing and a miss by byron mitchell
00:20:41Byron, mitchell right now is getting you know, he's not a seasoned pro like frank
00:20:44He's getting a little excited. He's telegraphing big time. He could walk into one
00:20:50He is going to borrow him he's he's winging big punches, but he's leaving himself
00:20:55Can't get too cutesy here. Not with this guy. I want frankie lyle a seasoned experienced veteran like frankie. Lyle's
00:21:01Long time champion mitchell's trainer told him to start moving under that
00:21:05Right hook and he did just a minute ago through right hand to the body listening to his corner very well
00:21:10Well bopping some shots now up the face of mitchell
00:21:14mitchell
00:21:15Coming back counters with a right
00:21:18Mitchell apparently has a pretty good chin because he's been getting hit straight shots hard shots
00:21:24Oh a big right hook there by frankie lyle's off the head of mitchell, but mitchell again showing the good show
00:21:32Frankie lyle's has a tendency to when fighters are coming in low to pull him from behind the head
00:21:37And that's why he winded up getting hit in the cup so often because he pulls him down with that right hand
00:21:41Yeah, he feels that he is fouled frequently, but it's probably his own doing some of it is his doing
00:21:49Mitchell answers his skeptics who feel he may not be ready for this jump because of his level of competition
00:21:56Two good combinations two good combinations
00:21:59He says i've sparred with world champions top 10 fighters, this is where I belong well
00:22:06Swing and a miss, but he wasn't even close. He went big game hunting there boys
00:22:10He went hollywood on that one
00:22:12Actually, it's felt it felt good here in the arena got a little air going
00:22:17Frankie lyle still appears to be somewhat lackluster. He doesn't have zipping power. He's moving while he's punching
00:22:25Left hand that straight that clean should have done more damage
00:22:28I'll say this about the young. Mr. Mitchell's not showing much respect for the champion
00:22:33He says i've always carried myself like a champion outside the ring
00:22:36So I don't feel the pressure inside the ring byron mitchell the challenger in the blue
00:22:41Well after a great round of knocking down the champion, he gave a round back
00:22:45Yep, he gave it away
00:22:47Oh a winging right hook there by byron mitchell right off the top of lyle's head and lyle felt it all the way down to his
00:22:55Heels, wow, big shot. Give it a stool. I thought you're gonna walk with the stool. Give it a stool
00:23:00I thought you could walk with the stool man
00:23:03Damn, come on
00:23:05I'm gonna work on that eye right now. Take a deep breath breathe deep, baby
00:23:09You've got to keep slipping and say you gotta go to the body and throw them punches straight understand and put them together. Okay?
00:23:17Get some water for him jim. You're doing great. Okay, we need combination
00:23:21Mitchell throwing his thudding shots. He is swinging for the rafters
00:23:24There's a big left hook high on the top of frank lyle's head
00:23:27Sometimes when you hear those shots and he'd make a big thud. They're not that powerful
00:23:32Here's another look i'm going to the body with that big left right hand and the big left hook up top
00:23:35Frankie's on the move. So that punch doesn't really have the effect. It should
00:23:39But it's getting his attention
00:23:41It's getting lyle's attention. He's fighting a little bit of caution in him and it's and he's not he does not have a lot of attention
00:23:50He does not have the power he does not have the power yet in the first round he's still trying to recover from that knockdown
00:23:56Byron mitchell
00:23:5819 and 0 with 15 knockouts his first world title shot
00:24:02Trying to take the belt away from frankie lyle's who's held it since 1994
00:24:09Mitchell born in orlando florida lives in ozark, alabama
00:24:14Rated number one by the wba despite the fact that he hasn't fought anybody up till now
00:24:20But right now he's proving that the people who graded him in the top at least top five
00:24:24He's warranting that rating but even at that he hasn't really beaten anybody that's proven fighter
00:24:29I don't think number one. I think that was a little bit of a gift
00:24:33well, he's in the hunt now because he's even steven with with rounds on our my unofficial scorecard and
00:24:40I I think this is up for grabs. This is certainly not going to be a one-way fight
00:24:45But I think mitchell needs to do he needs to work in behind that jab
00:24:47He's not getting close enough to frankie to be effective for enough of the round. He's not going to land those big
00:24:53Shots that he's telegraphing and drop frankie every other round. So he's got to work to win the round
00:24:58Mitchell the aggressor coming forward pressing the attack
00:25:03Sometimes
00:25:04Sometimes in a peculiar way an early knockdown works against a young kid because he thinks well
00:25:09That's all I gotta do is knock this guy down
00:25:10He spends the rest of the fight looking for that knockdown and forgets to work for it. He's got to work for this guy
00:25:15Lyles is not going to stand here and give him the title. It is a mandatory defense
00:25:23Frankie lyle is in the white a world champion who has fought in relative obscurity
00:25:29That is not to take away from his ring smarts
00:25:32His courage his speed and power
00:25:35The round is a little more than half over and still mitchell hasn't really done any work
00:25:38Come on
00:25:43He hasn't built on that knockout
00:25:50We approach the final minute of round four scheduled for 12 for the wba super middleweight championship
00:25:59Oh a straight left hand and then another left by frankie lyle's effective punching that was frankie lyle's best punch and mitchell showed no
00:26:07Effects from it, but he's getting gone regularly. That's a big point builder big point builder boy
00:26:13He landed a whole load of shots and not nothing in return nothing in return from mitch big mouse
00:26:20under the left eye of byron mitchell
00:26:25There's another straight left that got through the gloves of mitchell
00:26:29That left is going to be there all night. There's another one if he can put some power in it. He can knock him out with
00:26:37Don't forget that nasty right hook that lyle's has as well. That's been a big knockout weapon
00:26:47Well, lyle's is beginning to score at will here now he has taken over command he's taking the young fighter to school
00:26:57Disappointing for mitchell disappointing
00:27:00Reach it down. Okay, thank you. Okay frankie
00:27:05Good round
00:27:07Frankie keep your hands up kind of move to the right make your keep the movements. You're doing is good now
00:27:12But you got to continue that
00:27:15Frankie lyle's executing very well here in this round getting his strength back double jab left hand right down the pipe
00:27:21Follows up with another one
00:27:23If mitchell's going to give it to him frankie lyle's is going to take it
00:27:28Here's an overhead look at it
00:27:29It's just very simple. It's just a one two throws a jab then another one two and one more comes right back one two
00:27:35jab left hand
00:27:37Very effective mitchell has got to make frankie lyle's pay. He cannot do that and win this right?
00:27:50At least they're giving them the right idea they're losing the rounds by points one wonders why mitchell shut down the shop
00:27:56I mean, he just did nothing nothing and he ate a lot of leather
00:28:00I think he's still too excited about the power on his right hand. That's my honest opinion
00:28:03Yeah, he's looking for that one bomb, but if he doesn't throw it, he ain't gonna land it
00:28:07frankie lyle's being guided by
00:28:10former head coach of the 88 us olympic team kenny adams who
00:28:14Had roy jones michael carvajal riddick bowe ray mercer kennedy mckinney
00:28:20Good group you just mentioned
00:28:23We are told that was actually a 70 second break so a little extra
00:28:27Breather for the two fighters lyle's corner during and after round four told the champ to use the jab to slow him down
00:28:34Get busy forcing back keep him in the center of the ring. Don't wait around step around him and and lyle's heating that advice nicely
00:28:43See frankie lyle's retreats very quickly
00:28:45He's got long legs and he takes big steps back and he's hard to reach when he does that
00:28:49Mitchell has to come behind two and three jabs, even if he just uses that little
00:28:53Range finder he's got to be and step with it
00:28:55He's got to step with it or that right hand is never going to reach bernie. How's that left eye look?
00:29:00It looks nasty. It's swollen. It's going to get very slow and for good reason
00:29:05It's getting popped over and over and over and over and this guy doesn't even try to defend it
00:29:09A series of straight left hands by frankie lyle's doing damage to the face of byron mitchell
00:29:15He's landing right on that spot right on that spot over and over and over again
00:29:18like a machine
00:29:20And mitchell's trunks are beginning to slide a la ferdily felice
00:29:25Well mitchell's corner better get tell him get into that and start fighting
00:29:29He'll just stand there and take everything
00:29:31There's a thing called a counter punch in boxing
00:29:35He tried just there but it was a grazing blow was corner said to him he's too far outside
00:29:40You've got to get underneath to get inside. You got to work. You can't stay out there
00:29:43Too much range that lyle has needs to affect it from outside now step in now step in now step in
00:29:51He had him right on the ropes
00:29:59He has no chance from outside but stepping in he's got a beautiful chance
00:30:13Right
00:30:15Tell you what lyle's can play both ends of the court. He can do defense
00:30:19He's got some moves to avoid punches
00:30:22But this is part of the reason some of his fights are so boring is he'll do a little tap tapping and run around
00:30:27When a guy comes in he'll just hold him
00:30:30Yeah, he doesn't see the need to get hit
00:30:31I mean if he can with those big legs if he can get away from a guy as soon as he advances
00:30:35Why do that then then the guy stops you come on and power like he's doing right now
00:30:40He can win this fight just doing this and that may be part of the reason
00:30:45For the fact that he hasn't gained the recognition outside boxing circles that he would get like
00:30:52That's not a knockdown
00:30:54He said he's just content with boxing soundly whether it's a knockout or a decision. That's a slip
00:31:01So he doesn't seem too intent on gaining the the recognition
00:31:11Oh
00:31:15Frankie's found the way to win
00:31:18Purely because mitchell's giving it to him away because you're waiting too too long
00:31:23Don't no, you got the fire with heat fire. You you you got a deeper hitting. No, no, but you're not firing
00:31:29You're not fine. You may think you are but you're not firing
00:31:38And here's one of the reasons why
00:31:40As mitchell's coming in frankie. Lyle's being very effective at that jab. There's one in the face
00:31:45There's another one with the left hand behind it
00:31:48Not all of them are getting through in a couple of the right hooks. I'm sure land on that eye as well
00:31:54He's just covering right now is mitchell and he's not really
00:31:58Bringing in the offense. Here's an overhead shot a little trip in the corner lays you tangled up frankie. Lyle's takes his seat round six
00:32:06Yes
00:32:07Interesting what they were telling mitchell in the corner. He says you may think you're firing punches, but you're not you drop the champion
00:32:15but you
00:32:16aren't taking advantage of that and
00:32:18The fact that he did drop the champion you guys pointed out may have been the worst thing that could have happened to him tonight
00:32:23Yeah, he's looking for it again. He's looking for that one bomb that's going to do it, but he's not throwing the punches. He needs to
00:32:30There's no question about it he needs to put combinations together and do it now
00:32:34So
00:32:37To point in
00:32:39To go in with the jab is is what he needs bobby pointed out that cuts the distance
00:32:43But gets him in a position where he can punch where he can go to it. He doesn't do it
00:32:48One punch in and frankie's gone
00:32:56See mitchell can't just leap him with the big shots. He's not going to get home that way and frankie
00:33:00Once he leaps in frank, he's just going to grab and hold on
00:33:04Well still doesn't seem to have the pop the power back in his punches
00:33:08But a key to victory certainly will be to continue working that eye
00:33:12of byron mitchell
00:33:15Lyle's in the white trunks mitchell in the blue this for the wba super middleweight championship. It's scheduled for 12 or almost halfway through
00:33:23I would not think anybody could take that
00:33:25As much as he's landing that left hand for 12 rounds. I mean
00:33:29In a little while he's got to start fading with it. That's just too much left hand too much power right in the face
00:33:35There it is again
00:33:37There is that stinging jab. Is that a right hook a right hook?
00:33:43By frankie lyle's well mitchell not used to this most of his fights have ended
00:33:49And he is concerned he told us with his conditioning that's his biggest weakness
00:33:53As long as he's going to take these shots, he might as well get off the cup. He's not really working here
00:33:57I i'm sorry
00:33:58I really believe that that knockdown went to his head and he cannot get refocused on what to do and where to work
00:34:03The longest mitchell has ever gone is eight rounds
00:34:07back in 97
00:34:14He's had 11 first round knockouts in his 15 knockouts 14 of his 15 ko's in three rounds or less
00:34:21So this is a whole new ball game for mitchell
00:34:27He's never fought anybody the caliber of frankie lyle
00:34:44He's literally just following around taking some shots
00:34:47Every once in a while he loads up with a big shot
00:34:49And he needs to go back to school a little bit
00:34:51I like to listen to the corner and hear what they got to tell him because somebody's got to be telling him
00:34:56Somebody's got to be telling him about how to step in and punch me. He can't possibly not be getting instructions
00:35:01In the last round this corner said you think you may be maybe you think you're punching but you're not punching at all
00:35:07final seconds of round six another round that belongs to
00:35:10frankie lyle's who is
00:35:13Losing with confidence right now dancing around the challenger byron mitchell
00:35:19And showing no respect for the challenge. Okay, you're losing every round man. Okay, what is he doing?
00:35:24You're not throwing no punches you just follow the man
00:35:26He got you on a leech
00:35:28Understand you're waiting you're inside. You're making a guy miss. You ain't doing nothing. Come on now. Let's get this shit together, man
00:35:35Come on, man. You you come all the way here want my knowledge. I when you lose I lose i'm not a loser
00:35:43What you see here frankie lyle's on the right he's got his he's got his hand down, okay, that's his right hand
00:35:47It's down but he's using his jab all day long all day long
00:35:51Then he's falling straight through with the left hand as we roll the tape. He's just doing it all day
00:35:55There's a little jab falls a little short
00:35:58left hand square
00:36:00In the right eye of mitchell and he's doing it all day an effective jab has been very effective
00:36:04He's swelling that eye. He's working that eye. He's getting points. That was one of the keys
00:36:07He's got to come out establish that jab and set the pace
00:36:10and the unmarked face
00:36:12Of frankie lyle tells the story. He's not getting hit
00:36:15The other guy's getting clobbered and the other face in dramatic contrast a contrast
00:36:22in results
00:36:23We are halfway through the fight one knockdown
00:36:26It came back in round two and believe it or not
00:36:29If you're just joining us it was the champion frankie lyle's who went down
00:36:33Right in front of us at the 138 mark from a right to the top of the head
00:36:37But the challenger mitchell hasn't been able to capitalize on it since and make no mistake when he went down
00:36:42He really went down because he went down on his face. You don't go down in your face unless you're really hurt
00:36:46It was a legit knockdown and I got up from that. I don't know but he got up and uh,
00:36:51The other guy didn't know how to put away mitchell has just not understood what to do after six rounds
00:36:55I have five rounds to one but only a three-point margin 58 55 because of the knockdown. How about unofficially 30?
00:37:0258 55 exactly
00:37:05It's exactly right. We're watching the same way. There's how the fans see it at home
00:37:09Lyle's have four rounds to two. Well, of course, uh, mitchell took that second round when he knocked down lyle's
00:37:26Byron with a lot of relatives around the country tuning in on the internet
00:37:31Byron, come on, let it go
00:37:33Let it go. You want to you want to holler at this guy, but let it go. Let the right hand go there. Let it go
00:37:43It would seem like he would get tired of holding his guard there
00:37:47I told the online the viewers gave mitchell rounds two which we can understand and round three, which is a little tough to understand
00:37:55Yeah, I can't I can't deal with that one
00:37:58Right now frank lyle's is just doing business as usual as he has for the past three or four rounds
00:38:03Bippin and boppin punches off the face of byron mitchell
00:38:07And jeopardy of losing his first fight in 20
00:38:16Frankie lyle's who we mentioned trained by kenny adams trained for much of his career by freddie roach from
00:38:22Denim massachusetts roach also trained former wbo champ steve collins straight right hand by mitchell out of nowhere and it stings
00:38:30Frankie lyle. Yeah. No, he he buckled there. He got his attention pretty good with that right hand
00:38:34But see frank. He's a master holding on and this is what he's gonna do
00:38:37He's gonna run and hide and he's hard to find when he goes into hiding
00:38:41Well, this guy should be throwing something. Come on. He needs to work him on that jab again
00:38:45Get frankie trouble again put a jab in his face
00:38:48Give him something to worry about the guy gets him in trouble. He doesn't throw any punches. What's the matter with him?
00:38:55Meanwhile, it's lyle's coming back but again not much zip on those punches nevertheless
00:39:01Offering them up almost to confirm that he was hurt because his punches are nothing
00:39:13As we head for the bell and lyle's finish is strong
00:39:18Time
00:39:27You got to keep moving to the right that's the key point
00:39:30Franklin every time you step over here. Sometimes we can't see that. Okay, that's that's my point. Okay. I got you. Come on, baby
00:39:37Come on
00:39:39Smile to put this towel back here
00:39:41Don't don't
00:39:43Lyle's gets rock with a right hand, but this is pretty much the only offense that was effective
00:39:48By mitchell for the entire fight. There's a nice counter right hand
00:39:51No real effective follow-up whatsoever
00:39:54Here's another look at it from behind mitchell. He lands a nice right hand, but frankie lyle's is hard to hit clean
00:40:00Too often and the second shot raising and after that all misses
00:40:07We gotta move to your right
00:40:10You're looking for the count every time okay mouthpiece
00:40:21Lyle's showing the good the good chin. He can take a punch
00:40:29And what he's showing is the patience of a kung fu master, I mean he is not in a hurry
00:40:34He just keeps on biffing and bobbing he's satisfied to be here through 12 rounds and win this easy
00:40:41Except this kid can explode on him
00:40:45Well, he's you know, he's reaching the point of no return
00:40:47We have seven rounds in the books and the gap just keeps widening and mitchell. He's got to do something
00:40:53Yeah
00:40:58The third
00:40:59Longest reigning champion in boxing today behind ricardo lopez and felix trinidad
00:41:06He's held the title since 1994
00:41:10But he has been fighting infrequently
00:41:13Only four fights the last three and a half years when mitchell works in behind that jab steve
00:41:17He's effective. He starts to land on frankie frank. He's got to get out of the way
00:41:21The kid's too strong for frankie frankie realizes that so he moves off
00:41:25But mitchell normally as he's doing now, it doesn't really punch him. He doesn't chase him. He doesn't punch him. He doesn't attack
00:41:31Attack, that's the word here. That's missing
00:41:50Mitchell just seems very confused right now
00:41:54Just can't get it together
00:41:59Lyles is just too smart. He's outsmarting him
00:42:03Yeah, there's a education going on here. It's costly
00:42:07Well, this is what they call going to school
00:42:09The old veteran takes in shows he comes off the floor to do it
00:42:13Which makes it even more of a lesson learned?
00:42:15Oh
00:42:19Byron mitchell has become a human punching ball
00:42:23I just don't see how he takes all of that punishment without getting a little dizzy
00:42:27I mean, they're not hard but they're continuous and never stop three minutes of every round
00:42:35And then on top of he's got to listen to him
00:42:38But then a sneaky right hand out of nowhere once again by mitchell, but doesn't follow it up
00:42:45And he should realize by now that the champion has a solid chin mitchell just said something too
00:42:51I don't know what he said, but I think he was alluding to the fact that
00:42:54as soon as frankie
00:42:56Got hit
00:42:57He found a way to grab mitchell and tie him up
00:43:01So you can't leap into frank because he'll just duck he'll just duck and tackle you
00:43:04He'll just put his arms around you and we saw that in the tim littles fight
00:43:09See he will just tie you up just tie you up
00:43:11Look back
00:43:13Final seconds of round eight
00:43:18Another difficult round for the challenger
00:43:25Touch gloves after the round and smile at each other. That's something I could never do. I'm trying to beat the heck out of him
00:43:30Maybe that's lyle's way of saying the next round is the last
00:43:33Let me do all this look here. You're throwing one punch at a time. You're not cutting up the ring
00:43:39You throw right here every time you go like that
00:43:41You you got you're not using your hook and you got the best hook in the way. You're not using none of your weapons, okay?
00:43:47Don't give them
00:43:50I'm not even tired. No, but nobody came behind it. No, but no don't even do this to me
00:43:56Mitchell trying to get something going get a little momentum
00:43:59Gets a combination together and he hits a nice right hand to the body left hook and a right to the head
00:44:04But as soon as he comes in there's frankie lyle's duck and hold duck and hold
00:44:08and then
00:44:10You follow the man, but don't consider cutting them off jamming yourself
00:44:23Well, this is the first time that byron mitchell is past eight rounds
00:44:28You can hear him in the corner saying but i'm not even tired. You just can't find him
00:44:35It's almost
00:44:36I've reached the point where it's a mathematical almost a mathematical assurance that uh, unless he does something strange. He can't get out
00:44:43He can't beat this guy. Well, I have him behind by five points with four rounds to go
00:44:46That means he has to do something. Yeah, you got to turn around something. Yeah, just short of amazing a couple of three point
00:44:52shots from the perimeter
00:44:55Reggie miller
00:44:57Not the reggie miller. We saw this. I knew I'd get that something out of you the old nicks never died in the past
00:45:03Yes, I agree with
00:45:05Jim gray can certainly solidify that
00:45:09We're riding with a thrilling mix see if he's not tired he should just you know, let it all go
00:45:16Take a shot gamble
00:45:18All he's got to is get to the point where there's no way to win this one
00:45:21There's a little aggression from mitchell, but look how great
00:45:25How great he eludes the champion just use those big long legs to get out of that
00:45:32It's not
00:45:35Thrilling exciting, but it's effective as far as lyles is concerned it gets him piles up the w's
00:45:46There's all types of boxing this is a boxing lesson
00:45:48This is frankie lyle's when he jabs to you'll notice he jabs and he's moving backward. He's on the retreat to a degree
00:45:56and
00:45:57Mitchell when he's when he cuts his hands cups his hands, excuse me
00:46:00He just tries to stuff the punches over the top and he's not going to reach
00:46:04He's got to walk through him or get inside him. He's got to step to him and he's not he's just trying to
00:46:09Outreach frankie frankie has the reach
00:46:12And lyle's using that
00:46:14That bad eye of mitchell's target practice. He's aiming for it
00:46:18Mitchell missing wildly once again with a right hook
00:46:24There's a left jab by mitchell coming around with a right hook there, but it missed
00:46:29Hold on hold
00:46:33Those punches beginning to find a home now by mitchell a little more frequently
00:46:37Because he's thrown I got a news for you. If you don't throw them, they don't land
00:46:42Because he's throwing something. He's also stepping toward frank. Frank. Excuse me, frankie louse
00:46:47When he's on the outside mitchell cannot
00:46:50Counter from outside if he slips a punch away, he can't reach frank mitchell has certainly perked up a little bit of a second
00:46:57Win here. He did tell us his strongest asset is his inside game. Well, let's see more of it
00:47:05Start paying up the tempo you're paying a terrible price to get inside indeed
00:47:10Look at his left eye. He's squinting now. He's really hurting what that's almost closed up completely
00:47:19And once again lyle's finding a home on that left eye
00:47:27Guys
00:47:41What the hell you're in here for this not a matter of feeling this is for the world championship
00:47:53Don't give me that no, no, no, no give me you got the strength
00:47:57You got to get it out of here. Do you understand the championship of the world is running out through your fingers?
00:48:03You got to get busy now. You got to go inside yourself. You can't wait. Come on, man
00:48:11Now you got to go man, come on man understand
00:48:19Come on get out of here
00:48:21Are we watching an old john gunfield?
00:48:24That was so good. Bobby had his jacket off. Bobby wants to go finish the fight psyched up
00:48:28Even bobby got psyched up out there got me all wrapped up
00:48:30I'm in a faint mood on bullet jimmy williams and newt rockne working the corner of byron mitchell
00:48:35I'm ready to go take this guy on. Well, let's do the title for god's sake. Come on
00:48:41Well before the fight lyle's told us that at this stage of his career
00:48:44He doesn't have to go for the knockout and tonight. He does seem content to win a 12 round
00:48:51Decision which seems to be where we're headed
00:48:55Unless again something dramatic happens unforeseen
00:49:03We hit round 10 double figures
00:49:08There you go, that's the kind of meaningful punch you got to put in
00:49:11And that's how he has to do it. He has a slip step to the inside step two. Frank
00:49:15You cannot count him from outside. He's too fast. His arms are too long. He's got too good a rhythm
00:49:20The first good hard shot to anything that he landed in the last several rounds. All right, let go gillows
00:49:26Let go let go a fight when you get out
00:49:28Take advantage
00:49:32Act like there's a fight
00:49:35Now there you got him. Oh, man
00:49:37I would have taken a shot of something. I gotta go. Oh, man. He's right there
00:49:40He waits he waits to get inside. He's inside. He doesn't throw he lets the guy walk out
00:49:50Okay
00:49:52Staying too far away staying on the outside. He has got to close that gap or he'll never even have a chance
00:49:58Closing the show
00:50:0034 year old frankie lyles is taking 25 year old byron mitchell to school
00:50:06Foreign
00:50:26One year away from a degree in sports medicine and nutrition at northern michigan
00:50:32Turned to boxing full-time after completing three years
00:50:36Frankie lyle's aside from fighting owns a car dealership in michigan part-time model and actor when he lives out in la
00:50:44But he says make no mistake. I box full-time
00:50:49And he's boxing full time right now
00:50:52Is
00:51:02He got him good, I mean that that was a resounding shot he has to follow it now
00:51:07But one and done has been a problem all night one and done bobby at least throw something. Come on, man
00:51:13Come on, I completely agree with you. Freddy. You don't have to sell me
00:51:16i'm on your side
00:51:19Under 10 seconds in round 10
00:51:22Do it
00:51:23Very reluctant byron mitchell
00:51:26Oh, that is one a right hook right off the side of lyle's head just before the bell
00:51:32Boy, we could have done that because you do that in the beginning, right?
00:51:36Wait to the last minute jump on that. I understand
00:51:39Wait to the last minute point start up early throwing punches
00:51:42Okay, you only got six you got six minutes and I don't know I want you to throw punches for six minutes
00:51:48Is this your legacy you want about this way?
00:51:51Do what you did at the end. Hold it. Hold this man. Hold it. Let me see. You got it. No, no
00:51:57You're throwing one punch at the time i've talked to
00:51:59Combinations, where is the hook you're throwing the right hand and I finish off the hook
00:52:03You're not going to the body. You got here's that left hook that started to get his momentum a little bit
00:52:08Lyle throws the nice right hand. Excuse me left hand and he counters it with a beautiful left hook
00:52:12But again, frankie lyle's is on the retreat. Mitchell's got to stay on top
00:52:17Here comes the right hand toward the end of the fight. That was a little bit low
00:52:21Followed with a hook that was borderline on the belt line. We could let him get away with that one
00:52:29I think there's still concern
00:52:31In the corner frankie lyle's there's a couple of those shots banging around like that
00:52:35At the beginning of the round may get you in trouble and then it's there he is. He just hit him again on the left hook
00:52:40It's the championship rounds round 11
00:52:44Last corner told him now, you know, don't throw it at the end throw at the beginning. There you go
00:52:52That's a flash knock down he got up quickly
00:52:55Frank, he's okay. But this is what this is what mitchell needed to do
00:52:58This is what his quarter told him start at the beginning. Well, he's got him now boy
00:53:02If he doesn't go at him now, he is crazy that occurred 20 seconds into round 11
00:53:08Let's see if he could continue the attack
00:53:17He's got
00:53:22It remember the three knockdown rule is in effect
00:53:28And that's the second knockdown of the round let's go frank one more knockdown it's automatically over we'll have a new champion
00:53:35So the first knockdown 20 seconds into round 11 the second 53 seconds into round 11
00:53:41We're still over a minute and a half left
00:53:43Oh
00:53:48It's over we've got a new champion, it's byron mitchell
00:53:55Two upsets and two uh nights of fighting and that was about to be a 10-6 round in a minute. Exactly
00:54:01What a shot and he did what we all said. He should have done all along
00:54:09The three knockdown rule is an aberration here in massachusetts
00:54:13under the unified rules
00:54:16There is no three knockdown rule, but they made the change heading into their spite
00:54:21Tonight I got news for you. Steve. We were about to see four five or six knockdowns if that continued and after four knockdowns
00:54:27I don't think any referee in the world can let a fight keep going
00:54:30So I agree there was plenty of time and frankie was hurt the kid's power was the difference
00:54:35He was he was three there was three knockdown. The kid was really on fire
00:54:38He's in power now
00:54:39Now frankie doesn't have the ability to get away from the punches because he's hurt now comes damage now comes a knockout to ten
00:54:54We'll take a look at how it happened three knockdowns three knockdown rule being in effect tonight because of the change in the rules
00:55:00But I think it was probably academic. I think he would have gone down more
00:55:04I I one of those knockdowns i'm not so sure of
00:55:07Well, here's the first one's a little bit of a trip and there's a little bit of a good shot
00:55:10See his legs weren't under him, but it was a good clean left hook right hand. Okay, that was okay
00:55:15It's the second one that I thought he sort of collapsed. He got pushed down second knockdown
00:55:18He worked mitchell works him into the corner. He's hitting him and frankie louse. See what now watch him push
00:55:24Well, what's it push?
00:55:26See that frankie. You know what frankie just took the knee frankie took the knee exactly, right? That's that's a knockdown
00:55:32I know unfortunately i've had to do that once in a while myself
00:55:34Bobby you're still doing it, but you're doing a great job. I'll just replace it. Let's go to the third one last knockdown
00:55:40This is a very good right hand. He opens up a big cut over frankie's right eye, too
00:55:47There it is right there that land in the corner of the eye
00:55:50You'll see when his head comes up to bleed his blood. There's bleeding and it hurt him. You can see his legs shake
00:55:56He really really was not
00:55:59Good at that time and you spotted a cut there bobby. I didn't spot it right then
00:56:04Yeah, he did. He got him
00:56:11Well, we'll get the official word from our ring announcer jimmy lennon jr
00:56:17Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time of 1 minute 17 seconds in round number 11 with the three knockdown rule in effect
00:56:25Here in the state of massachusetts our referee in charge. Jerry naoni stops the contest the winner by way of knockout
00:56:34Still undefeated and the new wba super middleweight champion of the world
00:56:44Lyles was probably ahead on all three judges scorecards, but we'll wait and see
00:56:50When we get the official tally the relatively unknown unheralded byron mitchell dethrones longtime champion
00:56:58Who had held the belt since august of 1994
00:57:01Lyle's unsuccessful in his eighth title defense his first loss in nine world title bouts. Let's go up to jim gray jim
00:57:10All right. Thank you very much steve
00:57:13Byron, it looked as though you were hesitant to throw a punch the entire fight
00:57:18You probably lost nine of the 11 rounds, right?
00:57:21And then you came out of nowhere. Why such inactivity because I knew I was behind and
00:57:27and I just I I had to we we worked hard in camp tony otava, uh,
00:57:33jimmy williams
00:57:35Uh, larry barry and we we all worked hard in the gym and they they got me in the best shape of my life
00:57:41It's just you know, why not throw any punches though?
00:57:44I had until the last three I had to find myself because I lost focus in the beginning, you know after
00:57:50Frankie hit me with a good left hand and it it messed up my eye and I felt it right away
00:57:56And that kind of threw me off track because I wasn't ready for it
00:57:59But you know, I just kept digging deep and kept digging deeper and I found myself again
00:58:04Were you surprised with what occurred there in the 11th round? No, I knew it could happen
00:58:07I just you know hate I had to take the punishment, you know before it happened
00:58:11I should have and how is your eye because it does look like it has been punished
00:58:17How is your eye oh it's it's it's okay it's just uh
00:58:21Little swollen
00:58:22Yeah, you know this happens all the time. I've given many and now it's my turn to receive
00:58:27I know you know what what goes around comes back around again. Would you fight frankie again? Yes, I would
00:58:33Do you feel as though you benefited from the rules here in massachusetts?
00:58:36Because in most fights in almost any other place the three knockdown rule has been waived, right? Do you feel you benefited?
00:58:43Oh, yeah, I think i've benefited but you know, the inevitable is gonna happen anyway
00:58:48That's it. All right. Congratulations. Let's now bring in frankie
00:58:54Frankie
00:58:55It appeared as though you were dominating this entire fight. You went down in the second round
00:59:00And then in the 11th round, what was it? Was it was it rustiness? Was it lack of concentration?
00:59:06What would you attribute this to?
00:59:07Fatigue and then I just didn't listen to the instructions of the corner
00:59:10First of all, I'd like to say happy belated birthday to my mom. Happy birthday to mr. Hubbard tomorrow
00:59:15Go right in the rest of the crew fatigue is what got to you
00:59:19You know, I did a lot to lose the weight
00:59:20So I think that contributes to the to the um me laxing up in the late part of the fight
00:59:24But I can't take anything away from him. He's a good young strong guy. You know what I mean?
00:59:29He kept the pressure on he did what he supposed he was supposed to do
00:59:31He listened well to his corner. Were you surprised that he refused to throw punches almost the entire fight?
00:59:36Were you surprised that his inactivity one more time?
00:59:38Were you surprised that his inactivity and lack of throwing punches almost the entire fight?
00:59:43well
00:59:44No, because I knew like I said, I felt that I had him, you know
00:59:47Michael nunn did the same thing with uh, james tony, you know
00:59:50So I just got careless and he caught me in the end
00:59:52So, you know, like I said, I had to take my hat off to him. Do you want to fight him again?
00:59:55Oh, no doubt. I'm a true champion. I'll fight against anybody. I never ducked anybody
00:59:59So yeah, I'd like to do it again, but providing don king gives me another opportunity
01:00:03Were you rusty you have had just one fight in two years?
01:00:06I don't think that contributed to it
01:00:07Like I said, it was it was a year since I made over a year since I made the weight
01:00:12And I did so much to make the weight and like I said, I have a great corner shadi saluki. Ruben gomez louise spotter
01:00:18Uh coach adams my brother keith cousin fred
01:00:20So everybody worked diligently to keep me get me in shape and get me together
01:00:23And then when I got in the ring, it was my turn to step things up
01:00:26And at the end of the fight, I didn't have a left. I just kept trying to push final thought
01:00:30How difficult is it going to be for you to live with this based on the fact that you dominated?
01:00:34This fight with the exception of a few punches because i'm a survivor and I'll come back stronger next time
01:00:38So it's no big thing. I got a great group of people working with me. So
01:00:41Nobody gives up on me and we're going to still continue to stay with it. Okay, frankie. Thank you. Appreciate it. Jim
01:00:46All right, let's send it back to you steve
01:00:48All right, jim a class act frankie allows his first loss since 92 to tim littles his only other defeat
01:00:54Byron mitchell remains undefeated 20 and 0 with 16 knockouts, uh championship belt switching hands for the second straight month here on
01:01:02On showtime lyles was ahead on all three official judges scorecards
01:01:0698 91 98 92 98 91 and as far as the online scoring results from our main event
01:01:13Here's how it looks frankie. Lyles was ahead eight rounds to three
01:01:19Before he was put down
01:01:21By virtue of the three knockdown rule if we if you took part, we thank you for your participation
01:01:26Well, we'll start with the fight. Dr. Ferdie Pacheco quite a surprise here tonight
01:01:31It was uh, i'll take the heavyweights first and get to this later
01:01:34The heavyweights was predictable. Uh ruiz had his tough night cut out. He did his work
01:01:39Well, he knocked out his man. He got he got to where he he wanted to go. This wasn't a limited
01:01:45Uh, as we said at the beginning a limited upset
01:01:47yes, it was an upset especially since it was 98 91 going into the final thing, but
01:01:53We knew this kid could punch we knew he could punch and this folks is boxing
01:01:57That's what makes it so good a guy could be losing all the way down to the home stretch and then
01:02:01Bingo, he hits the three-pointer and we're at home with a new champion
01:02:04Yeah, I I did say surprise but as we turn back over to bobby it says I didn't really mean
01:02:09By the fact that this was an upset tonight
01:02:11I meant because of the flow of the fight because we all
01:02:14Said going into this fight that this kid mitchell had a chance to win and he did
01:02:17He really did have a chance to win. I think he proved that very early on he had the tools
01:02:21He had the power to get to frankie lyles
01:02:23But he lost focus after the knockdown and also as he said a good shot to the eye it bothered him
01:02:28He got flustered he couldn't focus he couldn't get the focus back, you know, he caught up with himself late, but
01:02:33He was he was cutting it close. I'll tell you what
01:02:36Well, let's go back and take a look at the highlights of tonight's action from wilmington. Massachusetts just outside boston
01:02:42We'll start off with the louise police fire
01:02:46Again, the hard work of ruiz paid off the kid really wasn't in his class
01:02:51He was good to stand up and take the punishment. He needed it's a good tune-up fight
01:02:55And that is what this we saw a tune-up fight in the main event byron mitchell stepped up to the level of competition
01:03:01Well, i'll tell you what byron mitchell had a lot of flaws here tonight frank exposed a lot of them
01:03:05But he is a work in progress and I think this kid has some real ability
01:03:08You want to do some great things in the division? He's got the power. He showed a pretty good chin frank
01:03:12He hit him clean an awful lot shows good speed movement
01:03:16I think he's going to be a force to reckon with for quite some time four knockdowns including three
01:03:20That ended the fight with the three knockdown rule in round 11 the new champion a perfect 20 and 0 with 16 knockouts
01:03:27from ozark, alabama
01:03:29There he is byron
01:03:31mitchell
01:03:32well
01:03:33First it was ruiz over police as hometown favorite john the quiet man
01:03:37Ruiz hopes to now make some noise in the heavyweight division and of the main event undefeated but unheralded byron mitchell
01:03:45Stunning long-time champion frankie lyle second major upset within two months here on showtime first time in nearly five years that lyle's cannot be called
01:03:53champion
01:03:55Once again, we'll present a 5-5 sct pay-per-view event headlined by the always exciting wba bantamweight champion
01:04:03Johnny tapia versus bonnie ayala on saturday june 26th at 9 p.m. Eastern 6 p.m. Pacific
01:04:09Then a month later on showtime championship boxing will present a doubleheader featuring ibf junior
01:04:13welterweight champion taran mullet versus virgil mclendon as well as the wba welterweight championship
01:04:19With title holder james page catch this action saturday july 24th at the special time of 8 p.m
01:04:25Eastern and pacific on showtime then two weeks later on saturday august the 7th on sct pay-per-view
01:04:32An exciting card highlighted by former ibf heavyweight champion francois botha facing shannon briggs and also wbo junior featherweight champion
01:04:40Marco, antonio berrera takes on number three contender angel vesquez. That's saturday august 7th at 9 p.m
01:04:46Eastern 6 p.m. Pacific live on sct pay-per-view
01:04:52That'll do it for another edition of showtime championship boxing. We hope you enjoyed it. See you again in two weeks
01:04:57For the pike doctor freddie pacheco. Bobby chess. Jim gray our entire crew steve albert saying so long from wilmington, massachusetts