October 26th, 2001...
From Startdom to Stardom? Dorsey thaws 'Iceberg'
Indianapolis, Indiana...What looked to be an easy victory early on, ended with a wake-up call to the heavyweight division. Frosti Gudmunsson, with 11 knockouts in 11 fights, appeared to take control after putting Van Dorsey to the canvas 31 seconds into the second round. Even though Dorsey immediately returned to his feet at the count of 2 from referee James Condon, many felt this was a sign of things to come. And keep coming he did. Frosti landed a brutal combination 13 seconds into the 3rd which sent Dorsey reeling. At the 53-second mark, a bleeding gash over Dorsey's left eye appeared. From that point on all Van could do was cover and take solid uppercut after solid uppercut from "Iceberg" until the bell sounded to end the round.
Then, in the fourth, the hard-hitting Dorsey showed why he will and should be considered future title material. At exactly one minute, Gudmunsson took an unexpected and quick flurry of head shots that caused Frosti to absorb his first knockdown in an AFF match. Unlike his opponent for this night, Dorsey is known to be a solid finisher. Blow after blow, mainly to Frosti's head, ensued for the rest of round four. Gudmunsson's right eye started to swell early in round five, and later the left eye. Even after some good jabs in retaliation, the big man from Iceland was continually punished by Dorsey. With Both eyes swollen on his fellow competitor, Van had to of known a big win was in sight.
Nearing the end of round six, a comment came from one of the pay-per-view announcers after a rush of blood streamed from a gash above Frosti's now swollen-shut right eye, "Gudmunsson has too much heart for his own good. This is how fighters end up seriously hurt. Gudmunsson is taking too much punishment and Condon has to be thinking about calling a halt to this beating."
At 2:45 of round six, Condon wrapped his arms around Gudmunsson to stop the fight.
Each score card favored Dorsey by one, 47 to 46 with Van winning rounds 1,4, and 5.
August 22nd, 2001...
Overall Performance rankings updated.
'Spotlight on' updated with 2 boxers.
Frosti and Van match set for October
Heavyweights Frosti Gudmunsson 11-0-0 (11) and newcomer Van Dorsey 3-0-0 (3) will battle October 25th in Indianapolis, Indiana as the headline of a three fight card. "It's never too early.", said Dorsey when asked by reporters if this high profile match-up comes too early in his career. Nicknamed "Iceberg", Gudmunsson is ranked #6 and is one of 12 boxers in the top 20 that has yet to be defeated. Both fighters are considered power punches with good hand speed and endurance. Frosti seems to have better defense, but Dorsey takes the edge tactically. Other factors in this fight could be Gudmunsson's erratic approach to training and Dorsey's inexperience. Either way this should be a great contest.
Gudmunsson |
Dorsey |
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| Bouts | 11 |
3 |
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| Avg. Rounds per | 5.1 |
3.7 |
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| Punch Accuracy | 43.40% |
49.60% |
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| Knockdowns for | 24 |
5 |
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| Knockdowns against | 0 |
0 |
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| Most rounds single bout | 10 |
4 |
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The undercard has lightweights Fabrice Gautreau (#4) and Sandy Weinstein (#10) battle for a scheduled 12 rounds. Both boxers are 10-1-0. Even though many feel Gautreau is vastly over-rated, this should be a good bout.
Krarayoon Supasawat vs. Jerome Heeb will be the opening match. Both welterweights.
March 27th, 2001...
Carter, LaBlanc fight lives up to the hype
Mar. 27, 2001... Kelly Carter and Junior LaBlanc headlined a prime fight card last night in Los Angeles which presented the fans in attendance and in pay-per-view land with a great 12 round display of boxing. Both fighters put their undefeated records on the line in what could be considered the best heavyweight match-up of the year. In the end, LaBlanc's endurance and defense bested Carter's power and quickness with Junior winning by unanimous decision. Carter's record fell to 8-1-0. The Canadian born LaBlanc improves to 9-0-0 and has to be considered a front-runner for either, or all, of the vacant heavyweight titles. Both fighters have 6 knockouts in 9 fights.
The main event was only one of the big match-ups of the night. Ryan Dexter (#3) and Bill Harding (#26) clashed in a Light heavyweight battle. Both appeared to be in great condition as this one started but Harding really looked good after he landed a powerful overhand right, in the second round, that put Dexter to one knee for a count of 2. However, Dexter would not go down again in the bout. Instead he returned the 2nd round favor with 3 knockdowns of his own. One time in the 9th and twice in the 10th. The last of these ended the contest with a 10 count. Scores showed in Ryan's favor 88-82, 85-84, and 86-83. Dexter improved to 8-0-1 with 5 ko's.
Making his debut in the AFF, HW Van Dorsey notched a relatively easy win against 173rd ranked Demeny Khuen by knockout in the 3rd round. Khuen's camp said Demeny took the bout on short notice and wasn't ready for this one. Analysts said it wouldn't have mattered in the least and were surprised the bout went past the opening round.
Also on the card...2 middleweight match-ups with Kris Wierman decisioning Nick Phillips in another good bout, 118-109 | 118-109 | 119-108. Wierman improves to 9-0-0 (7), while Phillips now has a record of 7-2-0 (6).
The other middleweight match: Bjorn Bjoenkaer KO4 Uriah Cole.
Lightweights Thai "Rising" Son and Philip "The Walrus" Murrayfield ended their bout in a draw.
March 26th, 2001...
AFF announces another ranking entity
Mar. 26, 2001...The Alliance of Fictional Fighting announced that a new ranking system will soon be in use to compliment, not replace, the current performance points ranking system. The World Ranking Council will employ a formula to rank fighters, in their respective divisions, based on a host of stats. Positions in the title ranks for each the IBO, WBA, and WBC will also be large factors. These world rankings will not be calculated until the aforementioned title ranks become established. It is unknown at this time if the world rankings will have any bearing on future title contests. When asked about this, a spokesman for the World Ranking Council reported that this is not the intent of the new ranking setup.
Spotlight on looks at...
welterweight Alexandros Economakis.
heavyweight Byron Howthorne.