MERRILLVILLE, Ind. –On Friday Night at
the Star Plaza Theatre, there was a women’s bout on the card between
Mary McGee vs. Kim Colbert.
In the first, Colbert nearly floored McGee. Knocking her off balance
on the ropes, she unloaded with both fists. Covering up and pinned
down on the lower ropes, McGee drew an eight count. Resuming, she
knocked Colbert across the ring with a counter. Springing, she
unloaded. The two battered each other back and forth until the bell.
Colbert’s rushing tactics threw McGee
off balance in the first half of the second round. Clearly
uncomfortable, McGee slipped into a pattern of covering on the ropes
while Colbert unloaded with winging, looping blows from odd angles.
Mary McGee (right) knocks Kimberly Colbert across the ring
Coming off the ropes, she said, “F—you,” to Colbert’s corner when
they said McGee was scared. That did it. She bulled forward and
pounded Colbert against the ropes. The two took slugged hard until
the bell.
Changing gears in the third, McGee began
moving more, spearing with two or three punch bursts, then circling
out instead of waiting for the counter. Boxing better, she asserted
herself.
Her puzzle was solved.
McGee (left) and Colbert trade at rings center
This tactic carried into the fourth and final round. McGee jabbed,
crossed and circled out when Colbert pressured her to the ropes. The
two slugged toe to toe for the last 30 seconds of the round. Judges
scored the bout 38-37, 38-37 and 39-37 for Mary McGee.
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