THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

5 PAUL SAMUELS w rsf 3 CELLO RENDA

November 13, 2009; Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent CELLO RENDA and Paul Samuels became part of British fighting folklore when, on the undercard of Lovemore Ndou-Matthew Hatton, they landed simultaneous left hooks to score simultaneous knockdowns in round two of their eight-rounder. The punches and resulting falls were so in-tune, commentator Ian Darke excitedly announced, ‘This could be a new sport - synchronised boxing!’ Both got up on wobbly legs before Samuels, who also survived a knockdown in the opening round, forced the stoppage in round three.