Fields Stops Willis, Rahman Next?

By Eric Thomas: In another bad mismatch, heavyweight (41-1, 37 KOs) stopped Roderick Willis (14-3-1, 8 KOs) in the 1st round last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Willis, 36, only had three days notice for the fight, and fought like it, as he was quickly run over by the 6′9″ 275 lb. Fields in the first. Though Willis did offer up an occasional right hand in his own defense, the southpaw Fields simply unloaded upon him with endless punches, ending with the referee Russell Mora stopping the fight as Willis was taking punishment against the ropes. Earlier in the round, Willis looked as if he may make a fight of it when he hit Fields with a couple of good shots.

However, Fields quickly backed him up against the ropes and then went left hand happy as he hit him with repeated left hands. It seemed as if the referee would stop it at any moment, for Willis was taking the shots without covering up. However, he moved off the ropes and backed up to the other side of the ring. Fields kept up the downpour of punches, though, not letting Willis get a break for an instant.