[Rocco Del Sesto]

ROUND 8.....

0:00 The seconds hurry out of Ali's corner as the bell sounds for Round 8.
0:06 Eddie Inabagsky seemed to pump up Ali between rounds.
0:07 There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That can be a dangerous punch. Muhammad Ali better be careful when he throws that one.
0:11 Muhammad Ali looks fresher than Zech.
0:16 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action.
0:24 Zech continues to follow Muhammad Ali about the ring.
0:28 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening.
0:32 Muhammad Ali has Zech trapped in the near right neutral corner...
0:36 Ali leaves the jab just short.
0:39 Zech shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch.
0:52 Ali is gliding around the ring like it's his own personal dance floor.
0:56 Ali seems really focused on what he's doing this round.
0:59 Both fighters are exchanging blows! Gerhard Zech scored more on that exchange.
01:08 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 8th.
01:15 Zech brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center.
01:20 Zech grabs Ali. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. Referee Jay Referson separates the two...
01:29 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup.
01:33 Zech retreats into the lower right corner.
01:37 Jay Referson warns Muhammad Ali for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting.
01:47 Zech is staying at the center of the ring.
01:51 Zech is like an old steam train going uphill. He just keeps chugging away trying to move inside on Ali.
01:56 Neither fighter seems to be anxious to mix it up. They've been a little overly cautious so far this round.
01:59 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round.
02:08 Gerhard Zech moves in at an angle, trying to cut off the ring on Muhammad Ali.
02:13 These guys are giving head feints, faking jabs, doing everything but throwing punches at the moment.
02:22 Muhammad Ali lands a devastating jab!
02:22 Zech had better reach deep if he's going to continue!
02:31 Ali tries to push Zech back in an attempt to gain room to punch.
02:41 Zech misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning.
02:47 Both fighters need to close the distance between them.
02:55 They are working the angles, looking to get the upper hand in this contest.
03:00 There's the bell. That brings Round 8 to a close.