JULES BLACKWELL

Phoenixville professional featherweight boxer Jules “The Ghost” Blackwell fought to his second straight draw Saturday night at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Blackwell’s opponent was Korean super bantamweight champion Jae Sung Lee, and he and Blackwell fought to a draw in a six-round battle with a three-way split decision of 59-56, 56-59, 57-57 by the judges at ringside who scored the bout.
Two weeks ago to the day, Blackwell fought to a draw against Lucian Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican from Reading, at the newly opened Cisco Arena in the Route 422 Business Center in Oaks. That was also a six-round encounter.
Blackwell, a tall left-hander who is the product of the Phoenixville Area Police Athletic League (PAL) program at the Civic Center on Main Street, is now 7-0-2 with the two draws the first two blemishes on his otherwise perfect record.
The exposure in New York City was good for Blackwell’s rising career, but perhaps two tough, six-round fights in a two-week period was too much to ask of the 27-year-old boxer. These two draws were only the second and third six-round tussles of Blackwell’s promising career.
Blackwell must adjust to difficult, better foes as he climbs up the ladder to a higher ranking in front of bigger crowds. He needs to keep up the pace as much as possible from the beginning to the end of each fight.
Any letdown can spur the opponent to counter and score with punches of his own, regardless of whether he is a better overall fighter than Blackwell or not.
Blackwell needs to heed the advice of his manager, Jim Deoria, and head trainer, John Mulvenna. Perhaps these two draws will prove to be good, solid learning experiences for Blackwell as he takes on future fights.

Posted by
Barry Sankey