[1980-05-28-Joint Promotions] Mark Rocco vs Pete Roberts

[Loss]

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A solid and hard fought match, but not exciting enough to be a classic or anything. Of course, Rocco played the part of the heel, but the crowd was almost equally divided and this didn't let Rocco get as much heat as he was seeking. Which was a shame, because he was quite aggressive in his good legwork, also getting 2 official warnings from the referee for breaking the rules repeatedly. Roberts needed a way out and had to resort to repeated strikes (which is quite rare for Joint Promotion matches), but he clearly wasn't on Rocco's level; his selling wasn't bad, but his offense lacked quality and he didn't leave a great first impression on me.
***1/4