Haarhoff

It was one of those "don't snooze or you lose" kind of pro boxing shows at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie Friday evening.Just under eight rounds of boxing marked what was the fastest show in Anne Arundel County since pro boxing returned to the county in August 1987.Highly touted heavyweight Thomas "Top Dog" Williams of Washington and upstart locals Bobby "The Maryland Mauler" Haarhoff and Alfonzo "Too Good For You" Daniels knocked out their opponents in rapid succession.Glen Burnie's Jeff "Persecutor" Passero was the only winner on the four-bout card to go the distance.

Former NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, a Baltimore resident and consultant to the Maryland Stadium Authority, says Charley Eckman's comments in Wednesday's "Sidelines" were "totally inaccurate."Glen Burnie's colorful Eckman, who has spent a lifetime speaking his mind, said, "Baltimore won't get an expansion team because the big man of the group [of owners] is Art Modell of the Browns. Modell fired Ernie Accorsi, you know, and he isn't about to have him back in the league."Upon reading Eckman's remarks, Accorsi said, "[Modell]

One thing you have to say about boxing promoters Josh Hall and Victoria Savaliski is that they try to please.And because local boxing fans want a feast with their fists, that's what are going to get Thursday at Michael's Eighth Avenue.Hall and Savaliski have worked hard to make pro boxing go in Anne Arundel County. But their dinner and boxing shows have experienced as many lows as highs in terms of attendance.So, when Hall attempted to stage an arena-style show in July, the response was rather surprising.

After watching Thursday night's wild Round One Promotions Dinner and Boxing Show at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, I've come up with a batch of questions without answers.Any comments or answers you may have are always welcome on my 24-Hour Sportsline, (410) 647-2499.* Were you surprised that junior welterweight Glen Randolph (3-11) of Monrovia lasted all eight rounds before being decisioned in the main event by Old Mill grad Chuck Sturm (28-3-1)?* Wasn't light heavyweight left-hander Bobby "The Maryland Mauler" Haarhoff, who trains under Jeff Novotny at the Crofton Boxing Center, impressive in his pro debut with a TKO of Baltimore's Cecil Sims (5-14-1)