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Danville native Jonny ‘Fairplay’ Dalton lasted two rounds with Michael Lohan on Saturday night during a celebrity boxing match.
Reality television star and Danville native Jonny Fairplay was brutalized, finally walking into a stiff right uppercut by Michael Lohan roughly 20 seconds into the second round to stop their celebrity boxing match on Saturday night at the airport Ramada Hotel in Philadelphia.
Fairplay, best known for being a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands, was dizzied after being knocked to the canvas for the third time in 80 seconds in what was scheduled to be a three-round, 3-minute Celebrity Boxing Federation lightweight championship bout – prompting the referee to end the fight.
“The room is spinning,” Fairplay said he told the referee twice, each time after being asked if he was OK to continue.
“That’s not the answer I’m looking for,” the ref said.
“Then you need to ask different questions,” Fairplay replied.
And that was the end.
Fairplay, 35, measured 5-8 and 137 pounds at weigh-in Friday night, or an inch shorter and more than 30 pounds lighter than Lohan, the 49-year-old father of actor and singer Lindsay Lohan.
Michael Lohan, who improved his boxing record to 2-0 and claims he “could have easily gotten my black belt” in three martial arts, planted Fairplay twice in the first round, using a pair of left hooks to level the roundly despised reality TV celebrity just 20 seconds into the fight. Fairplay fell again 1 second later, tripping over his own feet.
Lohan shrugged as Fairplay struggled to get up and the first round ended without another punch being thrown.
“I was throwing a punch and he ducked right into it,“ Lohan said, speaking about the second-round uppercut that ended the fight during a telephone interview Monday morning with the Danville Register & Bee. “I wasn’t throwing any big punches or anything.“
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What a waste.This guy thinks he is so funny and is so obnoxious. I am so sick of hearing about his dead grandmother and that little child who is plastered in the newspaper at every holiday. The last one looked like she had make-up on. Is this the next Jon Benet? So sad that her dad is so redneck and a pain in the butt.
It’s disturbing how profitable idiocy obviously is in our society, but at the same time you can’t hold it against the guy for milking his 15 minutes. Wouldn’t you?
Why are the words Johnny Dalton, which is his real name, and Celebrity used in the same sentence??? Give me a break! This is an absolute joke. This guy is not even famous, but thinks he’s famous because of a lie he got away with on Survivor years ago. Great accomplishment and what a great rep for Danville!
I feel sorry for the little child they keep trying to publicize everytime you look in the paper or Piedmont Shopper. Poor thing! What a name!!
Not jealous…just call it like it like I see it!!
I think Danny Partridge must have hit this guy’s head a little harder than we thought. Obviously, there was some damage.
This guy is a joke!! He thinks he is so important but I think most of Danville wouldn’t claim him!
Have to admit I was a bit disappointed that it wasn’t Lindsey that knocked him out! I’m sure she could!
Yes Danville is such an awesome place. The 20 % unemployment means nothing but this guy makes Damnville look bad. People should stop being jealous over this guy being on t.v. and focus on the real problems in the city.
This person is an embarrassment to our city. White trash pure and simple.
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