BLOOMTNGTON, Mum. (UPI) - World "There's no way I got him with my thumb It was Council champion scored a record-tyin- g an uppercut I got nun with my knuckles," said the TKO victory in the seventh round Monday night champion "I don't know how anybody can say I used over journeyman Scott LeDoux in a one-side- d title my thumb when I'm out there throwing punches 100 bout at the Metropolitan Sports Center. miles an hour." In another title fight, Saoul Mamby, using speed Muhammad Ah, who reportedly will meet Holmes and superior reach, retained his WBC superlight- this fall in a multi-millio- n dollar bout in Egypt, stole weight ttle in his first defense, scoring a 13th-roun- d the show at ringside during breaks between the fourth TKO over former lightweight champion Esteban De-Jes- us. and fifth rounds Ah, attracting roars of approval from the crowd, removed nis sportcoat and shadow-boxe- d 30-year-- A sparce but fiercely partisan crowd booed loudly He also pointed at the old Holmes as if after Holmes was declared the winner at 2 05 of the to say "you're next " seventh round. The triumph tied ' record of "I hope to God he doesn't come back," said seven straight title defenses by Holmes, who referred to Ah as, The Big Mouth' "If Referee Dave Pearl of Los Angeles halted the ac- he comes back, it's not going to be like a Scott Le- tion after LeDoux, who suffered a cut left eye in the Doux fight, but it's gonna be a crucified fight and he's sxith round, appeared unable to defend himself gonna be the one to get crucified Backed into Holmes' corner, LeDoux withstood a flur- "I won't believe I'm fighting him until I get into the ry of before the referee came between - ring and hear the bell I've signed three contracts and ers to stop it nothing has happened I think he should go into show LeDoux's corner quickly protested the decision, business and stop fighting ' screaming for the fight to continue while LeDoux Holmes earned about $1 million for the defense stomped around the ring against LeDoux, who was expected to earn about "1 told Scott LeDoux I won't hurt rum," said $250,000 Holmes. "I predicted it would end m the sixth round LeDoux, 31, from Crosby , Minn , withstood heavy but I figured it would go eight He started to puff up punishment all the way. His plan was to make the real bad around the eyes. I'm in Scott LeDoux's fight last long and take advantage of a tired Holmes hometown and I respect the reaction of the fans " in the late rounds LeDoux's record fell to 26-9- 4 The undefeated Holmes, 35--0, controled the 'fight Holmes said it took him some time to get usea to from the outset, stinging LeDoux repeatedly with left the challenger's lumbering style. jabs and occasional rights. The superlightweight bout, declared over at 1 13 of LeDoux, backpeddling most of the time, had trou- the 13th round after Mamby landed with a flurry ble connecting with his looping rights or lefts. He against DeJesus, was a preliminary to the Larry stung Holmes with a hard overhand right, his best Holmes-Sco- tt LeDoux WBC title fight punch, moments before Holmes damaged his eye After a tenatrve beginning, Mamby began to domi- LTI file photo The punch was a possible unintentional thumb gouge nate in the fourth round, warding off blows and out-scon- ng Larry Holmes beats Scott LeDoux that forced LeDoux to kneel m his corner before tak- DeJesus with quick jabs and combinations ing an eight-cou- nt Mamby stunned DeJesus in the 12th, flooring the rights 33-year- "I caught a thumb m the eye over in the corner and challenger with a 1--2 combination, followed with a left The triumph gave the -old the pain was unbelievable," said Ledoux, whose eye book. DeJesus took an eight-cou-nt and the round native a 23-12- -5 record, 14 coming on De- was shut after the fight "That's why I went down I ended two seconds later Jesus, 28, who once defeated now WBC welterweight UPI lelephoto couldn't focus mt eye But if my eye was so bad, why In the 13th, a tired DeJesus was back to the ropes champion Roberto Duran, fell to 56--5 wasn't he scoring7 Why couldn't he put me away9" after a few exchanges He fell forward to the canvas Mamby won the title Feb 23 in South Korea by Mamby his WBC San-Hyu-n Saoul retains superlightweight title Holmes of Easton, Pa , denied any thumb gouging. as Mamby pummelled him with speedy lefts and knocking out Kim in the 14th round