More mainstream notoriety for Silver Spring, MD's Darnell "The Ding-A-Ling Man" Wilson. Ring Magazine has named the current USBA Cruiserweight champion one of the "10 Biggest Punchers" in the sport today in its latest issue.
Wilson came in at number eight on the list. Ring's Contributing Editor Eric Raskin mentioned that although Wilson had the lowest knockout percentage of anyone on the list, "Nobody in boxing has put together a more impressive string of knockouts in the past year than Wilson, who dusted in succession contenders Daniel Judah (KO 4), Dale Brown (KO 2), Kelvin Davis (KO 3) and Emmanuel Nwodo (KO 11)."
Raskin made a special note of the Nwodo knockout saying, "It took until about the 50th time we saw it replayed before we stopped cringing."
The top five on the list were (from top to bottom) Wladimir Klitschko, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Manny Pacquiao, Kelly Pavlik and Edwin Valero. Kermit Cintron came in at number six, followed by flyweight Vic Darchiniyan, Wilson, newly-crowned world cruiserweight champ David Haye and Israel Vasquez.
The same issue of Ring also listed the 20 Greatest Welterweights of All-Time. Beltway Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard made the list at number five, behind Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan and Charley Burley.
Shit, he should be number one.
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Okay this is off topic, but does anyone know of any sports bars/restaurants that will be showing the Mayweather fight???
ReplyDeleteLinda, I imagine that any self-respecting British pub in DC will have the fight.
ReplyDeleteLinda - check Dave and Busters in Arundel Mills Mall
ReplyDeletePaul, that is good advice and makes sense, but being a Mayweather fan (although I like Hatton too, just not fighting Mayweather)...don't know if that would be best place for me to watch the fight. Although may check it out if I have too. LOL
ReplyDeleteDave and Buster's is not showing an more fights :(.
ReplyDeleteThat's OK, Linda. Nobody's perfect... : )
ReplyDeleteWell after striking out with D& B's and ESPN Sports Zone, Called Elephant and Castle in DC. The manager thought if they had enough interest they would televise it. They are taking tally of people who are calling and asking, and I was the 2nd person that inquired. They would need at least 10 people to show interest before they would get it and they would have to have those enquiries by Thursday night. If anyone else is interested you may want to let them know before then, their number is on their website.
ReplyDeleteHey Paul, If they air it, why don't you join me and I will buy you a pint? :)
ReplyDeleteI emailed you, Linda.
ReplyDeleteComcast Arlington is telling me they won't be broadcasting the Hatton fight in HD. Anyone know about this? Seems ridiculous that they would only show it in regular definition. I want to think the Comcast salespeople simply don't know how to setup an order properly, but after 3 calls to their service center they seem convinced they won't be showing the fight in HD. Anyone else heard about this?
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