As part of The Ring Magazine's preview of the May 5 bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, "The Bible of Boxing" took a look at the 10 greatest moments in junior middleweight history.
Two of the moments involved Beltway Boxers and one was involved in both moments.
Former three-time world champion Simon Brown made the list for his stunning fourth-round KO over future hall of famer Terry Norris on December 18, 1993 in Puebla, Mexico. The Ring called this upset "the 154-pound equivalent of Hasim Rahman-Lennox Lewis I."
There is an interesting irony in that statement. Legendary trainer Adrian Davis was in Rahman's corner the night Rahman knocked out Lewis. Davis was ALSO in the corner the night Simon Brown knocked out Terry Norris!
Adrian Davis was not in Brown's corner the other time Brown appears on the list. That night took place on April 29, 1995 in Landover, MD. The night of "The Beltway Brawl" when Vincent Pettway scored the knockout of a lifetime in the sixth round against Brown.
By the way, this list was done in chronological order.
If you want to read more about Simon Brown, check out my good friend and Fightnews.com colleague Julian Burgower's article that lists the top 10 fighters from the island of Jamaica in the latest issue of Boxing Digest Magazine.
One other note. Apparently, the phone number given to me for the Rockland Trust Fund for the Childs Family is incorrect. On the original posting about the family, there is an address listed in the comment section. Please use that address if you want to send donations. Thank you!
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2 comments:
digial.... the pettway knockout of Simon Brown was one of the greatest knockouts in the history of boxing...
I know it is an oversight on you part but, Pettway's name should be in bold letters as is the tradition to do for all beltway boxers.. take care of that. Bro chin from honeycomb boxing in baltimore
Hey Chin I agree. That was a great night and a great right>
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