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Crimson · 07-25-2009, 02:53 PM

Tuesday, July 7th, 1992
James L. Knight Center; Miami, FL
Freddie Pendleton 31-17-3 (21) Florida IBF
vs.
Sharmba Mitchell 30-0 (14) DC
- The undefeated and young Sharmba Mitchell was a 2-1 favorite to remove the IBF belt from Freddie Pendleton.

- The self managed Freddie Pendleton had plenty to say about Sharmba Mitchell before the fight, “He’s irrelevant. The guy just wants to run around. He shouldn’t be in a ring, he should be tap-dancing somewhere. Can you believe he fought Rocky Lockridge? Rocky Lockridge, a guy who should have retired 20 years ago.”

- “There are two kinds of Champions today: guys who look for easy fights, and guys who lose in their first or second defense. They win the title and -bang- they are out of there. I’m not going to be one of those champions defending against Frito-Lay and Cap’n Crunch challengers. Those are the opponents who crumble like a corn chip when they get a big fight. They get stepped on and you hear a snap, like someone’s stepping on a bunch of Can’n Crunch.”

- Pendleton didn’t sound at all surprised that Joey Gamache had lost earlier in the week to Sergei Artemiev. And had this to say about Joey Gamache, the former WBA title holder, “No heart for boxing. He shouldn’t have been a champion. He shouldn’t have even been allowed to look at a title belt. This guy should be out looking for a real job.”

[Pendleton really did say the above quotes! I found them in a May 1993 Ring Magazine article. Only in real life will you find quotes so original they include references to cereal brands. LOL

If there are any other Pendleton fans out there, I highly recommend reading that article, “HE’S FINALLY EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE COCKY” by Jeff Ryan. In my opinion Ryan has been one of the best boxing writers out there over the past 20+ years.]

- Although he came into the ring with 17 losses, “Fearless” Freddie had lost only 2 times in his last 20 fights.

- Mitchell struggled with making the 135 pound limit. Reports out of the Pendleton training camp were that trainers Tommy Brooks and Al Bonanni did a fantastic job of getting “Fearless” Freddie in shape.

- Miami’s “James L. Knight Center” was filled to it’s 4,686 seating capacity, for what was expected to be an interesting battle.

- After seeming to lose the first 3 rounds in the opinion of most ringside observers, Freddie Pendleton followed the instructions of Tommy Brooks in round 4 and became more aggressive. He then started to land punches that before had been missing and opened up a cut over Mitchell’s right eye. The wound was gushing blood when Mitchell returned to his corner for the rest period.

- Sharmba Mitchell's trainer Marvin Simms worked feverishly attempting to close the cut. The cut was still bleeding when Mitchell came out for round 6, but with much less of a blood flow. Sensing that the fight could be stopped, Mitchell was very focused during the round and a terrific uppercut stunned Pendleton. Using the ropes for support, Pendleton was able to remain upright and avoid losing the round 10-8 on the scorecards.

- Using a quick and pesky jab, Pendleton specifically targeted the Mitchell eye in round 7. It didn’t take long for the blood to once again begin flowing into it. With Mitchell obviously struggling to see the referee stopped the fight and awarded it to Pendleton on a TKO.

- Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto had Mitchell ahead at the time of the stoppage, 58-56. The punches landed numbers favored Mitchell 158 to 102. On the official scorecards Mitchell was ahead 58-56 on two cards and EVEN on the third, 57-57.
Freddie Pendleton TKO7 Sharmba Mitchell (defends IBF title)

Freddie Pendleton vs. Tony Lopez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p2ppa7N-6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGvZmnNcZaM&feature=related

Freddie Pendleton vs. Terron Millett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRlkVkcSy3Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl8LylWgRd8&feature=related

Freddie Pendleton vs. Roger Mayweather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIbS19sPIjQ&feature=related

Freddie Pendleton vs. Pernell Whitaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-SmR6Vh9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYotsL-H3-s&feature=related

Freddie Pendleton vs. Ricky Hatton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJh3EgMgIZg

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Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 55x in 52 posts	Light Quarter Finals Tuesday, July 7th, 1992 James L. Knight Center; Miami, FL Freddie Pendleton 31-17-3 (21) Florida IBF vs. Sharmba Mitchell 30-0 (14) DC - The undefeated and young Sharmba Mitchell was a 2-1 favorite to remove the IBF belt from Freddie Pendleton. - The self managed Freddie Pendleton had plenty to say about Sharmba Mitchell before the fight, “He’s irrelevant. The guy just wants to run around. He shouldn’t be in a ring, he should be tap-dancing somewhere. Can you believe he fought Rocky Lockridge? Rocky Lockridge, a guy who should have retired 20 years ago.” - “There are two kinds of Champions today: guys who look for easy fights, and guys who lose in their first or second defense. They win the title and -bang- they are out of there. I’m not going to be one of those champions defending against Frito-Lay and Cap’n Crunch challengers. Those are the opponents who crumble like a corn chip when they get a big fight. They get stepped on and you hear a snap, like someone’s stepping on a bunch of Can’n Crunch.” - Pendleton didn’t sound at all surprised that Joey Gamache had lost earlier in the week to Sergei Artemiev. And had this to say about Joey Gamache, the former WBA title holder, “No heart for boxing. He shouldn’t have been a champion. He shouldn’t have even been allowed to look at a title belt. This guy should be out looking for a real job.” [Pendleton really did say the above quotes! I found them in a May 1993 Ring Magazine article. Only in real life will you find quotes so original they include references to cereal brands. LOL If there are any other Pendleton fans out there, I highly recommend reading that article, “HE’S FINALLY EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE COCKY” by Jeff Ryan. In my opinion Ryan has been one of the best boxing writers out there over the past 20+ years.] - Although he came into the ring with 17 losses, “Fearless” Freddie had lost only 2 times in his last 20 fights. - Mitchell struggled with making the 135 pound limit. Reports out of the Pendleton training camp were that trainers Tommy Brooks and Al Bonanni did a fantastic job of getting “Fearless” Freddie in shape. - Miami’s “James L. Knight Center” was filled to it’s 4,686 seating capacity, for what was expected to be an interesting battle. - After seeming to lose the first 3 rounds in the opinion of most ringside observers, Freddie Pendleton followed the instructions of Tommy Brooks in round 4 and became more aggressive. He then started to land punches that before had been missing and opened up a cut over Mitchell’s right eye. The wound was gushing blood when Mitchell returned to his corner for the rest period. - Sharmba Mitchell's trainer Marvin Simms worked feverishly attempting to close the cut. The cut was still bleeding when Mitchell came out for round 6, but with much less of a blood flow. Sensing that the fight could be stopped, Mitchell was very focused during the round and a terrific uppercut stunned Pendleton. Using the ropes for support, Pendleton was able to remain upright and avoid losing the round 10-8 on the scorecards. - Using a quick and pesky jab, Pendleton specifically targeted the Mitchell eye in round 7. It didn’t take long for the blood to once again begin flowing into it. With Mitchell obviously struggling to see the referee stopped the fight and awarded it to Pendleton on a TKO. - Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto had Mitchell ahead at the time of the stoppage, 58-56. The punches landed numbers favored Mitchell 158 to 102. On the official scorecards Mitchell was ahead 58-56 on two cards and EVEN on the third, 57-57. Freddie Pendleton TKO7 Sharmba Mitchell (defends IBF title) Freddie Pendleton vs. Tony Lopez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p2ppa7N-6k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGvZmnNcZaM&feature=related Freddie Pendleton vs. Terron Millett http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRlkVkcSy3Y&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl8LylWgRd8&feature=related Freddie Pendleton vs. Roger Mayweather http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIbS19sPIjQ&feature=related Freddie Pendleton vs. Pernell Whitaker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-SmR6Vh9Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYotsL-H3-s&feature=related Freddie Pendleton vs. Ricky Hatton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJh3EgMgIZg Attached Images