The Dream Team - Naazim
Richardson Training Steve 'USS' Cunningham
For Title Challenge
The battle between two former
Cruiserweight World Champions, Steve 'USS'
Cunningham (IBF) and Wayne 'Big Truck'
Braithwaite (WBC), is a mouth watering
prospect in itself, but when you add into
the equation that the winner will earn the
right to face current Champion, Tomasz
'Goral' Adamek, in the mandatory defense
of his IBF title later this year, you just
know that it's going to be one seriously
exciting, all-action affair with "Fight of
the Year" potential plastered all over it
in capital letters.
Now if that isn't enough to get every
boxing fan salivating at the prospect, the
heavily armed destroyer, 'USS' Cunningham,
announces that he has added even bigger
guns to his already power packed arsenal
by enlisting, "Trainer of the Year" and
fight strategy maestro, Naazim Richardson,
to prepare him for the fight.
Richardson, without doubt the hottest
property in the business today after
masterminding and coaching the magnificent
victories of Bernard Hopkins over Kelly
Pavlik and 'Sugar' Shane Mosley over
Antonio Margarito - in the latter also
famously discovering the tampering of
Margarito's wraps, has been working with
'USS' Cunningham since March this year, at
The James Shuler Memorial Gym in West
Philadelphia, as the former Cruiserweight
King prepares for his long awaited IBF
title eliminator against former WBC
Cruiserweight Champion Wayne 'Big Truck'
Braithwaite, which will be on the under
card of the Joseph Agbeko-Vic Darchinian
Bantamweight title fight, on July 11th.
A clearly pleased 'USS' Cunningham
expressed his delight at having Brother
Naazim in his corner for the upcoming
battle with Guyanan slugger Braithwaite,
"Man, I have known Brother Naazim since
the amateurs, I have always respected him
and wanted to work with him, I've known
for years what the boxing world is just
now realizing, HE is the best trainer out
there.
I am really excited to be working with
him, going to the gym everyday is like
going to college or something... I know
his training will take me to the next
level.... If you've liked watching my
fights before..stay tuned..."
Stay tuned, now that's an
understatement! With this being the first
time the all new 'Dream Team', of Steve
'USS' Cunningham and Brother Naazim
Richardson, going into battle side by side
making this is a don't miss, not a stay
tuned!
Steve 'USS' Cunningham vs. Wayne 'Big
Truck' Braithwaite takes place on the 11th
July 2009. Currently the fight is listed,
on BoxRec, as being at the Bank Atlantic
Center, Sunrise, Florida but according to
Don King Productions PR supremo, Alan
Hopper, this has yet to be confirmed as
the venue. Watch this space for further
news.
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