Clinton Woods: "I Never Quit Like Junior Witter Did"
By Mark Vester
Former light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods is hot over the recent comments that were made by his countryman Junior Witter. During a recent interview, Witter advised Woods to retire. Woods wants Witter to mind his own business and said that even though he lost his last bout to Tavoris Cloud - at least he didn't quit on his stool like Witter did against Devon Alexander.
"He's not the most naturally gifted boxer. He's gutsy but he has taken a lot of shots."
Woods said to Daily Star: "One thing I have never done is quit on my stool like Witter did. That was really embarrassing. Who is he to say anything about me? He's the most boring boxer around."
"How many people would pay to watch him? I have had more fans in just one of my shows than he has had in his entire career. And as for taking shots, I had 80 fights as an amateur and nearly 50 as a pro. But I am in good health and I don't need advice from him on when it's time to retire."
Witter's trainer, Dominic Ingle, told the paper that his fighter meant no disrespect to Woods.
"Clinton has taken this the wrong way. There would never have been any malice in Junior's remarks. He was talking generally about boxers who speak about retirement," Ingle said. "Full credit to Clinton, he has got further than most boxers do, and his promoter, Dennis Hobson, deserves praise for getting him so many world title shots over the years."
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