By Cliff Rold
It may seem presumptuous to take on the nom de guerre of one of Boxing’s legendary fighters, but through now 18 bouts, Super Middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin hasn’t found anyone to call him on it in the ring.
The 24-year old Quillin (18-0, 14 KO) of Chicago, Illinois extended the undefeated beginning of his career Wednesday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York with a lopsided decision victory over worn veteran Antwun Echols (31-8-4, 27 KO) of Davenport, Iowa. The official judges scored in favor of Quillin by marks of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-91
Quillin is currently unrated by any of Boxing’s major sanctioning bodies but his winning ways could change that in short order.
Echols, 36, has faced many of the best of his generation at 160 and 168 lbs., including two memorable encounters with the great Bernard Hopkins. At 2-4-3 over his last nine bouts, he may be at the end of the line.
Also on the card, 26-year old Heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon (23-0, 15 KO) of Paulsboro, New Jersey maintained his winning ways with a lopsided decision win over journeyman Dominic Jenkins (13-8-1, 6 KO) of Dallas, Texas. Official scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-93.
Witherspoon is the cousin of 1980s star Terrible Tim Witherspoon, probably best remembered for his rugged challenge of legendary heavyweight champion Larry Holmes in 1983. Young Chazz narrowly missed out on making the 2004 U.S. Olympic team, finishing second in the trials.
Cliff Rold is a member of the Ring Magazine Ratings Advisory Panel and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at roldboxing@hotmail.com