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Bailey-Warrick Bout in Jeopardy!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
By Gary "Digital" Williams
*********.com has learned that this Friday's nationally televised bout between former WBO Junior Welterweight champion "The Knock-Out King" Randall Bailey and Michael Warrick may not take place.
According to Warrick's manager, former three-time world champion Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, a recent examination of Warrick uncovered a hole in the retina of one of Warrick's eyes.
"I spoke to people at Warriors Boxing (who are co-promoting the event) and they said that they will send Mike to a specialist to get a second opinion," Johnson said.
Warrick, who hails from Landover, MD, is coming off a devastating ninth-round TKO loss to Demetrius Hopkins on June 7. Warrick (18-4, 11 KO's) was to challenge Miami, FL's Bailey (34-5, 31 KO's) for his IBA Intercontinental Junior Welterweight title on ESPN2.
An interesting footnote to this story is that Warrick negotiated for the bout with Bailey without Johnson's managerial assistance. Johnson has managed Warrick since 2004.
"I made Mike the most money that he has ever made," Johnson said. "I was able to get his contract from Don King in a week to two weeks time. When Mike beat Emmanuel Augustus (in 2003) he made $6500. I got his contract and in his first bout with me, he made $7500 and the next day, I got him a signing bonus of $5,000. I brought Mike back after two losses and he got his biggest payday in the Hopkins fight ($15,000)."
"This was a fight that I didn't pick for him," Johnson continued. "But I'm still a businessman and still Mike's manager so I will be getting paid or we'll be in court."
"I was concerned about Mike's health after the Hopkins fight," Johnson said. I wanted to bring him back against lesser opposition around the Beltway for less money and then move him forward to the bigger fights."
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
By Gary "Digital" Williams
*********.com has learned that this Friday's nationally televised bout between former WBO Junior Welterweight champion "The Knock-Out King" Randall Bailey and Michael Warrick may not take place.
According to Warrick's manager, former three-time world champion Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, a recent examination of Warrick uncovered a hole in the retina of one of Warrick's eyes.
"I spoke to people at Warriors Boxing (who are co-promoting the event) and they said that they will send Mike to a specialist to get a second opinion," Johnson said.
Warrick, who hails from Landover, MD, is coming off a devastating ninth-round TKO loss to Demetrius Hopkins on June 7. Warrick (18-4, 11 KO's) was to challenge Miami, FL's Bailey (34-5, 31 KO's) for his IBA Intercontinental Junior Welterweight title on ESPN2.
An interesting footnote to this story is that Warrick negotiated for the bout with Bailey without Johnson's managerial assistance. Johnson has managed Warrick since 2004.
"I made Mike the most money that he has ever made," Johnson said. "I was able to get his contract from Don King in a week to two weeks time. When Mike beat Emmanuel Augustus (in 2003) he made $6500. I got his contract and in his first bout with me, he made $7500 and the next day, I got him a signing bonus of $5,000. I brought Mike back after two losses and he got his biggest payday in the Hopkins fight ($15,000)."
"This was a fight that I didn't pick for him," Johnson continued. "But I'm still a businessman and still Mike's manager so I will be getting paid or we'll be in court."
"I was concerned about Mike's health after the Hopkins fight," Johnson said. I wanted to bring him back against lesser opposition around the Beltway for less money and then move him forward to the bigger fights."
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