Jeff Fenech vs. Azumah Nelson Trilogy?

**LiLHopkins** · 03-28-2008, 01:27 AM

I mean what the ****

De La Hoya-Pacquaio
Jones-SIlva
and not Fenech and Nelson.

What THE **** IS GOING ON TODAY WITH THESE HEADLINES

**brently1979** · 03-28-2008, 03:39 AM

Both should consider wheelchairs as part of their ring entrances.

**PoetryInMotion** · 03-28-2008, 01:50 PM

hell yeah, ive been waiting for this trilogy, this is going to be the best fight of the year baby, NOT!!!!

**slickPUG** · 03-28-2008, 01:56 PM

Jeff was a good fighter, fun to watch, involved in some really good battles, too....but he took a lot of punishment, and he's in his 40's...and wasn't he stopped in his last bout in '96 against Phillip Holiday?.....I like Fenech &would hate to see him hurt, I hope they are smart about it, and match him accordingly.

**Mugwump** · 03-28-2008, 02:15 PM

I remember the first Fenech v Nelson fight. Azumah played his get-out-of-jail-free card that day. Apart from Lewis v Holyfield I, I can't remember a fight after which I've been so mad at a decision. Fenech was robbed of a great win.

**Thread Stealer** · 03-28-2008, 02:23 PM

Nelson is like 50 years old!

**Thread Stealer** · 03-28-2008, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by Mugwump

I remember the first Fenech v Nelson fight. Azumah played his get-out-of-jail-free card that day. Apart from Lewis v Holyfield I, I can't remember a fight after which I've been so mad at a decision. Fenech was robbed of a great win.

I gave Nelson like 3 rounds. It was sickening.

I liked watching Fenech cuss out Don King.

**Sven72** · 04-08-2008, 11:02 PM

Looks like Jeff's training hard. Read this article from Fox Sports today

MEET the new-look Jeff Fenech, who has stripped an amazing 16kg from his muscular frame in just over six weeks.

And Fenech is finalising details for a rematch with Azumah Nelson, the Ghanaian who handed Fenech his first career defeat, in the famous Princes Park fight of March 1992.

The June 24 fight could well take place in Melbourne.

After the triple world boxing champion announced last month he would make a shock comeback to the ring, Fenech has wasted no time whipping his body into shape.

The 43-year-old has cut out junk food and sugar.

He no longer has a couple of bottles of red wine each night with wife Suzee.

"I can also see my abs for the first time since 1996," Fenech said. "I was 85.75kg at the start of the year and just last week I was under 69kg."

Even on Tuesday, after stepping off a plane from Thailand - where he was discussing details for the rematch with 49-year-old Nelson - Fenech went straight to the gym at his inner-western Sydney home to skip and spar.

There can be no question he is back to the level of commitment and dedication that allowed the "Marrickville Mauler" to win three world titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

And Fenech hopes to put all his hard work to show in front of the thousands of fight fans keen to see him back in action.

While Fenech was supposed to fight Thai hero Samart Payakarun in Thailand in June for $1 million, the Aussie brawler revealed yesterday he would instead face Nelson.

"I met Samart last week in ****kok, we had dinner and agreed to the fight, then the next morning he told me he wasn't going to go ahead with it," Fenech said.

"I don't know what happened or whether somebody got to him.

"But I had been in contact with Azumah and now we're going to fight.

"I guess when one door closes another opens and I've got no doubts the fight with Azumah will be five times bigger than the fight with Samart would have been.

"I've been training hard, but I know this fight is going to be a lot tougher."

Fenech and Nelson first locked horns in Las Vegas in 1991, only for the fight to end in a controversial draw.

Then Nelson travelled to Melbourne in March 1992 and knocked out Fenech in the eighth round of a fight staged in front of almost 40,000 spectators.

Fenech said yesterday he was keen for revenge.

"The first time we met I believe I won, and the second time, when Azumah beat me, there were no excuses, so this will be my chance to level things up," Fenech said.

"This is my chance to make it up to myself and the Australian people."

Fenech hopes to bring Nelson to Australia in the coming weeks to promote the fight.

He also hinted the rematch could be in Melbourne, with the Main Event channel to beam the slugfest.

Nelson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004 with a record of 39 wins (28 by knockout), five losses and two draws.

Fenech finished with career statistics of 28 wins (21 by knockout), three losses and one draw.

**Biggus Dickus** · 04-08-2008, 11:16 PM

father time is on Jeff's side here, Nelson is 49 and Jeff is 43.

Not a fight I'm interested in seeing.

Jeff Fenech vs. Azumah Nelson Trilogy?