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By Jake Donovan - Sometimes, you just have to go back home.
It’s where heavyweight contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo turned to following the latest in a long list of questionable decisions to grace his professional ledger.
Six months prior to his return to his Chicago hometown, the two-time heavyweight title challenger found himself on the wrong end of one of 2008’s biggest robberies, dropping a highly controversial split decision to former three-division champion James Toney.
It was a must-win scenario for both fighters, neither of who were still anywhere near as much of a factor as they once were earlier in the decade. Most would call it a loser leaves town match, but Oquendo’s spirited effort and strong finish was well received by those who watched the Fox Sport Net telecast, even if two of the three judges watched another fight entirely. [details]
It’s where heavyweight contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo turned to following the latest in a long list of questionable decisions to grace his professional ledger.
Six months prior to his return to his Chicago hometown, the two-time heavyweight title challenger found himself on the wrong end of one of 2008’s biggest robberies, dropping a highly controversial split decision to former three-division champion James Toney.
It was a must-win scenario for both fighters, neither of who were still anywhere near as much of a factor as they once were earlier in the decade. Most would call it a loser leaves town match, but Oquendo’s spirited effort and strong finish was well received by those who watched the Fox Sport Net telecast, even if two of the three judges watched another fight entirely. [details]