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By Jake Donovan - There came a moment in Vernon Paris’ career where he knew he’d have to dig deep in order to prove his worth. An overly aggressive moment midway through the second round of his grudge match with Tom Coleman led to a counter right hand landing on his chin. Paris was knocked off balance just enough for his gloves to touch the canvas, resulting in the only knockdown of his career, to date.
Paris immediately steadied himself and walked around the ring with one thing on his mind.
“I can’t stand this dude,” Paris said to himself as he took the mandatory eight count. “I’m gonna win this fight.”
The unbeaten 140 lb. fighter did just that, overcoming the knockdown and an uneven first half of the fight to take over midway through. Body shots proved to be the key, breaking down Coleman and dropping him three times before stopping him in the seventh. [Click Here To Read More]
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