Man Ouma must be PISSED! I think he would have got his ass handed to him but the guy really wanted this fight and seemed very pumped for it. That sucks.
But I would rather see Taylor-Wright II, but you got to feel for Ouma.
Damn, don't mean to quote myself but scratch that last part. The report said Taylor wants to fight Wright, not officially will fight Wright.
Regardless, I hope they make it happen. I'd drop a smooth 50 on that bout.
That's right. And this should clear the issue. The title of the thread is wrong. JT hasn't turned down Ouma. The team is presently discussing whether to push through with it or go for Winky.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's gonna be Winky.
I heard Winky isnt interested in a rematch. However that was in the heat of the moment, just after the fight when he got pissed with the whole post fight press conference thing.
Yeah, in fact this is straight off the AP and ESPN's Dan Rafael immediately following the June 17 matchup.
Wright was quoted in the post-fight press conference saying:
"What do you expect? I'm essentially in his hometown. They gave him what he wanted. I don't want no rematch. There are other fights out there. The fans know who won the fight. I came to his hometown and showed everybody I'm the champ. I don't want a rematch. If I have to come here and get that kind of decision, what's the point?"
On top of that, Taylor's promoter, Lou Dibella seemed content with Wright's claim, stating:
"We will never fight this fight again. The rematch will never happen. Winky said he doesn't want one. Fine with us."
That was less than three months ago. Funny how things change.
[I actually put together a writeup on the fight, just my newb thoughts and opinions from my old blog, check it out if you tryin' to catch up on the fight.
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