[Jersey-Jim]

That particular era was just loaded with wasted talent. Tim Witherspoon, Pinklon Thomas, even guys like Tony Tubbs and Tony Tucker. These guys were painful to watch at times. They fought about 60 seconds out of every round. And they looked good - when the were fighting! They were just missing something. It was like drinking an ice cream soda (remember those?), but the fizz was missing. These guys had good chins, good power, but they threw punches like someone was charging them extra for punch output.

I remember the night Witherspoon fought Frank Bruno at Wembley. Witherspoon fought so lazy, I was hoping Bruno would knock him out. Plus, I thought it would be "cool" if someone from England won the title. His chin was so damn solid, though, Bruno couldn't put him away. Finally, after Bruno gets tired in the championship rounds, Witherspoon puts his punches together and stops him.

I was totally disgusted.

I was so disgusted, the night Bonecrusher Smith caught Witherspoon cold early in their fight and bounced him off the floor a few times, I was so happy - it was like winning the lottery.

Well, I guess it wasn't that big - but it was big enough.