Anyone remember Derrell "Too Sweet" Coley? A forgotten WW from the 90s mostly known for losing to Oscar de la Hoya but he was really a very good boxer. As his nickname suggests he had a style that was sweet as sugar with his technical prowess to go along with power, speed and footwork that made him the ideal boxer-puncher. Besides his boxing skills he was also someone that wasn't afraid to go to fight toe to toe as well. Fought Oba Carr in a very close fight and fell short. Also was originally stopped by Pat Coleman but was later ruled a NC after Coleman tested positive for marijuan. Following that he would later have an incredible fight with Kip Diggs where both fighters were knocked down multiple times. This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
I like these type of threads. I don´t have much to say, but it gives me a new guy to watch... I don´t really remember him.
Coley is in the discussion for greatest fighters to never fight for a major world title in the 3/4 belt era. Virtually everyone of his caliber fights for a title multiple times under this setup. De La Hoya v Coley should have been for a major title but he just so happened to fight De La Hoya right before Trinidad made the jump to 154.
Flo, I haven't seen his bout with Pat Coleman, so I need to remedy that. I have seen the rest, which I loved. Coley is that kind of an exciting fighter. I have also seen his fight with Rocky Balboa which was a good scrap but a crazy decision (in my view) if you wish to see one more of Coley's bouts.
What's sad is that Coley was a notch below World Title level and was a true warrior and probably made scant money in his career (excepting DeLaHoya hopefully).
i saw him fight live at the old DC Convention Center against Jaime "Rocky" Balboa. He was a decent contender but never really elite.