Bristol, PA (August 3,, 2016) - Chazz "The Gentleman" Witherspoon is ready for a big fight against a top heavyweight, but first, he must get past Mike Marrone On Saturday night, as D & D Promotions and Silver Spoon Promotions will present "Rumble at the Rink II" at the Grundy Arena in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Witherspoon (34-3, 26 KO's) of Paulsboro, New Jersey is ready for the former world title challenger and he has taken him as a serious challenge for this Saturday's main event. "Training has been good. I am ready to fight on Saturday," said Witherspoon. "I know Marrone from the amateurs. We have spoken before at tournaments. He seems like a nice guy, and I know he will come to fight. He won't lay down and I am expecting a good fight." Witherspoon has won four in a row by knockout knows that with another win or two, he will have a big opportunity at one of the top names in the heavyweight division. "I am waiting for the right opportunity. It has to make sense. I am willing to take stay busy fights and continue to hone my craft. If the opportunity isn't next, then I will continue to stay busy." Witherspoon knows that it will take one big win to become a major player in the suddenly wide-open heavyweight division. "I think the division is exciting again. Different guys have belts and all roads do not lead to one person. I know I will fit somewhere in there when I get a shot at one of these titles." In the meantime, Witherspoon will continue and promote the sport. Along with D & D Promotions, he is the co-promoter of Saturday's fight. "We have been trying to get the word out to the area. It's a good surrounding area with Neshaminy and Bensalem and just over the bridge, you have Burlington, Florence and Willingboro." Seeing action in the eight-round co-feature will be junior welterweight Emanuel "The Tranzforma" Taylor (19-4, 13 KO's) battling Carlos Aguilera (10-16, 4 KO's) of Chiapas, Mexico. With a win, Taylor is earmarked for a September fight with WBO number-two ranked Jose Zepeda. The Taylor - Aguilera bout is promoted in association with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. In a six-round bout, Alvin Vermall Jr. (10-0-1, 8 KO's) of Catskills, NY will take on James Jones (2-8, 1 KO) of Nashville, NJ in a cruiserweight bout In four-round bouts: Cruiserweight Mike Hilton (2-0, 2 KO's) of Trenton, NJ will take on an opponent to be named. Middleweight Elijah Vines (2-0, 2 KO's) of Philadelphia will battle Julian Valerio (3-3, 2 KO's) of Atlanta, GA Junior welterweight Sam Teah (7-1-1, 2 KO's) of Philadelphia will all see action against Samuel Amoako (21-12, 15 KO's) of Silver Spring, MD. LeShawn Rodriguez (3-0, 2 KO's) of Shirley, NY will fight Jason Wahr (4-12-3, 1 KO) of Virginia Beach, VA. in a middleweight bout. Jaron Ennis (4-0, 4 KO's) of Philadelphia will take on Matthew Murphy (1-3-1, 1 KO) of St. Louis, MO. a junior welterweight bout. Luis Perozo (1-1, 1 KO) of New York will battle Alberto Martinez (0-1) of Tifton, GA Tickets for this night of boxing are $150 VIP with food and soft drinks; $100; $50; $25 (for children under 17) and can be purchased by calling 856-842-7577 or This content is protected or www.dboysboxing.com The Grundy Arena is located at 475 Beaver Street in Bristol, PA.
Witherspoon beats Marrone, probably knocks him out actually since Marrone's chin is garbage. As to whether Witherspoon can go much farther than this is another matter entirely.
Witherspoon is pretty shaky in the chin department himself wouldn't you say? He did give us a glimpse of Mitchells chin problems for us though... Have to at least give him that
Well that's why I say I don't think he'll go much farther than the Marrone's of the world. Marrone's chin is just pathetic however. Witherspoon, while possessing shaky whiskers himself, is a cut above, I think. That said, it could be a case of whoever lands the first solid shot on the other's glass jaw wins. I'd still say, odds are that's Witherspoon.
I applaud Chazz for having the guts to continue a pro boxing career. But, this fight is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Witherspoon has already proven on several occasions that he is nowhere near world class level.
Chazz blew his big opportunity, which was having his prime during arguably the worst ever era of heavyweight boxing. He failed to best a very low bar of rivals such as Arreola and Seth Mitchel. Good luck to him. He is a nice guy, looks the part, has a decent record and I was a fan of his uncle. So I would love to see him come back and do well. But I fear his ship has sailed.
Chazz coming off that big Marone victory would be just the sort of opponent Wilder's management is looking to face - has a bit of a name, doesn't hit hard, chinny, and very beatable.
