Jeff Fenech

I don't remember being impressed by him much against Shingaki, who was hopeless.Seemed a bit unsure of how he should be fighting.

He comes into his own soon enough, mind you.

 

Of those early wins the Payakaroon win is the most brutal.

Keep watching, by the time you get to Nelson I you'll think you've peaked, then your mind will get blown again.

 

His fights against Callejas and Zaragoza are the best.

 

Amongst his early fights I like watching him against Coffee and McCrory, two guys who although they didn't go on to accomplish much, were decent enough challengers around the time, and who Jeff beats handily.

I really think Fenech is a handful for any boxer type sub 126.

He'd dominate someone like Chris John easily imo.

 

The one fight of his that I've never seen and am dying to was his battle against the tough as nails Marcos Villasana.

I'm lead to believe it was a good scrap that was closer than the score cards indicated (118-109 x3).

Has anyone here seen it and can tell me a bit about it?

 

I understand he broke both his hands in that one (Fenech, that is).......

 

That he did.

He retired not long after this for a bit to play some rugby but primarily , I think, to rest up his hands which were causing him severe problems.

Fenech's hands were bad for virtually his entire career but around the time of the Villisana and Martinez fights they were causing him agony. He was literally sobbing with pain after both fights which for a tough little guy like that says a lot.

 

I read a little bit about his rugby exploits, and he said some of the guys were taking cheap shots at him, because of who he was. Fenech seemed to pretty much laugh it off though.

 

That being a little smart ass *****. :good

 

Don't remember much about it, and I didn't keep a card from the fight, but from what I can remember, I thought Fenech won quite handily...

Might pop it in the dvd player later on and see if the ole' memory's playing tricks.

 

You'll see throughout history that Olympians from the lower weights have not found it that hard a transition, for the most part, and when you couple it with a natural tough guy and a pro' style like Fenech and it's never surprised me he was that good that fast. Even guys that failed to make big waves like Nate Brooks were thrown in at the deep end and picked up victories.

Sung-Kil Moon fought at Fenech's weight in Los Angeles, and had a similarly quick ascension in the pro' ranks (EDIT: Didn't.Fenech was a fly, Moon a bantam).

This remains true ;-) A real shame those two never got it on in the pro's actually, there's a guy with chin and power who'll be throwing with Fenech all the way. The Korean stayed on for the World Championships while Fenech turned over. Pure violence at it's most horrid that fight :yep

 

Please do.

The person who told me that it was a close fight was Bobby Sinn/Flamengo a noted Fenech hater so I'm not sure if that's right but that's what I was told and Villasana was a tough bugger so I've been keen to find out how this one played out.

 

Fenech simply had too much of everything for Villasana. Broken hands and all. The scores seem a bit generous to Fenech though :blood

I'd also read a few of the rubgy boys having a go at Fenech. But only once, nobody ever ame back for a second go for some strange reason :bbb

Does anyone remember the story with the broken sternum? That's was a pretty unusual injury for anyone to have :huh