Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough vs Daniel Zaragoza McCullough 20-0 14 ko's Zaragoza 53-7-2 28 ko's This was Zaragoza's 4th defense of his WBC World Super Bantamweight Title. SCORES: Dick Flaherty 112-116 Chuck Hassett 112-116 Barbara Perez 115-114 Zaragoza: 13-4-3 in WBC World Super Bantamweight Title fights McCullough had Eddie Futch as his head trainer Zaragoza had Nacho Beristain as his head trainer Zaragoza was Beristain's first World Champion This content is protected On a lighter side, the Larry Merchant from this fight, and his handling of McCullough's team post fight would have been hell for Floyd Mayweather Jr to deal with...!!!
Wayne McCullough deserves credit for being the most flexible when it comes to weight regarding championship fights. He would go through division like nothing and still fight his heart out.
Zaragoza is mentioned far too little by modern fans for my liking. Talk about maximizing every last bit of your potential when you're not a physical marvel to begin with. Lot of fighters could learn a lot from him and learn how to rebuild and come back stronger after a loss.
Nacho said if he had 100 Zaragoza's he would have to build his own Hall of Fame...!!! Claimed Zaragoza was his hardest working boxer and most dedicated champion...!!!
Great fight I expected McCullough to win and was shocked with how well Zaragoza fought. Even hurting McCullough bad with a body shot at one point. McCullough as the younger man finished really strong but it wasn't enough to pull it out.
I remember being devastated as a kid watching this as McCullough was a big hero of mine. Still one of the great chins.
Even against the mighty El Terrible Morales, the old war horse Zaragoza did not go down quietly and displayed some serious boxing ability. Don't let that receding hairline fool you. He gave both young guns Morales and McCullough all they could handle. Great fights both of them.
