Steve Cunningham being trained by Naazim Richardson

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  1. BIGTIMETIMMY

    BIGTIMETIMMY ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    The Dream Team - Naazim Richardson Training Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham For
    Title Challenge
    The battle between two former Cruiserweight World Champions, Steve ‘USS’
    Cunningham (IBF) and Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite (WBC), is a mouth
    watering prospect in itself, but when you add into the equation that the
    winner will earn the right to face current Champion, Tomasz ‘Goral’
    Adamek, in the mandatory defense of his IBF title later this year, you
    just know that it’s going to be one seriously exciting, all-action affair
    with “Fight of the Year” potential plastered all over it in capital
    letters.
    Now if that isn’t enough to get every boxing fan salivating at the
    prospect, the heavily armed destroyer, ‘USS’ Cunningham, announces that he
    has added even bigger guns to his already power packed arsenal by
    enlisting, “Trainer of the Year” and fight strategy maestro, Naazim
    Richardson, to prepare him for the fight.
    Richardson, without doubt the hottest property in the business today after
    masterminding and coaching the magnificent victories of Bernard Hopkins
    over Kelly Pavlik and ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley over Antonio Margarito - in the
    latter also famously discovering the tampering of Margarito’s wraps, has
    been working with ‘USS’ Cunningham since March this year, at The James
    Shuler Memorial Gym in West Philadelphia, as the former Cruiserweight
    King prepares for his long awaited IBF title eliminator against former WBC
    Cruiserweight Champion Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, which will be on the
    under card of the Joseph Agbeko-Vic Darchinian Bantamweight title fight,
    on July 11th.
    A clearly pleased ‘USS’ Cunningham expressed his delight at having Brother
    Naazim in his corner for the upcoming battle with Guyanan slugger
    Braithwaite, "Man, I have known Brother Naazim since the amateurs, I have
    always respected him and wanted to work with him, I've known for years
    what the boxing world is just now realizing, HE is the best trainer out
    there.
    I am really excited to be working with him, going to the gym everyday is
    like going to college or something... I know his training will take me to
    the next level.... If you've liked watching my fights before..stay
    tuned..."
    Stay tuned, now that’s an understatement! With this being the first time
    the all new ‘Dream Team’, of Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and Brother Naazim
    Richardson, going into battle side by side making this is a don’t miss,
    not a stay tuned!
    Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham vs. Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite takes place on
    the 11th July 2009. Currently the fight is listed, on BoxRec, as being at
    the Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida but according to Don King
    Productions PR supremo, Alan Hopper, this has yet to be confirmed as the
    venue. Watch this space for further news.
     
  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Good move for USS he should learn how to fight smarter and use better defense as well. IF he would have fought his fight and not Adamek's he would have won that fight.
     
  3. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is good, now we'll see USS with some better gameplans in the ring.
     
  4. TommyV

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    Is he not training down at Shuler's Memorial Gym over in Philly anymore?
     
  5. PolishPummler

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    Lesson #1...dont switch to southpaw...it was absoluty useless in the Adamek fight although you can get away with it against lesser opponents.!!

    Lesson #2..commit to your jab.He flicks it out there instead of truly trying to land it.
     
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    he'll beat adamek in a rematch. he would've won the first fight if he didn't get careless, he was outboxing Adamek in just about every round that he didn't get knocked down in.
     
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    Bring on Wlodarczyk III !
     
  8. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    :deal
     
  9. maracho

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    If Maccarineli beat Braithwait then Cunningham will easily. On the other hand, I'd rather see Cunningham rematch champion Guillermo Jones who should have gotten the nod in the first fight and who also Ko'd Braithwait
     
  10. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Can't dispute either of these points, especially the 2nd one. :thumbsup

    Given his frame and reach, there's no reason that his jab shouldn't absolutely poleax people. Steve Cunningham's lack of a jab might be the biggest waste of a punch in the sport today given how much better he'd be if he really focused on it.
     
  11. Rudyard

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    Good move by Steve...IMO Nazeem will make him a better fighter.
     
  12. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    With a better/stiffer jab Cunningham could probably keep Adamek out of his face. That improvement by itself may be a game changer, and if Nazim can't teach him that, no one can.

    But still:

    WAR TOMASZ!!!!
     
  13. EpsilonAxis

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    They are training at my gym.

    Steve Cunningham is about the biggest guy you will ever see. I dunno what his height is (I imagine around 6'4) but I dunno how he makes 200 pounds...He looks much heavier.
     
  14. EpsilonAxis

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    Yea he's here. I think still at least.
     
  15. TommyV

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    Kl. You guys still got Simon O'Donnell down there?