http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=23763 Jerry Glick reporting: Darnell “The Ding-A-Ling Man” Wilson is no ding-a-ling; make no mistake about that. This coming Friday at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino in Dover, DE Wilson will face unbeaten, 29 year old, BJ Flores, 20-0 (13). For a change it will be Wilson who will be trying to keep his position and the other guy will be the one who is trying to move up. That’s what scoring big wins will do for a fighter. Wilson has a lot to hold on to. After losing four in a row, Wilson, who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, has now put together a string of four knockouts over highly regarded opposition in the cruiserweight class; Emmanuel Nwodo, Kelvin Davis, Dale Brown, and Zab’s little brother Daniel Judah. If the 200 pound division is to be considered deep in talent, Wilson is digging as far into it as he can for the gold hidden inside. METAMORPHOSIS So how could it happen? How did the 33 year old Wilson go through a metamorphosis that changed him from a four time loser into a four time winner? Before he won his last four fights, he was on a four fight losing streak. “It was discovered that I had a physical impairment,” said Wilson. “My adrenal gland was worn down from drinking excessive energy drinks.” Ouch! “I was drinking three or four double size energy drinks per day,” explained Wilson. “It had the biggest effect when I fought Cora. After the third round my body hit a wall. I don’t know how I made it through that fight. I was a dead man walking.” ABOUT FLORES It can be a big advantage when you know something about your opponent, and Wilson claims that he has X-rayed Flores and knows what’s inside of the Willard, MO cruiserweight. “I know a whole lot about him,” Wilson said. “He doesn’t have my kind of power.” “I’ve never been in big trouble like him,” added Wilson. “I got a granite chin. Probably the best chin in the division. He’s been knocked down for real.” To make his point, Wilson pointed out that the last two men who he fought, Davis and Nwodo, both knocked out Chris Thomas, but not Flores. Flores was taken to a unanimous decision win over twelve rounds. “Chris goes the distance with Flores, and he knocks him down,” stated Wilson. “I knocked both Emmanuel and Kelvin Davis out.” Wilson said that Flores has respectable power and is a good fighter but Flores has not faced the level of opposition that he has faced. Wilson believes that Flores is determined to win, but that he is more determined. “I want to win so bad that I can’t even imagine a loss,” said Wilson. “I’m ready for his quick jab and move style. If he bangs on me a little bit, the fight will be over.” SHUDDA BEEN A CHAMPION ALREADY Wilson has done enough to get a shot at one of the belts. He believes that he is over due. “Most writers say that I have deserved my shot a fight ago.” After this fight Wilson hopes that the long sought after chance to be a champion will finally materialize. “David Haye would be my first choice,” said Wilson. “Enzo Maccarinelli already upset the hell out of me last year. I thought I was going to fight him. I said some things about him, and he said some things back. I was rated number six by the WBO at the time. We thought we were going to fight and all of a sudden he fought someone who wasn’t even rated. I didn’t get to fight and that was very upsetting.” “Everybody involved in the discussions saw that he went around me,” added Wilson. “They offered that fight to everybody but me.” Right now Haye and Maccarinelli are set to unify the WBO, WBC, and WBA belts while Wilson keeps busy and waits for that big moment. Wilson has a good record, 22-5-3 (19), and as said before he will be bringing a streak of four knockouts over top opponents into the ring on February 8th. HE IS NOT TOO SMALL! Is he too small to move up to heavyweight gold? “No way, I’m going to tell you right now,” said Wilson. “My most impressive work is against heavyweights in gyms. I can hit them easier because they think I can easily be over powered because I’m smaller, until they get caught. I dropped so many fighters but I won’t tell you their names.” He said I would surely recognize the names and he didn’t want to embarrass anyone. This 200 pounder feels that one day he may become a heavyweight because he does well against bigger opponents. “I could take out big guys immediately with a shot or two,” said Wilson who started out fighting on the street as a youngster and that led to trying out boxing in a gym after friends advised him to. The rest is history. “I was always told to go to the gym,” recalled Wilson. “My street name was ‘Little Tyson.’” He admits that he procrastinated getting started in boxing having waited until he was 23, late to launch a pro career after a short amateur career consisting of 16 wins, all by knockout and four losses. FINAL WORDS Darnell Wilson has a most interesting nick name, “The Ding-A-Ling Man.” How did he get that moniker? Did he “ding” an opponent? Or did an opponent “ding” him? Neither happened, actually, “It started as an inside joke,” explained Wilson. “I wanted to use it once, and my friends were laughing at it. When I fought after that the fans remembered and started to call out ‘Ding-A-Ling’ and it stuck.”
If he goes in there focused only on landing a haymaker he'll probably lose a decision, I hope he's got a B-plan.
Nice interview, but what the hell kind of energy drink were you guzzling to "wear out your adrenal gland???" Step away from the gatorade. Ding ko 7 Flores.