Wayne McCullough has not retired!

I really wish he would though, he has given us some great nights & shown incredible heart but surely its time to hang them up.


"I’m back in training and ready for my next fight!"
FightNews received the following statement from former WBC bantamweight champion Wayne McCullough:
Contrary to press reports, I haven’t officially announced my retirement although lately many journalists have felt the need to hang up my gloves for me. One of my problems is that I wear my heart on my sleeve and tend to say what’s on my mind. Sometimes that gets me in trouble. And that’s what happened on June 20th following my withdrawal from a fight that I was winning against Juan Ruiz in the Cayman Islands. After the bout I was being very hard on myself and told the crowd in attendance that “This might be my last fight.” Unfortunately everyone assumed that meant I was retiring but I never intended to retire that night. I have always said I would think long and hard about that decision before I made any formal announcement. However for the past week I’ve been reading career eulogies on every website and in every newspaper you can imagine. I’m extremely grateful that journalists (many of whom are my dear friends) have felt the need to write such moving tributes to me but please wait until I make the official announcement. I’m back in training and ready for my next fight. I want to let you all know that the Pocket Rocket could be back in the ring soon!

 

I don't remember saying that.

 

Yup, he showed incredible punch resistance that night & you could tell a few times the ref was ready to step in but he always did just enough for the ref not to. I remember one particular punch at the end that knocked his head right back & I'll never know how he stayed on his feet. He admitted after the fight that Scott hurt him as well.

 

It was a good win for Scott but the size difference that night was ridiculous. Scott looked like a welterweight in there. The Medina loss was a bad one but something that can happen to fighters who are not quite elite I guess.

I agree its getting embarrasing for Wayne. I dont see why he cant let go, he works well as a pundit & would make a great trainer. I dont see what he can hope to achieve by continuing to fight.

 

I think Evander's recent financial problems have put a new spin on what we percieved as a dellusional desire to fight.

 

I completely forgot about his ear! After the fight it looked like something out of a cartoon. Maybe he needs the money Scurla, we don't know what his finances are like behind the scenes.

 

Behind every great man & all that ay?

Yup he had a cyst on his brain that, after fighting hard, was ruled no greater danger to his health than if he didn't have one. Personally I find it hard to believe, but the BBBofC did eventually relent.