In one of his pre-fight interviews for I forget which fight (one of his ESPN fights) he referred to overhand rights as "throwing Melvins." Now I know why
In one of his pre-fight interviews for I forget which fight (one of his ESPN fights) he referred to overhand rights as "throwing Melvins." Now I know why
I searched for Vinny Pazienza & Melvin and this came up
Five-Time World Champion Boxer Vinny Paz Shares Thoughts About Upcoming Movie, Bleed For This (Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese and Starring Miles Teller), Boxing, God and What's Next<NXTD.OB> | Reuters
"I had a punch, an overhand right that I used to call the Melvin. It was because I knocked out this kid in the third round. He was a top ten fighter. I knocked him out with one punch over the top; you know, a wild punch. I wound it up and then threw it over the top - knocked this kid out. He went down face-first like a tree and ever since that punch, we call it the Melvin. That's my famous signature punch."
The punch was superb, but it all started with a swinging left hook around 6:35
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When I saw the title of the thread I knew it was the Melvin Paul fight.
I'm embarrassed to say although I knew the name , I Didn't know much about him. fuck , what a career he had! He lost to everyone and his wife, beat Duran twice and went from Lightweight to fighting Super Middleweight World Title fights according to Boxrec. and at one point in his career he fought Lloyd Honeyghan at Welterweight and 6 months later , he fought Dan Sherry for a SMW trinket. that's a 2 Stone difference!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXiekVa_gQM
This was it.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Vinny Pazienza vs. Melvin Paul
Tuesday ~ November 26, 1985
Harrah's Marina ~ Atlantic City, New Jersey
Televised by ~ USA Network
Vinny 'Paz The Pazmanian Devil' Pazienza
Age ........... 22 years, 11 months
Height ....... 5' 7 1/2'
Reach ........ 70"
Weight ....... 138 lbs.
Record ....... 16-0-0 {13 KO's}
Melvin 'The Tank' Paul
Age ............ 25 years, 2 months
Height ........ 5' 5"
Reach ......... 67 1/2"
Weight ....... 136 3/4 lbs.
Record ....... 22-6-0 {13 KO's}
'The Skinny on Vinny' >
Vinny Pazienza was introduced as 'undefeated', but he was 'stopped' by Abdelkader Marbi in
Milan, Italy 1-Year earlier {December 1, 1984}.
That bout was somewhat controversial, and Lou Duva had tried to get it ruled as a 'No Contest'.
This was only Vinny's 3rd-Bout in 1-Year, as he was suffering from a recurring {nose problem}, as
Vinny had his nose busted up several times.
'The Skinny on Melvin'
Melvin was a tough kid who came to fight. Though he lacked size, he was a sharp-boxer with
decent power.
Unfortunate for Melvin, his brother had been 'shot to death' only 1-Week earlier.
Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 10-08-2014 at 01:13 PM.
Yep, bit like Tyson vs Savarese that was. I don't buy that its adrenaline, if guys can't control themselves in those instances they shouldn't be getting paid to fight. I'd love to see a ref with some size on the fighter retaliate somehow, which they would be well within rights to imo.
Yeah, boxing really needs referees like they have in the UFC. In boxing historically it's been old/fat guys or little midgets like Mills Lane where it looks comical to see him in the middle of two giants.
They need a Big John McCarthy or Dan Miragliotta in there incase shit gets ugly. Paz would have been on the ground tied up in a pretzel if he tried that shit with any of them in there.
Vincenzo Pazienza
"I'm white, and can fight"
Yes, Vinny was a 'classless buffoon'.
Roy Jones/Paz was a PPV, too. Had to be one of the biggest mismatches on PPV ever, right up there with Floyd/Gatti.
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