Is Pierson Scaring The Super Middle Competition Stiff?

In addition to his consistency within the ring, one thing that stands out in super middleweight Richard Pierson’s career is the number of fights that continue to fall through for the rising star.

Last week Pierson was supposed to go to battle for the WBC Fecarbox Super Middleweight Title, but never had a chance to throw a punch as three opponents fell through.

First it was Gary Jones, then David Adotey Alottey, and last Aaron ‘Homicide’ Mitchell…all three planned to throw hands with Pierson, but when it came time to step up to the plate, no fighter followed through due to various reasons.

Throughout his career Pierson has faced his share of adversity inside the squared circle and having fights fall through, yet the emerging super middleweight has stayed focused and determined to work towards a world title shot.

Early on he found himself on the grand stage atop boxing’s Mecca’s in Vegas and Atlantic City, thrown into the ring as an ‘opponent’, and regularly coming out the victor.

“Everything happens for a reason,” said Pierson. “Gary Jones has a record of 22 wins and 2 losses; he had no reason to pull out. I believe he was coming out to challenge me but he just couldn’t make the 168 pound limit.

“Danil of Ghana has 18 wins, 8 by KO and 2 losses; he made it to America but sadly he suffered a very bad cut above his left eye during his last sparring session.

“Aaron Mitchell is 27-1 with 21 KO and is no chump; he didn’t pull out. Something went wrong with his meds. None of the fighters I was supposed to fight pulled out; it just wasn’t in God’s plan for me to compete for the belt that night. My future isn’t made by man so I leave it all in God’s hands.”

Pierson prides himself on his fast and heavy hands, and has never stepped into the ring against an opponent with a losing record, something few fighters can say.

“I stay focused with the strength of my children and the positive people that are around me. Of course I would love to have had fought for the WBC Fecarbox Title and walked into my house with it but things happen. I am not upset nor did the cancellation of my fight affect me.

“I am still happy to even have the WBC look at me and give a chance; it shows me all my hard work is starting to pay off. I love boxing and finally boxing is starting to show me love back. I will have the belts when it’s my time.”

“This kid cannot get a fight,” said Lou Esa, former heavyweight fighter and Pierson’s manager. “We got guys who agree to fight him, but then they end up falling through. He’s a fierce puncher. Four times he was named the ‘B’ opponent, and each time he knocked out the ‘A’ fighter. Now everybody calls him ‘the career killer’. We are trying to get an opponent now for him for July 27 on ESPN.”