Watched the fight last night. Brinkley looked suprisingly good and easily won the first 6 rounds. I thought Spina was an absolute joke at first, sticking out his tongue and roaring every time Brinkly hit him, he just looked way out of his depth.

I'll give him some credit though, he stuck to his task and didn't give up. The knockdown was legitimate, a good punch bang on the abdomen but I personally think Brinkley is a quitter.

He hardly looked like he wanted to know after being hurt and didn't even try to survive.

Spina reminds me a lot of Enzo Maccanerrellli, big puncher, not much else going on though.

I found myself wishing that he was fighting Joe Calzaghe instead of Jesse Brinkley, Calzaghe would have absolutely destroyed him inside 4 rounds I think.

To sum up, didn't like him at all, he looks and acts the very definition of a punk, even more so than Jesse Feliciano.

A fight with Manfredo would be interesting seeing as they are both Providence Rhode Island boys but beyond that I don't picture him doing anything at all.


At best he will become a semi-regular opponent for the other former contenders. Maybe Manfredo or Joey Gilbert, although I think he will be knocked out by both.