JOEY "THE KO KID" SPINA... GAME FIGHTER? OR JUST HYPE

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I SAW HIM... DIDNT EXPECT THAT... SPINA WAS CATCHING A BEATEN BEFOR THAT BODY SHOT. BRINKLEY LOOKED DOWN WHEN HE GOT HIT, LIKE "OH $HIT"... HIS POWER CARRIES HIM. I THOUGHT SPINA WON THE FIRST ROUND BUT NOTHING ELSE TIL THEY ENDED IT. GOOD FIGHT.

[Big_Deuce]

Yea, I think spina won the 7th and 8th round, around the time of the cut, he had brinkley against the ropes. Like spinas manager said, spina wasn’t using his jab or body attack much. He was trying to take brinkleys head off. Which might of tired spina some.....But Spina looked confident that he wasnt going to get knocked out, Brinkley hit him square multiple times, and it moved spina, but spina to me, never looked like he was going to get knocked out. Just down on scorecards, but you see what happend when spina switched to his game plan, he used his jab, and didnt let brinkley see the left right hands, which allowed spina to score a devastating body shot. I have seen spina take punches from harder hitters than brinkley, but ill give credit where credit is do, brinkley was boxing a nice fight, but spinas power was going to catch up with him eventually. And it did.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

THE KID SHOWED ME SOMETHING. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET DISCOURAGED BUT HE INSTEAD GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS. IT WAS A FUN FIGHT TO WATCH

[Lance Uppercut]

Good-
He showed great heart in a come from behind knockout

Bad-
He is annoying to watch. He keeps his pants pulled up like Ercel, and I hate all that unnecessary stuff he does with his arms. He has a witless charisma. Going into the fight I wanted to see him win, but after watching him move around like a duesh, I switched sides.

[TyBuff]

hey pride...
Peter Manfredo SR was in Brinkleys corner as a co trainer..did you know this?
i was alittle worried when i seen him, Sr is a good trainer, and he studies the competition very well.

I had heard that Mandfredo Sr. was his full time trainer now, had that changed?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

hey pride...
Peter Manfredo SR was in Brinkleys corner as a co trainer..did you know this?
i was alittle worried when i seen him, Sr is a good trainer, and he studies the competition very well.

I had heard that Mandfredo Sr. was his full time trainer now, had that changed?

MUHAMAD IS HIS TRAINER

[SalTheButcher]

SPINA IS A JOKE, HE WAS GETTING HIS a** HANDED TO HIM, AND HE SCORED A LOW BLOW AND STOPPED THE OTHER FIGHTER WHILE HE WAS STILL DAMAGED FROM THE LOW BLOW, HE DIDNT EVEN KNOCK HIM DOWN, BRINKLEY TOOK A FUCKIN KNEE

[SalTheButcher]

I SAW HIM... DIDNT EXPECT THAT... SPINA WAS CATCHING A BEATEN BEFOR THAT BODY SHOT. BRINKLEY LOOKED DOWN WHEN HE GOT HIT

YEA, THAT TOO, THIS PUNK ASS LANDED A SHOT WHILE BRINKLEY WAS DOWN

[Weebels]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but stopping a fight without a knockout, is for the protection of the fighter. To prevent any severe or permanent damage. Jessy was hurt, yes but not in any danger of serious injury, he was still capable of moving and buying time till the end of the round. I think the fight was stopped prematurely.

[SalTheButcher]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but stopping a fight without a knockout, is for the protection of the fighter. To prevent any severe or permanent damage. Jessy was hurt, yes but not in any danger of serious injury, he was still capable of moving and buying time till the end of the round. I think the fight was stopped prematurely.

it definitley was, and the reason brinkley looked in trouble as much as he did was because he was hit low

[Hulk]

At first glance I liked how Spina was all energy and callin out the Contender clowns. But in that Brinkley fight he was all wide shots, and all head hunting, not that I dislike that or anything (Mayorga rocks, or did...) anyway but, after the first say 8 rounds when that shat ain't workin, you oughta go to the body, or shorten up your punches or something. But he didn't. He just kept swining away, and luckily Brinkly tired out and he finally got the stoppage in the 11th. I don't care for Peter Manfredo much myself, definatly not a fan. But IMO he is a better boxer than this nutcase and would probably outbox then TKO his ass, even with his freakish size(Spina).

[Salhadin]

I've seen a few interviews on boxingtalk. I heard he should have lost his last fight but I still fancy him to beat Brinkley.

Brinkley is a bum, one of the worst on the Contender show in my opinion. He got pasted twice by K-Mart guy Bonsante and only won the first through a lucky punch. I reckon Alfonso would have stopped him had their fight been longer than 5 rounds.

I think Brinkley has power but he has no ambition or desire. Just a quick look at his wife demonstrates that!

I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIS HUSBAND

That was quite a low blow...

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I've seen a few interviews on boxingtalk. I heard he should have lost his last fight but I still fancy him to beat Brinkley.

Brinkley is a bum, one of the worst on the Contender show in my opinion. He got pasted twice by K-Mart guy Bonsante and only won the first through a lucky punch. I reckon Alfonso would have stopped him had their fight been longer than 5 rounds.

I think Brinkley has power but he has no ambition or desire. Just a quick look at his wife demonstrates that!

I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIS HUSBAND

That was quite a low blow...

I KNOW

[Big_Deuce]

WOW, were we watchin the same fight... a low blow? thats funny...

quoted from Providence journal
It was no low blow," Brinkley said of the shot that sent him to one knee. "It was a good, clean shot that he caught me with. Joey throws those wide hooks and he was losing his power. He wasn't as powerful as I thought. I took it for granted in the later rounds and got sloppy.


lance- You hate on a guy because of body movement? interesting

Good ol sal- low blow, read the quote up there^^^^^ it was no low blow, i was there, close...
brinkley caught it right on the rib....got it taped too..ill mail ya a copy with a pair of glasses
use them in good health

Listen, im not trying to say it was spinas best fight, hes a Banger... And he wanted to rip jesse's head off, spina was never in danger of getting hurt, but he head hunted more than usual, and maybe got tired some, but he gutted it out to pull off the TKO.

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[BoomBoom]

Im from NE too (Boston), so Ive seen him fight a few. Honestly Im not sold on him. The best fighter in the area right now is Matt Godfey. Hes the only one who realy immpresses me. Dont get me wrong though there are other good prospects. But Spina seems to lack somewhere