An interview with Buddy McGirt in Boxing Monthly reminded me of a fighter that I had forgot – Saoul Mamby was the WBC jr. welter champ 1980-82, but you didn’t pay much attention to him as Aaron Pryor held the WBA title.
In 1986, 22-year-old McGirt faced Mamby: The best I ever faced, I would say, was Pernell Whitaker, but he wasn’t the smartest. The smartest was Mamby [who was aged 39 when he boxed McGirt.] When I beat Saoul Mamby, I knew more than ever, I was going to be a world champion. It just took me to a new level. I can’t explain it.
I hit Saoul Mamby, I can’t remember what round it was, with a big right hand that saw his legs buckle. I said: ‘I’m gonna go in for the kill and be the first guy to knock him out.’ What happened was, he hit me with a shot to the liver. That liver shot hurt more than anything in the world. Oh my God, I pissed on myself, I’m not gonna lie.
Then, in the clinch, he said: ‘Slow your young ass down.’
In 1986, 22-year-old McGirt faced Mamby: The best I ever faced, I would say, was Pernell Whitaker, but he wasn’t the smartest. The smartest was Mamby [who was aged 39 when he boxed McGirt.] When I beat Saoul Mamby, I knew more than ever, I was going to be a world champion. It just took me to a new level. I can’t explain it.
I hit Saoul Mamby, I can’t remember what round it was, with a big right hand that saw his legs buckle. I said: ‘I’m gonna go in for the kill and be the first guy to knock him out.’ What happened was, he hit me with a shot to the liver. That liver shot hurt more than anything in the world. Oh my God, I pissed on myself, I’m not gonna lie.
Then, in the clinch, he said: ‘Slow your young ass down.’
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