Outside The Ropes With Super Middleweight Prospect Richard Pierson
(APR 17) Tomorrow super middleweight Richard Pierson will go to battle for the New Jersey Super Middleweight Title as he steps between the ropes against Charles Hayward. Since turning pro in 2005 by exploding on to the boxing scene with a quick first round knockout, Pierson has put together an impressive record of 10-2 with 7 KO’s. Whereas most up-and-coming prospects are coddled and held by the hand through their first few fights, Pierson was thrown to the wolves and found himself fighting in top venues—including Las Vegas and Atlantic City—while still a green fighter.
Pierson was considered a “B” fighter who was to be brought in to make a promoter’s “A” fighter look good, though he spoiled the plan on several occasions. The slick middleweight with the heavy hands has Read more [...]