Fonfara

Thriller

Light Heavyweight Fonfara Wins Michael Jackson Thriller of a Comeback

By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent

 

Brooklyn, NY (March 5th, 2017)– A picture is still worth a thousand words. Behind on the scorecards, light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara of Chicago, Illinois, needed a miracle to pull out his comeback against former world light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson on the undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, March 4, 2017.

 

Fonfara managed to drop Dawson in the ninth round, but still needed that miracle in the tenth and final round. Few fighters can find it under such circumstances. Fonfara backed Dawson into a neutral corner, then landed a solid right, and followed up with power shots which forced referee David Fields to stop the bout and give Fonfara the upset victory.

 

Much like Michael Jackson’s song ‘Thriller’, Fonfara pulled the rabbit out of the hat and came up with a final round stoppage victory at 0:38 of round 10 in the scheduled 10 rounder, of the exciting type good for the sport of boxing. The picture tells the story. Amen. Sportswriter Robert Brizel’s education in a great comeback is seen in light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara’s tenth and final round comeback victory over Chad Dawson.

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Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert is the Head Boxing Correspondent for Real Combat Media Boxing since 2013. Robert is also a photographer and ringside reporter for the RCM Tri State region which includes NJ, NY and PA. Robert conducts exclusive interviews, provides historical boxing articles and provides editorial ringside coverage of major boxing events. You can contact or follow Robert on Facebook and by email at [email protected].