Cunningham Wants His
Cruiserweight Crown Back - Returns To Training
January 5, 2009
(JAN 5)Philadelphia, PA - Former IBF
cruiserweight champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, has returned to training
at the James Shuler Memorial Gym in West Philadelphia just three weeks
after losing his crown by close split-decision to Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek
in what most media and fans alike described as one of the Fights Of The
Year at the Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey on December 11th
2008.
After chatting with ‘early bird’ gym mates, Gee Culmer, Darren Fallen
and Marianne “Golden Girl” Marston, about the fight Steve got down to
business. After his normal warm-up, Steve went straight into a full
work-out session.
Ever willing to pass on his knowledge and experience to fellow fighters,
Steve then spent a little time advising British featherweight, Marianne
Marston, on reflex bag techniques. After which he took a little time to
talk about his return to training. “It feels real good, I am real
excited to get back into the gym. The team made me take the three weeks
off, it’s good, I got a good amount of rest. But, now it’s back to the
schedule of dominating the cruiserweight division. I still believe that
I’m the best cruiserweight in the world. I don’t think any of them out
there can beat me. I don’t think I got beat on December 11th it’s just
the points on the knockdowns. But, you know, I’m going to prove in ‘09
that I am the greatest cruiserweight in the world.”
When asked if he had any other fights in mind if the rematch with Adamek
isn’t forthcoming soon ‘USS’ Cunningham replied “I want to fight by the
end of April, I’d love to fight in March or early April. We’re working
on that with Don King. But I pray in Jesus’ name that we get the rematch
right away. The buzz is hot, everybody wants to see a rematch. It’ll be
money and Television will be there, so I’m excited. I’m just praying for
the rematch man. If it doesn’t come we’ve got other avenues to go. We’ll
go for all of them. I say in Jesus’ name I will be the two time world
champion in ‘09.
Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham is intent on getting back in the ring as soon as
possible and whilst it’s clear that Steve wants the rematch more than
anything else and we can only hope that Tomasz Adamek’s management and
promotional team agree to one soon, but if it is not to be Steve is
determined to get fighting and start shaking up the cruiserweight
division as early as possible in 2009.
