TWENTY years ago today (July 28) an unheralded fighter from Phoenix, Arizona scored the first meaningful result of a pro career that, at the time, was so-so at best at 8-8(6). Ross Puritty, seen as a tough but beatable journeyman by Tommy Morrison and his team, surprised ‘The Duke’ – who was three wins removed from his humiliating first round blast-out at the hands of Michael Bentt – and dropped him twice before holding the former WBO champion to a 10-round draw.Before this fight, Puritty had been beaten by the likes of Cleveland Woods (in Puritty’s second pro outing) King Ipitan, Brian Nielsen, Kirk Johnson and four other less well known heavies. Read full Story>>>
