He says he is ready for a top level opponent, but that conjures up the saying, ?Be careful what you wish for??
?Now here I am just days before my 50th birthday still fighting in 12-round bouts. I really believe if I can put together a few more wins, I can become the oldest heavyweight to win a world title.??Wright
?This 50-year old man can?t be that scary can he? My message to all these young bucks is?Let?s get it on!??Wright
Before recording another first round knockout against late sub and unknown?except in Bolivia?Esteban Hillman Tababary (25-16-2), aka Londrito, last week in Bolivia (Bronco Billy?s boxing home away from home), Wright outweighed Tababary by 110 pounds and stood 6?4? to Londrito?s 5?11?.
Billy moved to 48-4 as he successfully defended his WBC Latino heavyweight title. He now looks to land something bigger in the near future. Reportedly, Billy is currently ranked #16 by the WBC. He says he is ready for a top level opponent, but that conjures up the old saying, ?Be careful what you wish for ?cause you just might get it.? If he could not knock out morbidly obese Chauncey Welliver (though he did stop him due to an arm injury), what?s he going to do with an aroused Chris Arreola, a quick-handed Andy Ruiz, or a heavy-hitting Charles Martin?
?I?m knocking out guys with winning records and I?m staying active, fighting constantly,? said Wright. ?I?m very grateful to the WBC for honoring my ranking. They?ve sanctioned all my title defenses? I?ve delivered on every fight by knocking everyone out that they sanctioned?and I?m counting on the WBC to honor my ranking, forcing someone in the top 15 to fight me.?
In his quest to become the oldest world heavyweight champion in history, and in the process knocking out Tababary, Billy took another step closer to Shannon Brigg?s all-time record of 33 first round KOs. Bill now has 29. The win was Bronco?s 19th straight since 1998 and his second over the hapless Londrito. But comparing Londrito to the currently ranked heavyweights is like comparing a Volkswagen to a Bentley.
No one can fault Billy for perhaps wanting to cash out against a ranked opponent, but a surprise win against one would do wonders for his legacy and believability. A fight against someone like Shannon Briggs would be just about perfect in this regard. I?d even settle for Brazil?s Marcelo Luiz Nascimento.
