Hernandez vows to beat Cunningham again

IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) says he is a better fighter than two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) and if there are any doubts, he will erase them in their hotly-anticipated rematch in Frankfurt on Saturday night. The IBF ordered a rematch after Hernandez-Cunningham I was controversially stopped due to a cut that wasn’t bleeding. “Well, it wasn’t me who stopped the fight, but the referee after consulting the ring doctor,” said Hernandez. “One of the cuts was very deep, the risk of getting a serious injury would have been too big in my opinion. And the blood was affecting my vision. Who knows what could have happened?” Hernandez is also upset that everybody discusses the ending of the fight, in which he knocked down Cunningham in the first round. “I performed well on that night and I deserved to win. Everybody should respect that. Cunningham should have respected that, too.”

January 30th, 2012

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