Grigsby-Burgos post-fight reaction

15/05/2005

Grigsby-Burgos post-fight reaction

EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Will Grigsby of Minnesota won the third world-title of his off-again, on-again career by defeating Victor Burgos to capture the IBF 108-pound championship.  The official scores were unanimous in Grigsby's favor, 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110. He held the IBF 108-pound title in 1998-1999 and won the WBO version of the title in 2000 but was stripped when he failed a drug test. Legal troubles, including jail time, limited him to just one fight in three years after that.  Afterwards, Grigsby said, “This means more to me than I can explain.  I felt a little rusty but I was still good enough to win.  My legs are my specialty and it was hard with the rust.  I will be even better next time.  Burgos is a great champion. He  was  shorter  than me and moved to the right, so he was hard to hit.  I dedicate this fight to my mom, who died of multiple sclerosis 15 years ago.” Burgos, as is typical of a warrior who gets outboxed, was unhappy with the decision.  “Grigsby did not come to fight.  He came to run.  He did not hurt me in the fight.  I hit him real good.  I had a real good chance in the fourth and sixth round.  He was running all over the place.  I feel they stole this fight from me.  I don’t know if I am motivated to search for a title in my career now.  If he wanted to run, why didn’t he go to a park?”