Bizarre Comeback Tonight of 29-0 Heavyweight J.D. Chapman After 13 Year Absence

Weird Comeback Tonight of 29-0 Heavyweight J.D. Chapman After 13 12 months Absence

By Robert Brizel, Head Actual Fight Media Boxing Correspondent

 Little Rock, AK (June fifth, 2021)– When a heavyweight goes to 29-0 with 26 knockouts, after which disappears from the map as if he by no means existed, one would by no means anticipate the fighter to return. Within the case of J.D. “The Pure” Chapman, the rumor some years in the past, nonetheless unproven, was he didn’t wish to step up and battle a important occasion fighter. The USA Arkansas Heavyweight champion, Chapman additionally held the World Boxing Council Latino Heavyweight title, and the NABC title as effectively.

 In a weird twist of occasions worse than destiny, Chapman, aged 38, who final fought in 2008 at age 24, will return to the ring on Saturday night time, June 5, 2021, in his residence state of Arkansas, as a final minute substitute opponent at The Northwest Arkansas Springdale Conference Heart / Vacation Inn in Springdale, Arkansas, to battle Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez of Yucaipa, California, whose MMA document is 64-32 with one No Contest. Lopez is 47 years outdated, although, and his professional boxing document raises questions. Lopez is 1-3 as kickboxer, and 1-1 as a professional boxer. His debut was a primary spherical TKO over winless Billy Martin in June 2019. Lopez misplaced a 4 spherical resolution to 4-0 Billy Martin in December 2019.

 BoxRec lists no battle card in Arkansas but for Saturday night time. Promoter Marc Abrams launched the press launch on Chapman versus Lopez by way of Yvonne Mercado, Vice-President of Public Relations for Lion Coronary heart Productions. The 6’5″ Chapman, who weighed 230 to 258 kilos in his prime, weighed in at an enormous 294 kilos. Lopez, 6’6″, weighed in at 259 kilos.

 Looking back, Chapman’s weird comeback try just isn’t in the identical vein as a Jack Johnson, James Jeffries, Jack Dempsey, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield or Jerry Quarry. Chapman was by no means a giant title, however he was ranked as excessive as fourteenth on the planet by the World Boxing Council. Like Bronco Billy Wright, additionally world ranked by the WBC, Chapman constructed his document and status on preventing stiffs and some padded document pretenders. “The Nice Pretender”, it’s not recognized if Chapman has really executed any coaching for this bout. His MMA opponent is skilled however outdated. Solely in Arkansas throughout a pandemic may a 47-year-old heavyweight journeyman be accredited to battle at 29-0 opponent inactive opponent for 13 years. For as many rounds because it lasts, the outcome, when this bout ends, will certainly not be fairly.

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