Hall of Fame inductee, Azumah Nelson, has opined that his 1984 WBC World featherweight title fight with Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo Gomez is the best of his career.
The fight was Nelson’s second shot at the world title and he defied all odds to destroy the crowd favorite in round 11 to win Ghana’s second world title.
Speaking on his YouTube page on Thursday, the man touted as the greatest boxer to come from Africa recounted the memories of the bout and detailed the challenges he and his team went through as they got ready for the bout.
“I was hungry for the title but the people in charge were playing hide-and-seek with me until we went to Puerto Rico for the fight.
I remember that two beautiful Puerto Rican girls came to knock at my door and they said they wanted to see me. The security man asked if I was expecting someone and I said no. He asked the ladies to leave but they refused.
Eventually, the hotel security came to take them away. I knew this was a set up because they were sent to destroy me but my God was bigger than those temptations.”
He also revealed how his manager, Carl King, was injured with a knife after they asked the air condition in the dressing room to be turned off because he needed to be warm before the bout.