Peter Manfredo wins; Spina breaks Hand

Peter Manfredo wins; Spina breaks Hand

By Media Report (Oct 15, 2006)

October 14, 2006 – Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI. Peter Manfredo, Jr. Providence, RI WTKO3 Joey “KO Kid” Spina, Providence, RI.

Peter Manfredo, Jr. – (in ring after the right) “I told everyone I was on a different level (than Spina). I never wanted to take this fight. I never wanted to hurt anybody from Rhode Island, but he kept running his mouth. He made his money, but he took the beating of his life.”

(Post fight press conference) “He isn’t at my level, yet. I just outclassed him. The bad blood was mostly to promote the

fight. I used to help him as an amateur and when he turned pro. They call me LaMotta in Freddy’s gym (Wild Card in Los Angeles) because I have such a hard head.”

Joey Spina – (in ring after the fight) “I jammed my thumb (left) and couldn’t do anything else. I’m fine. I didn’t do what I wanted to do – knock him out.”

(post fight press conference) “It’s business. I broke my hand early in the second round. I never broke my hand before. It gets to your mind and you can’t concentrate. Peter’s a tough guy. I let my hands but I didn’t think for a minute I hurt him. I never said I didn’t respect him. That’s was people building this up. It’s business. In boxing you don’t make money until you reach a certain level. I never made good money (until tonight) and that’s why I called him out. Peter’s a sharp puncher. He placed his punches in the right spot. He was the better man tonight.”