LETTER OF THE WEEK
I WAS saddened to hear that Jimmy Thunder passed away at age 54 in New Zealand on February 12, due to complications of a brain tumour. He was a real good guy and a true professional. It was my pleasure to be associated with Jimmy. He was a good fighter who gave the fans a lot of exciting fights when we promoted him, especially on the Tuesday Night Fights series on the USA Network, where he had one of the fastest knockouts in boxing history when he KO’d Crawford Grimsley in 13 seconds. Included in his record, that read 35-14 with 28 knockouts, were wins over three former world heavyweight champions in Tony Tubbs, Trevor Berbick and Tim Witherspoon. My heartfelt condolences go out to Jimmy’s family.
Artie Pelullo, President of Banner Promotions