We're talking about William Lee "Bronco Billy" Wright. A Utah lad, Bronco Billy had his first fight way back in 1986 and his most recent fight on January 9 of this year. His overall record is 52-4 with 43 knockouts.
When fighters, especially heavyweights, ring up a slew of quick knockouts, they usually do it at the onset of their careers. Bronco Billy has turned this template upside down.
A fighter looking to build up his record -- perhaps to become fodder for a world class fighter overseas -- usually goes off into the boondocks, away from the prying eyes of the media. Bronco Billy has taken this a step further. Seven of his last eight fights were in Bolivia; the other on an Indian reservation in Arizona.
I know virtually nothing about Bolivia. Whenever I hear the name I'm reminded of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The movie ends with Butch and Sundance surrounded by dozens of Bolivian soldiers who commence to exterminate them in a hail of bullets. Hopefully, Bronco Billy Wright doesn't also meet his demise in Bolivia, at least not anytime soon.
On the face of it, Bronco Billy, who now tips the scales at about 315 pounds, hasn't been matched soft. His last seven opponents had a combined record of 152-59-8. They include Gilbert Domingos, who came in 22-2, and Eddy Salvatierra, 11-0. But if you believe that all of Billy's recent fights were on the level, then I'd like to interest you in some beachfront property in Saskatoon.
I cringe whenever I read of a middle-aged man entering the squared circle, but I worry less about Billy Wright. With all of those first round knockouts, 32 in all, he's answered the bell for only 131 rounds.
When fighters, especially heavyweights, ring up a slew of quick knockouts, they usually do it at the onset of their careers. Bronco Billy has turned this template upside down.
A fighter looking to build up his record -- perhaps to become fodder for a world class fighter overseas -- usually goes off into the boondocks, away from the prying eyes of the media. Bronco Billy has taken this a step further. Seven of his last eight fights were in Bolivia; the other on an Indian reservation in Arizona.
I know virtually nothing about Bolivia. Whenever I hear the name I'm reminded of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The movie ends with Butch and Sundance surrounded by dozens of Bolivian soldiers who commence to exterminate them in a hail of bullets. Hopefully, Bronco Billy Wright doesn't also meet his demise in Bolivia, at least not anytime soon.
On the face of it, Bronco Billy, who now tips the scales at about 315 pounds, hasn't been matched soft. His last seven opponents had a combined record of 152-59-8. They include Gilbert Domingos, who came in 22-2, and Eddy Salvatierra, 11-0. But if you believe that all of Billy's recent fights were on the level, then I'd like to interest you in some beachfront property in Saskatoon.
I cringe whenever I read of a middle-aged man entering the squared circle, but I worry less about Billy Wright. With all of those first round knockouts, 32 in all, he's answered the bell for only 131 rounds.
This 51-year-old heavyweight has won eight straight, all by knockouts in the opening round
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