- Anthony Small
Infobox Boxer
name=Anthony Small
realname=Anthony Small
nickname=Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.
weight=Light Middleweight
nationality=flagicon|UK British
birth_date=Birth date and age|1981|6|20|mf=y
birth_place=London ,England
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=unorthodox
total=21
wins=20
losses=1
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=14|Anthony Small (born
June 20 1981 inLondon ,England ) is a professional boxer from who goes by the alias Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr. (SRCJJ), in homage toSugar Ray Robinson ,Sugar Ray Leonard ,Cassius Clay , andRoy Jones Jr. .He turned professional aged 23 in 2004 with a first-round knockout of
Lance Hall . He has come to be managed by boxing promoterFrank Warren , who has seen Small to wins over former Ukrainian Light Middleweight ChampionVladimir Borovski and previously unbeaten prospectPrince Arron . He also scored a win for the UK team in onMarch 30 2007 , defeating Walter Wright in the first matchup of the tournament by a close split decision. However his World Title hopes were given a massive dent when he was beaten via technical knockout in round seven byBradley Pryce whilst fighting for the Commonwealth Light-Middleweight title.Small's boxing style is quite unorthodox. He keeps his gloves low, relying on body movement to avoid punches, rather than blocking. Due to his low hand position, he relies mainly on his natural hand speed to surprise his opponents when he punches. Additionally, he shifts from the left-foot-forward orthodox stance to the right-foot-forward southpaw stance throughout the bout. This has led some observers to call him "the poor man's
Naseem Hamed ."His comeback fight was vs Takaloo for the Southern Area Title Light-Middleweight title, and small won impressively by TKO in 7 rounds. On
June 14 Small defeatedGeorge Katsimpas by TKO in the 8th, flooring Katsimpas with a bodyshot. After the fight Small said he would like to fightRyan Rhodes for the BBBofC British Light Middleweight title.Recently he defeated ex-
contender starFreddy Curiel by 10th round TKO in what was widely regarded as his most impressive performance yet.In addition to boxing, which is Small's full-time career, he is a qualified Level 2 Electrician.
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