Jimmy Peau a/k/a Jimmy Thunder, 1966-2020 Boxingtalk sends it deepest condolences to the friends and family of Jimmy Peau a/k/a Jimmy Thunder, a man who provided boxing fans with many thrills throught the 1990s. A vidoe of the eight-second fight is included with this story.Briefly seen on the video is the wake of the KO- it came so fast that while laying flat on his back, Grimsley thought the fight was still going on and threw some punches while he was laying on the canvas. Fighting on Tuesday Night Fights, Thunder stormed out of his corner at the opening bell and threw a single overhand right that immediately put Grimsley to sleep. But Thunder is best remembered for his 1997 win over Crwaford Grimsely. A 1994 majority decision win over Tubbs brought Thunder the IBO heavweight championship. His resume is highlighted by wins over three former title holders,Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs and Trevor Berbick. Although he wasn't a slick boxer, the heavily muscled Thunder always entertained and ususally had success. Thunder's pro career stretched from 1989-2002. As an amateur, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games, but somehow was left off the 1988 New Zealand Olympic team. Thunder was an exciting heavyweight who fought many times on USA Network's legendary Tuesday Night Fights series. Reports also say that Thunder was homeless in his retirement years. Details of Thunder's death are unclear, but the New Zealand Herald reported he recently underwent brain surgery for a tumor. Sad news out of New Zealand: Jimmy Peau, who fought under the name Jimmy Thunder, has died at the age of 54. " Haymon is Broner's de facto promoter through Premier Boxing Champions and Espinoza is the head of Showtime Boxing. I can ask Gervonta Davis, Al Haymon, I can ask Stephen Espinoza, I can ask anybody. Broner lamely attempted to explain that the money was not his: "I got rich friends. On Monday in court, the judge reviewed an Instagam post Broner made in which he is admiring a big stack of cash. Recently, Broner was ordered by the judge to provide financial documents proving his claim of poverty but he failed to document that too. Broner failed to hire an attorney to defend against the charges and was ordered to pay the $800,000 but the self-proclaimed "About Billions" now says he doesn't have the money to pay. According to a report and accompanying video of court proceedings, the background of the dispute is an $800,000 civil judgment that was issued against Broner after Broner he was accused of sexual assault. 2, 2020: The legal troubles continue for former four-division champion Adrien Broner, who was thrown in jail for contempt of court by a Cuyahoga (Ohio) County judge. Broner says he has a fight scheduled for January 16th, although it has not been announced to the public. This video, taken on Monday, shows Broner being led away to jail when he failed to provide sufficient financial disclosures about his assets, which are subject to seizure to satisfy an $800,000 judgment for sexual assault. UPDATE: According to, Adrien Broner has been released from an Ohio jail after less than two days incarceration due for conetmpt of court. Boxingtalk will follow the story, with best wishes going out to Rojas for a full recovery. A ringside physician seemed ineffective through the end of the video. Rojas fell face first and began convulsing while the confused referee did not know what to do. In round ten, the referee called for the fighters to separate but Encarnacion punced Rojas on the back of the neck, where the brain has the least protection. A pro since 1996, Rojas had lost three straight and was fighting well above his best weight, taking this fight at featherweight, with Encarnacion coming overweight at 129 pounds. Rojas, a former 115-pound champion in 2010-2011 was well past his glory days. Tomas Rojas WDQ10 Ranfis Encrnacion. A fight in the Dominican Republic had a very disturbing ending as 40 year-old ex-champion Tomas Rojas wound up in convulsions on the canvas as a result of a punch to the back of the head by Ranfis Encarnacion. Video: Horrendous foul likely ends Tomas Rojas' career
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