FORT, HARRIS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
By Jesse Kelley
11-13-09

 

Cerresso Fort (7-0, 7 KO's) will look to avenge an amateur loss to "The Prince of Pain" and continue his perfect professional winning streak against Lamar Harris in a televised bout tonight on Fox Sports North. According to Fort, the two met four or five years ago but says they are both different fighters now.

" I remember thinking that I won the fight" said Fort. I remember fighting real hard to win. He is a strong fighter but I think that I am stronger. It was so long ago that there is really no way that you can measure our skills now by that fight. I am ready though for the rematch. There is a reason for everything and he has come into my path again so he is going to get it. It is time to show him and everybody that his coin toss win years ago is in the past. I am just going to say this, I am going to beat him up real bad or knock him out. I don't make predictions but one of the two is going to happen. He calls himself the Prince of Pain, well I am the King of Pain. I just hope he is in the same shape as I am so there are no excuses."

Lamar Harris, with a record of (6-3-2) doesn't posses a perfect record but has faced almost nothing but undefeated prospects including 2008 Olympic alternate Shawn Porter. Harris feels he dominated the amateur meeting and doesn't see things changing this time out.

" I basically dominated Cerresso when we fought as amateurs. I remember him being very wild and punching with his eyes closed like he was praying to God to land a punch. I took control with double jabs and straight rights. I know that I am way stronger then he is so I will be looking for a knockout. It doesn't make any sense to me why he would take this fight with me. I wasn't taking boxing as serious as I should have early on but I am giving everything I have to make it to the top. I want to be champ someday and this fight is my first step towards that. I will be real surprised if this fight doesn't end up with Cerresso getting knocked out."