Say It Ain't So, Joe....

It looks like Joe "Baby Joe" Mesi is going back into the ring, with plans to fight the "recently-less-than-stellar" Vassily Jirov. Jirov's rabbit punch is thought to have led to Mesi's little problem with brain bleeding (technically, he developed a subdural hematoma), which is said to have expanded when Mesi helped a friend move some furniture.

Mesi has generated a lot of press, being a white, undefeated heavyweight. I've never seen him fight, but from what I've read and heard he had proven himself a legitimate contender, knocking out DaVarryl Williamson, and beating Jirov and Monte Barrett.

Baby Joe's website here.

other stories here, and here.