About a month before his August 25th fight against Benito Fernandez, cruiserweight Bobby Gunn sent out a press release to announce that he would be donating a percentage of his purse to former three division champion Iran “The Blade” Barkley.

Gunn, who improved his record to 18-3 (15 KOS) with a second round knockout of Fernandez, had once been a chief sparring partner for Barkley. He said that he was disappointed by the fact that the boxing community was ignoring the financially strapped ex-champ.

“I feel that the boxing community should give back to him and other fighters in need,” Gunn was quoted as saying. “My cousin saw Iran at a fight recently and knew he needed help. I felt it was my place to do something about it.” VIEW FULL STORY…