By Jim Dower: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect George Foreman III (2-0, 2 KO’s) will be making his third pro fight on September 10th against Jesus Hernandez (0-1) in a four round bout at the San Manuel Indian Casino, in Highland, California.

Foreman III, 26, the son of boxing knockout artist George Foreman, is still trying to hone his rough style and learn the trade.

Not having the advantage of an amateur career like his famous father who won an Olympic Gold Medal, Foreman III is having to learn on the job as a pro. Thus far, Foreman III has shown none of the power that his father once had or much in the way of athleticism. Foreman III is obviously a long term project that needs a lot of work to dig out what ability there is locked inside his huge 6’4″ 250 body.

In an unusual request, Foreman III’s opponent, Hernandez, wants a George Foreman grill, as well as an autograph from the older Foreman. The Foreman camp has agreed to meet Hernandez’s request and will be giving him an autographed grill from Foreman himself.

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In other news, The Nevada Athletic Commission has approved instant replay for boxing and will be ready to start using it soon within a month in bouts in Nevada. The instant replay will be up to the referee to decide when to use it. The use will be limited to low blows, head butts, punches after the bell and shots that end a fight, such as last Saturday night’s bout between Bernabe Conception and Steven Luevano where Conception landed a right hand well after the bell that knocked Luevano out.

Conception ended up being disqualified for the late hit. It’s hard to say how much of a factor that instant replay will have if it’s kept in this limited capacity. It may end up being like football where it’s rarely used at all. At that point, it may not have much worth if capacities aren’t expanded further than just blows that end fights.

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Dunne vs. Kratingdaenggym on September 26th

World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne (28-1, 15 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his WBA belt against Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (38-1, 27 KO’s) at the O2 Arena, in Dublin, Ireland. Dunne, 29, is going to have to be extra careful against Kratingdaenggym because he’s a big puncher and could take Dunne out if he connects with something big. Dunne came up with a shocking 11th round TKO over Ricardo Cordoba in on March 21st to capture Cardoba’s WBA title.

However, Dunne was badly hurt in the fight on a couple of occasions and he didn’t look all that good until late in the fight when he was able to hurt Cordoba with big power shots. Dunne took a lot of shots in the fight and hopefully there are no lingering effects from that war when he enters the ring against Kratingdaenggym on September 26th. Dunne was defeated two years ago in August 2007 in a 1st round knockout by Kiko Martinez, a fight in which Dunne never avenged.