Age you started boxing: Eight.
First boxing memory: My first match. And I got my butt whupped [smiles]. I was 11 years old. I got beat, I got stopped in the third round.
Inspiration: All the old-timers.
Favourite all-time fighter: Ah man, see, that’s a trick question with me, because I got six of ’em – Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano, Ray Robinson, Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler.
Best fight seen: Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns [Las Vegas 1985].
Pre-fight meal: Chicken and pasta.
What do you do to relax: I just walk around, go shopping, hang with the fellas.
Pre-fight superstition: I don’t have none.
What kind of training do you do between fights (if any): Mess a little with the kids.
Typical breakfast: Cereal.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Staying focused.
Favourite music: Not rap. I like hip-hop, R&B.
Last book read: The Greatest [Ali story]
Favourite film: I got a lot of them, but Scarface is up there.
What car do you drive: I’ve got six. A Bentley, Mercedes, BMW, Hummer, Range Rover and Escalade.
Where do you train: In Los Angeles – [Freddie Roach’s] Wildcard Gym.
Training routine: Weights, running and sparring.
Toughest man faced: Mike McCallum. He’s a strong fighter who kept you on the ropes.
What supplements do you take: Nothin’.
If you weren’t a boxer what would you be: [American] Football player.
Last place you went on holiday: Hawaii.
Favourite football team: That’s a tricky question. They suck right now. The [St Louis] Rams.
Best boxer in the sport today: myself
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=238
ENJOY!
First boxing memory: My first match. And I got my butt whupped [smiles]. I was 11 years old. I got beat, I got stopped in the third round.
Inspiration: All the old-timers.
Favourite all-time fighter: Ah man, see, that’s a trick question with me, because I got six of ’em – Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano, Ray Robinson, Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler.
Best fight seen: Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns [Las Vegas 1985].
Pre-fight meal: Chicken and pasta.
What do you do to relax: I just walk around, go shopping, hang with the fellas.
Pre-fight superstition: I don’t have none.
What kind of training do you do between fights (if any): Mess a little with the kids.
Typical breakfast: Cereal.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Staying focused.
Favourite music: Not rap. I like hip-hop, R&B.
Last book read: The Greatest [Ali story]
Favourite film: I got a lot of them, but Scarface is up there.
What car do you drive: I’ve got six. A Bentley, Mercedes, BMW, Hummer, Range Rover and Escalade.
Where do you train: In Los Angeles – [Freddie Roach’s] Wildcard Gym.
Training routine: Weights, running and sparring.
Toughest man faced: Mike McCallum. He’s a strong fighter who kept you on the ropes.
What supplements do you take: Nothin’.
If you weren’t a boxer what would you be: [American] Football player.
Last place you went on holiday: Hawaii.
Favourite football team: That’s a tricky question. They suck right now. The [St Louis] Rams.
Best boxer in the sport today: myself
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=238
ENJOY!
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