Naseem Richardson & Ann Wolfe Fresh Interviews

Fx13y ago

Two highly respected trainers get interviewed on the same show. Here's some paraphrased parts: Naseem Richardson: "During the fights in between rounds Hopkins told me when Tarver hit him "this sucker can punch". When Pavlik hit him in the arm Bernard said "I don't want to get hit flush in the face with that." When Calzaghe hit him Bernard said "This guy punches like my sister." "The only guys I'd like to see Bernard fight for the rest of his career are Glen Johnson and the remaining title holders." Full Show > http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hectorechevarria1/2013/02/18/ko-lounge

Comments (9)

Shogunofharlem1

Ann Wolfe never struck me as a good trainer. She seems to be a fan of the Mark Breland training method ie overtrain until your fighter has nothing left for the ring.

13y ago

But when Pavlik hit him flush in the face with a right hand, B-Hop smiled and looked at the crowd. Maybe it was mind games but in the late rounds B-Hop started to take chances, like he lost respect for Pavlik's power. He was still cautious though but Pavlik slowed down noticeably in the mid-rounds, probably because of fatigue and Hopkins catching him with shots consistently. So Pavlik's power may well have deteriorated as the fight went on, it's quite common in boxing. The more tired you get the less power on the punches.

13y ago

Bob_Boss_Monies

But when Pavlik hit him flush in the face with a right hand, B-Hop smiled and looked at the crowd. Maybe it was mind games but in the late rounds B-Hop started to take chances, like he lost respect for Pavlik's power. Bernard only ate like 2 clean right hands to the face in the entire fight, and his cheek was bruised and swollen after.

13y ago

ShoulderRoll

Oh man, don't let Daggum see that Naseem interview.

13y ago

dan_cov

Naseem Richardson: "During the fights in between rounds Hopkins told me when Tarver hit him "this sucker can punch". When Pavlik hit him in the arm Bernard said "I don't want to get hit flush in the face with that." When Calzaghe hit him Bernard said "This guy punches like my sister." :lol1:

13y ago

Light_Speed

When Pavlik hit him in the arm Bernard said "I don't want to get hit flush in the face with that." But when Pavlik hit him flush in the face with a right hand, B-Hop smiled and looked at the crowd. Maybe it was mind games but in the late rounds B-Hop started to take chances, like he lost respect for Pavlik's power.

13y ago

Damn. She didn't get paid??? I'd be pissed. She said she was never once paid for training, only ever paid for the manager side of things. And Kirkland is now trying to sue the team, including the old man who "rescued" him and Ann when they were younger. So yeah she was pretty damn pissed about the situation, it was a good interview. She couldn't even name Kirkland because the trial is still ongoing, so they had to get around mentioning his name for legal purposes.

13y ago

I wanted to see Anne Wolfe KO Laila Ali so bad. I was laughing so hard when Laila Ali was trying to act hard when she beat Christy Martin's old ass. That would have been a great match up, shame it never happened. Wolfe talks about the Kirkland situation in this interview - it sounds like they're never going to work together again after Kirkland tried to sue the whole team. She says that she was never paid for her training - only for the management.

13y ago

Ann Wolfe: "Someone is trying to knock you out. How can you not prepare for that? Someone is trying to kill you. I know when I was in the ring I was trying to kill whoever was in the other corner. Laila Ali plays boxing. I live boxing. For people who think your training methods are like this and like that. Society is just weak, they want everything at a click of a button. When you prepare someone to fight, you got to do it hard"

13y ago