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Age started boxing: 12
First boxing memory: 112 fights
Inspiration: When I saw Sugar Ray Leonard fight Tommy Hearns (September 1981)
Favourite all-time fighter: Leonard
Best fight you’ve seen: Leonard when he beat Hearns (first fight)
Pre-fight meal: Spaghetti
What do you do to relax: Enjoy life
Pre-fight superstition: None
What training (if any) do you do between fights: Everything I do normally
Typical breakfast: Bread, eggs, OJ
Toughest part of being a boxer: Making weight
Favourite music: All of them. Salsa. Celia Cruz – she was great
Last book you read: A new one that just came out on me, in Nicaragua. The History Of A Crazy Guy [smiles]
Favourite film: James Bond movies
What car do you drive: Honda Prelude (red)
Where do you train: In Miami at whichever gym I find suitable
Training routine: Go run in the morning and then do some calisthenics. And in the afternoon I go back to the gym and do two, two-and-a-half hours of boxing work
Toughest man you faced: Cory Spinks because he was very slippery southpaw
What supplements do you take: None. Rice and beans [smiles]
What would you be if you were not a boxer: I don’t know but Al Capone would be a huge hit [laughter]
Last place you went on holiday: Honduras
Best boxer in the sport today: I would have to say Floyd Mayweather – I thought his luck would end against De La Hoya
Favourite football team: Brazil
Translation by Tony Gonzalez
First boxing memory: 112 fights
Inspiration: When I saw Sugar Ray Leonard fight Tommy Hearns (September 1981)
Favourite all-time fighter: Leonard
Best fight you’ve seen: Leonard when he beat Hearns (first fight)
Pre-fight meal: Spaghetti
What do you do to relax: Enjoy life
Pre-fight superstition: None
What training (if any) do you do between fights: Everything I do normally
Typical breakfast: Bread, eggs, OJ
Toughest part of being a boxer: Making weight
Favourite music: All of them. Salsa. Celia Cruz – she was great
Last book you read: A new one that just came out on me, in Nicaragua. The History Of A Crazy Guy [smiles]
Favourite film: James Bond movies
What car do you drive: Honda Prelude (red)
Where do you train: In Miami at whichever gym I find suitable
Training routine: Go run in the morning and then do some calisthenics. And in the afternoon I go back to the gym and do two, two-and-a-half hours of boxing work
Toughest man you faced: Cory Spinks because he was very slippery southpaw
What supplements do you take: None. Rice and beans [smiles]
What would you be if you were not a boxer: I don’t know but Al Capone would be a huge hit [laughter]
Last place you went on holiday: Honduras
Best boxer in the sport today: I would have to say Floyd Mayweather – I thought his luck would end against De La Hoya
Favourite football team: Brazil
Translation by Tony Gonzalez
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