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By Thomas Gerbasi - You never forget your first time, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to Jesse James Leija and the Alamodome in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Fighting Azumah Nelson in 1993 for the first of four times the two met, Leija recalls being called to the ring for the biggest fight of his life.
“When I first walked out of the tunnel for the fight, I almost got pushed back from the sheer loudness and the wave of cheering itself,” he said. “It felt like a gust of wind pushing me back.”
He pauses, as if picturing it all over again.
“It’s almost like it happened yesterday,” continues Leija, who fought Nelson to a 12 round draw in their WBC featherweight title fight. “It’s hard to explain unless you’ve been there and done that though. It’s almost like a woman telling you how it feels to give birth. (Laughs) No explaining can help.”
Nearly 20 years later, Leija is preparing to go back [Click Here To Read More]
“When I first walked out of the tunnel for the fight, I almost got pushed back from the sheer loudness and the wave of cheering itself,” he said. “It felt like a gust of wind pushing me back.”
He pauses, as if picturing it all over again.
“It’s almost like it happened yesterday,” continues Leija, who fought Nelson to a 12 round draw in their WBC featherweight title fight. “It’s hard to explain unless you’ve been there and done that though. It’s almost like a woman telling you how it feels to give birth. (Laughs) No explaining can help.”
Nearly 20 years later, Leija is preparing to go back [Click Here To Read More]