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By Thomas Gerbasi - There was always something more for Marcus Browne. Even in his early years as a boxer, the Staten Island native consistently had his eyes on the next prize - literally.
“I wanted to be a boxing champion,” Browne laughs. “I didn’t say world champion, but a boxing champion. When I was younger I just wanted a belt and that’s what used to drive me. We’d go to the tournaments and get belts, and when I got older, people like Danny Jacobs and Sadam Ali, they were winning Golden Gloves and I wanted Golden Gloves. That’s what drove me. Then they won the Nationals and I wanted that. Then Sadam made the Olympic team and Danny almost made it, that’s what drove me. Now, he (Jacobs) is about to win his first world title, and that’s what’s driving me. People that I’m around every day that are doing great things, and it pushes me to want to be even better.”
Notice you don’t hear him talking about money or fame, even though both of those things are nice byproducts of his success. Instead, the 23-year-old wants belts, gold, and titles. Sure, they’re all tangible, but they’re also representations of being the best, and that’s the real goal for the 2012 U.S. Olympian, who returns to the ring this Saturday for a bout against California’s Paul Vasquez at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
In a lot of ways, it’s exactly the fight Browne doesn’t want, even if you won’t hear those words out of his mouth. Vasquez is 10-5-1 as a pro, 36 years old, and obviously the B-side of the equation against the local hero. Unless Browne trips on the way to the ring and turns an ankle, his 11-0 (8 KOs) record is likely to be 12-0 by the end of the night. And though that’s part of the gig when you’re a hot prospect, this light heavyweight is ready for more. [Click Here To Read More]
“I wanted to be a boxing champion,” Browne laughs. “I didn’t say world champion, but a boxing champion. When I was younger I just wanted a belt and that’s what used to drive me. We’d go to the tournaments and get belts, and when I got older, people like Danny Jacobs and Sadam Ali, they were winning Golden Gloves and I wanted Golden Gloves. That’s what drove me. Then they won the Nationals and I wanted that. Then Sadam made the Olympic team and Danny almost made it, that’s what drove me. Now, he (Jacobs) is about to win his first world title, and that’s what’s driving me. People that I’m around every day that are doing great things, and it pushes me to want to be even better.”
Notice you don’t hear him talking about money or fame, even though both of those things are nice byproducts of his success. Instead, the 23-year-old wants belts, gold, and titles. Sure, they’re all tangible, but they’re also representations of being the best, and that’s the real goal for the 2012 U.S. Olympian, who returns to the ring this Saturday for a bout against California’s Paul Vasquez at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
In a lot of ways, it’s exactly the fight Browne doesn’t want, even if you won’t hear those words out of his mouth. Vasquez is 10-5-1 as a pro, 36 years old, and obviously the B-side of the equation against the local hero. Unless Browne trips on the way to the ring and turns an ankle, his 11-0 (8 KOs) record is likely to be 12-0 by the end of the night. And though that’s part of the gig when you’re a hot prospect, this light heavyweight is ready for more. [Click Here To Read More]
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