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By Thomas Gerbasi - At this point, you would say that, at least on paper, Jason Estrada’s 11-year pro career hasn’t panned out the way he thought it would have after his stint in the 2004 Olympics. Yet even in the midst of a hectic week that began like any other without a fight scheduled but that will end with him facing Lenroy Thomas in the quarterfinals of the ESPN2-televised Boxcino heavyweight tournament, “Big Six” hasn’t lost his sense of humor.
So when asked if his three workouts a day once finding out on Tuesday that he was fighting were for cardio or cosmetic reasons, he deadpans, “Cosmetic. Not to sound nuts, but I’m fine with my body; my body looks great. But when you put on a boxing outfit, everything is so tight and it pushes everything up. (Laughs) It doesn’t look right, so I’m just trying to do my best, cosmetically. But as far as my shape, it’s pretty good. I was in the Head****ers camp with Lamont and Anthony Peterson in D.C., so I was already in pretty good shape.”
Estrada, who weighed in at a career-high 261 pounds for tonight’s matchup with the 237-pound Thomas (18-3), was never going to be an Adonis in the ring in terms of aesthetics, and despite the fact that he lost the two fights in which he weighed the heaviest, a 2006 bout to Travis Walker (257 pounds) and his most recent fight against Steve Vukosa in July of last year (254 pounds), he should win this one, if only because it’s six rounds and he’s the better boxer. [Click Here To Read More]
So when asked if his three workouts a day once finding out on Tuesday that he was fighting were for cardio or cosmetic reasons, he deadpans, “Cosmetic. Not to sound nuts, but I’m fine with my body; my body looks great. But when you put on a boxing outfit, everything is so tight and it pushes everything up. (Laughs) It doesn’t look right, so I’m just trying to do my best, cosmetically. But as far as my shape, it’s pretty good. I was in the Head****ers camp with Lamont and Anthony Peterson in D.C., so I was already in pretty good shape.”
Estrada, who weighed in at a career-high 261 pounds for tonight’s matchup with the 237-pound Thomas (18-3), was never going to be an Adonis in the ring in terms of aesthetics, and despite the fact that he lost the two fights in which he weighed the heaviest, a 2006 bout to Travis Walker (257 pounds) and his most recent fight against Steve Vukosa in July of last year (254 pounds), he should win this one, if only because it’s six rounds and he’s the better boxer. [Click Here To Read More]
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