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By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s a sad fact of life, but most of us mature too late to do anything about it. Better put, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said in describing himself, “I got old too soon, smart too late.”
In “real” life, Alfonso Gomez isn’t old at 34, even though in boxing years, 34 normally begins that period where the reflexes slow and the chin isn’t as sturdy as it used to be. But for the Guadalajara native, who headlines tonight’s Fox Sports 1 event at Fantasy Springs in Indio against Yoshihiro Kamegai, his chronological age isn’t cause for concern, simply because he now has the maturity and knowledge to go along with what he’s always been able to do in the ring.
“At 34, I learned something about life, and it’s a rollercoaster, up and down,” he said. “Even the Bible says that there will be years of fat cows and years of lean cows. So I guess it’s part of the system that we live in with the ups and downs. And I consider that what’s happening in my life right now, including my career, is coming up. I want to take advantage of that in the sense that I’m more mature. The opponents that my management are working on getting, they’re worthy opponents that will catapult me to bigger venues, bigger stages. So I’m really happy. I’m looking forward to take advantage of the upswing happening in the coming years.”
Gomez is one of the good guys in the sport, a person that’s been easy to root for ever since he entered the public eye as a member of The Contender’s first season cast in 2005. He’s one of the last men standing from that group, and while the goal over the last decade – to be a world champion – is unchanged, the reasons behind it have been altered a bit. [Click Here To Read More]
In “real” life, Alfonso Gomez isn’t old at 34, even though in boxing years, 34 normally begins that period where the reflexes slow and the chin isn’t as sturdy as it used to be. But for the Guadalajara native, who headlines tonight’s Fox Sports 1 event at Fantasy Springs in Indio against Yoshihiro Kamegai, his chronological age isn’t cause for concern, simply because he now has the maturity and knowledge to go along with what he’s always been able to do in the ring.
“At 34, I learned something about life, and it’s a rollercoaster, up and down,” he said. “Even the Bible says that there will be years of fat cows and years of lean cows. So I guess it’s part of the system that we live in with the ups and downs. And I consider that what’s happening in my life right now, including my career, is coming up. I want to take advantage of that in the sense that I’m more mature. The opponents that my management are working on getting, they’re worthy opponents that will catapult me to bigger venues, bigger stages. So I’m really happy. I’m looking forward to take advantage of the upswing happening in the coming years.”
Gomez is one of the good guys in the sport, a person that’s been easy to root for ever since he entered the public eye as a member of The Contender’s first season cast in 2005. He’s one of the last men standing from that group, and while the goal over the last decade – to be a world champion – is unchanged, the reasons behind it have been altered a bit. [Click Here To Read More]
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