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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Bryant Jennings is not your father’s “Philly fighter.”
He’s neither Joe Frazier nor Bennie Briscoe. And don’t even think about Rocky Balboa.
In fact, rather than relying on a grungy brother-in-law to bring a steak each morning, this real-life heavyweight is far more likely to drive the extra miles for a meat-free breakfast taco … that’ll tide him over until he’s through with yoga class.
Yes. He’s different. And he knows it.
“That not only pertains to being a heavyweight fighter, it pertains to being a person, period,” he said. “Because the average person doesn’t get it. That just shows a different side of me that I love to express and the fact that I love my life so much and I look into it so much that I try to make everything as efficient as possible and do everything that I was put on earth to do.”
A ring pro for nearly six years, Jennings went all-in on a vegan lifestyle in 2013 and has adhered to it while preparing for his last three fights – consecutive defeats of previously unbeaten Artur Szpilka (TKO 10) and Mike Perez (SD 12), and a spirited challenge of Wladimir Klitschko (UD 12) that turned out to be the final successful defense of the Ukrainian’s prodigious nine-year title reign. [Click Here To Read More]
He’s neither Joe Frazier nor Bennie Briscoe. And don’t even think about Rocky Balboa.
In fact, rather than relying on a grungy brother-in-law to bring a steak each morning, this real-life heavyweight is far more likely to drive the extra miles for a meat-free breakfast taco … that’ll tide him over until he’s through with yoga class.
Yes. He’s different. And he knows it.
“That not only pertains to being a heavyweight fighter, it pertains to being a person, period,” he said. “Because the average person doesn’t get it. That just shows a different side of me that I love to express and the fact that I love my life so much and I look into it so much that I try to make everything as efficient as possible and do everything that I was put on earth to do.”
A ring pro for nearly six years, Jennings went all-in on a vegan lifestyle in 2013 and has adhered to it while preparing for his last three fights – consecutive defeats of previously unbeaten Artur Szpilka (TKO 10) and Mike Perez (SD 12), and a spirited challenge of Wladimir Klitschko (UD 12) that turned out to be the final successful defense of the Ukrainian’s prodigious nine-year title reign. [Click Here To Read More]
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