Don't know how we're gonna top this next month:
lol that was crazy. My instinct is that, out of the two, pink gloves in the super hero outfit was being the larger douchebag.
My heavyweight MarcAnthony (light grey shirt, black headgear). 18 years old, and 1-1 in Amateur fights. He's here sparring a Cruiserweight with 70 fights who has fought in the National Qualifiers a bunch of times:
You don't hear me during the round a lot because I have a rule, if the other guy doesn't have a corner he can trust, I don't do any coaching during the round and only give a tip or two between rounds.
Bonus: Most everyone here who knows who I am knows I was with Mike McCallum for the better part of 5 years. He's recently been working with Devin Haney, and this guy:
That's a very fair rule and I guess it helps with getting different fighters through the door for your fighters to spar against?
From the most recent First Friday, my Light Heavyweight Karam, this dude Zeno from another gym tried to blitz him. For most of you who asked how to stay cool and take command when a guy goes too hard, this is how it's done:
"Iceman" John Scully also turned up:
Guy walking forward blocking shots with his head, getting scrambled up and doing nothing but missing single shots while his corner can't shut up and is egging it on/giving useless advice. Corner did him no favours. Guy got absolutely zero out of that sparring sesson besides less functional hardware.
I highly doubt it based on what was going on from both of their reactions and their rapport. Going too hard, ego, tough guy mentality, "just punch him more", rewarding winging at air with no setup, no attempt to adjust, disappointment. I very well could be wrong though, and I hope so. When you take an ass kicking you'd at least want to learn from it.There is a very large lesson there if he is willing to learn it.
I highly doubt it based on what was going on from both of their reactions and their rapport. Going too hard, ego, tough guy mentality, "just punch him more", rewarding winging at air with no setup, no attempt to adjust, disappointment. I very well could be wrong though, and I hope so. When you take an ass kicking you'd at least want to learn from it.
If it's not his trainer and they don't work together then it makes more sense. They definitely didn't respond to each other. Just sad seeing someone go in there and work like that. Hope that's not how his regular sparring sessions go because then it doesn't look well for his health or his future.The guy in his corner isn't his trainer, he had two fighters there of his own, one of whom made it to the semi-finals of a National Qualifier in his first attempt, doing better than the #1 ranked lid in his division. His cornering was on the spot and as a favor, and to be frank, he said about the only kind of shit that dude listens to.
Just saying, there's always more to what's going on.
If it's not his trainer and they don't work together then it makes more sense. They definitely didn't respond to each other. Just sad seeing someone go in there and work like that. Hope that's not how his regular sparring sessions go because then it doesn't look well for his health or his future.
I guess you can't save them all.Unfortunately it probably is. He was supposed to start working out here at Tocco's and never did. World of athletic talent, questionable decision-making.