Liu Jin
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Tuesday:
7:15am - 3 mile run.
11am - Gym Time.
Now back at Tocco's primarily.
5 minute dynamic stretch.
2 rounds Shadowboxing.
20 minutes mitt-work. Mike focusing on backing me up and having me shorting my punches.
3 rounds Heavybag.
3 rounds double-end bag.
Tocco's Moment:
So Fernando Soto before the Gym opened admitted to me that he's the one who convinced my opponent not to Fight me. He said for two reasons, one being that I'm his buddy and he doesn't like to have to Fight against his buddies, and two being that the Fight wasn't winnable for Raul. He also told Mike this directly, and Mike didn't know this kid was trained by Fernando. The Promoter made it sound like Fernando trained him once upon a time, not like he does right now. But when that kid is in town, Fernando trains him.
Wednesday.
6:45am - Began the morning showing Diego the Fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Gerry Penalosa. Lopez is obviously the goods, but I did see some things in this Fight that they need to work on before he can beat the younger and bigger elite Fighters of his division, or the one higher. Gerry's tough a a coffin nail, too.
JuanMa/Gerry.
7:30am - 2 mile run.
11am - Gym Time.
And the arrival of Mr. Michael "Coca" Gallegos, New Mexico Golden Glove Welterweight Champ. Whom I didn't know is an Apache Native American. He explained to me that Gallegos is his step-Father's last name, who is Mexican, but that he's Apache...which explained a lot.
5 minute dynamic stretch.
2 rounds Shadowboxing.
3 rounds sparring with Coca:
First round when he stayed at-range I did alright. He can hit, thudding punches and he's very physically strong. I got in some decent counters, all of which he grinned at. In the second round he jumped on me. Now his pressure (he's a pressure guy) is different from both Rodge and Diego. Coca likes to wrestle in there, he's gonna grab you and hit you, use his body more. It kind of threw me off a bit and I got caught up in standing there and trading as opposed to being more slippery. In the third he had me on the ropes and landed a peach of a right hand that caught me right in my eye socket and caused me to see black for a moment. Robert Byrd (who was reffing) stepped in and asked me if I was alright, I just said "yeah I'm fine" and walked right back at him.
In hindsight I know everything I did wrong, should do better tomorrow.
Coca also sparred another guy for a couple rounds, and pretty much did the same thing to him and that dude's a working Pro with a lot of experience. But like Sharif, he gave me my credit as a Warrior and complemented my outside work. But I didn't really show what I can do inside.
3 rounds double-end bag.
Tocco's Moment:
I said to Soto (in Spanish) "man that Apache is strong, he was kicking my ass."
Soto replies "well, don't feel bad, he was kicking everybody's ass."
Oh and for those of you who haven't seen him Fight:
championship nm golden gloves round 3 2009 Video by Michael Coca Gallegos official boxing space - MySpace Video
7:15am - 3 mile run.
11am - Gym Time.
Now back at Tocco's primarily.
5 minute dynamic stretch.
2 rounds Shadowboxing.
20 minutes mitt-work. Mike focusing on backing me up and having me shorting my punches.
3 rounds Heavybag.
3 rounds double-end bag.
Tocco's Moment:
So Fernando Soto before the Gym opened admitted to me that he's the one who convinced my opponent not to Fight me. He said for two reasons, one being that I'm his buddy and he doesn't like to have to Fight against his buddies, and two being that the Fight wasn't winnable for Raul. He also told Mike this directly, and Mike didn't know this kid was trained by Fernando. The Promoter made it sound like Fernando trained him once upon a time, not like he does right now. But when that kid is in town, Fernando trains him.
Wednesday.
6:45am - Began the morning showing Diego the Fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Gerry Penalosa. Lopez is obviously the goods, but I did see some things in this Fight that they need to work on before he can beat the younger and bigger elite Fighters of his division, or the one higher. Gerry's tough a a coffin nail, too.
JuanMa/Gerry.
7:30am - 2 mile run.
11am - Gym Time.
And the arrival of Mr. Michael "Coca" Gallegos, New Mexico Golden Glove Welterweight Champ. Whom I didn't know is an Apache Native American. He explained to me that Gallegos is his step-Father's last name, who is Mexican, but that he's Apache...which explained a lot.
5 minute dynamic stretch.
2 rounds Shadowboxing.
3 rounds sparring with Coca:
First round when he stayed at-range I did alright. He can hit, thudding punches and he's very physically strong. I got in some decent counters, all of which he grinned at. In the second round he jumped on me. Now his pressure (he's a pressure guy) is different from both Rodge and Diego. Coca likes to wrestle in there, he's gonna grab you and hit you, use his body more. It kind of threw me off a bit and I got caught up in standing there and trading as opposed to being more slippery. In the third he had me on the ropes and landed a peach of a right hand that caught me right in my eye socket and caused me to see black for a moment. Robert Byrd (who was reffing) stepped in and asked me if I was alright, I just said "yeah I'm fine" and walked right back at him.
In hindsight I know everything I did wrong, should do better tomorrow.
Coca also sparred another guy for a couple rounds, and pretty much did the same thing to him and that dude's a working Pro with a lot of experience. But like Sharif, he gave me my credit as a Warrior and complemented my outside work. But I didn't really show what I can do inside.
3 rounds double-end bag.
Tocco's Moment:
I said to Soto (in Spanish) "man that Apache is strong, he was kicking my ass."
Soto replies "well, don't feel bad, he was kicking everybody's ass."
Oh and for those of you who haven't seen him Fight:
championship nm golden gloves round 3 2009 Video by Michael Coca Gallegos official boxing space - MySpace Video