Thread: A Night of Fights at My Gym

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

I'd still favor Molitor over YB...

YB has about a foot of height on him though. Plus he probably hits harder and has a better chin...

I think Molitor will still go on to have a respectable career, my expectations of him have just been brought down to earth following the Caballero and Ruiz fights. He's still got a ton of skill, but he also has some rather glaring deficiencies.

Well I reckon the pictures are photoshopped.

That or YB is probably just the towel boy there at the loca gym and snuck around taking these pics.

Well, unless YB is some creepy middle age guy who stalks a teenage boxer and video tapes his fights, I can vouch that I have in fact seen footage of him.

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by CFH

YB has about a foot of height on him though. Plus he probably hits harder and has a better chin...

I think Molitor will still go on to have a respectable career, my expectations of him have just been brought down to earth following the Caballero and Ruiz fights. He's still got a ton of skill, but he also has some rather glaring deficiencies.

Well I reckon the pictures are photoshopped.

That or YB is probably just the towel boy there at the loca gym and snuck around taking these pics.

Well, unless YB is some creepy middle age guy who stalks a teenage boxer and video tapes his fights, I can vouch that I have in fact seen footage of him.

hahahahaaa

Meh, I'm so fucken disappointed in Molitor. I really thought he had more game. I hope I'm wrong, but yea, he'll never be an elite like I thought and hoped.

Wow u Canadians give up easily... While I dont think Molitor will be p4p I do think he will b champ again and I also think he will dethrone an already standing champ.

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Wow u Canadians give up easily... While I dont think Molitor will be p4p I do think he will b champ again and I also think he will dethrone an already standing champ.

You sound like Lyle...

It has nothing to do with giving up, I'd cheer for Molitor if he was 5 - 15 and from Armenia because I like his style and his personality. However, I think our expectations have been tempered as a result of his recent performances. I honestly used to think that he had the slick boxing skills to one day be considered among boxing's elite (as high as the bottom of some p4p lists even), I no longer believe that to be the case. I wouldn't be surprised to see him become a belt holder again, but I don't think he'll ever unify or be considered a strong titlist, he just has too many deficiencies in his game. Some of those deficiencies may be able to be improved in training and with experience, but some cannot. That's not giving up, it's being realistic.

Some pics from a road trip for boxing, to Bala ON. This was in the Muskokas. Pretty cool place. People are sick rich here. One of the most expensive places in Canada, maybe even the Earth to live. But anyway, a bit about the road and a few of the people I travel with most.

The road is a tiring thing for us. We only drive anywhere we go, often long ditances for fights. These guys below and me have seen the most miles together.

This was the night we got in, and we're damn tired:

My buddy Hoff (Ontario silver medalist mens, age 24)





My buddy Pat (Ontario gold medalist mens, age 23)




My coach, Rob. Coolest coach evar! (this isn't even close)




Moi:




At the arena, prefight:








Me and Pat. He's my regular sparring partner.






And a mothafukin beast:






Hoff with another win, (and seemingly no teeth!)






Afterwards, time to play!


BEER for Pat! (coach says ok, enjoy)






BEER for Hoff! (coach says ok, enjoy)





NO BEER! (apple for me)






Next day some swimming and bridge diving, then back on the road home...









You become pretty close to people when you train with them. When you spar with them. If they give you a tough go, leave you with some lumps and a bit embarassed, you thank them for a good session. For this is where you learn.

But when you hit the road, it goes a step further, and the bonds get closer, and you become friends. I didn't fight on this card as scheduled, as had an injury, but it was cool to be there with and for them.

And that is a bit of who and what we are.

Youngblood you like your dad.

Good pics.

Well, picked up a fight this weekend!

Was unsure about if I should take it our not, so close to a major championship which is next weekend. But to hell with it, going for it! Guy I'm fighting has lots more fights, and is 2 years older, but we are similar in weight class so should be a good fight! It is only a 4 hr. drive there too, so helped make my decision. I don't travel well in cars...and anything more practically cripples me.

There is some doubt about my Ontario Open Championship. As in, if I'll even get matched up properly. It is truly hard to find people in my age and class in these parts for these championships even at the highest levels. What might end up happening and it is really looking that way, is I will automatically be heading to nationals. Just given a bye and deemed champ this year for Open Class for Ontario in my division. But I'd rather have to fight for it.
Will find out in 2 days for sure.

this is what I'll be doing tomorrow and how things look when we travel to shows...

Just got home, so uber tired.

My fight was against a recent and older category Ontario Champion, and tall fighter much like me. Was a total counter fighter, as also I am...but I changed my game plan quickly and became the aggressor forward fighting and taking it to him as someone had to or we wouldabeen there waiting each other out the whole damn fight. Was a fairly close match but yet went to a split decision. Others say I outscored him prob 15-7 or so. WHenall issaidand done, w/e...I got the win.

But not one of my best performances imo. I was hurt going in with a lower back injury and couldn't explode into the type of combos I was hoping for. Dunno, will really have to see the fight myself when it comes out to get a better grasp of it. But yea, a win is a win.

A few pics my gramma took. From Ontario National Training Center.

alright youngblood congratz bro.

Originally Posted by kingfrnk

alright youngblood congratz bro.

tnx bro.

Check this. Right as the final bell rings...buddy punches me right in the nuts. Was like WTF?!?!

Then my team mate tells me later he heard the guy say before going in, if he was losing, he was gonna do that. Wish I knew ahead of time...woulda gave him one first. he didn't lose a pt or Fuk all, cuz the ref was as confused as I was. haha. Bastard.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

Originally Posted by kingfrnk

alright youngblood congratz bro.

tnx bro.

Check this. Right as the final bell rings...buddy punches me right in the nuts. Was like WTF?!?!

Then my team mate tells me later he heard the guy say before going in, if he was losing, he was gonna do that. Wish I knew ahead of time...woulda gave him one first. he didn't lose a pt or Fuk all, cuz the ref was as confused as I was. haha. Bastard.

damn should have used an elbow in return.

Already packing and getting ready for trip to open Championships. Looking forward to it, 5 day road trip, atleast. Hope I get some fights! Is looking pretty good that I'll be fighting for national championship folks, so wish me luck!

We might be scheduling another home show nov. 28th. to which I'll get the main event again. But am 95% positive am going to sit this one out. Really need a break from training and time to heal this back injury and let the treatments work. I say that now hahahaa, but we'll see.

Ok decided to make this my blog about boxing stuffs. Kinda like the 'things that irritate you' only regaridng boxing and what is going on with me. Place to vent, say the occasional thing I want to just type out or w/e...

So yea.

Well, ya, made it to nationals. That is end of Feb. We were hoping last time I posted in this to have a show on the 28th. It was not enough time.

I have a scheduled match for Dec. 5th, but as of today, it looks like I will have to call it off. I've had a recurring lower back prob. that has flarred up and it hasn't allowed me to train as I need to. As I should be. Been a real fucking hindrance in everything I do. It hasn't gotten any better with trying various things, but only worse. As I learn and build my skills, the more torquing I do when learning, the more my back fucks up. And right now it is totally fucked. So Im sorta not happy about that.

Anyway, am trying ot get it right. Rest. Seeing a physiotherapist. A sports doc. But it isn't easy, as each day I don't train, or miss a sparr, or some such thing I feel I am losing out. A mind thing, I know. SO I need to get that in check.

My 2nd last opponent joined our gym today. He drunked called me about 2 weeks after our fight and said he wanted a rematch and other stuffs a while back. It was awkward. I spoke with him once since and we had a really good talk. And he decided to travel the distance to come train with me and us (just this week, we sparred today)...so I spose he is over the beating, and found the humility to realize we are the place to be. And it made me feel pretty good too. And he is right. We are. His gym, well, that was my first, and it is a mess. Some sick in the head people running it with big egos and little dicks and that is the best way I can describe it. And these are adults...guys in their 40-'s and 50's. He was their last good fighter, and now he is gone long after me, and hopefully they are soon too. I suspect they'll be closing soon. Everyone else is now with us. He was there more then a year before I ever started boxing and we began together, and he was light years ahead of me. It was a pretty big humble pill for him to swallow, coming here.

I gained a lot of respect for him.