Hiya all, Its Abaddon

**Abaddon** · 02-17-2008 05:19 AM

Hey people !

Nice to see you guys are still at it:

Been real busy with my Gym, index To catch you all up, I just added a weight room to my gym, and all is well. My daughter if ya'll remember weighed 245, she is now down to 165 and still carries that heavy weight punch. We cant find anyone to fight her. She had one fight against a girl named Tonya, the only other girl to beat this woman was Tika Hemmingway who trains at my gym. Tika beat her twice, the girl is 35 years old, 8-2, 160 pounds, and my daughter who just turned 17 TKO'ed her in the second, she crushed her. The problem that I face now is that I cant get a fight for my daughter or Tika Hemmingway. I called all over the country, cant get nothing, any suggestions?

How you been Sharla, Trainer Monkey, Mike, and all you other people? Nice to be back on your forums, I will try to make more of an effort to get in here. I have 4 fighters getting ready for the Golden Gloves, 2nd round here in Pennsylvania. Well time to ge to bed, if my wife will leave me alone::P

**Trainer Monkey** · 02-17-2008 05:47 AM

Yo,bro,
Hit me privately and Ill see what I can do,Ive just got to keep the line free for the end of the month fight Ive got.
It should be totally cool,I got Ashley McNeely lined up tonight for corner work(yeah yeah,the MTV guy,he's got a hell of a boxing bloodline)tonight,I just need the line open for the almost inevetible,"Ummmmm stuff came up" call up and down the line.
The contracts were faxed,the corner is lined up,but I have learned to trust nothing in this buisness until my fighter is on their way to the fight.
Actually to be honest,not even then.

**Abaddon** · 02-17-2008 06:13 AM

Hiya partner

Nice to get a quick reply, tx. I know what you mean tho about the trust issue. Hell, even in the amateur ranks it is crazy, let alone the pro's. being in the AMA is an issue of its own, let alone the local crooked promoters, lol. So I can relate, lol. The biggest part of this whole deal with Tika is that she had jumped gyms three times befor landing in Clairton Boxing, mostly because of the trainers trying to exploit her. But while she may have been right for jumping gyms, she burnt some bridges making it real hard to get her any local fights. My daughter on the other hand is really benefitting by having Tika in the gym, their pretty tight, and Tika is a helluva nice asset to have in the gym as far as having a class athlete if you know what I mean, young fighters learn a lot from her. Well I appreciate the offer and I will be contacting you soon, thanks bro:

**Trainer Monkey** · 02-17-2008 06:21 AM

Todays your lucky day bro

I tore my rotator cuff,so I cant sleep for more then a couple of hours anyway,you caught me on the awake time. Get me her specs,I checked her out,I shouldnt have a problem getting her booked if she's willing to travel,as long as its pro

**Sharla** · 02-17-2008 07:11 AM

Hey Abaddon,

There really aren't enough girls in teh sport. three bouts in a year would be a good year for me. It sucks but I guess as long as training continues to be challenging and interesting for your daughter she'll draw motivation from the training in itself as well.

Sounds like she's got at least one good sparring partner and a good mate too now which is good to hear.

I can't really offer any advice on how to get bouts over there but I'm glad it's going well. Let us know when she fights again.

**Trainer Monkey** · 02-17-2008 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sharla

Hey Abaddon,

There really aren't enough girls in teh sport. three bouts in a year would be a good year for me. It sucks but I guess as long as training continues to be challenging and interesting for your daughter she'll draw motivation from the training in itself as well.

Sounds like she's got at least one good sparring partner and a good mate too now which is good to hear.

I can't really offer any advice on how to get bouts over there but I'm glad it's going well. Let us know when she fights again.

Sharla,Ill be very honest,I cant get anyone to pay for your damned travel expenses
Its not even that they dont want to use you,but the money Aussie to US is ridiculous
I put out feelers,but it will cost a fortune to fly you out,getting a promoter to pay for a freaking rental car over here is like pulling teeth,let alone a cross Pacific fight