Beyond the Ropes with Israel Vasquez. (An interview by CutMeMick)

Sweet interview bro! I wish there were more posts like this around here. I feel like you run into everyone in the boxing world. Maybe I should move wherever you live...

Yeah that was definitely a class interview.... He sounds like a seriously decent guy and a fun interview.... And lucky you are a genuine lover of boxing and have the charisma to get him into an impromptu interview and actually get some real insight into the guy.. Probably more than most people with scheduled interviews with him....

You're welcome to drop interviews like this on us anytime you like... great read!

Rock on Metallica! haha

I really enjoyed reading that. Nice one, Mick. You are a lucky, lucky man being able to meet these fighters. I never even get the chance to go to a fight let alone actually talk to a well known fighter. That's really cool.

Great stuff Mick. Great interview and still the coolest looking guy on Saddo's. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

Great stuff Mick. Great interview and still the coolest looking guy on Saddo's. :cool:

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Yeah you could pretty much flip a coin for who is the celeb. in that picture..

Great interview, i really enjoyed reading it.

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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

Great stuff. Vasquez had no clue he was talking to a legend. ;)

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Who's who in that photo and which one is the legend.

Lame question but I just couldn't put any those stupid smiley faces in the post so you know what I mean, no offense BoxingGorilla.

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Originally Posted by stebs

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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

Great stuff. Vasquez had no clue he was talking to a legend. ;)

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Who's who in that photo and which one is the legend.

Lame question but I just couldn't put any those stupid smiley faces in the post so you know what I mean, no offense BoxingGorilla.

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CutMeMick is the interviewee and Vasquez is the legend, Boxing Gorilla is trying to be funny. ;)

loved it totally out of the box interview... just like to old friends having a chat.

nice work STICKIED ;)

cutmemick,

you lucky dog! i would have loved to see one of those fights but i'm stuck here in albuquerque, nm, and since i don't fly, i'd have to travel along way by car just to see great fights in califas.

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Originally Posted by C-Lo

Sweet interview bro! I wish there were more posts like this around here. I feel like you run into everyone in the boxing world. Maybe I should move wherever you live...

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Thanks C-Lo... Yeah LA gets a high volume of boxing...

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Originally Posted by Dizaster

Yeah that was definitely a class interview.... He sounds like a seriously decent guy and a fun interview.... And lucky you are a genuine lover of boxing and have the charisma to get him into an impromptu interview and actually get some real insight into the guy.. Probably more than most people with scheduled interviews with him....

You're welcome to drop interviews like this on us anytime you like... great read!
Rock on Metallica! haha

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Thanks Diz... He really is a cool guy. This is the 3rd time I've talked to him but the 1st time I had this long of a conversation with him.
I would like to do more of these I hope I bump into someone soon.
So I can follow it up as I said I would really like to do video segment but the whole editing and all that would be time consuming.

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Originally Posted by miles

I really enjoyed reading that. Nice one, Mick. You are a lucky, lucky man being able to meet these fighters. I never even get the chance to go to a fight let alone actually talk to a well known fighter. That's really cool.

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Cheers miles... I've often said it that I am really lucky to sometimes be at the right place at the right time.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

Great stuff Mick. Great interview and still the coolest looking guy on Saddo's. :cool:

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;D You a funny man Bilbs...

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

Great stuff Mick. Great interview and still the coolest looking guy on Saddo's. :cool:

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Yeah you could pretty much flip a coin for who is the celeb. in that picture..

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:lolhaha: Ahhh come on fellas seriously man... that's some funny shit.

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Originally Posted by MMASUX

Great interview, i really enjoyed reading it.

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Thanks for taking the time to comment and read...

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Originally Posted by stebs

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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

Great stuff. Vasquez had no clue he was talking to a legend. ;)

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Who's who in that photo and which one is the legend.
Lame question but I just couldn't put any those stupid smiley faces in the post so you know what I mean, no offense BoxingGorilla.

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I'm the one in the leather jacket with the shades... ;D :cool:
You've never seen a Vasquez fight? You don't know what he looks like?
Wow your missing out on some great action.
Israel is to the left. He's the legend.

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Originally Posted by Master

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Originally Posted by stebs

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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

Great stuff. Vasquez had no clue he was talking to a legend. ;)

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Who's who in that photo and which one is the legend.
Lame question but I just couldn't put any those stupid smiley faces in the post so you know what I mean, no offense BoxingGorilla.

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CutMeMick is the interviewee and Vasquez is the legend, Boxing Gorilla is trying to be funny. ;)

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I wonder if stebs was also trying to be funny... :p

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Originally Posted by Saddo

loved it totally out of the box interview... just like to old friends having a chat.

nice work STICKIED ;)

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Cheers fella...

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Originally Posted by milmascaras1

cutmemick,
you lucky dog! i would have loved to see one of those fights but i'm stuck here in albuquerque, nm, and since i don't fly, i'd have to travel along way by car just to see great fights in califas.

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I have been very fortunate to have landed ringside to some amazing fights.
Albuquerque has a good boxing flow... You guys get some decent to good cards out there.

Fucking Mick. I took 2 of my sons to it. It crossed my mind you might be there. But I was looking for a muthafukka with a some kind of weird ass hairstyle. Didn't know you had a shaved head. Were you able to talk Ponce De Leon? Tom Sizemore was there. That's a cool muthafukka. He looked high ass fuck. But he was cool. Anyway, great interview

IV: I gotta tell you Robert. I'm not a big fan of some of the press and I know your not really part of the press but this started as a conversation that's turned into a somewhat interview but you know what. I'm actually enjoying it.
RM: Thank you Israel I'm enjoying it myself.


You coulda got a slap there! hahahahaha ;D;D

Great stuff mate... to be fair in my experiences with interviewing fighters they have all been sound and very approachable.

Only one who wasn't was Audley Harrison!

Arrogant!

Great read. Great interview. Great shades.

Cool interview...and much appreciated that you've shared it with us. Cool... both you guys seem much like just having great conversation... and sipping tea! LOL!

Honesty on both ends, Q & A.

Best of all... I like the tag, Beyond the Ropes... TM it Mick, it'll stick coz' it's got a nice ring to it!