One Of The Strangest Comments I've Seen.

[Trainer Monkey]

Well let him face a few more fighters and then he can afford LA.

And you don't need to know anything about VD. He ain't boxed as a pro. So surely Thunder will kick his ass.

Never,ever make that assumption,Christs sake,Andrew has balls of brass,but he's welterweight
Next thing I find out is VD is a heavy with a full amateur card,and get my boy killed

Exactly. When we are talking about club fighters, they sometimes start out with less real training than a lot of Golden Gloves amateurs. Some guys get put on card as opponents with a couple months of shabby training. I got started too old have an amateur career, and I'm not particularly interested in getting beaten on regularly as a second job, but guys like me, or guys with even less training, get pulled into fights. In some ways, it's easier to find a pro fight than an amateur. Amateur trainers are more protective than pro promoters.

I saw a guy on a locally televised card who didn't have a clue. He was a fat 5'9" HW who was so clueless my trainer probably wouldn't even let him spar yet. Thirty seconds into the fight, I could see how if would end - rightcross over the top of sloppiest jab I've ever seen. And that's what happened in the first round.

There's a guy at my gym who was a 6-1 amateur. I've seen him fight. I've seen Andrew fight. It wouldn't be close. He would also beat Dumas like a rented mule. I don't think Violent D is one of those guys, but you never know.

TM, can you at least talk Andrew out of throwing lead overhand rights? That would be a good start!

Oddly enough the two punches we've had the lengthiest conversations about is the overhand cross,and the uppercut. For a power punching welter he's on the short side,so he needs to press.To press he needs better defense and a straight up the pike uppercut,and an overhand cross.He cant just sit back waiting for a big looping hook.He's got to ride his opponents jab in on a block get in and press the guy,or jab and come in.The constant waiting on a big hook has got to end,and Ive been beating that in to his head.