a long time ago, a fight at the Olympic got cancelled because one of the participants ran back to Mexico. he was a pro fighter, fought at 115 and he worked in the produce district in Downtown. he got into it- this was the morning of his fight (the produce district runs over night and is dead by 7 AM)- with a 240 pound truck driver. The fighter hit him once and left the country because he thought he had killed the guy.
A 154pound guy that knows how to fight and how to hit is going to jump on the 205 pound guy, especially if he thinks the guy is strong and fit. catch him while he thinks that you are afraid of him because he is bigger.
Boxing = boxer
Streetfight = NFL guy
A young guy that boxed with me for awhile in the mid 90s got himself into some trouble and had to do some time (at that privately run facility outside Baker, CA, for those familiar with the area). When he came home he was all fired up to know about Jesse James Leija- I'm sure most of you know who he is.
When I asked him why he told me about a guy he'd been locked up with. This guy was a black guy, small and slight built, but he got in a fight with three guys and lit them up like it was nothing, bobbing and weaving and throwing textbook punches. The kid I knew got to talking about him and learned that the guy used to box, and told the guy that he must have been great and could have been champ.
The guy said no, no way, he wasn't even an decent pro. He had been a real good amateur, great record, thought he was going to the top. Until he fought Jesse James and got knocked out. This was early on in their careers but he gave it up because he realized that there were other guys out there even better than Leija.
Who wins what?
Ping Pong? Mario Party? A street fight? Boxing?
Spam.
I've always thought when someone talked about having a street fighting style it just meant they didn't know anything about throwing or avoiding a punch.
How's that boxing career of Mark gastineau and Kimbo going![]()
*as a 147pound fighter...amateur, I would've broke the NFL players jaw, if I was at my best... not talking bullshit, it's just the way it was. sooo, if a fighter ,amateur, as good as they say...amateur wins easily.
this is the way it was for me... I ran about 5 miles a day... 3 forward and 2 backwards with 3 pound weights in each hand... at my best, I took it easy on a daily bases. but make no bones about it, we got down at san Fernando. I remember some guys from another gym coming into San Fernando and watching us spar...he said"damn, u guys kill eachother in here"...
lieja was pro... I was amateur...they toyed with the idea of putting us in together ,once...but that was it. I outweighed him by 15 pounds maybe even 20 pounds... he was a cocky little fuker... but I think they thought someone would get hurt... I had a sexy left hook,very nasty... and James wasn't no punk...it was a bad combination.
*I'll say this... at my best... I was a bad mthr fker... no accolades, no states titles...just well trained from a boxing family. I spared with some top amatuers and more than held my own, if u get my drift.
I say it like this... I used to spar with a top middleweight...bad muthr fker... when I wasn't in shape, he would tee off...he was 6ft 1 inch... i'm 5'10...his arms are longer, his punches hurt..ALL his punches hurt, I couldn't stop him from coming in... WHEN I WASN'T IN SHAPE...same guy, when I was in shape...our arms r the same length, i'm countering his attacks and throwing with him, our eyes r at the same level, his punches don't hurt...that's the difference between" being in shape and not being in shape"
that said, u couldn't get me to throw a punch while in shape at an untrained guy. I had one guy actually jump me at a party and I guess he clipped me...I laughed,..said"it's kool" and walked off. man, when ur in shape, u can do that... i'm not sure if it makes any sense. I actually walked off with his girlfriend that night , she though it was kool that I didn't fight...lol... but regular folks r moving in slow motion when ur in shape. Ur 3 feet away and can close the distance in a split second... it never made sense to me to fight a guy outside,while in shape.
i'm some fat guy who talks shit on the internet NOW... and if u fk with me, it won't be pretty. but I never threw a punch outside the ring,while in shape...
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