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

[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.

[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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

You a funny man Bilbs...

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

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

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

Great interview, i really enjoyed reading it.

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

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

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.

I'm the one in the leather jacket with the shades...
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.

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

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.

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

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

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

nice work STICKIED

Cheers fella...

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.

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.

[Violent Demise]

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

[CutMeMick]

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

Damn that sucks... Would have been cool to finally meet up.
I've met DPDL several times but he's really quiet and you almost gotta take the words out of him. He's always around so I might give it a go next time.
No I didn't see or talk to Sizemore.
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

[CutMeMick]

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

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!

Cheers! fella and I agree most boxers have been very approachbale.
Only two people have been distant that I've seen Duran (To be fair the amount of people around him was overwhelming) and Michael Buffer (Buffer to 2 friends of mine at different times)

Great read. Great interview. Great shades.

Thanks...

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!

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
I def. like the sound to it also... But I think the name/tag has been used already.

Cool interview because he did not ask the usual questions and therefore very enlightening. Glad he is a Barcelona fan. Also did not know he had officially retired.

Thanks for taking the time to comment and read... I don't think he's officially announced it yet.

Awesome interview Robert! I really enjoyed that especially when someone (you) I get to talk to interview one of my favorite fighters. I dont know if you remember Mick but I think it was a few years ago, I had said to you that I would trade N.Donaire to get I.Vasquez

Thanks JR...
I do remember you saying that... But I still pass on the offer.