So I am sitting on the plane in Biloxi waiting to fly back to ATL, and I see a guy coming up the aisle with a shotime hat on... and I'm like hmmmm... he comes up to me and he's like I think Im sitting next to you... so I get up, and I am like... hey, is your name Dan?.. He's like yeah... Im like oh wow.. you're one of my favorite trainers man.. hes like oh really, well thank you... then we sit down. I am like yeah, you and and Buddy McGirt are my favorite trainers, I think you guys give good instructions in the corner. Hes like Thanks!!!
Ill try to break down the different topics we talked about... a lot of this stuff isnt exactly in order of how the convo went, but im gonna keep it to each fight and each fighter... we jumped around alot.... I couldnt of possibly remember everything we discussed.. but I do remember all the fighters and topics and how the convos went and what we said.. im sure i left out about 25% of what we talked about, but this is all that I do remember
Dan: So you a boxing fan?
Me: Oh die hard, die hard boxing fan... I follow every inch of the sport.
Dan: Thats awesome.. people like you are few and far between.
Me: Yeah I truly love the sport, it's an addiction to me..
Roy Jones-Jeff Lacy
Dan: So what did you think of the fight? Is Roy something else or what man?
Me: That was incredible... you know as a Roy fan for the last 5 years I am always nervous before a fight, I never know how Roy will show up or how he will look you know...
Dan: Oh this fight was all wrong for Jeff... he asked me to work his corner and I refused... he should of retired 3 fights ago..
Me: Really? you felt like this was an easy fight to pick? I felt like Roy SHOULD be able to beat him, but I thought Lacy would of came out quicker and more aggressive..
Dan: Well even if he did, how quick would he have looked against Roy?
Me: Well this 40 yr old Roy? I have no idea... the Joe fight was bad, and Sheika didnt prove too much for me... so I didnt know how to feel.. but.. you felt Lacy should of retired already?
Dan: Oh definitely... hes already starting to slur his words... we will be in the middle of a convo and he will lose complete train of thought... last night they were stitching him up in the dressing room and he spent 4 hours in the ER last night, doing cat scans and MRI's... they didnt want him to leave... That was a worse beating than Joe gave him..
Me: You think it was worse than Joe huh?
Dan: Definitely... see in the Joe fight, Lacy was getting hit a lot but it was never enough to hurt him, every round Lacy came back he would say his power is ****, he cant hurt me... it was just the volume of punches that made it look so bad... but with Roy... Roy was hurting him, he was hurting him bad... I was screaming at the corner from round 6 and on to stop the fight... Jeff was hurt.
Me: Yeah his eyes were damn near swollen shut, I was amazed actually... I hope for something like an 8-4 UD, not a 10 round whitewash TKO...
Dan: Yeah this fight was all wrong for him, thats why I refused to work the corner.... this morning, Ive never seen Jeff look as bad as he did, when he got to the airport this morning.. it took him an hour to figure out which air line he was even flying out of... he was clueless, didnt really know what was going on and his face was battered this morning.
Me: Wow... ok, he needs to retire then... you cant have your thoughts scrambled like that and continue to fight.
Dan: Exactly.. life is more prescious than a sport.
Roy Jones:
Dan: So what did you think of Roy?
Me: Oh man! that was amazing! Ill be honest, whether it be him fighting a bum or tarver or Joe... I havent seen him do those things in 8 years... 8 left hooks in a row?
Dan: It was amazing... Roy is amazing... one of the greatest fighters Ive ever laid my eyes on... people need to appreciate Roy.. you will never see the things he does from another fighter... once he is gone, thats it.. hes gone, no more highlight reels like that..
Me: Thats exactly why Im here.
Dan: Where you from?
Me: Erie PA
Dan: Oh wow... you flew all the way here just for this fight?
Me: Definitely, I was here for Anthony Hanshaw fight too, and Trinidad last year...
Dan: You are a die hard fan then.
Me: Roy puts on a show, he makes you stand up and scream.. its always worth it for me, I had a blast, and this was the best performance Ive seen yet... THats why Im here though... soon he will be gone, and you wont be able to see him fight anymore, so I want to see it while I can.
Dan: Absolutely, Roy is something to behold... did you see that handspeed? Thats amazing, I couldnt believe how fast his hands were, even at 40, he can let off a 15 punch combo faster than anyone in the game... thats unique.
Me: My jaw dropped when that happened... I havent seen a combo like that since he was 30.
Dan: You know people think Roys broke... such absolute bull****... earlier this year me and Wink were at a fight, and Roy was there... Roy and Wink were standing next to each other bull****ting about money and investments and I was standing behind them and I heard Roy say that hes got 35 million in the bank, so hes just enjoying the spotlight while he can still do what he can do... Roys not broke, Roys not ******... hes actually incredibly intelligent, Ive talked to him so many times, hes a very smart person.
Me: Well thats great to hear, people always talk **** on him, like "Why is Roy still fighitng, he must be broke"
Dan: Roys not close to broke... are you kidding me? Did you hear the collisseum? Chanting his name... he still has it, and he still has the love... people still want to see him, they love to see him.. hell i love to see him.. thats why he is still here, because he is still loved, and he knows it.
Me: Absolutely... Im a fan until the end... hey do you think he could beat Jermaine Taylor..? just wonderin, being that Jermain just fought Lacy too..
Dan: Uhh... yeah... I do. Roys still got that speed.. and Jermain isnt going to pressure him too much, Roy could definitely beat Taylor.. He would outbox Taylor, he still has his skills.. even at this stage, those skills are still there, and he still has the energy to use them.
Me: So hows Wink man? Whats he doing? He gonna fight anytime soon?
Winky Wright:
Dan: Winks just chillen right now man, he loves the lifestyle, the clubs and the ******** he loves it... he says hes going to fight again soon, but I really dont know.
Me: And im sure they love him back haha..
Dan: haha oh yeah, they sure do.
Me: That Paul Williams fight was a rough one.
Dan: Yeah definitely, the 2 year lay off didnt help.. but Paul Williams is just a better fighter at this stage, and he seems to keep getting better.
Me: Yeah a 6-3 southpaw who throws a 110 punches a round isnt the easiest task
Dan: Definitely not.
Me: Plus with a fighter like wink.. a defensive fighter, fighting someone who throws so many punches, you find yourself always in defensive mode and can never get off.
Dan: Hey man, you do know what you're talkin about... thats exactly right, it was just a bad fight.
Me: What were you telling him in the corner against Williams?
Dan: You know, just to try and get off more, try to let that left hand go more and give Paul a reason to stop throwing so much... but you know, easier said than done... that fight was a white wash, Wink didnt win a round.
Me: Yeah, well... theres not too many fighters out there that are going to beat him right now anyway
Dan: no, there certainly isnt
(Paul Williams to be discussed later)
Dan: You know whats ridiculous with Wink tho, that kid falls into money so easily... just last weekend he won 400 grand playing golf with a lawyer friend of his..
Me: What are you serious?
Dan: Yeah, why cant that happen to me... These guys play golf and they bet on every hole, and then the overall winner...
Me: Sounds like this lawyer is pretty successful himself.
Dan: Oh he is, learjets and everything.
Me: So your not sure if Wink will fight again? Im trying to think of some fights he COULD take.
Dan: Well we tried to get Pavlik but they ended up going with Williams instead.
Me: yeah, I mean at 160 thats pretty much it (forgot to mention sturm).. at 154, Vernon is now gone which is terrible, Kirkland is locked up... what about Martinez?
Dan: Winky loses that fight... I know you are talking about, that Martinez kid can fight seriously, real slick, real fast... Winkys 38 man, thats too much at this stage...
Me: Really 38 huh, I knew he was getting up there but I didnt think he was 38 yet...
Dan: oh yeah... we ll just have to see, Im not sure what he "really" wants to do, he says he ll fight again, but I just dont know..
Me: right right...
Ill try to break down the different topics we talked about... a lot of this stuff isnt exactly in order of how the convo went, but im gonna keep it to each fight and each fighter... we jumped around alot.... I couldnt of possibly remember everything we discussed.. but I do remember all the fighters and topics and how the convos went and what we said.. im sure i left out about 25% of what we talked about, but this is all that I do remember
Dan: So you a boxing fan?
Me: Oh die hard, die hard boxing fan... I follow every inch of the sport.
Dan: Thats awesome.. people like you are few and far between.
Me: Yeah I truly love the sport, it's an addiction to me..
Roy Jones-Jeff Lacy
Dan: So what did you think of the fight? Is Roy something else or what man?
Me: That was incredible... you know as a Roy fan for the last 5 years I am always nervous before a fight, I never know how Roy will show up or how he will look you know...
Dan: Oh this fight was all wrong for Jeff... he asked me to work his corner and I refused... he should of retired 3 fights ago..
Me: Really? you felt like this was an easy fight to pick? I felt like Roy SHOULD be able to beat him, but I thought Lacy would of came out quicker and more aggressive..
Dan: Well even if he did, how quick would he have looked against Roy?
Me: Well this 40 yr old Roy? I have no idea... the Joe fight was bad, and Sheika didnt prove too much for me... so I didnt know how to feel.. but.. you felt Lacy should of retired already?
Dan: Oh definitely... hes already starting to slur his words... we will be in the middle of a convo and he will lose complete train of thought... last night they were stitching him up in the dressing room and he spent 4 hours in the ER last night, doing cat scans and MRI's... they didnt want him to leave... That was a worse beating than Joe gave him..
Me: You think it was worse than Joe huh?
Dan: Definitely... see in the Joe fight, Lacy was getting hit a lot but it was never enough to hurt him, every round Lacy came back he would say his power is ****, he cant hurt me... it was just the volume of punches that made it look so bad... but with Roy... Roy was hurting him, he was hurting him bad... I was screaming at the corner from round 6 and on to stop the fight... Jeff was hurt.
Me: Yeah his eyes were damn near swollen shut, I was amazed actually... I hope for something like an 8-4 UD, not a 10 round whitewash TKO...
Dan: Yeah this fight was all wrong for him, thats why I refused to work the corner.... this morning, Ive never seen Jeff look as bad as he did, when he got to the airport this morning.. it took him an hour to figure out which air line he was even flying out of... he was clueless, didnt really know what was going on and his face was battered this morning.
Me: Wow... ok, he needs to retire then... you cant have your thoughts scrambled like that and continue to fight.
Dan: Exactly.. life is more prescious than a sport.
Roy Jones:
Dan: So what did you think of Roy?
Me: Oh man! that was amazing! Ill be honest, whether it be him fighting a bum or tarver or Joe... I havent seen him do those things in 8 years... 8 left hooks in a row?
Dan: It was amazing... Roy is amazing... one of the greatest fighters Ive ever laid my eyes on... people need to appreciate Roy.. you will never see the things he does from another fighter... once he is gone, thats it.. hes gone, no more highlight reels like that..
Me: Thats exactly why Im here.
Dan: Where you from?
Me: Erie PA
Dan: Oh wow... you flew all the way here just for this fight?
Me: Definitely, I was here for Anthony Hanshaw fight too, and Trinidad last year...
Dan: You are a die hard fan then.
Me: Roy puts on a show, he makes you stand up and scream.. its always worth it for me, I had a blast, and this was the best performance Ive seen yet... THats why Im here though... soon he will be gone, and you wont be able to see him fight anymore, so I want to see it while I can.
Dan: Absolutely, Roy is something to behold... did you see that handspeed? Thats amazing, I couldnt believe how fast his hands were, even at 40, he can let off a 15 punch combo faster than anyone in the game... thats unique.
Me: My jaw dropped when that happened... I havent seen a combo like that since he was 30.
Dan: You know people think Roys broke... such absolute bull****... earlier this year me and Wink were at a fight, and Roy was there... Roy and Wink were standing next to each other bull****ting about money and investments and I was standing behind them and I heard Roy say that hes got 35 million in the bank, so hes just enjoying the spotlight while he can still do what he can do... Roys not broke, Roys not ******... hes actually incredibly intelligent, Ive talked to him so many times, hes a very smart person.
Me: Well thats great to hear, people always talk **** on him, like "Why is Roy still fighitng, he must be broke"
Dan: Roys not close to broke... are you kidding me? Did you hear the collisseum? Chanting his name... he still has it, and he still has the love... people still want to see him, they love to see him.. hell i love to see him.. thats why he is still here, because he is still loved, and he knows it.
Me: Absolutely... Im a fan until the end... hey do you think he could beat Jermaine Taylor..? just wonderin, being that Jermain just fought Lacy too..
Dan: Uhh... yeah... I do. Roys still got that speed.. and Jermain isnt going to pressure him too much, Roy could definitely beat Taylor.. He would outbox Taylor, he still has his skills.. even at this stage, those skills are still there, and he still has the energy to use them.
Me: So hows Wink man? Whats he doing? He gonna fight anytime soon?
Winky Wright:
Dan: Winks just chillen right now man, he loves the lifestyle, the clubs and the ******** he loves it... he says hes going to fight again soon, but I really dont know.
Me: And im sure they love him back haha..
Dan: haha oh yeah, they sure do.
Me: That Paul Williams fight was a rough one.
Dan: Yeah definitely, the 2 year lay off didnt help.. but Paul Williams is just a better fighter at this stage, and he seems to keep getting better.
Me: Yeah a 6-3 southpaw who throws a 110 punches a round isnt the easiest task
Dan: Definitely not.
Me: Plus with a fighter like wink.. a defensive fighter, fighting someone who throws so many punches, you find yourself always in defensive mode and can never get off.
Dan: Hey man, you do know what you're talkin about... thats exactly right, it was just a bad fight.
Me: What were you telling him in the corner against Williams?
Dan: You know, just to try and get off more, try to let that left hand go more and give Paul a reason to stop throwing so much... but you know, easier said than done... that fight was a white wash, Wink didnt win a round.
Me: Yeah, well... theres not too many fighters out there that are going to beat him right now anyway
Dan: no, there certainly isnt
(Paul Williams to be discussed later)
Dan: You know whats ridiculous with Wink tho, that kid falls into money so easily... just last weekend he won 400 grand playing golf with a lawyer friend of his..
Me: What are you serious?
Dan: Yeah, why cant that happen to me... These guys play golf and they bet on every hole, and then the overall winner...
Me: Sounds like this lawyer is pretty successful himself.
Dan: Oh he is, learjets and everything.
Me: So your not sure if Wink will fight again? Im trying to think of some fights he COULD take.
Dan: Well we tried to get Pavlik but they ended up going with Williams instead.
Me: yeah, I mean at 160 thats pretty much it (forgot to mention sturm).. at 154, Vernon is now gone which is terrible, Kirkland is locked up... what about Martinez?
Dan: Winky loses that fight... I know you are talking about, that Martinez kid can fight seriously, real slick, real fast... Winkys 38 man, thats too much at this stage...
Me: Really 38 huh, I knew he was getting up there but I didnt think he was 38 yet...
Dan: oh yeah... we ll just have to see, Im not sure what he "really" wants to do, he says he ll fight again, but I just dont know..
Me: right right...
I had to keep stopping to remember what exactly we said... if more comes to mind i will post it in here...
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