When each participant signs up with the gym is given hand wraps, boxing gloves and a chest-worn heart rate monitor so they can control their level of workout. Each class can burn between and 1, calories. Domingo, director of training and development, was a national swimming, track and field and volleyball athlete from Spain before finding boxing as a means to maintain fitness and health.
She said the classes are meant to be accessible to anyone from ages 16 through 75 regardless of their level of fitness. The project, opened earlier this year, consists of a unit residential tower and a space parking garage. Lindzie Gunnels, senior commercial leasing officer with 3CDC, told me the developer's goal is to make downtown an area where you can do it all.
We felt like it would be a good connector to Fountain Square. On March 4, he pounded Pedro Jimenez for his 19 th victory, handing Jimenez only his second loss in 45 fights. Each victory only spawned the next one and on May 30, , Edwards would experience one of his finest moments in the sport. Matched against veteran fighter Bobby Chacon , Edwards seized his moment and produced an offensive attack that ended in a referee technical decision where Chacon decided not to leave his corner for round 14 of Being on top of the world was like walking on water.
Presently, Edwards is far from being the underdog that he once was inside the ring. His intellect trickled down to his three daughters as well.
Each of them graduated from reputable universities and are a topic of great pride for a man who values his family just as much as he does his career. A brother to four siblings, Edwards finds moments of pleasure in reading, running, playing tennis, and swimming when he has a chance to relax. His all-time favorite movie is Remains of the Day. This fact is so blatantly obvious that it is often overlooked as to how a boxer keeps his hands healthy enough to continue administering the powerful jabs, uppercuts, and knockouts that ultimately come to define his career.
It just so happens that Garcia — now in his 80s — has been a cutman wrapping hands for the better part of 60 years. He took up boxing in his hometown of Puebla, Mexico at the age 15 not by passion but practicality — he was the victim of bullying in school. When a young Garcia finally laid down his gloves he would find his true calling in the corner of the ring.
His odyssey to joining the team at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas has taken him through Germany, England, China, Korea, and his native Mexico, wrapping the hands of some of the most prolific fighters of his era.
Mayweather knew he had found his man and has since credited Garcia with healing the pain his hands have suffered from years in the sport. While Garcia has his hands full as cutman for Floyd Mayweather, Badou Jack, Mickey Bey, and Andrew Tabiti, he enjoys unwinding at his house in Las Vegas watching movies and listening to good music during his free time.
Exercise, and swimming in particular, have become staples in his daily life even as he has aged. Garcia is a brother to five siblings and delights in taking care of his four parakeets. His Mexican roots expose themselves upon opening his refrigerator where one may find his favorite chicken dishes and enchiladas. Garcia also has a fondness for poker and will concede that the game often takes his mind to a place of unadulterated relaxation.
The unassuming fighter turned cutman and hand specialist has clearly forged a niche for himself within the world of boxing. A boxing phenomenon is only as adept as his body and health allow him to be.
In this regard, Chris Ben, strength and conditioning trainer for the rising stars of Mayweather Promotions plays an integral role in the success of every fighter he works with. At the age of four, Chris moved to Las Vegas from Ottawa, Canada with his family and has called the city home for over 37 years. It was this move that led Chris to meet a young Floyd Mayweather at a Nevada gym back in the s. In August , Mayweather Promotions CEO, Leonard Ellerbe, would eventually invite Chris to join the team full-time after learning more about the unique skills he possessed as a veteran strength and conditioning coach.
For over 19 years and counting, Chris has dedicated himself to the science of elite athlete conditioning. Following much planning and deliberation, a fighter-centric guide is developed and rigorously implemented in an effort to take a boxer from good enough to exceptionally great. And greatness is the final product that Chris strives to fabricate with every plan he develops and every fighter he coaches.
Fourteen-hour days are routine in advance of any Money Team fight card and Chris almost always can be found holding mitts, helping coach, and assisting with exercises at the MBC daily. Moments to himself are rare but when he has them, Chris enjoys deep sea fishing, hiking, and prospecting for gold! Sushi, pizza, and Korean BBQ are a few of his favorite foods. He looks forward to having kids one day but for now is the proud parent of two dogs, Blue and Tapia.
Otis Pimpleton always knew he belonged in the sport of boxing. Pimpleton was a fighter even in the years of his childhood. It was a skill and passion that came naturally to him. This 4-time state champion from Grand Rapids, Michigan sought to pass down his knowledge to the next generation after deciding to hang up his gloves for good.
Unable to leave the sport behind, Pimpleton chose to step into a different role within the boxing industry. He now trains fighters at the Mayweather Boxing Club. His style of training is straightforward, he believes hard work and dedication is the vehicle to get you farthest in life. This is something he instills into each of the fighters he trains.
He looks for desire, hunger, and dedication before taking on the role as trainer to a fighter, which he believes is vital. Pimpleton also runs the amateur boxing program at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, NV, where he teaches young fighters the basics of boxing. His love for giving back to the youth inspires the amateur fighters he currently trains.
He notes, the difference between training amateurs vs. Floyd Mayweather has long pursued various side hustles in the business world. For many years, he focused primarily on strip clubs in the Las Vegas area. In , however, Mayweather opened his first gym in Los Angeles.
Since , fans and boxing aspirants can pay to receive private lessons in the very same ring that Mayweather trains in. Of course, that kind of premium experience comes with an equally premium price-tag. Home Sports.
View this post on Instagram.
0コメント