MA: I’ve seen quite a few YouTube videos of you fighting at the Patriot Center from fans and you pack the house. You have a very strong following, how do you do it?
I tell you, I think it is luck. Modesty is not one of my strong points… I put on a hell of a show! Every fighter is going have blowouts or easy fights but the majority of my fights are wars… you are going see blood you are going see wreckage. For the most part, my fights, win or lose, are very action packed and destructive fights. People like that. They like a guy who they can shake hands with. I am personable…I am not one of these guys who think they are some kind of superstar. As far as I am concerned, I am just like anybody else and that comes off in my personality. You want to cheer for a guy like that. I have a good team behind me putting on great shows. We have done it in Virginia, you have a better chance of doing it on Mars then in Virginia.
MA: Is boxing your full-time gig?
Yes it is.
MA: Was the Contender really proactive for you guys after the show or was it just in front of the TV?
I was putting 2500-3500 before I did The Contender… after I did The Contender I am putting 7500-8000 in an arena. For boxing, you don’t get much better than that, of course, unless you are looking at a Manny Pacquiao type of venue. It was very good, it was a great experience. It made a lot of great memories for me.
Was it a realistic show? No, it was a reality show that was very unrealistic when it comes to boxing. That’s no secret. When was the last time you heard of a guy who, unless he was a fill in, doesn’t know who he is fighting until the morning of the fight? When is the last time you heard sixteen guys living together all with the possibility of fighting each other? It was just not realistic. I don’t think the best guy won and I think the guy that won will be the first one to tell you that. Sergio is a great guy but I don’t think that the best guy necessarily won the whole tournament. We were out in another planet. We were all very awe stricken. It was a hell of an experience though.
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