What made you transition over to boxing from muay thai?
I decided I wanted to fight Professionally, it came down to Boxing or MMA. For a long while I was siding with MMA, but Boxing's always been the little whisper in the back of my Fighting brain. Now it's become the voice I speak with.
Oh yeah and $$$. In Boxing you can be well-paid as a sparring partner. This guy here:
Went to Germany to spar with Ruslan Chagaev. He was making $1,500 per week Euro, which turned into like $3 grand here.
What skills from muay thai have had a positive effect on your boxing training?
Well, I learned HOW to Box before I learned Muay Thai. So it was the other way around. Boxing always had a positive effect on my Muay Thai. But honestly, it's not a skill from Muay Thai that had a good effect, it's durability. I endure body-shots exceptionally well.
That mufucka in the picture above has hit me to the body.
What have you personally found to be easier on the body?
Muay Thai's a bit tougher on the body in-terms of damage, Boxing in-terms of overuse injuries like tendonitis of the shoulder.
What weight class are you fighting at?
147.
I know you strongly believe that punchers are born, not made...do you feel the same way about kicking power/ability(for leg/body/head)?
Now that's an exceptionally good question. I'm not sure about kicks, maybe so. Because of the vast amount of kicking arts where people debate which has the most powerful kicks overall, it makes the waters muddy. However, I'd like to think so. I mean Cro Cop's kick I don't think is something that can be taught in-terms of the power he generates.
If I had to pick a guy though to say power-kickers are born and not made, it'd be Danny Steele.
what is your ameture record?
Ain't got one. I never did sanctioned Amateur Boxing beyond School, and I don't count scholastic tournaments.