i have been working nights and out of town lately and i have little to no time lately..
anyhow im in phoenix arizona right now
im staying at a hotel that is about a mile away from any shopping centers or anything.. i was bored so i went for a walk in yesterday in 105 degree weather….(jesus christ)..
as i am heading to the store i see a little boxing gym called HAMMER boxing.. i walk in look around.. in my head i can beat ANYBODY in this gym.. i chalk it up to a cardio gym and went on about my business..
blah blah, we end up having to stay until tomorrow..
so today i am walking to the "hooters" restaurant in the shopping center.. i stop by the gym and say, "im from out of town, california, i wanted to maybe get some work in today"
trainer, "you have experience?"
thug, "yeah i fought amateur before"
trainer," are you the guy who just called here?"
thug, "no"
trainer- do you want to spar?”
thug, "ok sure"
trainer "ok go warm up, do you have your gear?"
thug, "no i was hoping to use yours.."
ok, this is like within 2 minutes of walking in this gym they are lacing me up… im like ok……?
so round one starts…. this guy was like 17 or 18 years old about 5’5” 130 pounds… i threw a crisp jab and for the rest of the round i was like a moving punching bag!!!! focks sake this kid was cracking me clean!!! lol i was laughing kinda when he was hitting me cause i felt so sloppy.. i havent worked out in 3 weeks and i am ALL out of shape.. i didnt have my legs either, i think part of it was my shoes.. and i was hungover from the bar last night on my way to get my first meal of the day, so i was at like 50%
ok so im in the corner and i say, "man i am out of shape"
Trainer laughing to himself……..
thug’ "whats up?"
trainer, ” you called up saying you were ready to spar, now your saying your tired"
thug, " i didnt call here"
trainer, your the guy from california right?"
thug, "yeah"
trainer, ” called here 30 minutes ago saying you were from california and you wanted to spar and how badazz you are"
thug, " wtf? i never called up here i just walked in right now!"
trainer to the other trainer, "this isnt the guy off the phone"
other trainer, "you didnt call here earlier saying blah, blah, blah?"
thug, "hell no, i aint stupid"
trainer, ”this guy called 30 minutes ago saying he was from california and he wanted to see if our gym had anything to offer"
thug, ‘ naw that wasnt me, i came to hit the bags a little!! and workout!!!"
trainer, "you wanna go still?"
thug, ”hell yeah!"
round 2
whenever i throw a jab he rushes me w fast combos.. really overwhelming me!! i got hit with like a 15 punch combo!!! i was in a focking tornado of gloves!! like somebody had a trash bag full of boxing gloves and dumped them on me!!! lol.. you know, like when you see a fighter getting hit with combos and they dont even know what is coming next, lol, that was me… i started to time him and catch him w the left hook.. but he still kicked my butt..
i was dead tired after round 2 that was it for me…
trainer, ”omg we are so sorry we thought you were the douchebag calling on the phone like he was badazz, so we had our best guy here to show you how we do it in arizona.."
thug, ”lol i just got beat up for someone elses mouth?"
anyhow summary, these fools rolled out the red carpet for me to spar because they thought i was some hot shot from california.. i was wondering how the f*** i was able to get in the ring that fast!! they gave me a free mouthpiece.. they were representing arizona against california, but i was just a guy walking in NOT that guy.. they told me i got balls of steel for stepping in there.. tht i have a great jab.. gave me a couple of pointers.. they invited me to come back whenever i want.. that they were impressed and they need guys that can spar, but i need better cardio.. i kew i was out of shape but i thought it would be easy.. WRONG!!!! my nose is swollen a little but im cool.. we work nights so i havent been able to really do anything, but at least i have a story for arizona…
anyhow what do you think? is that crazy or what? why does crazy stuff like that happen to me??
* sigh* see… i was being cool… so much for that!! lol back to smashing!!
dang pinoy.. how many accounts do you have? 17 thumbs up for your, answer yet there arenet even 17 people on here right now.. i find that hard to believe being that there have only been 6 answers the last hour.. coincidence maybe?
your right.. i was at the right place at the right time.. i wouldnt of ended up anywhere else if it wasnt meant to be.. of all the hotels in phoenix i end up right by a boxing gym.. and i got to spar w a pro.. i lost but so what!! i love it!!! i was full of myself and had a humbling experience.. no regrets.. i love boxing.. i wasnt physically prepared as i thought i was.. but i am back on a steady schedule after tomorrow, so its back to my grind..

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