Marc Ramsay and Arslanbek Makhmudov are having a great week in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. A small town that is in no way reminiscent of Disney World to use the expression of Marc Ramsay. Apart from the Major Soccer League Red Bulls stadium, it seems quiet in the end.
– Funny place for a holiday?
– Sorry ? Holidays ?
But what are our two lads doing in New Jersey? Simple, since the training partner boxers drop like flies or refuse to get into the ring once morest the big Russian, Ramsay decided to go find the poor proletarians of the ring where there are several. In New York and New Jersey: “The last American I brought to Montreal was vaccinated and had accepted the pay he was offered. The first morning he arrived in the gym, he saw Makhmudov and he refused right there to get in the ring, ”says Ramsay.
“And since Carlos Takam is a big piece to face and I wanted to optimize Arslanbek’s preparation, I called a friend of mine in New Jersey and here we are at his gym until next Tuesday,” Ramsay explained. .
THANK YOU OSCAR RIVAS
In fact, Arslanbek can say a big thank you to Oscar Rivas. The WBC world bridgerweight champion is waiting for a fight. He was to fight in Cali in front of Jennifer Lopez, but the promoter Yvon Michel was unable to tie up the event. To stay active, Oscar agreed to serve as a sparring partner. Think regarding it, a world champion who agrees to deliver up to six rounds of sparring per day, will find that on the planet boxing?
“I didn’t want to ask Oscar for eight or ten rounds. It weighs 225 pounds and is very mobile. But I needed to push Arslanbek more. Up to 10 rounds and once morest partners who reminded Carlos Takam. It’s a big challenge. I found some in New Jersey, so we’re in a little hotel apartment instead of being with our wives,” Ramsay says with a smile.
OSCAR ATTEND ENCORE
Heavyweights like Makhmudov or Simon Kean are part of a separate class of boxing. There are all the categories and there are the others. As proof, finding an adversary like Takam cost Eye of The Tiger Management several hundred thousand Canadian dollars. Must say that this is the first fight of Makhmudov labeled 4 stars by BoxRec, the true bible of boxing.
Marc Ramsay therefore does not want to neglect anything. Tens of millions of dollars await the big and huge Russian if he becomes world champion. It justifies the expense of a week of training in the New York area.
Ramsay was tempted to bring the solid Simon Kean into the spiring, but all three men are proud. No one wanted to give up a piece of the rug anymore. We had to stop.
“In fact, we were very lucky to have Oscar Rivas. He helped us a lot. I hope he gets the paid fights he deserves very soon. He’s advancing into his thirties, he’s a world champion and that’s where it’s got to be,” added Ramsay, who is also Kaboum’s coach.
Perhaps its manager Stéphane Lépine should send the message to promoter Yvon Michel. The silver years pass quickly in boxing. The message also applies to Kim Clavel.
It takes cash to buy a house when you’re a boxer.
IN THE NOTEBOOK
All tickets for the galas on September 9 and 16 are sold out. At EOTTM, we sometimes offer to buy back tickets already sold when big customers are very insistent. Must say that the final with Christian MBilli and the fight of Simon Kean once morest strong opponents are promising for the gala on September 9th. TVA SPORT, ESPN+ and PÛNCHING GRACE will broadcast the evening of 9. Plus Poland and ESPN Latin America. On the 16th, for Arslanbek Makhmudov, ESPN+ and Punching Grace will be hard at work.
Moreover, it was yesterday that Paul Wilson met the 13 employees who will form his team at National. It officially starts on Tuesday. From one Molson to another until the final paradise.
Serena Williams the Finisher
The evening was enticing. Serena Williams around 7 a.m., Félix Auger-Aliassime a little later and Leylah Fernandez between the two.
The two Quebecers lost. Curtly. Two very costly defeats. Tennis is not hockey. You can’t have a brilliant career dragging yourself to the bottom of the rankings. As Félix and Leylah had had a great run in 2021, they will lose a handful of points. Exit the top 10 and the top 20 for them.
Félix Auger-Aliassime is entering the second phase of his career, he must now learn to win the big matches. He must acquire and develop the killer instinct without which there is no great champion in tennis. He’s going to have to be able to be mean. When you’re a nice young man, it’s sometimes complicated.
As for Leylah, she is neither tall, nor fat, nor strong. Nor ultra-fast. She has a tennis of strategy and intelligence. You’ll have to work harder in his case. She can’t win unless she’s perfectly honed.
The example is Serena. She is 42 years old, she is a mother, her powerful muscles are coated. But she has an unwavering confidence and desire to win. At the end of the first set, in the tiebreaker, she might finish serving twice.
Pip, puff, puff. Two aces. Thank you, good evening, see you once more for the second set.
