Greg Cohen wa Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa monyadira akulengezera Kusainirana undefeated middleweight Rob “Mwachita Bwino” Brant (15-0, 9 Ko) ndi zotsatsira mgwirizano.
24-zaka Brant, kuchokera Oakdale, Minnesota, anayamba nkhonya mu 2007 ndi 2009 anali kale dziko ngwazi. Iye anadzakhala membala wa US National Team Maseŵera a nkhonya ndipo anapambana 2010 National Golden Magolovesi, zina zambiri kusiyana, pamaso kutembenukira katswiri wina 2012.
Makamaka katswiri wankhonya, Komabe okhala pamwambapa pafupifupi mphamvu, Brant ndi zaluso mu mphete wolimba mphamvu mukupeka ndi kusintha m'ma nkhondo. Wake wolimba yabwino amalola iye kulikankhira bwinobwino asakhale adani pansi, maganizo ndi thupi.
Inu anayamba nkhonya ndi Pasanapite dziko ngwazi. Tell me about discovering you were a natural in boxing. Kodi mukudziwa?
Bambo anga anali Chigawo 1 collegiate mpira player. Ndinakulira wachikondi mpira, Ine sindinena ndinali zimapangika kumalo, koma ine ndiri pa munda. Ndili 15, Ndinayamba kuchita nawo nkhonya. Ine ndi anzanga ena, makamaka mpira osewera, akakumane ku wathu wosewera kumbuyo a nyumba spar. Bambo ake, Bob Mitchell, ankakonda kukhala katswiri wankhonya ndipo spar nafe mu galaja kapena msewu wopita kunyumba. Ndinkakonda aliyense wachiwiri izo. Ine ndinadzipeza ndekha ati bwenzi langa nyumba zambiri, ngakhale pamene palibe, kuti ine ndikhoze nkhonya ndi bambo ake.
Pamene nyengo anasiya walolera izi, Ine basi anafunika izo kumbuyo woyatsa, koma ndinazindikira kuti panali chinachake ndinkafunitsitsa kuchita. Ndinayamba kufufuza nkhonya gyms ndi kuyang'anira zambiri nkhonya. Ndili 16 ndipo ndinalandira laisensi, Ine ndinapita ku White Nyamuliranani nyanja Maseŵera a nkhonya Club, kumene ine ndinali anakumana ndi 87 wazaka munthu dzina lake Emmitt Yanez, komanso Larry mwini amene anali ndi zaka zoposa 70s. Ndikada, yense chilimwe cha 2007, kukhala munthu woyamba mu masewero olimbitsa thupi otsiriza mmodzi. Ine amanena wanga bwino kwa anthu awiri, kwa zaka zingapo zotsatira anandipititsa iliyonse ya mpikisanowu ndi wamba uliwonse zimasonyeza mu Pakati Chakumadzulo. Ine Sanasiye pansi nkhondo ndipo anali okonzeka kuyendetsa kulikonse pamene.
Ine ndikuganiza ndinazindikira kuti anali luso pamene ine anapambana US Amuna a National Championship mu 2009. Mpaka ndiye, Ine nthawizonse akupereka ndekha chowiringula kwa ine chifukwa anapambana tournaments kuti ine anapambana ndipo kuganizira anthu sindinadziwe kupikisana motsutsa, zotsutsana ndi amene ndinachita. Mu omaliza a National Championships mu 2009 Ine kumenya munthu wotchedwa Siju Shabazz amene mu 2007 Ndinangoyang'ana tipambane National Golden Magolovesi pa TV. Ndikukumbukira kuganiza anali chimake cha luso. Atakweza mkono wanga, izo sanaike mpaka patapita milungu ingapo, pamene Ndinazindikira anali woposa aliyense pachikhalidwe kuwala heavyweight mu United States.
N'chiyani chinakupangitsani ndikufuna kuyamba nkhonya?
Ine nthawizonse ndinkakonda kuonera mbali iliyonse ya nkhonya amasonyeza. Kulowa, ndi zofananira ngodya yunifolomu, mwa mavuto awiri omenyera ataimirira si ngodya kudziwa zimene zili pafupi ndi kuchita, nanga pamene belu limenelo lilira, mmene mulankhule wina ndi chidaliro ndi kusamala. Pamene ine ndikupita kwa nyumba za anzawo ndi nkhonya bambo ake, I figured it was something that I might be able to actually do one day and mentally, Ine anachita ndekha mpaka ine ndikhoza kutenga thupi ndekha ku nkhonya masewero olimbitsa.
N'chifukwa chiyani kutembenukira ovomereza?
Patapita nthawi pang'ono, koma wandiweyani ankachita masewera ntchito, Ndinakwiya mu 2012 Olympic mayesero. Ndinali ndi mokwanira zinachitikira kutsatira zimene ambiri ankachita masewera boxers malingaliro: kukhala katswiri dziko ngwazi ndi onse amene adza nazo.
Kodi anatani Greg Cohen bwanji?
Greg Cohen anachita zimasonyeza nkhonya amasonyeza m'nyumba mwanga boma la Minnesota pa Grand Casino Hinckley. Ndinkagwira ntchito yovuta pokonzekera imeneyo mpikisano chifukwa wanga m'dziko lonse televised kuwonekera koyamba kugulu monga ovomereza. Ndikuona kuti Ndinakozera mokwanira ndi kuchita pa mlingo kuti ndiyenera kukhala kutsogolo kwa timu GCP. Ntchito zanga linapindula, Bambo. Cohen ankafuna kupitiriza kugwira ntchito pamodzi.
Kodi zolinga zanu masewerawa?
Kumene, mbali ya cholinga cha masewerawa ndi kukhala lovomerezeka dziko ngwazi wanga kugawanikana. Koma kuzama, Ndikufuna eni nyumba ndi ngongole ufulu pa nthawi Ine anapuma pa masewera. Ine ndikufuna kupanga ndalama zimene ine zinatsala ku nkhonya ntchito kwa ine.
Wako ndi ndani mphunzitsi?
Ine kuphunzitsa anayi milungu isanu pamaso mpikisano mu Dallas, Texas. Mutu wanga mphunzitsi ndi Derrick James. Iye anali katswiri ankachita masewera komanso katswiri akatswiri womenya nkhonya amene waphunzitsa omenyana monga Errol Spence Jr ndi Anthony Mack, pakati ena. Wanga wachiwiri kwa mphunzitsi ndi Nathan Pipitone. Nathan nthawizonse zimayenda zoposa ine. Iye adzakomana ine pa masewero olimbitsa thupi iliyonse nthawi basi akufuna bwino othamanga iye ntchito ndi, kalasi mchitidwe. Wanga wodulidwa munthu ndi mphamvu yanga ndi yabwino Flames ndi Jeremy Clark kuchokera kwathu boma la Minnesota. Iye ndi player chitukuko Flames kwa Los Angeles Mafumu hockey timu. Iye amandithandiza lotsatira mlingo, athleticism alibe chidwi iye, m'ntchito amachita, ndipo ndi chimene ndikufunika.
Kodi kuphunzitsa?
Ndimakhala ku Saint Paul, Minnesota, pamene ndimachita lolemera mphamvu ndi yabwino wanga Flames Jeremy Clark pa Minnesota Top Team Gym iye ali mu Eagan, Minnesota. Koma mwezi umodzi kapena ku nkhondo, Ine mutu kuti Dallas kuphunzitsa wanga mabogi Derrick ndi Nathan kuti chisoni changa njira ndiponso kupeza lolemera sparring mu. Ngakhale ine nthawi zonse ndikugwirabe ntchito mwakhama chovuta ntchito zichitike Dallas.
Kodi chotsatira inu?
Ine adzakhala kumaliza July 17 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on the non-televised portion of a talent-stacked ShoBox card. Panopa ndili mu Dallas wokonzekera.
Kodi kuchita chirichonse kupatula nkhonya?
Ndikuona kuti pamene inu moona ndi bwino kuchita nokha chinachake chimene inu mulibe ambiri nthawi zina. Ndiye anati, Ine kuwerenga monga mmene ndingathere ndi ine zambili mafilimu komanso wakhama Game ya mipando zimakupiza. Anthu ambiri amene ndimacheza ndi chikhalidwe nawonso ali nawo masewera bizinesi, umandithandiza maganizo.
Kodi inu kutenga dzina Bravo?
Kuti kwenikweni kwachirendo nkhani. Ndinali mabogi kuti kulitcha kuti ine Robbo.’ Mu ankachita masewera a nkhonya inu mukuona ambiri ofanana mabogi chaka ndi chaka ndi mopepuka kulankhulana nawo ndi kuwadziwa mwa ankachita masewera ntchito.
M'pamene wanga omaliza ankachita masewera mpikisanowu zimene ndakhala ndikuchita (2012 USA dziko Championship, mkuwa n'kulandira mendulo) kuti mphunzitsi ku Area Bay anapita wanga mabogi ndipo anafunsa kumene 'Bravo’ anali. Wanga Flames mu chisokonezo sanamvetse mpaka anati Flames anafotokoza ine pamene iye anayankha 'O, Mukutanthauza Robbo!’ Kwa zaka zambiri, izi Flames ankaganiza dzina langa linali Bravo wanga Flames anandiuza nkhani ine anamwetulira n'kunena “ndichoncho!”
Ndimaopa mungapatse wekha nkhonya dzina, kapena ine ndinayamba, so it was meant to be that at my last amateur tournament somebody would give me my name.
Ndili mukufuna mafani kudziwa za inu.
Ndimkonda mbali iliyonse ya nkhonya. Ine sindiri chachikulu pa kulandira chidwi chifukwa Ndimakonda kukhala pa mlingo pansi ndi aliyense nthaŵi zina kuikidwa pa pedestal chimene ine osalimbikitsa kusangalala. I like being regular. I am the most approachable person in the world I feel that everybody is equal. Ine zimangochitika kukhala pa ntchito kuti anthu amakonda kuonera.
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About Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa
Mmodzi wa nkhonya ya Premier zotsatsira zovala, Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa (GCP) ndi opatsidwa ulemu dzina kufupi dziko kalasi akatswiri nkhonya zochitika ndi kulimbikitsa osankhika akatswiri omenyana padziko lonse.
Woyambitsa ndi CEO Greg Cohen wachita ndi akatswiri nkhonya zosiyanasiyana kuti ubongo popeza malemu 1980s, honing yakeyo pakamtunda ndi kudzidziŵikitsa monga wochenjera mayiko nkhonya wamalonda.
Wokhala ndi luso kanthu ndi kukulitsa luso yaiwisi, Cohen anapanga mitu yankhani ake katswiri malangizo a, pakati ena ambiri, wakale WBA Junior Middleweight Ngwazi Austin “Osakayikira” Nsomba Ya Trauti, amene Cohen anathandiza kalozera ku osadziwika New Mexico chiyembekezo kwa osankhika malipiro-pa-maganizo mlingo opsa.
Kuwonjezera mumapezeka nsomba zikuluzikulu, Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa wakhala akuweta anakhazikitsa mayina monga kale logwirizana ndi ziwiri nthawi heavyweight ngwazi Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Ko); komanso nthawi lalikulu lokhala ndi kulemera kalasi dziko ngwazi James “Conde” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Ko).
Panopa dziko oveteredwa khama mu GCP rositala monga Arash Usmanee, konsekonse kuiona ngati pamwamba 10 wapamwamba featherweight; wakale WBA mayiko Middleweight Ngwazi ndi dziko oveteredwa middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; pamwamba oveteredwa featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canada ndi opepuka TV kanthu ngwazi Tony Luis, ndipo WBA ndi zisanu nthawi Irish National ankachita masewera Ngwazi, Dennis Hogan; ndi Kutuluka Welterweight zotengeka Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa wakhala ndinkakhala nalo dziko kalasi nkhonya zochitika mu abwino malo aziwonetsero mu United States ndi dziko ndipo nayenso monyadira anapereka luso ndi / kapena okhutira angapo TV Intaneti kuphatikizapo HBO, Nthawi Yachiwonetsero, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG ndi nkhandwe Sports Net.
