Status: World renowned and respected owner of The Wildcard gym in Los Angeles, CA; and the trainer of boxing champions such as Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Guillermo Rigondeaux, James Toney, Felix Sturm.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 150
Age: 49
Hobbies: “None [laughs].”
PreFight Feeling As Trainer: “Anxious.”
Early Boxing Memory: “Knocking Bobby Chacon down twice.”
Greatest Boxing Moment: “Manny Pacquiao beating Morales in second fight.”
Most Painful Moment: “Getting knocked out by Lenny Valdez.”
Favorite Movies: “The Natural – greatest movie ever made.”
Musical Tastes: “Buckcherry, Aimee Mann – I train both of them.”
Favorite Athletes To Watch: “Shaq, Charles Barkley. Andre Agassi. I played with him once in Vegas.”
Closest Boxing Friends: “Right now, Alex Ariza, Manny Pacquiao. I’m friends with everyone. I don’t have any enemies.
Except Roger Mayweather. Asshole. Write that, I want you to. ”
Funniest Boxers: “Boom Boom Mancini. Manny Pacquiao loves to play jokes on everyone.”
Favorite Meal: “Steak and vegetables.”
Favorite Breakfast Cereal: “Only eat healthy, umm, Bran Flakes.”
Favorite Vacation Spot: “I don’t take vacations.”
What about when you travel with a fighter, what are some places you really found interesting and fun? “Germany’s really
nice, Russia was nice. Austria. I trained Klitschko for five fights.”
First Car: “’68 Cutlass Supreme. 300 bucks. I cut grass all summer to get that thing.”
Childhood Dream: “To become world champion.”
Interesting Fact About You: “Class president. My junior and senior years (smiles).”
Future Ambition: “Make world champions.”
First Job: “Paperboy (age 8).”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Eddie Futch, my dad, my mom. Pacquiao’s work ethic.”
Boxing Inspirations: “Eddie Futch is my mentor, he had the biggest impact.”
Nicknames: “When I was a fighter, they called me Choirboy, the Babyface Assassin.”
Favorite TV Show: “Three ladies, ummm, no, Two and a Half Men.”
Favorite Web Sites: “I don’t have a computer. No e-mail, no computer.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Coffee chip. They got it across the street from my hotel – I’m relieved (smiles).”
Worst Injury From Boxing: “Broke my right hand, almost ended my career.”
What brings you the most joy in life: “Winning. I love to win. Losing sucks.”
Current Car: “Mercedes. Don’t know the exact model, but it’s a nice car.”
Favorite Sport Outside Boxing: “Golf.”
Favorite Golfer: “Tiger Woods (smiles).”
BoxingInsider.com reporter Kenneth Lundgren contributed to this report.
