The Southwest Flights departing from Las Vegas, Southwest Flights from Nashville, Tennessee. At that time, there were several Nashvili people on David David Davide Benavidez-David Morrell JNR the day after night. Wandering in the battle of T-Mobile Arena. The conversation turned to the boxing industry and returned to the boxing field. It was called the country box at the Troubandour’s club series (the theater opposite the Old OPRYLAND in the northern part of Nashville).
“That’s where I am going.”
The sound comes from the top, near the cabin ceiling. When the passenger turned and stared up, they found a clumsy, suitable middle -aged man, a hat and T -shirt standing on the aisle, waiting to sit down.
He said: “I’m fighting against Oliver McCord on Tuesday.”
This is the way I encounter Gary Cobia, a “gentleman”. He is a 52 -year -old heavyweight. -The position is behind him as the agent of Davis County Sheriff. Moreover, yes, Cobia will participate in the competition at the 59 -year -old heavyweight champion holder McCall. He granted his first occupation by Lennox Lewis 30 years ago. Life failure-Thursday at Trousbadour in Troubadour in Country Box 29.
After we landed and got off the boat, Cobia shook hands with a smile, saying that he was happy to walk and speak, if I could tell him where to pick up his schoolbag. Along the way, he shared his grew up in Poltlo in Edhata, liked to raise his family in Utah, and landed McCawal’s battle on the Belled Bird. He called the head of the rural box (and the former McCawal manager) Jimmy Adams (Jimmy Adams) stood out and asked about the battle with McCall. Stacy Frazier (Stacy Frazier), this is a performance in Troubdour in November.
Cobia heard a friend Billy Zumbrun, Billy Zumbrun, the former heavyweight of Ogden, Ogden. He stopped Frazier in 2006 -McCord (McCall) is looking for more games suitable for age. In the past ten years, Cobia has not played a professional battle, but after watching McCall put down Frazier on YouTube, he couldn’t help it. He lifted Adams through Boxold, called and voluntarily provided services. The answer is yes-but as McCall pushes 60, the clock is dripping.
“They said,” Okay, okay, why don’t you come down immediately? ‘”Kobia recalled. “‘You know, about two weeks? Can you come?
“No, no. You have to give me three months to maintain your physical condition. Because I have not done this for a while. But I did it-I have taken shape-we are here.”
Cobia took the battle seriously-his body’s fat dropped to 15 %, and it looked as strong as musk-but it seemed to understand the optics of this situation. McCord is not the first previous boxing headline news, especially among heavyweights, to persist for too long, or come back after selling dating, whether it is a large cash snap -up, or to relive the glory of the past or just Pay rent. Moreover, because the battle of Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was still hovering a few months later, it was convenient to fight any McCoo-fighting miscellaneous objects.
However, although McCal and Kobia are likely to have lived more than they have left, only seven years-the elders are the previous heavyweight champion holders, and the other is 3-4 ( 1 KO) Career ring for fighter jets over the past ten years. No one expects their four-round ball to be placed on the mantle next to Oleksandr USYK-Tyson Fury. In the same breath, no one can say that it cannot be competitive.
For Cobia, action -borrow a sentence- yes juice. Since he is still a child, he has been boxing, and eventually he has always answered hugs on him. First of all, it was a teenager with friends when he was teenage. (“We like it,” he said.) In time, when he was in his 20s, he began a late amateur occupation. Kobia did not participate in his first professional game until 2012. Seven months later, he participated in the former champion contestor Gerald Washington -lost again. In fact, he lost the first three battles and then defeated him in a non -competitive way. It was not until the re -race with Spitzenberg that Cobia won the first victory and yielded in the official announcement. When Spitzenberg (Spitzenberg) laughed at this unanimous decision- “He shocked me in the second round, this may be an attractive,” Cobia said-he awarded his opponent for rubber competitions. This time he defeated Stipedebeger decisively.
“I want to redeem my losses,” Kobia said. “I want to learn from them and continue development. I mean, no matter how old or not, I just want to succeed in anything [I do]Essence
“I think this is the biggest motivation of anything-I just want to succeed … whether it is a huge success or success. I just want to continue to advance anything in front of me.”
Kobia has five children-he is his 20-year-old age, and three still live at home. He is a single parent who is engaged in stable and full -time occupation in the law enforcement department, and is described as “supporting the family”. There were two marriage behind him. His loss on the ring far exceeds victory. He followed him. He kept putting on gloves.
In this sense, Kobe and his Tuesday opponents will not only share a ring. McCall (McCall), 60-14 years old (39 ko), at least in the game with Lewis in 1997, the collapse of his drugs was the same as his spectacular frustration in his first battle. He has spent some time in prison and rehabilitation. He recovered, slipped and recovered again. He helped to guide his son Elijah McCall to engage in his career. After 2019, he did not fight for more than five years. Then, in Troubadour last November, he returned to Frazier. He is still going. Still trying.
After the first Lewis battle, Kobia became a fan, when McCawal defeated the former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes in the twilight. In the leader before the war, Kobia said: “Larry Holmes (Larry Holmes) gave him a bunch of nonsense. I just like Oliver’s respect.” On Monday’s weight, McCord ( McCall) cut off the past with Cobia -Bruce Seldon in 1991, his 10th round of knockout Henry Akinwande -left an impression, leaving an impression. Essence
“Please don’t say anything to Oliver,” Kobya asked politely.
“He is a very great person. He is just a real person.”
There is also a fighter, and Cobia noticed it quickly, and he still threw out despicable right hands. He also mentioned that McCord’s sturdy chin and long forearm, he used to effectively stop his fist. (Over the years, McCord is said to have never been knocked down.) Despite the high advantage, Kobea will give up a six -inch tentacle in Tuesday’s ring.
but… hurry upEssence McCord was 60 years old in April. Vinny Pazienza is 60 years old. Nigel Benn is 60 years old. Sixty -year -old Bernard Hopkins -The grandfather of all Grabeld Boxer -retired about ten years ago. How much can McCord still pay?
“You know, I am not a spring chicken,” Kobia actually said.
“I mean, just like anyone, we are rotten, do you know? But I think he still has a good fist.”
This is a fair point. McCell is not his former thing-but how many of us? Kobia said that power is the last thing of a fighter, and McCord has only been withdrawn from Frazier for several months for a few months. Youtube’s rapid watching battle shows a McCawal. His speed is slower, meaty, and not so active. But that fist? It is still very powerful there.
Cobia wants to test itself. Why not? Why not enter the boxer’s box, and then cut it again? Do you figure out what you made for the front valve? Grasp the steering wheel and fight against the upcoming trend, maybe- perhaps -The spit on the top?
And, if we are not here-we all-what exactly is it?
Jason Langendorf is the former boxing editor of espn.com. It is a contributor of the circus seat and the Queensberry rules. He has written articles about Vice, Guardian, Chaudian, CHICAGO Sun-Times and other publications. He is a member of the American Boxing Writers Association and can be Linkedin Then continue X and BrucekiEssence
