Boxing's Top Trainers

I have had the opportunity to meet the best trainers in Boxing:

Robert Garcia, Virgil Hunter, Freddie Roach and Nacho Beristain

Mares Vs Gonzales Weigh-In

Here is a late recap of the Abner Mares- Jhonny Gonzales weigh in at the Biltmore Hotel in Downtown LA. Goldenboy always puts on a good event. They blow Top Rank out of the water in terms of bringing their fighters closer to the fans. I wont go into too much detail because I'm a big Abner Mares fan, so those of you who saw the fight know why I'm upset. Overall I had pretty good success. I got Abner to sign the first of the collectors series of Corona Bottles. I got to meet the great Nacho Beristain. Even though as a Pacquiao fan I hate JMM, but I still respect his trainer. To top it off I got to meet the voice of Showtime Boxing and the son of the wrestling legend Jimmy Lennon, Jimmy Lennon Jr. It was also nice to meet his son, which could end up being the third generation of great announcers. I had a few misses, Leo Santa Cruz , Jhonny Gonzales and JoJo Diaz. I was able to meet a future heavy weight top prospect Dominic Breazeale and get a signed glove. 

Me and "The Classy Jr" Jimmy Lennon Jr.

HOF Trainer Nacho Beristain

Abner Mares signed Corona Bottle

Phillip Rivers

Today I decided to make a trip out to San Diego to attend an open practice at Chargers Park. I used to go to Charger practices every year when they were held at the Home Depot Center. Since they moved to Chargers Park I haven't been as often, plus the fact I was not a fan of the Norv Turner era Chargers. As a Miami Dolphins fan and living in Los Angeles this is as close as I get to the NFL. I wasn't planning on going this year but a local standout Tony Burnett from USC and Mayfair High School, made the team. I have met Burnett a few times in the past through mutual friends, hes a really cool guy. So I made the trip to show some support I arrived at the practice shortly after 3pm. The practice was scheduled from 3-5pm. Since I made the trip I decided to take advantage and get a couple autographs. My goal was to get Ronnie Brown(former Dolphin), Dwight Freeny, Eric Weddle and rookie Manti Te'o. But unfortunately not one of them stopped to sign autographs after practice. I couldn't even get Burnett's attention. Most of the players headed straight for the locker rooms. I wasn't all that bummed because the practice was pretty interesting to watch. It was sad to see receiver Malcolm Floyd go down with a Knee injury. I could tell it was serious as soon as it happened. He was doing 1 on 1 receiving drills and he landed wrong. After the practice I waited around for a bit . There was fans sticking around getting autographs from some backup players that were nice enough to sign. There was nobody I was interested getting. As I was walking to leave I spotted Phillip Rivers. He avoided the crowd by going off to the side where the players families watch the practice. I have had terrible luck with trying to get his autograph in the past. He usually ignores the fans. But I thought I'd give it a shot. I was in perfect position, nobody else was around. To my surprise I was actually able  to get his attention and he came over and signed. I was able to get a pretty clean signature on a autograph panel football. Overall it was a pretty good day. Best of luck to the Chargers this year.