{"id":70894,"date":"2018-03-19T13:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:20:29","slug":"ray-boom-boom-mancini-rust-belt-champions-a-new-golden-era-the-tale-of-black-monday-mexican-style-dustin-hoffman-the-haymonites-hotel-california-the-footprints-of-gracie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894","title":{"rendered":"Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini: Rust Belt Champions, A New Golden Era, The Tale of Black Monday, Mexican Style, Dustin Hoffman, The Haymonites, Hotel California, &#038; The Footprints of Gracie&#8230; Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70895 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180312_160529-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180312_160529-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180312_160529-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20180312_160529-1024x849.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Exclusive Interview by Joshua \u201cCity\u201d Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>\u201cYou know, I fought representing my city (Youngstown), I\u2019ve always said that and they kind of lived vicariously through me. It was a beautiful relationship, really a kind of once in a lifetime relationship.\u201d \u2013Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When one reflects on the guts and glory of the Sweet Science, the history of the sort of boxing is filled with many stories. Some span multiple generations as is the case of Raymond \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini, 29-5, 23 KO\u2019s. In this two-part interview we\u2019ll take a look back at the roots of Ray Mancini\u2019s foundation, starting with his father, Lenny \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini, 46-12-3, 16 KO\u2019s who also fought under what is one of the most recognizable nicknames across all sports.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We also get into the depths of the rich boxing history of Youngstown, Ohio. While all are created equal, the size of a man\u2019s heart can only be measured by his actions. Not every story makes it to the big screen, but this story was preconceived long before the gloves were laced.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: You\u2019re from Youngstown, Ohio. Your father was a boxer and veteran of WWII. What was the boxing scene in Youngstown during your younger days and how might that compare to now?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Youngstown has always been a strong boxing city. Not only Youngstown, but all of north eastern Ohio, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown, and western PA, Farrell, Pennsylvania. Where we are located geographically, we\u2019re 60 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, and 60 miles southeast of Cleveland, so we\u2019re centrally located, literally right in the middle. For years, whether it was boxing, event entertainment, singers, rock and roll bands that were going to Cleveland, or Pittsburgh, or any other town, they would stop in Youngstown. Youngstown was always a major stop-over. Even back in the day, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, fighters in northeast Ohio, it\u2019s a strong boxing community between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. So, there are a lot of major fights in the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-70896 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mancini-1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mancini-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mancini-1-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mancini-1-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mancini-1.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Youngstown always had a very strong contingency of fighters. In the 1930s and 1940s, from my father to Jack Trammell. Jack Trammell was the #3 heavyweight when Joe Louis was champion. Tommy Bell. Tommy Bell fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the welterweight title. To Tony Janiro, Joe \u201cRed\u201d D\u2019Amato, there are so many. But, we\u2019ve always had a strong amateur program. In the 1960s and 1970s, as a matter of fact, it\u2019s funny because for a long time boxers weren\u2019t even turning pro. We had so many good amateurs that we\u2019d sell-out. The Golden Gloves would sell-out every week, 3000 to 3500 people. The amateurs were very strong. I turned pro in October, 1979, I wasn\u2019t going to wait for the Olympics. There were four of us at the same time who were amateurs that fought on the national team, representing Youngstown, OH.<\/p>\n<p>In Youngstown, you had to win the Golden Gloves there, then you\u2019d go to the regionals in Cleveland. From there, you went to the nationals, representing the Lake Erie team. Four of us who ended up winning titles were on that team. Harry Arroyo, Jeff Lampkin, Greg Richardson and I. The funny thing is Jeff Lampkin and I started our amateur careers in the same year, but Harry and Greg started earlier. For whatever reason, they stuck around the amateurs for what I thought was a little longer than they should have.<\/p>\n<p>They both were terrific fighters and both ended up winning world titles but I tell people, as a fighter, your body only has so many fights in you, amateur or pro. I thought these guys used some of their best years in the amateurs and probably should have turned pro earlier, and they still ended up winning world titles. That\u2019s just me. But to get into your question, we\u2019ve always had strong representation in the amateur and pros in northeastern Ohio, especially Youngstown. As I said, I mentioned the guys earlier that were fighters.<\/p>\n<p>When I turned pro 1979, I was one of the first fighters in a long time to have turned pro and the people supported me, they came out. I make no bones about it, I came at the right time. We were only two years removed from the steel-mill shutting down. The town needed something to hold onto. September 19th, 1977, known as \u2018Black Monday\u2019 to this day. The steel-mill shut down. In those two years we struggled, financially, and that was a little harsh. Sports in Youngstown, whether that\u2019s boxing or football, it\u2019s always been a thread through the community, kind of the lifeblood. So, when I turned pro, people came out in droves to support me because they needed something to hold on to and I was that guy.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I fought representing my city, I\u2019ve always said that and they kind of lived vicariously through me. It was a beautiful relationship, really a kind of once in a lifetime relationship. The people supported me wherever I went. When I fought in Atlantic City, out west in Las Vegas, or Reno, the people supported me. Part of it was the relationship that we had and they always supported me. It was a beautiful thing, plus my style of fighting was emblematic of the city. Come forward and take shots to give shots. Bottom line, I\u2019m coming and keep coming, and hopefully at the end of the day I\u2019m still standing, kind of like the city of Youngstown.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: Yes, you were definitely a fan friendly fighter. You never ducked or dodged anyone!<a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-70897 size-medium\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ray-with-Dad-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ray-with-Dad-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ray-with-Dad.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I appreciate that. Yes, thank you. That\u2019s one of the reasons why my relationship with the city of Youngstown is different than others, because my style is more emblematic of the city.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: I feel like since late 2016, up until now, at least with the lineups we\u2019ve seen so far in 2018, we\u2019re starting to see more of the best fighting the best. I think that\u2019s going to carryover and ultimately bring the sport back to a high level like it once was from a popularity standpoint, to include more on network television. What are your thoughts on boxing now and do you think it\u2019s poised to hit another one of those Golden Era\u2019s where 50 years from now we\u2019re going to be talking about this crop of fighters?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I hope so, I definitely hope so. Look, in boxing there has always been great fighters. The problem is people will ask me, \u2018what does boxing need to do to get back to where it once was\u2019 and I tell them, without network television being involved it will never have the same popularity, never.<\/p>\n<p>When I fought on network television, I was exposed to over 60 million people domestically and over 100 million people worldwide. Now, with Pay-Per-View, they get a 2% buy rate which they consider a success. There\u2019s only about 30 million homes that are capable of Pay-Per-View. At a 2% buy rate that\u2019s only a half a million people to 600,000. Look, I\u2019m a fight fan and I can\u2019t tell you half of the fighters if they were to walk down the street. There\u2019s no visibility factor for the fans. If you don\u2019t purchase Pay-Per-View, you have no shot at telling who the fighters are.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, I\u2019m a fight fan and can\u2019t tell you who half the fighters are! When Al Haymon came with the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), I thought that it was a great concept, getting back on network television. The problem is that he bought every channel out. You can\u2019t have a monopoly in boxing because you can\u2019t have the top matchups that you should have. Now, obviously he\u2019s fading, he still has some, but he faded. A lot of networks weren\u2019t getting premier fights, by no means. They were getting a lot of lackluster fights.<\/p>\n<p>People get turned off by that. There are no ratings for it. I think now, what you\u2019re seeing this year, if the fights happen that they\u2019re saying are going to happen it\u2019s going to be a banner year. Like you said, they\u2019ll have the best fighting the best.<\/p>\n<p>Look, Gennady \u201cGGG\u201d Golovkin called out Saul \u201cCanelo\u201d Alvarez for a year and a half. Canelo finally rose to the occasion. He didn\u2019t rise because he all of a sudden grew a set of balls, he got jaded because the Mexican people were backing him up and saying \u2018Hey, fight him!\u2019 He\u2019s calling you out and you\u2019re avoiding him. He called him out for a year and a half and Oscar De La Hoya thinks he\u2019s some kind of genius, he\u2019s not. Let me tell you something, the Mexican people, most of them, went over to \u201cGGG\u201d. First, he has their style. It\u2019s the style they like and that\u2019s why he referred to himself as \u2018Mexican Style\u2019. He called him out for a year and a half and finally Canelo stepped up because as I said, the pressure was getting to him and finally they had to make the match.<\/p>\n<p>De La Hoya came out saying the timing was right, bullshit! You got backed into a corner. Now, they fought and I think the general consensus was that \u201cGGG\u201d won the fight. I think it was pretty obvious he won the fight but they called it a draw by the grace of Adalaide Byrd. She should never judge another title fight in her life. And for whatever reason these other judges, Don Trella being one of them, who had it a draw, yet the one round that was pretty definitive he gave to Canelo!<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t get that, it makes no sense. I\u2019ve done commentary where I\u2019ve judged rounds and come on, man. It\u2019s pretty conclusive that the seventh round was won by \u201cGGG\u201d. He called it a draw! He gave it to Canelo and if he gives it to \u201cGGG\u201d like everyone else did, which was pretty obvious, \u201cGGG\u201d wins the fight.<\/p>\n<p>What I loved about \u201cGGG\u201d is for years everyone was saying he hadn\u2019t fought anybody. Well, he was calling out everybody. He called everyone out from Floyd Mayweather, JR. to Andre Ward. Ward eventually moved up but \u201cGGG\u201d was calling out everyone and nobody stepped up. So, you have to fight the guys that were there. What he did do, and this is what I love about Tom Loeffler and \u201cGGG\u201d as a team, they started collecting belts, all these belts that supposedly meant nothing.<\/p>\n<p>So then, when they called the real guys out, people were going \u2018oh I don\u2019t want this I\u2019ll fight for the WBA\u2019. Well, \u201cGGG\u201d had that and they would say, \u2018well I\u2019m going to fight for the IBF\u2019. Well, \u201cGGG\u201d has that too. All this time he\u2019s been collecting belts and he would call a guy out and they\u2019d say they\u2019re going to fight for another belt. He had that already. I love the fact that they cornered them. Half the guys you have to admire the fact that they even took the fight. Guys like Dominic Wade or this or that fighter. But these type of guys would have done well against Canelo I think, or against Billy Joe Saunders. It\u2019s that \u201cGGG\u2019s\u201d power is so strong along with his boxing ability and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing that people don\u2019t talk about regarding \u201cGGG\u2019s\u201d fight with Canelo. I personally think that Canelo cared about how \u201cGGG\u2019s\u201d a gym rat. He\u2019s always up in the gym. Even when he doesn\u2019t have a fight he\u2019s up in Big Bear training, right. Well, that\u2019s not good. You need a break from the gym or you get stale. To me, \u201cGGG\u201d looked stale. It looked as though he overtrained for the fight because in the middle rounds his body got stale. I could tell being a fighter because when he needed to turn on the juice he didn\u2019t have it.<\/p>\n<p>Being overtrained and undertrained are a lot of the same symptoms. Here\u2019s the difference. When you\u2019re undertrained you\u2019ve got no gas in the tank. When you overtrain you have the gas, but you can\u2019t change speeds. If you notice that, in the later rounds he couldn\u2019t change speeds. His punches were starting to drag a little bit. When he\u2019s on point and sharp, he punches through guys. His punches started to drag a little bit and I\u2019m not saying he would have knocked Canelo out, Canelo is a terrific fighter and champion. What I\u2019m saying is that when \u201cGGG\u201d needed to turn on the juice he didn\u2019t have it.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I heard him make a comment or something, not that he admitted this, but he was that his body wouldn\u2019t react. That when he tried, his body wouldn&#8217;t react which is what I was saying in that he overtrained. Like I said, he\u2019s always up at Big Bear and sometimes your body needs the rest. Your mind needs to get away from it. Abel Sanchez knows that and Abel Sanchez is a terrific trainer. I don\u2019t know why he didn\u2019t make him stay out of the gym for a while.<\/p>\n<p>But now they\u2019ve said that he\u2019s not going to be up there all of the time. Now they are going to work in time to be away from the gym, away from Big Bear until the fight. I think they both realized that he overtrained. I think if he wouldn\u2019t have been overtrained then it\u2019d be pretty obvious that he would have won the fight much wider than he actually did.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: Mikey Garcia Vs Sergey Lipinets? (Editor\u2019s Note: Comments were made prior to the actual fight)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tough guy (Lipinets). Mikey Garcia is another one of those guys that is in another category right now, he\u2019s at the top of his game. They were talking about Mikey Garcia fighting for example Jorge Linares but wouldn&#8217;t because of Golden Boy. The guy who actually handles Linares is a Japanese promoter and he said it\u2019d be okay. It was Golden Boy that screwed up and said that they couldn\u2019t do it in the time frame. Let me tell you something, you can make anything work, anytime.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-70915 size-medium\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mancini_logo_2-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mancini_logo_2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mancini_logo_2.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>JB: Shifting back to you, in 2015 you were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF). I\u2019ve been up there and it\u2019s a sight to see. I think that every boxing fan should visit this place if they get the opportunity. What was that moment like when you got inducted? Deservingly!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When I got the call that I was even on the ballot I was so honored, believe me. There\u2019s no false modesty, I didn\u2019t think my career warranted it, only because I didn\u2019t fight long enough. My whole career was five and a half years. When you think of the hall of fame you think of longevity, guys who fought for 10, 12, and 15 years. So, when I was on the ballot I felt as though I was a winner simply because of that. Then, when I got the call that I was actually voted in, I was floating. I was on cloud nine. I was so honored to be inducted with my hero\u2019s, friends of mine, guys that I looked up to throughout my career.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in the same hall with the great fighters that my father use to tell me about. The great Rocky Graziano, Tony Canzoneri and Joe Louis. Henry Armstrong and Carmen Basilio and Rocky Marciano and Roberto Duran. My hero\u2019s and I\u2019m right there with them. It blew me away. When the reporter called me, I told him what I just told you, I\u2019m really honored and overwhelmed because I didn\u2019t think my career warranted it because I didn\u2019t fight long enough. What the guy told me is this, he said it wasn\u2019t the quantity of your fights, it was the quality of your fights. I said, I\u2019ll take it then. That meant the world to me. I\u2019m honored. Truly, truly honored.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: You definitely deserve to be amongst the legends in being one yourself. You can\u2019t tell the story of boxing without the mention of Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you. That\u2019s very kind of you. It means the world to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-70898 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/w640-9eab3ac5cf7207f3be25ce962e224e27-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/w640-9eab3ac5cf7207f3be25ce962e224e27-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/w640-9eab3ac5cf7207f3be25ce962e224e27.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No, I have to be honest with you. I started being represented by William Morris Agency in 1983. I was still fighting and I was being offered opportunities in entertainment. I was being represented for commercial endorsement, appearances, commentary and things like that. Then I started being offered these acting roles for cameos and shows. I never thought of acting but I was never able to take advantage of it because I was in the middle of my career. I was training. Once I retired, after the second Bramble fight, and I had no love for the game, I told my agent I want to give the entertainment thing a shot.<\/p>\n<p>I was being offered a couple of things at the time while I was in training camp and I said I want to get into entertainment and I want to do it the right way, what do I do? So, he said that I had to move out there, I had to come to California. Thing is, when I turned pro, as a fighter, I went to New York. You know the old saying, if you want to go fishing you have to go to the water. So, I went to California and I wound up being there for 30 years until I moved back 3 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy it, this was the profession I chose. It\u2019s not an easy profession. I feel like I\u2019ve gone from the firing pin into the fire. People always say to me, what\u2019s easier, boxing or entertainment, the movie business? Put it this way, in the ring if I win, I win. If I lose, I lose, and I know it. In the boxing business I control my own destiny. In this entertainment business, I control very little. As a producer, I only became a producer because I had to have some type of control over my destiny.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t getting offered any big roles. I wasn\u2019t being offered the types of things I wanted to do. And I said why can\u2019t I do my own? The original sentiment was that I should just worry about auditioning and getting big. Well, when you audition, the casting director has to decide for you. The director has to decide. You don\u2019t get to the second level sometimes because of certain people. They don\u2019t see what\u2019s in you. You can come in and think you did a good job and then other people decide your fate is my point. At least in the ring I control my own fate. I thought that at least if I can start my own production company, I can have some type of control. Even then people are like you should worry about acting, don\u2019t worry about that.<\/p>\n<p>Look, I didn\u2019t know anything about producing and I learned through trial and error. At least now I\u2019ve produced for MGM, I\u2019ve produced for Warner, my last movie Warner Brothers picked up. I\u2019ve done a couple of documentaries, I\u2019ve gotten actual releases. Now I come into a studio I know the dialogue, I know the talk. I can sit with anybody and talk the business. Here\u2019s the thing, the entertainment business changes rapidly. You have to be in tune with what\u2019s going on. When you\u2019re having conversations with producers you have to know the dialogue. You have to know what\u2019s happening now because what they tell you today may not be the case next week.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how I got into it. But one thing I will say, I always tell people this is my favorite story. Dustin Hoffman, I met him years ago and he had a great line. He said \u201cWhat are you doing? I heard you\u2019re trying to produce. In the fight game if you get knocked on your ass you know it. In this business, you can get knocked on your ass for months and never know it.\u201d It\u2019s true. People don\u2019t know and don\u2019t realize that nobody\u2019s interested. You can be knocked on your ass for months or years and not even know it. Here\u2019s the main thing, at least the camera doesn\u2019t punch back. The worst thing that happens is take two. I\u2019ll take it<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JB: You\u2019re a Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). I\u2019ve dabbled in BJJ a little bit myself, but nothing beyond white belt. I know it takes a good deal of time to get to the purple belt level, years, and it\u2019s not an easy thing to master. How long have you been doing BJJ?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I trained in jiu jitsu for about 11 years. I only did it for two reasons. One I wanted a different type of workout so to speak. And two, everybody knows something. The Gracie\u2019s started jiu jitsu out in southern California. Everybody knows something now. You\u2019ve got a lot of angry people, a lot of angry kids out there now. I don\u2019t know why. You\u2019ve got the sun, you\u2019ve got the water, I don\u2019t know what there is to be angry about. My whole thing is I don\u2019t want an 18 year old kid choking me out in the street. I said, I know how to fight on my feet, so now I want to learn to fight on my back, that\u2019s the thing.<\/p>\n<p>I started training with Renato Magno in Santa Monica. He was part of the Machado family, who are first cousins. They\u2019re all Gracie jiu jitsu, these guys trained for years. Renato is one of the greatest trainers out there. He\u2019s trained Dave Mamet. Dave Mamet just got his black belt recently. He\u2019s also trained Clark Gregg. He\u2019s trained a lot of people in the entertainment business and a lot of guys in the street.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s really one of the great trainers out there. I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to work with him. I just wanted to learn it for the street. I didn&#8217;t want to compete or anything. It\u2019s well appreciated, they had a lot of respect for me when I went in there. You leave your ego at the door when you go in there. I\u2019m a novice when I go in there, so to speak. 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