{"id":70939,"date":"2018-03-20T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T18:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70939"},"modified":"2018-03-20T14:13:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:13:59","slug":"ray-boom-boom-mancini-gennady-ggg-golovkin-canelo-2-fight-prediction-deontay-wilder-anthony-joshua-thoughts-ufc-and-monkeys-nest-par","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70939","title":{"rendered":"Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini: Gennady \u201cGGG\u201d Golovkin \u2013 Canelo 2 Fight Prediction, Deontay Wilder \u2013 Anthony Joshua Thoughts, UFC and Monkey\u2019s Nest Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Exclusive Interview by Joshua \u201cCity\u201d Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran signed to fight, they fought two months later in June of 1980. That fight was so good that they fought in November, 1980. When it\u2019s good you come right back with it. You don\u2019t let it wait.\u201d \u2013 Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In Part 1, of our RSR interview yesterday with Ray \u201cBoom Boom\u201d Mancini, 29-5, 23 KO\u2019s, we got a thorough understanding of the man and the city he represents, Youngstown, Ohio. In Part II, we get a feel for the state of the heavyweight division and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).<\/p>\n

Mancini also discussed whether we\u2019ll be seeing him in a fighter\u2019s corner anytime soon and how boxing can stop tripping over its own foot? Add in \u201cGGG\u201d-Canelo II and \u201cBad\u201d Brad Berkwitt & the one word Ray refuses to say with him\u2026
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\"\"<\/a>JB: We recently had the Deontay Wilder Vs Luis Ortiz fight. Wilder\u2019s first real test and he sort of passed that and overcame adversity in the process. It seems as though the heavyweight division is starting to get back on track and gain a lot of interest, especially with Anthony Joshua overseas selling out seventy to eighty thousand seat stadiums. What do you think of that eventual Joshua Vs Wilder fight? Not to look past Joseph Parker who Joshua is fighting on March 31st. But, what do you think of the clash when those two eventually meet?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s great interest wise. You have the international flavor with a European versus an American, which we need. I like Deontay Wilder, he\u2019s so unorthodox, tall and rangy, punches pretty good, but fighting Luis Ortiz tells you nothing. Here\u2019s the problem, Luis Ortiz doesn\u2019t fight very often, so a guy like Luis Ortiz tells you nothing. That fight, all it does is show you that he could get in with a big, strong guy. But, Luis Ortiz wasn\u2019t ready for Deontay Wilder. With Deontay Wilder, I like the fact that he is unorthodox and throws the crazy, wild punches. He\u2019ll throw punches, he\u2019ll fight you, and it brings a little excitement back to the division again.<\/p>\n

Joshua is a little more of a stylist. He\u2019s a bit more controlled and that\u2019s what makes it interesting. Wilder will come out winding and swinging punches, and Joshua will be a little more controlled. But, let’s see what happens when gets hit a little bit and whether he\u2019ll lose his composure. Or, what happens to Wilder when a big guy like Joshua throws punches back and catches him. That\u2019s what makes it exciting. What I don\u2019t want and this has happened over the last several years is that promoters and others get in the way of the fight. They each will let it marinate a little bit but it gets stale. You have to strike when the iron is hot. When the fight is at its boiling point you\u2019ve let it marinate all it can. Make the fight! Make it happen.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what I was talking about with Gennady \u201cGGG\u201d Golovkin and Saul \u201cCanelo\u201d Alvarez. It was getting past overdue. They kept saying at the right time. No! It was the right time a year ago. I\u2019ll never forget a year ago Golden Boy had said that they were going to fight him in September, 2017. What happened to September, 2016? That was like in February, 2016. I was saying what happened to September? They were like we need time. When Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran signed to fight, they fought two months later in June of 1980. That fight was so good that they fought in November, 1980. When it\u2019s good you come right back with it. You don\u2019t let it wait.<\/p>\n

These guys don\u2019t know that. They\u2019re talking about a year later. What happens in between that? You get another fight and you can get cut and who knows? Just make the fight and strike while the iron is hot. Consequently, the fight happened. They made it to the end and we got a very good fight and now we\u2019re going to get the rematch. This is what I\u2019m talking about. You don\u2019t wait too long for a fight because people get tired of it. You think you\u2019re going to let it marinate and get the biggest amount of money but no, people are interested now. Don\u2019t wait so long. That\u2019s what I think a lot of these fighters are doing now. They\u2019re waiting so long to fight. That Mikey Garcia and Linares fight, they wait any longer and no one\u2019s going to really care. Same with Wilder and Joshua.<\/p>\n

JB: You see that type of inactivity with a lot of the PBC fighters. A lot of them were sitting on the shelf for several months, some getting to fight only once a year.\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Absolutely! Danny Garcia is the perfect example. He\u2019s paid the big money to sit. While he\u2019ll say he\u2019s making the big money, there\u2019s no legacy. He\u2019s got not legacy. Danny Garcia didn\u2019t fight for almost a year and came back and fought Brandon Rios. Stop. Rios was a warrior in his day, but stop. He\u2019s got to shut it down. Danny Garcia doesn\u2019t mind being paid to sit. He\u2019ll run around as Haymon pays him to sit and he\u2019s willing to do it! There\u2019s no legacy for the guys that get paid the big money to sit a year out. That\u2019s not a fighter to me. It\u2019s a money grab. You\u2019re worried about the money instead of your legacy as a fighter.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>JB: Hey, I agree with you on those points. Looking at 2018\u2019s biggest fight, Golovkin Vs Canelo II, how do you think the second fight will play out?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I think \u201cGGG\u201d beats him. I think a lot people are thinking that \u201cGGG\u201d got old. Canelo\u2019s confidence grew and he\u2019ll come forward. As soon as he tastes that \u201cGGG\u201d still has power, he\u2019ll get back on his bicycle again. You can\u2019t go toe-to-toe with this guy, you can\u2019t do it. I think Canelo knows it and he surprised himself last time. I think in this fight \u201cGGG\u201d wins again, not saying he\u2019s going to knock him out, but I think he wins much clearer this time. Much more decisive.<\/p>\n

JB: Now do you follow the UFC? Do you ever watch MMA fights?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, I do. I\u2019ve actually helped some guys with their hands. Some guys who\u2019ve gone in there have come to me to work with them on their hands. If you look at the UFC now, the guys who are succeeding over the last couple of years are the guys who can use their hands. Everyone knows how to grapple, everyone knows jiu jitsu now when you go to the dirt. It\u2019s the guys who can stay on their feet. The guys who can punch become successful. Guys like Conor McGregor, he\u2019s pretty good with his hands. The Diaz brothers are pretty good with their hands. GSP. Randy Couture, he was good with his hands. That\u2019s why they succeed. Not too many guys can stay on their feet and take punches.<\/p>\n

JB: Now, do you train fighters or is that something you\u2019ve ever considered?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

No. I\u2019ll tell you why. People ask me all of the time. No, I will never train a fighter. Now, if I\u2019m the gym I\u2019ll help guys, I\u2019ll work with guys. But, I\u2019ll never train a fighter because that has to be your job. You can\u2019t work with a guy for a couple of weeks and then be away for three months. I see it at gyms. Guys like Freddie Roach and Robert Garcia, those are guys who\u2019ve done it and that\u2019s their life.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re good at it because it\u2019s their life. Abel Sanchez and those type of guys. I\u2019ve got too many things that are going on in my life and I never wanted to be a trainer. I\u2019m on the Ohio Athletic Commission as a Boxing Commissioner. I enjoy being that close. That\u2019s as close as I want to be. I\u2019ve done commentary and stuff for several with like Tru TV, and other networks. Like I said, that\u2019s as close as I want to be. I enjoy that and I\u2019m a fight fan first, so that doesn\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n

JB: Sounds good. In wrapping up, I\u2019ve probably watched the majority of your \u201810 Count\u2019 videos that you\u2019ve done with Steve Kim. I feel like you have your pulse on boxing. The social media aspect and all of that that. You\u2019re one of the fighters who\u2019ve figured it out in terms of getting your voice out in this day and age. I know a lot of people enjoy that and your openness. We\u2019re definitely looking forward to seeing more of that.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you. I appreciate that. It means the world.<\/p>\n

JB: Do you have any other projects that you\u2019re working on that are coming out?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, actually we do. We\u2019re in pre-production now on a project called Monkey\u2019s Nest, which is a crime thriller. I\u2019ve had this project for a while and we\u2019re very close to getting it financed. I hope to start shooting in late spring or early summer. We\u2019ve got the cast put together pretty good. We still have a few other pieces to put in place. But, it\u2019s the finances. If everything goes right I\u2019m trying to get it in the Toronto Film Festival for September, 2018. If it works out we\u2019ll start shooting around April or May at the latest.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>JB: I\u2019ve pretty much run through my questions. Other than that, on behalf of \u201cBad\u201d Brad can we get a Fuggedaboutit?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ha. Yea, \u201cBad\u201d Brad. Fuggedaboutit\u2026. You saw what I said to him, right? Come on, Brad, wise guy, Fuggedaboutit. You\u2019re from Beverly Hills, \u201cBad\u201d Brad. You ain\u2019t from Jersey. You ain\u2019t from New York. Stop with the Fuggedaboutit. Too many movies. Fuggedaboutit!<\/p>\n

(Note from \u201cBad\u201d Brad\u2026. Ray, you have me on the floor once again as you did in the promo for my RSR Video Email Bag Show Paisan\u2026 When I am back home in NY, we need to hook up if you\u2019re in town & we can take our ladies out to dinner in the city!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Read Part I with Ray HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n