Me and the Brampton Cup

 

    ENTRY 520| NOVEMBER 24 /2023

ME AND THE BRAMPTON CUP

On Friday the coach asked me if I wanted to be in the Brampton Cup.

It didn't take me long to think about an answer.  Well, I actually didn't think about an answer, "Yes" automatically came out of my mouth.

I know that I have been saying that I didn't want to be in tournaments anymore, but I felt appreciated when the coach asked me. Besides, I had never been in a Brampton Cup. It is the only tournament that I have never attended as an athlete or otherwise.

I am taking this very seriously. I have just over two months to prepare and I am not going there to lose. The Cabbagetown Boxing Club does not create losers, only winners. That club and its coaches have been very good to me and I am not going to pay them back by being a loser.

Over the next couple of months, I will be very focused on winning. I will be asking anyone who works with me in the ring or on any drills to work me very hard.

The Brampton Cup is tough as boxers from all around North America are in attendance. 

My coach and I will be working rigorously on a few techniques.

• Jab, L Upper, Hook
• Jab, R Upper, Hook, Right
• Block, Jab, Right
• Check Hook
• Jab, Step-Back, Right
• Slip, Slip, Duck, Duck
• Slip, Slip, Duck, Duck, Right
• Slip, Body Jab, Right
• Double Jab
• Step Right, Right, Double Jab
• Double Jab, Right
• Double Right
• Right To the Body
• Right, Hook, Right
• Jab, Duck, Right

I think that's about it, for now.

I tell you, they are turning me into a mean machine.

Thank you to Coach Johnny and the Cabbagetown Boxing Club for continuously making me a better athlete.

For anyone out there wishing to be a better boxer, I can not recommend the Cabbagetown Boxing Clun enough.

NEXT ENTRY: December 1/2023 

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ABOUT 'The Brick;

'The Brick' is a competitive boxer, training since 1982.

Political lean: None. (middle)

Personality Type (Myers-Briggs): INTJ

Education: College Diploma (Applied Arts)

Lives in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (The Junction/Stockyards Village)

Born in: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Entertainment Likes: Rock music and psychological drama films

Favorite books: Fahrenheit 451, The Catcher In the Rye, Slaughterhouse-Five, Of Mice and Men, 1984

BOXING STATS

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

CURRENT WEIGHT:

75 kg (168 lbs.)  

 STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

TRAINING STATUS:

ACTIVE

TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Mon: 0900-1030

Tue: 1730 -1930

Wed. 0900-1030

Thu. 1730-1930

Fri. 0900-1100

Holidays 0900-1030

COMPETITION STATUS:

 ACTIVE

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

Brampton Cup Tournament (TENTATIVE)

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn