Lamon Brewster Boxing World Champion Ep 203
Lamon Brewster takes us through his humble beginnings of fighting Felix Savon to beating Wladimir Klitschko for the world title.
Lamon Brewster life plays out like a movie, in this interview we get into the details that makes his journey special as well as his mindset heading into his biggest fights. Although this is our first interview diving into the world of boxing, you will agree that it holds up to the same expected standard of our MMA and BJJ interviews.
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Lamon Brewster Boxing World Champion Ep 203
0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:44 interview start
1:34 early beginnings in boxing
4:33 amateur boxing career
5:11 1992 Junior Olympics
7:14 trading size for power
10:09 the secret to taking a punch
11:34 meeting Jessie Reid
15:19 Lamon Brewster vs Nate Jones
19:05 winning the NABO title
20:09 Lamon Brewster vs Felix Savon
23:05 being forced to change styles
24:53 Fernando Vargas starting problems
27:42 boxing manager Willie Gault
30:11 Lamon Brewster vs Moses Harris
33:18 experience with Ike Ibeabuchi
35:47 promoter Don King
37:08 being set up to lose
39:41 fighting with a detached retina
42:34 Lamon Brewster vs Ron Smith
44:46 wanting to become a world champion
47:29 trainer Dick Woods
48:27 consistent fight schedule in 1997
49:05 thoughts on Bob Arum
49:54 Lamon Brewster vs Clifford Etienne
52:13 Lamon Brewster vs John Kiser
53:18 Lamon Brewster vs Tony LaRosa
54:55 Lamon Brewster vs Biko Botowamungu
56:18 Floyd Mayweather Jr.
58:50 manager Ed Wineberger
1:00:06 understanding sacrifices
1:01:19 being an undersized heavyweight
1:02:54 cousins with Chris Byrd and Muhammad Ali
1:05:25 newer fighters not throwing combinations
1:07:04 Lamon Brewster vs Louis Monaco
1:09:04 coward fighters
1:10:11 forced to take time off from boxing
1:14:39 Lamon Brewster vs Richard Mason
1:16:48 interactions with Arturo Gatti
1:17:34 Lamon Brewster vs Charles Shufford
1:22:16 Knee Issues/ taking a year off
1:23:48 being screwed by Don King
1:28:27 Don King being an opportunist
1:30:56 Wladimir Klitschko/ Freddy Roach
1:34:37 Lamon Brewster vs Wladimir Klitschko
1:39:44 being psychologically strong
1:44:30 Lamon Brewster vs Andrew Golata/ house break in
1:49:13 issues with referee for Andrew Golata fight
1:52:24 being spit on walking to the ring
1:56:06 breaking the record for fastest knockout
1:56:53 giving Don King’s number to upset fan
1:58:26 interview wrap up/ plugs promotions
2:05:10 outro/ final thoughts
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