Interview
with Joseph Rabbotte
By
Pattee Mak
I had the opportunity
to speak with Joseph Rabbotte (8-14-1) about his
upcoming fight at Foxwoods Resort and Casino,
Mashantucket, Connecticut against Heavyweight
Contender Rashad Minor (4-1-0) which will be held
live on October 2, 2010.- [FIGHT
WAS CANCELLED]
Q. You have an upcoming fight against Rashad Minor.
Can you tell me about your upcoming match with him?
A. A lot of people when
they first looked at me and looked at my record they
thought I was a bum and I was coming there to lose.
I think at a second look they realized that I beat a
lot of really good fighters. I beat an IBC Champion,
a WBC Contender and I started off with no amateur
fights fighting the best fighters in the world. I
think when people really looked at my record they
realized they didn’t want to fight me. Rashad is
going to take the fight and kudos for him for taking
the fight because it’ll be a great fight. I’m way
more experienced than he is and I fought a lot of
better fighters than he has and I beat a lot of
better fighters than he has ever been in the ring
with. It’s going to be a great show. I think its
going to go the distance. There is going to be a lot
of punches thrown.
Q. Have you ever fought
Rashad Minor before?
A. I’ve never fought
him before.
Q. How many rounds will
this fight be?
A. Four rounds but I’m
hoping that it’ll end in three rounds.
Q. With a knock out?
A. I’m hoping it’ll be
a knock out or at least a TKO (technical knock out).
Q. Have you always only
fought in the heavyweight division?
A. Yes I’ve always been
in the heavyweight division.
Q. What type of
training are you doing for this fight?
A. Right now I’m in one
of the best conditions I’ve ever been in for any
fight. One day I’ll do sprints, another day I’ll run
5 miles for distance, one day I’ll jump rope, lift
weights or sparring. Basically I train between three
and five hours a day, at least four days a week. I’m
really focused on my timing, skills and definitely
focused on my conditioning.
Q. How long have you
been fighting for?
A. Two and one-half
years.
Q. You went right to a
professional career without first starting out at an
amateur level. Is this correct?
A. No, I didn’t have an
amateur career. I knew I wanted to be a boxer. I
didn’t know how to get into the sport. I kinda met
someone who opened the door. I was like whatever I
don’t know, I’d learn when I get there. I learned
the hard way by taking fights on one day’s notice.
Some were undefeated fighters, Olympic medalists and
people like that. I picked up the sport and I
continue to work hard. It’s something I knew I could
do but didn’t know exactly what it took to get there
so I had to rely on new experiences.
Q How did you get into
boxing?
A. I did radio earlier
for ten years. While I was on my lunch break from
radio, I went to one of the gyms and one of the
other guys there was working with a young kid. He
was having his first pro fight. I stayed with him
and figured out how he got into it and that’s how I
got my license. Two months later I was fighting my
first professional fight.
Q. Is there anything
you would like to tell your fans out there?
A. I am going to go out
there and do what I do which is the most beautiful
thing in boxing. I got that name for a reason. I am
going to execute a game plan and I’m going out there
and I will be bringing back the science of the
sport. I will execute it and make it look good. I
will excite the fans to put on the show.
For tickets to the
October 2, 2010 show at Foxwoods Resort and Casino,
please contact www.foxwoods.com or Jimmy
Burchfield’s CES Boxing at 401-724-2253,
www.cesboxing.com.
For comments or
suggestions, please contact me at patteemak@yahoo.com.
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