It started out with a great amateur boxer by the name of Jerome Brantley training with me daily. With a little more work, I have no doubt that Jerome would do well as a pro. Jerome and I hit the pads, sparred (and yes he would get me good), ran, jumped rope, did plyometrics and a bunch of other craziness! When I started working out with the boxers, the weight began to fall off. He encouraged me daily and I made ridiculous progress in a VERY short period of time.
I have worked with other boxers as well. Joe Brantley, Jerome's brother is a beast out of Detroit. The talent and fearless mentality of this kid floors me, plus he's an all around great guy. My hope is that one day he will end up moving to Chicago, as he is also pro material. I would love to be part of his story.
There are 2 phenomenal female boxers Meagan Maupin and Chayanne Carroll. Both have hearts of warriors, great hands, and just really good people. Chayanne is headed for nationals and I have no doubt she will be racking up those W's. Both live so far away from me now though. Chayanne is now in Florida and Meagan live 4-5 hours North of me but does come and stay the weekend with me when possible. I really love these two bad asses!!!
Then there's Dustin "The Destroyer" Pearson; another great guy. Historically a body builder, and I mean he's BIG! He killed his opponent in the ring this past summer and I openly take a little (a lot) of credit for that. Hahahaha!!! Dustin wants to start training for more bouts in 2016 and I'll be right there to help him.
Okay so, here's the thing.... I am supposed to get in the ring this upcoming May. I really would like to do it and I never stop training so physically I CAN do it. However, when it comes to boxing it takes a team. My team, the individuals mentioned above, have busy lives or live a gazillion miles away, so I understand that they cannot dedicate the time needed to help me prepare. There are so many people that want to see me fight and I really want to, but I also know what it takes to be prepared.
Now, I could get some training from Justin and Kevon of DBB Boxing, but our schedules just don't jive. I can fly to Vegas and train with Train2Perfection's Brother Fareed and at Mayweather's but not for 6-8 weeks, which is the time one should take to prepare. Brother Fareed Samad who himself is a champion and the trainer of world champions has been supportive of me since day one. I know that all I have to do is show up in Vegas and he's got me.
However, what I don't think yal know is that.... I seriously have some mad boxing skills yal!!! I'm confident that I would knock somebody THE HELL OUT in the first round, because I don't have time to be playing with nobody in the ring!!! OKAY, yal can STOP laughing now!!! Maybe I'm being a little cocky? I really don't think so. That's another one of my problems, I don't even have anyone to critique me currently. Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed but I still have some time to get a team together. February 15th is my drop dead date. If I don't have a team by then, I will not fight and will continue on my current path of transforming into the darker, sexier version of WonderWoman, which is not a bad thing because I'm totally into it. 3reFit is currently responsible for re-awaking the weight training/fitness beast within me, which has been asleep for way too long. Again, another phenomenal individual within my personal fit circle who plays a role in my journey. He's also a freaking MANIAC on the training side! I'm truly blessed. :-)
So, the WonderWoman transformation will be the crux of what my blog will be about this year so try and keep up. Boxing training wouldn't necessarily slow down this process but it may complicate things. Anyhoo.... Please understand that I do not want ANY of the GREAT PEOPLE mentioned in this post to feel obligated to make anything happen for me on the boxing tip, no matter how badly you want to. This process has to fall in place naturally or it may start out great and end up not so great. I really just wanted to clear my mind and heart of this, but your thoughts are welcomed.
I love all you guys, for real! You all have touched my life in many different ways but you all mean a lot to me on so many levels.
Blog readers, fitness freaks, and boxing fanatics!!! Check out the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages of the great things individuals mentioned within this post. They are all really great contacts to have and people to know. NETWORK!!!! FOLLOW THEM!!!
Jerome Brantley
IG: bambambrantley
FB: Jerome "Bam Bam" Brantley
Joe Brantley
IG: j_brant313
Meagan Maupin
IG: Meagan_maupin
FB: Meagan Maupin
Chayanne Carroll
Twitter: @carrollchayanne
FB: Chayanne Carroll
There are 2 phenomenal female boxers Meagan Maupin and Chayanne Carroll. Both have hearts of warriors, great hands, and just really good people. Chayanne is headed for nationals and I have no doubt she will be racking up those W's. Both live so far away from me now though. Chayanne is now in Florida and Meagan live 4-5 hours North of me but does come and stay the weekend with me when possible. I really love these two bad asses!!!
Then there's Dustin "The Destroyer" Pearson; another great guy. Historically a body builder, and I mean he's BIG! He killed his opponent in the ring this past summer and I openly take a little (a lot) of credit for that. Hahahaha!!! Dustin wants to start training for more bouts in 2016 and I'll be right there to help him.
Okay so, here's the thing.... I am supposed to get in the ring this upcoming May. I really would like to do it and I never stop training so physically I CAN do it. However, when it comes to boxing it takes a team. My team, the individuals mentioned above, have busy lives or live a gazillion miles away, so I understand that they cannot dedicate the time needed to help me prepare. There are so many people that want to see me fight and I really want to, but I also know what it takes to be prepared.
Now, I could get some training from Justin and Kevon of DBB Boxing, but our schedules just don't jive. I can fly to Vegas and train with Train2Perfection's Brother Fareed and at Mayweather's but not for 6-8 weeks, which is the time one should take to prepare. Brother Fareed Samad who himself is a champion and the trainer of world champions has been supportive of me since day one. I know that all I have to do is show up in Vegas and he's got me.
However, what I don't think yal know is that.... I seriously have some mad boxing skills yal!!! I'm confident that I would knock somebody THE HELL OUT in the first round, because I don't have time to be playing with nobody in the ring!!! OKAY, yal can STOP laughing now!!! Maybe I'm being a little cocky? I really don't think so. That's another one of my problems, I don't even have anyone to critique me currently. Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed but I still have some time to get a team together. February 15th is my drop dead date. If I don't have a team by then, I will not fight and will continue on my current path of transforming into the darker, sexier version of WonderWoman, which is not a bad thing because I'm totally into it. 3reFit is currently responsible for re-awaking the weight training/fitness beast within me, which has been asleep for way too long. Again, another phenomenal individual within my personal fit circle who plays a role in my journey. He's also a freaking MANIAC on the training side! I'm truly blessed. :-)
So, the WonderWoman transformation will be the crux of what my blog will be about this year so try and keep up. Boxing training wouldn't necessarily slow down this process but it may complicate things. Anyhoo.... Please understand that I do not want ANY of the GREAT PEOPLE mentioned in this post to feel obligated to make anything happen for me on the boxing tip, no matter how badly you want to. This process has to fall in place naturally or it may start out great and end up not so great. I really just wanted to clear my mind and heart of this, but your thoughts are welcomed.
I love all you guys, for real! You all have touched my life in many different ways but you all mean a lot to me on so many levels.
Blog readers, fitness freaks, and boxing fanatics!!! Check out the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages of the great things individuals mentioned within this post. They are all really great contacts to have and people to know. NETWORK!!!! FOLLOW THEM!!!
Jerome Brantley
IG: bambambrantley
FB: Jerome "Bam Bam" Brantley
Joe Brantley
IG: j_brant313
Meagan Maupin
IG: Meagan_maupin
FB: Meagan Maupin
Chayanne Carroll
Twitter: @carrollchayanne
FB: Chayanne Carroll
FB Athlete Pg: Chayanne Carroll. Athlete
IG: chayannerose06
DBB Boxing
FB: Dream, Believe & Become Boxing Gym
Train2Perfection (Bro. Fareed)
Web: train2perfection.com
FB: Fareed Rafeeq Samad
IG: brother_fareed
Twitter: @t2p_boxing
3reFit
IG: 3reFitLife
My Twitter is @kimWWragin (Follow Me!!!)
IG: chayannerose06
DBB Boxing
FB: Dream, Believe & Become Boxing Gym
Train2Perfection (Bro. Fareed)
Web: train2perfection.com
FB: Fareed Rafeeq Samad
IG: brother_fareed
Twitter: @t2p_boxing
3reFit
IG: 3reFitLife
My Twitter is @kimWWragin (Follow Me!!!)
Those who don't know the sport of boxing for real will tell you to just get in there and do it! However what they fail to realize it is that most people will never have what it takes to step inside a ring. It takes more than just doing it. You have to be physically and mentally trained as you are putting you life on the line every time you cross those ropes! A lot can go wrong in the ring and only a fool would enter unprepared.
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