Jean Pascal is back at Irongloves Boxing Gym training for his upcoming fight
against Carl Froch on December 6th, 2008.

Anyone up for a hike on Saturday morning? Camelback? Or Usery Pass Mountain - Wind Trail? Or any other mountain for that matter… If interested, call Renene and I will forward it to Lisa.

Talk about an incredible line-up for the years end:
(these are free fights, they are not PayPerView - hooray!)

10/18  Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik vs Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins
11/08  Joe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones Jr.
11/15  Jermaine “Bad Intentions” Taylor vs Jeff “Left Hook” Lacey
11/22  Ricky “Hitman” Hatton vs Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi
12/06  Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao
12/13  Wladimir Klitschko vs Alexander Povetkin

I Love this Camera!

I have to write about my camera… because every time I am filming at Irongloves I get so many people asking me “what the heck kind of camera is that”? I decided to put a link on our blog to a great website that sells the Flip Cameras. Look to the right side, click on the camera image. We are not affiliated with the company whatsoever. I am just wanting to get the word out of where to buy the camera and its many accessories at www.LoveTheFlip.com

These cameras are so darn easy to use and when done, you just plug it right into computer with its built in USB arm. No software needed, just film and share your movies instantly. Plus, it fits right in your pocket. Joe and I each have our own cameras, we carry them everywhere. I sound like a sales person, but you know how if you are excited about something, you want to tell everyone.

The great thing is, they only cost around $125.

Hey you hurdle jumpers, that’s right, Rory, Tony, and Chris… Lisa wants to see what your vertical would be wearing a 12lb. weighted vest.

The first drill in the video clip is one that we do using a tennis ball. This drill is a good one for agility and footwork. The second part of the video are of Chris, Rory, and Tony doing some hurdling, or rather should I say… ‘being crazy’.

Beat Jones, then time to go, Joe

Barry Mcguigan No.1 For Boxing 20/09/2008

It is heartening to hear Joe Calzaghe confirm he will bid farewell to boxing at Madison Square Garden. Though the old place has moved around a bit - today’s site is the fourth it has occupied in New York - it is synonymous with the noble art, evoking memories of all the greats that have crossed its ropes. Joe deserves to add his name to a glittering list going all the way back to Jack Dempsey that includes Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Roy Jones Jr is well into the twilight of a great career.

I understand why Calzaghe wants to share a ring with him even though he is not the fighter he was. Calzaghe, too, is arguably on the wane. He was bowled over by Bernard Hopkins in a fight that might well have gone to the American. Jones does not offer quite the same challenge but don’t expect this to be a fluent encounter. Both are essentially backfoot fighters, counter punchers who rely on hand speed not outright power. There are huge question marks over how much punch resistance Jones has following heavy defeats to Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. Calzaghe does not have a sledgehammer in his armoury. He throws in bunches and overwhelms with volume. That said he hits harder than the Americans think. I see Calzaghe getting to Jones at some point in the 12 rounds, landing a full-blooded shot. Then we’ll see what Jones has left.

Calzaghe was disappointing against Hopkins, a fighter who has perfected the art of making opponents look bad. Joe will want to give a better account of himself this time. But it won’t be easy. I think we will see several rounds of cat and mouse, before Joe goes looking for Jones down the stretch. Calzaghe is the younger and fresher of the two and has the better chin so he starts favourite. And he will want to bow out with his unbeaten record intact so there is plenty at stake. We have heard a bit of sabre rattling from Kelly Pavlik this week, calling out Calzaghe. Pavlik shares a ring with Hopkins next month. If he wins convincingly the clamour for Calzaghe-Pavlik will start. But such a bout would be disappointing. The time is now for both Calzaghe and Jones to call it a day.

Both have been brilliant servants to the game. They have the floor at Madison Square Garden from which to say goodbye. Enough for any man, surely? I think we’ll see several rounds of cat and mouse tactics before Calzaghe goes looking for Jones

www.shockbootcamp.com  Hooray, I fixed the website… check it out.
OCT 12 it will be OUTDOORS at Mesa Community College / Price is $15

Well I just spent all day re-vamping Shock Zone’s website only to have its server poop out on me. I will have it up and running by end of week. Until then click on the 2 links to watch the latest videos (condensed) from Joe’s Shock Boot Camp Class.  Video 1    Video 2

Joe’s Shock Zone this weekend was one of the toughest classes this summer, but they all survived!
Shock classes will halt until October 12th. Come 10/12 Sunday class will be held OUTDOORS!

  For more information, please visit our website www.shockbootcamp.com