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Belize vs. Guat In Boxing
posted (October 11, 2013)
And eggs are a great source of protein for boxers - and the ones we met today at the Lion's Den boxing camp will need a lot of it. Tomorrow they are facing off against a roster of Guatemalan boxers. It's happening at the Welcome Center in San Ignacio and we went into the Lion's Den to find out if they are hungry for a victory over Guatemala:..

Clinton Tucker - Trainer, Lion's Den
"It's about national pride, the pride of the gym, the pride of the boxers - it's all about pride on a whole."

Alex Neal
"The truth is that you feel a little nervous - I feel a little nervous but after I get into the ring and feel some punches and stuff, the lion in me just starts to get aggressive, hungry because I am always hungry to fight."

Warren Davis
"A little bit nervous, but still strong, ready to go, ready to take on this boxer. Whosoever come in front of me just have to man up and bring their best because I will bring my best also. I've been working out for a long while."

Jules Vasquez
"Can you prepare for an opponent that you don't know?"

Clinton Tucker - Trainer, Lion's Den
"It's very hard, you just have to be in shape and do everything you could to stay in shape. To maintain shape in very hard work. It's not like you know the person you will fight. You don't know what you will meet. It might be an animal you meet like yourself."

"It's the mental part of the game, you have to make sure you are showing them the way, proving your point to them. You can tell your student anything but they might not believe you until you do it yourself. You have to show them, you have to put them certain stages, through certain test, so that they know that they are ready."

Jules Vasquez
"How hard for you to train without a ring?"

Clinton Tucker - Trainer, Lion's Den
"It's difficult, that's why you have to work as twice as hard because when you get in the ring it's a different story. The canvas is against you - everything is against you, the rope, it's a different whole movement."

Alex Neal
"First of all I don't underestimate anybody, but I work hard the same as they work hard or even harder because we need the exposure, we need to come out. For me I will put all my effort and everything in this because we need to climb up. They are already up there, I have to put them down back. I have to climb on top of them and line up each one of them like a hill."

Clinton Tucker - Trainer, Lion's Den
"Everything is on the line. Nature is on the line. If you don't have nature, you don't have anything. Your pride is on the line."

The card of 8 fights starts tomorrow Saturday at 6:30 at the Welcome Center in San Ignacio.

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