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>> THIS IS YOUR FIGHT TO TAKE.
HE'S NOT DOING NOTHING.
>> DOUBLE JAB RIGHT IN HIS NOSE.
DOUBLE JAB RIGHT HERE.
>> MY NAME IS ANTHONY HARTZOG.
I AM AN I.T. CONSULTANT.
I AM FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
I AM 27 YEARS OLD.
HEY, THIS IS ANTHONY.
I.T. IS DEFINITELY THE BACKBONE
OF A LOT OF COMPANIES.
EVERYTHING WE DO
FROM A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS
IS PRETTY MUCH BASED ON
WHAT WE DO HERE.
IS IT A LOCAL ADMIN
ON THAT COMPUTER?
YEAH. YOU'LL NEED TO PUT
YOUR CREDENTIALS IN
ONCE YOU GET TO THAT SCREEN.
>> MY NAME IS SAJJAD BACCHUS.
I'M 27 YEARS OLD,
LIVE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
--BABY, BABY,
AND I WORK I.T. SUPPORT.
YES. IT IS BASICALLY
THE CLOSE OF MARKET TIME.
SOME DAYS IS PRETTY CHAOTIC
WHERE I HAVE A TRADER
LIKE, HEY, MY SYSTEM IS DOWN,
I CAN'T TRADE.
LIKE, I'M LOSING $20,000.
CAN YOU TRACE THAT, PLEASE?
>> I'VE KNOWN SAJJAD
FOR TEN YEARS NOW.
WE WENT TO MOORESVILLE
STATE COLLEGE TOGETHER
AND THEN WE DECIDED TO TRANSFER
TO THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY.
I WAS ONE OF THE FORCES
BEHIND SAJJAD WORKING HERE
WITH THE RECOMMENDATION
I GAVE FOR HIM.
>> WHEN WE MET,
IT WAS JUST, LIKE,
YEAH, I'M FROM BROOKLYN.
YOU FROM BROOKLYN?
SO, WE GO WAY BACK.
ANTHONY IS BASICALLY A GYM RAT.
HE'S A WORKOUT GURU.
>> I LIKE WORKING OUT
BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU
FEEL MORE CONFIDENT.
YOU CAN GO IN THE POOL
WITH NO ISSUES.
YOU CAN GO TO THE BEACH
WITH NO ISSUES.
>> EVEN LIKE EVERYBODY HERE
AT WORK WILL ASK HIM, LIKE,
HEY, ANTHONY, LIKE WHAT TYPE
OF PROTEIN SHAKE IS GOOD
FOR AFTER WORKOUTS?
>> SAJJAD DOESN'T PERFORM
ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL.
>> IF ME AND HIM
ARE SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER,
I MEAN, I COULD OPEN UP
A PEANUT BUTTER JAR,
BUT THEY WILL GO TO HIM,
LIKE, HEY, ANT,
COULD YOU OPEN THIS FOR ME,
LIKE I'M NOT EVEN THERE.
>> YOU BODY TYPE WISE,
I'M MORE OF A MUSCULAR TYPE
AND HE'S MORE OF PLAY-DOH,
DOUGH BOY TYPE.
>> I'M GOING TO FIGHT ANTHONY
BECAUSE HE MOSTLY FIGURES THAT
HE'S BETTER PHYSICALLY THAN ME,
SO I JUST WANT
TO PROVE HIM WRONG.
>> I'LL FIGHT SAJJAD
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FRIENDS
BECAUSE I'M WORRIED
ABOUT SAJJAD'S HEALTH SOMETIMES.
IF I CAN GET ONE THING
OUT OF THIS, THAT WOULD BE IT,
KEEPING HIM UP
WITH THE FITNESS LIFESTYLE.
>> WE WERE REALLY SHOCKED
THAT SAJJAD WOULD WANT
TO FIGHT ANTHONY.
ANTHONY IS IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE.
>> ANTHONY'S ALL ABOUT
HIS ATHLETIC PROWESS
AND SAJJAD IS NOT.
>> I'M ENVIOUS OF ANTHONY
JUST BECAUSE, LIKE,
I DON'T GET THAT RESPECT.
MATTER OF FACT, I FEEL LIKE
HE'S THE INCREDIBLE HULK,
AND I'M JUST LIKE
A REGULAR PEDESTRIAN
ON THE STREET,
JUST LIKE I'M NOBODY.
>> I THINK IT WILL PRETTY GOOD
TO GET SAJJAD IN THE RING
AND GIVE HIM A FEW PUNCHES.
I FEEL LIKE
THIS WILL MOTIVATE HIM
TO, YOU KNOW,
AT LEAST TRY TO GET INTO SHAPE
AND TRY TO STAY IN SHAPE.
>> I'M THE UNDERDOG,
BUT YOU KNOW,
IT'S LIKE HOLLYWOOD,
UNDERDOG DO WIN SOMETIMES.
>> SAJJAD DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE,
NO, AT ALL.
YOU'RE, LIKE, THAT'S MESSED UP.
>> WHEN I BEAT ANTHONY,
IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE
I TOOK DOWN A GIANT.
I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT
FOR DAYS.
HE COULD COME IN HERE
AND BE, LIKE,
YO, I JUST HAD THE GREATEST DAY,
AND I WOULD RESPOND,
REMEMBER THAT DAY I BEAT YOU?
THAT WAS MY GREATEST DAY.
>> MY NAME IS BRUCE SILVERGLADE.
I'M THE OWNER OF GLEASON'S GYM,
WHICH IS THE OLDEST ACTIVE
BOXING GYM IN THE UNITED STATES.
SINCE 1937 WE'VE PRODUCED
132 WORLD CHAMPIONS,
SOME OF THE GREATEST FIGHTERS
OF ALL TIME.
MUHAMMAD ALI AND MIKE TYSON,
ROBERTO DURAN,
AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
I'VE OWNED THE GYM FOR 33 YEARS,
AND I LOVE WHAT I DO.
>> WELL, ACTUALLY WE'RE COMING
FROM BACK FROM ATLANTIC CITY.
WE WAS OUT THERE
FOR THIS WEEKEND FOR OUR FRIEND
KALEEL'S BACHELOR PARTY.
>> WE WERE OUT THERE IN THE AC,
EVERYTHING YOU THINK OF,
STRIPPERS, BOTTLE SERVICE,
VIP IN THE CLUBS.
SO WE'RE BOTH HURTING RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT WAS AN AWESOME WEEKEND.
>> YOU READY FOR THIS?
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> THE FIRST DAY
THAT ANTHONY AND SAJJAD CAME IN,
THEY WERE BOTH LATE.
>> WOW.
>> HEY GUYS, HOW YOU DOING?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WELCOME TO GLEASON'S.
AND THAT
DIDN'T SET THE TONE PROPER.
SO YOU SAY YOU'VE BEEN
PARTYING ALL WEEKEND?
>> OH, YEAH. STRIPPERS--
>> A LOT OF DRINKING?
>> A LOT OF DRINKING.
>> A LOT OF FOOD? GOOD FOOD?
THIS BACHELOR PARTY YOU WENT TO,
IT'S THE LAST PARTY YOU GUYS
WILL BE GOING TO FOR SIX WEEKS.
>> I WON'T SAY I'M AN ALCOHOLIC,
BUT, LIKE,
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH SIX WEEKS.
>> PUT DOWN THE BEER,
PUT DOWN THE HIGHBALL,
FORGET IT.
BOXING IS AN INTENSE SPORT.
SOMEBODY IS GONNA BE A WINNER
AND SOMEBODY'S GONNA BE A LOSER.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ENOUGH.
LET'S GET STARTED OUT HERE.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SCALE
JUST TO SEE WHAT WE'RE STARTING
AT, YOU KNOW, AND TURN YOU
TO A TRAINER OUT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY,
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW
WHAT WE'RE STARTING WITH.
ALL RIGHT, 167.
WE'RE IN AN AMATEUR SITUATION
IN A CLUB BOUT, SO THE FIGHTERS
HAVE TO BE WITHIN EIGHT POUNDS
OF ONE ANOTHER. ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE AT 178. GOOD.
WE HAVE TO GET YOU FELLOWS
TOGETHER WITH AN EIGHT POUND
WEIGHT DIFFERENCE.
WE WEREN'T THAT FAR OFF,
BUT THAT'S MEANS, YOU KNOW,
AFTER WE GIVE YOU
A GOOD WORKOUT,
YOU CAN'T GO HOME
AND HAVE A PIZZA AND A BEER.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
LET'S GO OUT
AND GET YOU STARTED OUT HERE.
I HEAR THEM RIGHT NOW.
WE GOT TWO GOOD TRAINERS
RIGHT HERE. HERE WE GO.
BLIMP HAS TRAINED SIX
OF MY WORLD CHAMPIONS.
SAJJAD, I'M GOING
TO GIVE TO BLIMP.
BLIMP IS A BETTER CONDITIONER,
A BETTER FLOOR MAN,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SAJJAD
IS GOING TO NEED A LOT OF.
ANTHONY, THIS IS COUNTRY.
COUNTRY'S TRAINED
SOME OF OUR HEAVYWEIGHT
WORLD CHAMPIONS.
THE REASON WHY I'M PUTTING
ANTHONY WITH COUNTRY
IS HE'S ALREADY
WELL CONDITIONED.
HE'S JUST GOTTA
WORK ON BASIC MOVES.
>> COME ON, LET'S GO OVER HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.
I ALWAYS START WITH THE JAB.
JAB IS NUMBER ONE.
YOU CAN WIN A FIGHT
WITH JUST A JAB.
HANDS LIKE THIS.
GIVE ME YOUR HANDS--
RELEASE THEM. ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
NOW, WHEN IT LANDS,
YOU WANT IT TO LAND LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE HOW YOUR HAND IS?
SO THIS IS GOING TO LAND FIRST,
OKAY?
NOW, DO IT. DO IT AGAIN.
HIT ME IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.
DO IT AGAIN, RIGHT IN THE PALM.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
HE CAUGHT ONTO THE JAB.
HE WASN'T DOING IT FAST,
BUT HE WAS DOING IT RIGHT.
GOOD.
NOW, JAB, DO IT AND STEP BACK.
NO. YOU DON'T HOP.
NO HOPPING.
NO HOPPING.
I NEED YOU TO TRY
TO STAY NICE AND SMOOTH,
SO WHEN YOU JAB, YOU STEP BACK.
YOU STEP BACK. ALL RIGHT?
>> GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THE HAND.
CAN'T GO IN A FIGHT
WITH YOUR HANDS ALL MESSED UP.
>> PUTTING ON THE WRAPS TODAY
IS JUST, LIKE, WOW, LIKE,
I'M REALLY OUT HERE
LEARNING HOW TO BOX.
>> STAND LIKE THIS.
SEE HOW MY FEET ARE?
BEND YOUR KNEES.
THE FIRST THING I TRY TO TEACH
A PERSON IS STANCE, YOUR JAB,
AND YOUR RIGHT HAND.
>> OKAY.
>> THE JAB IS GONNA
COME OUT LIKE THIS.
IT'S GONNA COME OUT
NICE AND SLOW.
AS IT'S COMING OUT,
YOU'RE GOING TO TURN
AND KEEP YOUR CHIN DOWN BECAUSE
YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR CHIN.
AND WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK,
BRING IT BACK THE SAME WAY
YOU SEND IT OUT.
THE SAME WAY.
TURN.
SNAP IT OUT.
NO, WHEN I SAY
SNAP IT OUT LIKE THIS.
DON'T THROW IT LOW, THROW IT UP.
>> THROW IT UP.
>> THROW IT UP, RIGHT HERE.
SEE THAT?
THAT'S HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHIN.
KEEP THIS HAND RIGHT HERE.
STOP BEING SO TIGHT, RELAX.
>> --IT'S LIKE I HAVE TO BE
MORE RELAXED, BUT, LIKE,
WHEN IT GETS NATURAL,
I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA
SYNCH LIKE THAT.
>> JAB.
RIGHT HAND.
>> DO THE RIGHT HAND NOW?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> JAB.
JAB.
JAB WITH YOUR LEFT HAND.
>> OH, SORRY.
>> RIGHT HAND.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID RIGHT.
>> YEAH. RIGHT HAND.
>> OH, GOTCHA. I GOTCHA NOW.
>> ONE, TWO.
>> I GOTCHA. I GOTCHA NOW.
>> IT TOOK YOU A MINUTE.
>> YOU WANT TO HIT A BAG?
>> YEAH, WHY NOT?
>>> YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
LET ME GET YOU SOME GLOVES.
I ALWAYS WANT TO DO
MY FLOOR WORK BEFORE I START
PUTTING GUYS ON THE BAG,
BUT HE CAUGHT ON SO FAST,
SO I HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER MOVE,
SO THAT WAS IT.
GO ONE, TWO.
ONE, TWO WHEN IT COMES TO YOU.
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE.
[ BLEEP ],
YOU DONE GOT THAT GOOD.
LET ME SHOW YOU THIRD.
NUMBER THREE IS THIS.
WHAP, WHAP, WHAP.
THAT'S THE HOOK.
HE JUST ADDED THE HOOK RIGHT IN,
AND HE JUST DID IT.
AND HE DID IT JUST LIKE
I SHOWED HIM.
NICE. ALL RIGHT.
>> I DEFINITELY FEEL GOOD.
I'M DEFINITELY READY TO GO
IN THE RING RIGHT NOW
IF I COULD, BUT I KNOW
WE GOT A FEW MORE WEEKS
OF DOING THIS,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> I SEE YOU, YOU DEFINITELY
GOT A LITTLE TALENT,
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN
THE BIGGEST THING YET.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS RIGHT?
>> WHAT?
>> HEART.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET HIT?
ARE YOU GONNA TURN AND RUN?
ARE YOU GONNA REACH AND GRAB?
OR ARE YOU GONNA PUNCH BACK?
I REALLY THINK
YOU HAVE A CHANCE.
>> TRY TO GIVE ME FIVE.
>> I END EVERY WORKOUT
WITH PULL UP,
PUSHUPS, AND SIT UPS.
>> I TELL RIGHT NOW, BLIMP,
I'M GONNA TRY, MAN.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
DON'T WORRY,
YOU DON'T GOT TO BE SORRY,
JUST TRY.
PULL UP, GO.
ONE, TWO.
SEE THAT?
YOU DID BETTER THAT YOU THOUGHT.
THREE.
SAJJAD, YOU CAN SEE
THAT HE NEVER REALLY
WORKED OUT BEFORE.
HE'S NOT IN ANY KIND OF SHAPE.
BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU CAN'T DO IT?
I APPRECIATE THE APOLOGY, BUT--
THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT
IS THAT HE'S TRYING.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD. COME UP.
ONE.
TEN.
ALL RIGHT,
STAND UP IN FRONT RIGHT HERE.
TWO MORE STEPS
AND YOU'RE FINISHED.
>> WATER.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> WHEN I GOT UP,
I WAS FEELING A LITTLE DIZZY.
I WAS TRYING TO CATCH MY BREATH.
>> COME HERE.
I COULD SEE SAJJAD AFTER
HE FINISHED DOING HIS SIT UPS,
I THOUGHT I ALMOST LOST HIM.
PUT YOUR HEAD OVER THERE.
I WET HIS HEAD TO TRY
TO BRING HIM BACK A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S ONLY GONNA GET BETTER.
LITTLE BITTY THINGS
WE DID TODAY,
YOU GOTTA DO IT AT HOME, TOO.
BECAUSE THIS DUDE RIGHT HERE,
HE THINKS YOU'RE A JOKE.
HE THINKS HE'S SWEET.
SO EVERY TIME YOU DO A PUSHUP,
ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM.
REMEMBER HIS FACE.
SEE THAT?
SEE THAT BODY OPEN LIKE THAT?
WE'RE GONNA GO STRAIGHT--
HIS CONDITIONING
IS REALLY TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW,
BUT YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE.
YOU JUST TAKE THE BABY STEPS.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> TWENTY-SEVEN GOING ON 28.
>> YOU'RE TOO YOUNG A MAN TO BE
IN THAT KIND OF BAD CONDITION.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK.
BUT IT'S NO PROBLEM,
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S WHAT I'M HEAR FOR
TO HELP HIM AND MAKE SURE THAT
HE CAN SEE IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
>> TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY
GOING TO GLEASON'S.
I MET WITH BLIMP.
HE SEEMS REAL COOL.
I KNOW THERE'S A BUNCH OF WORK
THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO.
I'M GONNA JUST HAVE
TO TAKE IT DAY BY DAY.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU COULD LIFT THAT UP.
>> I'M JHANILKO,
TONY'S GIRLFRIEND.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
>> LET ME PUT SOME STUFF DOWN.
>> TONY'S PERSONALITY,
STUBBORN, SPONTANEOUS,
ROMANTIC, AND A GYM FANATIC.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT.
I'M, LIKE, WHY WOULD SAJJAD
EVEN WANT TO FIGHT YOU?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT HE WANTS
TO FIGHT ME PERSONALLY.
I THINK IT'S MORE
OF A BROTHERLY COMPETITION.
>> SAJJAD AND TONY'S
RELATIONSHIP IS LIKE A BROMANCE.
SAJJAD LIVES THREE BLOCKS
AWAY FROM HERE.
SO, TO ME IT'S KIND OF
SEEING EACH OTHER TOO MUCH.
IT'S LIKE THREE OF US
IN THE RELATIONSHIP SOMETIMES.
I GUESS GUY'S CAN DO THAT,
BECAUSE GIRLS
CAN'T DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I THINK IT'S MORE
OF JUST ANOTHER CHALLENGE
FOR HIM IN LIFE.
I'M PRETTY MUCH BETTER THAN HIM
AT A LOT OF THINGS,
SO, THIS IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
THIS WILL GIVE HIM ENCOURAGEMENT
TO DO OTHER THINGS IN LIFE.
>> IS THERE ANY BENEFITS
IN TONY LOSING?
MAYBE HE WOULDN'T LOOK DOWN
ON THE UNDERDOG AGAIN,
AND SAY I'M NOT SECOND TO HIM.
>> I ALREADY FEEL CONFIDENT
I'M GOING TO BEAT HIM, SO--
>> DON'T BE TOO CONFIDENT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THE UNDERDOG
SOMETIMES COME OUT WINNING.
THAT'S HOW THE MOVIES ARE.
>> THAT'S ONLY ON TV.
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
>> CRISSY IS ONE
OF MY EMPLOYEES.
SHE IS OUR NUTRITIONIST.
SHE'S MY ENDURANCE PERSON,
AND SHE'S GONNA HELP THEM OUT.
>> HEY GUYS, I'M CRISSY.
>> SAJJAD.
>> SAJJAD.
>> ANTHONY.
>> ANTHONY.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
MY NAME IS CRISSY IORIO
AND I'M AN ENDURANCE TRAINER
AT GLEASON'S GYM, AND TODAY
I'M GONNA HAVE THEM RUNNING
UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS,
SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING
WITH THEIR ENDURANCE,
SEE WHERE THEY STAND.
GO.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
TURN IT AROUND, COME BACK UP.
COME ON, SAJJAD.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
LET HIM WIN ALREADY.
GO, GO, GO.
JUMPING SQUATS, LET'S GO.
>> IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,
I'M JUST HEARING, LIKE,
KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING,
KEEP PUSHING, KEEP PUSHING.
AND, LIKE,
MY BODY WASN'T COOPERATING
AT THE SAME TIME,
SO IT WAS KIND OF FRUSTRATING.
>> COME ON, SQUAT DOWN.
JUMP UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU GOTTA SQUAT.
SQUAT. JUMP UP.
>> ALL IN YOUR FACE.
ALL IN YOUR FACE.
>> COME ON.
>> ALL IN YOUR FACE.
ALL IN YOUR FACE.
>> ME AND SAJJAD,
WE DO A LOT OF TRASH TALKING.
I GUESS
IT'S MY MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUE.
>> SAJJAD, LOOK AT ME.
YOU GOT TO SQUAT.
>> ALL THE TRASH TALKING
ANTHONY WAS DOING, HE WAS
DOING A LITTLE MORE THAN USUAL.
THIS TIME HE WAS ACTUALLY
GETTING, LIKE, REALLY, LIKE,
LITERALLY ALL
IN MY PERSONAL SPACE.
NOBODY WANTS ANYBODY
IN THEIR PERSONAL SPACE.
>> GIVE ME A SQUAT.
THAT'S NOT A SQUAT.
>> CRISSY WAS DEFINITELY
ENCOURAGING SAJJAD A LOT MORE
THAN SHE WAS FOR ME.
I GUESS IT WAS
BECAUSE HE NEEDED IT A LOT MORE,
BUT I GOT THE FEELING
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF BABYING.
HE'S A GROWN MAN.
>> PUT YOUR BUTT DOWN
A LITTLE BIT MORE, SAJJAD.
YOU WANT TO GET DOWN.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
YOU'RE ALMOST DONE.
YOU GOT, LIKE,
FIVE SECONDS LEFT,
FOUR, THREE, COME ON.
TWO, ONE.
GOOD JOB.
>> GET THAT MAN HIS WATER.
>> ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
COME ON, COME ON. YOU DID IT.
>> HE'S VERY DISTRACTED.
>> YOU DID IT.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF.
HERE, DRINK SOME WATER.
YOU WANT SOME WATER?
I GOT PRETTY NERVOUS.
HE SCARED ME.
I WASN'T SURE IF HE WAS OKAY.
HE WASN'T TALKING TO US.
HE WASN'T ANSWERING US.
>> I'VE SEEN SAJJAD
IN WORSE WAYS, LIKE, THAN THAT.
SO WHEN HE WAS DOING THAT,
I'M, LIKE, DUDE, COME ON,
YOU CAN AT LEAST TRY TO GET UP.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
HOW YOU FEELING?
DOES YOUR CHEST HURT? NO?
JUST A LITTLE OUT OF BREATH?
DO YOUR NORMALLY GET LIKE THIS
WHEN YOU TRAIN? HOW ABOUT WHEN--
>> BECAUSE I WAS--
I DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT,
BUT--
>> OKAY.
>> I ALSO HAVE
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.
>> OKAY.
>> SO I HAVE TO HAVE WATER.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT,
WELL, THAT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO KNOW, YOU KNOW?
>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT I LIKE TO DISCUSS,
BUT I FELT LIKE
I HAD TO TELL HER,
BECAUSE IF IT DID COME
TO THAT THING WHERE,
LIKE, I FAINTED
AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL,
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
A BIG DISASTER.
>> HERE.
TAKE SOME MORE WATER.
>> Y'ALL DIDN'T OFFER ME
NO WATER.
>> I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
>> SAJJAD'S CASE, SICKLE CELL,
IS A DEFICIENCY
IN HIS OXYGEN LEVELS
IN HIS BLOOD CELLS.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU COULD GO ON?
>> I THINK THAT HE USES
SICKLE CELL AS A CRUTCH.
I THINK IF HE DOES
MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY,
HE WOULD DEFINITELY BUILD UP
MORE STRENGTH TOWARDS IT.
>> LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> KEEP GOING? YOU SURE?
>> LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> I DON'T THINK IT WAS
THE FACT THAT HIS SICKLE CELL
WAS BOTHERING HIM,
I THINK IT WAS JUST MORE
THE INTENSITY OF THE WORKOUT.
SO, I MEAN--AS YOU CAN SEE,
HE WAS FINE, SO, STOP BS'ING.
>> HEY, CHRIS, HI.
>> HEY, BRUCE.
SO I JUST HAD
AN ENDURANCE SESSION
WITH ANTHONY AND SAJJAD,
AND SAJJAD DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL ANYBODY,
BUT HE SUFFERS FROM SICKLE CELL.
>> DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT SICKLE CELL?
>> I DO KNOW
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR HIM
IS TO STAY HYDRATED
THROUGHOUT HIS WORKOUT.
>> OKAY.
JUST LET BLIMP KNOW, OKAY?
>> ALL RIGHT, BRUCE.
>> WHEN CRISSY TOLD ME
THAT SAJJAD HAS SICKLE CELL,
I WAS SHOCKED.
HE NEVER MENTIONED
THAT HE HAD THE DISEASE.
>> I'M NEVER COMFORTABLE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
UNLESS THERE'S A ROOM
FULL OF PEOPLE WITH ME
WHERE I HAVE
TO GIVE A SPEECH OR SOMETHING,
I'M NEVER COMFORTABLE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> MAYBE HE DIDN'T WANT US
TO BE LIKE, OKAY,
YOU GO SIT DOWN
WHILE THESE GUYS TRAIN.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE TREATED
LIKE THAT, HE DIDN'T WANT
TO BE TREATED SPECIAL.
HE WANTED TO SUFFER
AND GO THROUGH EVERYTHING
THAT EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS GOING THROUGH.
REMEMBER THE JAB I SHOWED YOU?
>> YEAH.
>> START ON THE JAB.
START ON THE ONE, TWO.
NOW I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH HIM,
HOW FAR TO PUSH HIM,
HOW FAR NOT TO PUSH HIM.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE WORKED ON.
NICE.
TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR HIM.
I WANT TO SEE
HOW HE ACT ON THE PASS,
AND THE SLIPPING,
MOVING HIS HEAD
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
I'M GONNA HAVE THE PUNCHES
COMING BACK AT YOU.
I JUST NEED YOU TO MAKE
A LITTLE MOVE HERE, HERE,
EVERY NOW AND THEN ROLL.
IF HE REACTS QUICKLY
TO THE THINGS THAT I SHOW HIM,
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO DETERMINE
IF HE IS READY FOR SPARRING.
BEND AND ROLL.
>> BEND AND ROLL?
>> ROLL. ROLL UNDER.
ROLL UNDER.
ROLL UNDER THE PUNCH.
KEEP YOUR BACK STRAIGHT.
ONE, TWO, ONE.
SLIP.
DON'T DROP YOUR HANDS.
SLIP.
SLIP.
ROLL.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> SORRY.
>> IT'S OKAY.
IT'S YOUR FACE, NOT MINE.
>> THE PLAN FOR ANTHONY TODAY,
I WANT TO SEE HOW HE REACT
WHEN PUNCHES COME AT HIM.
I WANT TO SEE HOW HE REACT
WHEN HE GET HIT.
BUT HE'S A HALF AN HOUR
LATE ALREADY.
>> COUNTRY.
>> WHAT'S UP, ANTHONY?
>> SORRY I'M SO TARDY.
>> YEAH. WHY YOU SO LATE?
>> HAIRCUT, YO.
>> HAIRCUT?
I MEAN, YOU COULD
GET A HAIRCUT ANYTIME.
YOU COULD CUT YOUR OWN HAIR.
>> MAN, YOU GOTTA LOOK GOOD.
>> YEAH. WELL, YOU LOOKED GOOD
YESTERDAY TO ME.
THAT DON'T MAKE ME
FEEL VERY GOOD WHEN A GUY
STARTS MAKING EXCUSES,
ESPECIALLY OF THAT NATURE.
IF YOU SLACK,
YOU'RE NOT HURTING ME.
BECAUSE WHEN THAT BELL RING,
I COME DOWN THEM THREE STAIRS
AND THEN I STAND AND LOOK AT YOU
AND SEE WHAT YOU DO.
TO ME, THE REASON THAT ANTHONY
DID THAT, HE'S OVER CONFIDENT.
HE THINKS THAT HE'S JUST GONNA
WALK THROUGH SAJJAD.
YOU JUST GOTTA BE
MORE INTO THIS. ALL RIGHT?
>> GOTCHA.
>> OKAY. LET'S GO GET STARTED.
I DON'T THINK HE HAS ANY RESPECT
FOR SAJJAD, AND HE SHOULD
BECAUSE ANY MAN THAT GOT ENOUGH
HEART TO CROSS THOSE ROPES,
HE GOT A CHANCE.
>> I WANT YOU TO SNAP
THESE JABS, SNAP THESE SHOTS,
ALL RIGHT?
I LET HIM WORK ON IT TODAY
WITH THE PAD WORK,
BECAUSE, LIKE,
I WANTED TO SEE HIS REACTION.
BEND YOUR KNEES.
NONSTOP, LET IT GO OUT.
BRING THEM BACK TO YOUR FACE.
ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO.
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE THIS?
NO. COME ON.
BRING IT BACK TO YOUR FACE.
ONCE I SMACKED HIM,
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.
GETTING SMACKED
OR GETTING PUNCHED,
THAT'S HOW YOU CAN
LEARN TO REACT.
BETTER.
BETTER.
>> STOPPED IT, YEAH.
>> STEP OFF WITH YOUR JAB.
DON'T LEAN FORWARD.
CONTROL YOUR RIGHT ARM.
RIGHT ARM--
RIGHT ARM ON YOUR RIBCAGE.
YOU GOTTA KEEP THAT ELBOW
ON YOUR RIBCAGE,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
YOU GET HIT WITH A SHOT
ON YOUR RIBCAGE,
THAT'S A DEVASTATING SHOT.
NOW, THIS IS
A VERY EXPENSIVE PAD,
AND I DON'T WANT IT DIRTY,
AND I DON'T WANT IT
TO HIT THE FLOOR.
I DON'T WANT IT
TO HIT THE FLOOR.
PUT YOUR HANDS UP. HERE. HERE.
NOW, HIT THE BAG.
DON'T LET MY PAD DROP.
IF YOU DROP MY PAD,
THAT'S TEN PUSHUPS.
ONCE I PUT THE PAD
UNDER HIS ARM,
THEN HE STARTED DOING IT,
BUT I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT
SO THAT HE DON'T NEED THE PAD.
EXHALE FROM THE PIT
OF YOUR STOMACH.
RIGHT.
THAT'S GONNA
HELP YOU RELAX, TOO.
I HAD TO PROD HIM TO RELAX,
BUT HE DID DO IT.
IF HE CAN JUST MAINTAIN THAT,
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB TODAY, BABY.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> NOW, ALL WE GOTTA DO
IS TAKE IT INTO THE RING.
THAT'S THE HARD PART.
>> I'VE BEEN COMING TO THE GYM
AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES
A WEEK, WORKING ON MY STAMINA
AND MY ENDURANCE.
>> NICE.
>> I'M TRAINING FOR SPARS
AND STUFF JUST LIKE
A REGULAR BOXER WOULD DO.
CRISSY HAD TOLD ME
I HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION
TO WHAT TO EAT
AND WHAT NOT TO EAT
AND HOW TO READ LABELS.
>> WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND TOSS THAT.
>> I WOULD SAY WITH ANTHONY
THINKING I DON'T HAVE
A CHANCE AGAINST HIM,
THAT'S A GOOD THOUGHT,
BECAUSE HONESTLY
I'M GOING IN THERE TO WIN,
SO I DON'T REALLY THINK
HE HAS A CHANCE AGAINST ME.
MUSCLES IS NOTHING IN BOXING.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TECHNIQUE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT ENDURANCE.
SO, I'M NOT EVEN
WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
HE'S NOT EVEN SCARING ME.
I BELIEVE TODAY WILL BE THE DAY
THAT I GET IN THE RING
AND DO A LITTLE SPARRING.
MY BODY FEELS RESTED.
I FEEL CONFIDENT TO GO IN THERE
AND JUST SEE WHERE MY MECHANICS
AND STUFF ARE AT.
>> TODAY I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE SPARRING.
I'M PRETTY NOT EXCITED
ABOUT IT AT ALL.
NO ONE'S EXCITED
ABOUT GETTING HIT.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE IT
ONE PUNCH AT A TIME I GUESS.
>> WHAT'S UP, MAN?
>> WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?
>> IT'S NORMAL TO BE AFRAID,
BUT ONCE YOU GET HIT
OR THE BELL RINGS,
THAT FEAR SHOULD DISAPPEAR
BECAUSE NOW YOU GOTTA
DEFEND YOURSELF.
YOU'RE GONNA SPAR THIS ONE KID
IN THE RED SHORTS
WITH THE BLUE GLOVES ON.
>> BUT AS LONG
AS I STAY ON TOP OF MY TASK,
WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO,
I'M SURE THE BETTER MAN
IS GONNA WIN.
HOPEFULLY I'M THE BETTER MAN,
WHICH I SHOULD BE.
>> THROW THE PUNCH
LIKE I TOLD YOU.
THROW IT. RIGHT.
THROW YOUR HANDS.
THROW YOUR HANDS.
>> I DON'T THINK IT WAS REAL
UNTIL I GOT HIT.
WHEN I FIRST GOT HIT,
THAT'S WHEN I WAS, LIKE,
THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS REALLY BOXING.
>> GO AT HIM.
DON'T WORRY.
HE CAN TAKE CARE OF HISSELF.
GO AT HIM. LET YOUR HANDS OUT.
LOOSEN UP, RELAX.
>> I WAS DEFINITELY NERVOUS.
I HAD BUTTERFLIES,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GET HIT,
SO I WAS JUST THIS TIGHT
THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> RIGHT. DO IT AGAIN. JAB.
RIGHT. DO IT AGAIN. JAB.
BUT I NEED HIM TO RELAX
AND JUST LET HIS ARMS OUT
AND HE CAN'T SEEM TO DO THAT.
YOU'RE TURNING HIM,
BUT YOU'RE NOT PUNCHING AT ALL.
THERE YOU GO. PUNCH.
YOU CAN'T WIN
IF YOU DON'T PUNCH.
YOU HIT HIM THREE TIMES
THE WHOLE TIME.
Y'ALL WENT, Y'ALL WAS
OUT THERE THREE MINUTES,
YOU HIT HIM THREE TIMES.
[ BLEEP ] THAT.
HIT HIM. HIT HIM.
YOU COCKY, YOU GOT
TO BE ABLE TO BACK IT UP.
HE CAN'T EVEN
EXTEND HIS PUNCHES,
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL
HE GONNA GET COCKY
BEFORE HE LEARN HOW TO FIGHT.
JAB WHEN HE COMES.
JAB WHEN HE COMES. JAB!
I WAS ASKING ANTHONY
TO THROW THE RIGHT HAND.
THEN I STARTED BEGGING HIM
TO THROW THE RIGHT HAND.
JAB WITH THAT RIGHT HAND.
JAB WITH THAT RIGHT HAND.
YOU GOT TO THROW IT RIGHT NOW,
ANTHONY.
YOU CAN'T WAIT.
HE AIN'T GONNA WAIT FOR YOU
TO HIT HIM.
YOU GOTTA THROW THE PUNCH
WHEN YOU SEE IT.
SO THAT WAS THE THING
THAT REALLY FRUSTRATED ME
IS THAT I COULDN'T GET HIM
TO THROW THE RIGHT HAND.
JAB AND THROW THE RIGHT HAND
WHEN YOU GET A SHOT.
THROW THE RIGHT HAND.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT KIND OF RIGHT HAND IS THAT?
DO THAT DOUBLE JAB RIGHT HAND.
--WITH BOTH HANDS.
THERE YOU GO.
DO IT AGAIN.
BOTH HANDS.
YOU ONLY THROWING ONE HAND.
GIVE IT TO HIM WITH BOTH HANDS.
PUNCH BACK.
AGAIN, PUNCH BACK.
GO TO THE BODY.
GO TO THE BODY.
RIGHT.
DO IT AGAIN.
DON'T TURN AWAY.
LOOK AT HIM.
[ TIMER BEEPS ]
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
FIRST SPARRING SESSION
WITH ANTHONY.
LOOK LIKE HE'S FROZEN.
HANDS OUT FRONT WRONG.
HE'S NOT DOING
WHAT I TOLD HIM TO DO.
IF HE COMES TO YOU,
HE'S COMING TO HIT YOU.
AND IF HE'S CLOSE ENOUGH
TO HIT YOU,
YOU CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT HIM.
YOU GOTTA REACT.
YOU CAN'T STAND THERE
AND DO THIS.
THIS AIN'T GONNA GET YOU NO WIN.
THIS IS ONLY GONNA
GET YOU BEAT UP.
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT BEAT,
OR, YOU KNOW,
JUST WASN'T FEELING MYSELF,
MY CONFIDENCE
WAS DEFINITELY SHOT.
>> I THINK TONIGHT
WAS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ANTHONY,
BECAUSE HE SEE NOW THAT
WHAT HE HAS TO GO THROUGH,
IT AIN'T GONNA BE THAT EASY.
>> STILL PRETTY,
STILL LOOK GOOD.
>> READY TO DO
SOME SPARRING TODAY?
>> I'M READY.
>> WELL, THEY SAY
YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE
A FIGHTER'S HEART
UNTIL YOU SEE HIM TAKE A PUNCH,
SO THE PLAN TODAY FOR SAJJAD
IS TO WATCH HIM SPAR,
TO LET HIM KNOW
ABOUT THE UNKNOWN
AND SEE HOW HE'S GOING TO REACT
AND LET'S SEE
HOW HE HANDLES THIS.
HANDS UP.
>> HANDS UP.
>> *** OFF THE FLOOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SAJJAD
AT LEAST DO THREE.
THREE ROUNDS WILL BE NICE.
THEN YOU GET TO SEE HOW TIRED
HE GETS, WHAT HE DOES
WHEN HE GETS TIRED, YOU KNOW,
HOW HE LOOKS WHEN HE'S FATIGUED.
GET IN.
>> STEPPING IN THE RING
FELT GREAT, BECAUSE, LIKE,
YOU'RE IN BETWEEN THE ROPES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THERE
WAS STILL NERVOUSNESS, TOO.
IT'S, LIKE, YOU'RE STARING AT
YOUR OPPONENT ACROSS FROM YOU.
>> JUST EVEN, LIKE,
THROWING THE FIRST PUNCH,
IT'S JUST LIKE LITTLE JITTERS.
YOU DON'T KNOW IS HE GOING
TO THROW THE FIRST PUNCH,
AM I GONNA THROW
THE FIRST PUNCH?
IT'S LIKE A GAME OF CHESS.
>> USE THAT JAB.
DON'T REACH FOR HIM, BABY.
HE CAME OUT, HE HAD AN IDEA
ABOUT HOW TO HOLD HIS HANDS,
HIS STANCE IS NICE.
HE GOT BOTH HANDS
IN FRONT OF HIS FACE.
USE THAT JAB.
NICE. NICE.
SAJJAD JUST SNAPPED
TWO NICE LITTLE BODY SHOTS.
HE'S LOOKING BETTER
THAN I THOUGHT
HE ACTUALLY WOULD LOOK.
GET CLOSE TO GET OUT.
DON'T RUN. YOU AIN'T GOT TO RUN.
ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO.
>> KEEP THROWING.
DON'T BACK OFF.
THAT'S WHEN YOU WANT
TO THROW YOUR PUNCHES.
>> WHEN HE HIT ME, I GUESS
IT'S LIKE HOW A SEMI TRUCK
JUST SMASHED INTO SOMEBODY,
THAT'S HOW I FELT.
MY HEAD AND EVERYTHING
*** BACK.
I WAS, LIKE, LORD JESUS,
WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO?
>> ALL RIGHT. TIME. TIME.
>> GUYS, THIS CLOSE,
YOU CAN HIT HIM WITH A JAB.
YOU GOT THE LONGER JAB,
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE TALLER.
YOU GOT THE REACH.
OKAY?
SNAP IT OUT.
HE'S NOT SNAPPING IT.
HE'S PICKING IT UP
AND THROWING IT OUT
INSTEAD OF JUST POP.
>> YOU WANT YOUR PUNCHES
TO KEEP HIM AWAY,
SO, SNAP THOSE PUNCHES.
CIRCLE OUT.
CIRCLE AWAY FROM HIM.
>> ALL RIGHT, SAJJAD.
>> THAT'S IT.
PUNCH YOUR WAY OUT OF IT.
THAT'S IT.
GOOD JOB.
[ TIMER BEEPS ]
>> LIKE, PROBABLY, LIKE,
THE LAST MINUTE,
I WAS FEELING WINDED.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
WE CAN PULL IT OFF.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS STAY CALM.
USE YOUR JAB.
THE LAST MINUTE OF THE ROUND
HE GOT TIRED,
BUT HE PUSHED HIS SELF
AND HE WENT ANOTHER ROUND.
JAB.
>> STEER IT AROUND, SAJJAD.
STEER IT AROUND.
THAT'S IT.
THROW THE PUNCHES NOW.
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
HE TOOK ON THREE ROUNDS
LIKE IT WASN'T A PROBLEM.
YEAH. YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. BREAK. BREAK.
>> I THINK THE SYSTEM
THAT ME AND SAJJAD
IS GOING TO WORK ON,
I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE JAB,
AND I JUST NEED HIM TO JAB
WHEN I TELL HIM TO JAB.
HOPEFULLY HE CAN CATCH ON WITHIN
THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
I GIVE HIM A STRONG CHANCE
TO WIN THE FIGHT.
>> OKAY, BUDDY.
>> HE ACTUALLY GOT
SOME MUSCLES ON HIM NOW, TOO.
>> I TELL YOU,
HE'S BEEN WORKING.
HE'S BEEN WORKING.
>> WE WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL--
THAT'S SAJJAD, I'M LIKE--
>> HE'S BEEN WORKING.
>> LET ME WORK A LITTLE HARDER.
AFTER THAT SPARRING SESSION,
IT WAS A LOW POINT.
THAT WAS HONESTLY
SHOCKING FOR ME,
JUST NOT BEING ABLE
TO LET MY PUNCHES GO,
NOT BEING ABLE TO RELAX.
SAJJAD WORKS OUT
ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK
IN HERE.
HE'S JUST WORKING OUT HARD.
HE'S NOT BS'ING.
WHEN HE'S ON THE TREADMILL,
HE'S REALLY ON THE TREADMILL.
YOU KNOW,
I MAY BE MORE ATHLETIC,
QUICK OR WHATEVER,
BUT ON THE BOXING LEVEL
WE'RE BOTH EQUALLY MATCHED.
I DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT MORE
RESPECT FOR SAJJAD, YOU KNOW,
DOING THIS.
I DEFINITELY UNDERESTIMATED HIM.
SOMETIMES I BOOST MY EGO
AT SAJJAD'S EXPENSE,
ESPECIALLY SINCE
WE STARTED THIS HERE,
AND COME OFF AS A JERK
AS A RESULT OF THAT.
GLENWOOD HOUSES WHERE I GREW UP
AT IS VERY UNIQUE
FROM GROWING UP ANYWHERE ELSE.
ONE OF THE HARDEST ASPECTS
OF GROWING UP IN THIS AREA
WAS JUST NOT FALLING
INTO THE WRONG CROWD.
LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF GUYS
I GREW UP WITH ARE IN JAIL
OR THEY'RE NOT EVEN
HERE ANYMORE.
MY FATHER PASSED
WHEN MY BROTHERS WERE, LIKE,
ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS OLD,
SO I HAD TO GROW UP
PRETTY QUICKLY.
I THINK RAISING
MY TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS
DEFINITELY INFLUENCES
MY TOUGH LOVE.
I PROBABLY DON'T EXPRESS
MY EMOTION THE WAY I SHOULD,
SO IT COMES OUT
AS ILL-SPIRITED OR MEAN.
SOMETIMES A JOKE WITH SAJJAD,
GETS UPSET,
SO I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO BE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT
I'M SAYING BEFORE I SAY IT.
>> A QUALITY THAT SURPRISED ME
THE MOST IN THIS PROCESS
IS MY MOTIVATION
TO, LIKE, KEEP GOING TO THE GYM,
OR PHYSICALLY WISE,
KEEP CONTINUING WHAT I STARTED.
BRUCE WEIGHED ME THE OTHER DAY,
AND I WAS DOWN TO 158.
WHEN I STARTED THIS,
I WAS ABOUT 176.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY,
IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE ANTHONY
KNOW THAT I'M MAKING PROGRESS.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION
AT WORK ONE TIME,
AND HE WAS JUST, LIKE,
"YO, YOU'RE GETTING REAL SLIM."
LIKE, HE SEES
THAT I'M TAKING IT SERIOUS,
THAT I'M STICKING WITH IT,
LIKE, I'M NOT JUST SAYING,
YEAH, I'M GONNA DO IT
AND NOT GIVE IT
A SECOND THOUGHT.
IT MEANS A LOT.
WONDERFUL VIEW.
>> IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
SINCE SAJJAD AND ANTHONY
HAVE BEEN TRAINING,
THEY BOTH LOOK GREAT.
SAJJAD HAS BEEN EATING
MUCH BETTER.
HE'S WORKING OUT ALL THE TIME.
EVERYBODY'S SAYING
ANTHONY'S GONNA WIN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK SAJJAD HAS A CHANCE.
>> I'M GONNA WIN THE FIGHT
VERSUS SAJJAD
BECAUSE I'M MORE ATHLETIC,
I HAVE MORE ENDURANCE,
SO I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT
THAT ADVANTAGE OVER HIM.
>> BOTH SAJJAD AND ANTHONY
MANIFESTED OBVIOUS CHANGES.
I MEAN, AS FIT AS ANTHONY IS,
HE LEANED UP.
SAJJAD REALLY TRANSFORMED.
I MEAN, HE OBVIOUSLY LOST
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.
HIS IMPROVEMENTS
WERE FAST AND CLEAR.
>> MY DREAM OUTCOME
WILL BE TO BE STANDING
ON THOSE ROPES
WITH MY HANDS UP RAISED.
I WANT TO LOOK LIKE A WRESTLER
AFTER THEY FIGHT WHEN THEY GO
ON TOP OF THE ROPES
WITH THE BELL.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO LOOK LIKE.
>> MY STRATEGY FOR ANTHONY
IS JUST TO PUT ANTHONY OUT THERE
AND HOPEFULLY
HE CAN LET HIS HANDS GO.
I WANT YOU TO JUST PUT
A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIM.
THEN WHEN YOU SEE HIM
DOING THIS, YOU START
LOOKING FOR OPENINGS,
THEN YOU LET YOUR HANDS GO FAST.
>> LISTEN, STRATEGY
FOR THIS FIGHT,
YOU'RE GONNA USE THAT JAB,
AND I NEED YOU KEEPING
YOUR HANDS HIGH
AND MOVING THAT HEAD
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
MY STRATEGY WITH SAJJAD
IS FOR HIM TO USE HIS JAB
AND MOVE AND MOVE.
>> SAJJAD GONNA BE ON THE ROPES,
SO WHEN YOU'RE ON THE ROPES,
I WANT YOU TO JAB AND STEP BACK.
JAB AND STEP BACK.
I SEEN SAJJAD SPAR,
AND EVERY TIME HE SPARS
HE GOES TO THE ROPES.
>> SAJJAD CAN'T GET CAUGHT UP
AT THE ROPE.
AS SOON AS THE BELL RINGS,
I'M GONNA SAJJAD JUMP ON HIM
LIKE WHITE ON RICE.
DON'T LET HIM BACK YOU UP,
BACK HIM UP.
RIGHT. THERE YOU GO.
>> JAB. SHORT RIGHT HAND.
JUST BECAUSE I SAY SHORT
DON'T MEAN YOU DO THIS.
THROW THAT [ BLEEP ].
KNOCK MY GLOVE OFF.
KNOCK MY PAD OFF.
IF HE EXTENDS HIS ARMS
AND ANTHONY DON'T,
HE'S GONNA KEEP ANTHONY AT BAY.
>> YOU GOTTA KEEP HIM AT BAY.
GO TO THE BODY
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES,
SEE HOW HE REACTS.
>> I BELIEVE I'M GONNA
BEAT ANTHONY, AND WE NOTICED
THAT HE DOESN'T REALLY
GUARD HIS BODY,
SO I'M GOING TO TRY
AND GET SOME BODY SHOTS IN.
>> BLOCK HIS JAB
WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, ANTHONY.
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.
>> MY STRATEGY DURING THE FIGHT
IS TO STAY HEAVY ON HIM,
IS TO STAY CLOSE TO HIM,
DON'T LET HIM GET ANY LONG-RANGE
PUNCHES IN, AND TIRE HIM OUT.
>> BACK ON THE JAB.
NICE. SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I MEAN,
SAJJAD MIGHT FOOL PEOPLE,
BUT I DON'T SEE IT FROM HERE.
I THINK THAT ANTHONY'S
GONNA WHIP THAT ***.
>> THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
WHEN WE GET IN THE RING,
AND I THINK SAJJAD
IS GONNA RISE TO THE OCCASION.
>> SO TODAY'S
THE DAY OF THE FIGHT.
ANXIOUS TO GET IN THERE.
I'M NERVOUS.
I'M ABOUT TO FIGHT
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW, LIKE,
LIKE, HOW IT'S GOING TO FEEL.
YOU KNOW,
AFTER IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE,
HOPEFULLY I'M THE ONE
GETTING MY HANDS RAISED
TO VICTORY.
I CAN'T WAIT.
FIGHT NIGHT, BABY.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> FIGHT NIGHT BETWEEN SAJJAD
AND MYSELF.
WHEN I WALKED IN
AND I SAW THE RING
AND I SAW THE CHAIRS, I KNOW
PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING ME,
THAT'S WHEN IT FINALLY HIT ME,
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS IT.
I'M JUST READY TO GET
IN THE RING AND JUST
GET THOSE BUTTERFLIES
AND JITTERS OUT.
>> FEELING A LITTLE NERVOUSNESS
LIKE MY KNEES IS BUCKLING.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING
TO TELL YOUR CRUSH
THAT YOU LIKE HER,
HOPEFULLY GET, LIKE,
A KISS OR SOMETHING.
MY KNEES IS BUCKLING LIKE THAT.
IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR ME
TO HAVE FINALLY MADE IT
THIS FAR.
IN THE BEGINNING,
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW I WOULD,
LIKE, EVEN GET UP TO HERE,
BUT I FEEL LIKE
A WINNER ALREADY.
BLIMP.
>> HEY, WHAT UP, CHAMP?
>> WHAT'S GOING IN?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
HOW YOU FEELING?
YOU LOOKING GOOD.
I THINK SAJJAD CAME A LONG WAY.
HE WASN'T IN SHAPE
WHEN HE CAME IN.
HE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS
THAT HE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM WIN
FOR HIMSELF TONIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, TAKE OFF THAT PRETTY OUTFIT
YOU GOT ON.
GO, AND LET'S GET GOING.
ANTHONY AND SAJJAD ARE FRIENDS,
SO IT'S BRAGGING RIGHTS,
ACTUALLY.
THAT'S WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
BUT WE'RE GONNA BRAG TONIGHT.
ANTHONY AND I ARE GONNA BE
THE ONE ON TOP.
>> HOW YOU FEELING, MAN?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ANTHONY?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY,
DO YOU HAVE
ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS?
>> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> DURING EXERCISE,
ANY DIFFICULTY BREATHING
OR CHEST PAIN?
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
GOOD LUCK.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
I'M FEELING GOOD RIGHT NOW.
I'M READY TO BOX.
JUST EXCITED,
PUMPED UP, READY TO GO.
>> SAJJAD, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M DR. KING.
ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS?
>> SICKLE CELL.
>> OKAY.
DURING EXERCISE, ANY DIFFICULTY
BREATHING OR CHEST PAIN?
>> IN THE BEGINNING
DIFFICULTY BREATHING
AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
>> OKAY. HAVE YOU EVER
HAD A CRISIS WHILE
YOU WERE PLAYING ANY SPORTS?
>> CRISIS PLAYING SPORTS? NO.
>> OKAY.
>> THE NERVES ARE KICKING IN,
BUT I'M EXCITED
AND I'M READY TO GO.
READY TO GO.
>> BRUCE, LET ME TALK TO YOU
REAL QUICK, MAN.
SO, THAT, ONE OF THE BOXERS
I JUST EXAMINED, HE TOLD ME
THAT HE HAD SICKLE CELL DISEASE.
>> SAJJAD.
>> YEAH, AND I'M CONCERNED
WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S SOMETHING
HE CAN BOX WITH.
WE STILL NEED TO CONSULT
THE RULE BOOK
AND JUST MAKE SURE.
>> OKAY.
>> IF IT'S IN THERE,
THEN THAT MIGHT BE IT.
>> STICK THAT JAB
OR SNAP THAT JAB.
BEND THEM KNEES.
DON'T STAND SO TALL.
BEND THEM KNEES,
NICE AND RELAXED.
STEP TO HIM, JAB. RIGHT.
>> TRY TO RELAX.
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE PUNCHING,
YOU STILL GOT TO TRY TO RELAX,
BUT YOU STILL
GOTTA BE AGGRESSIVE.
NO MATTER WHAT--
>> HEY, BRUCE.
DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS.
>> SICKLE CELL.
>> SICKLE CELL DISEASE.
>> OH, I HAVE TO BREAK IT
TO THE FIGHTER.
WE HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS
IN AMATEUR BOXING,
SO THE MEDICAL PEOPLE
WILL SAY WHETHER OR NOT
IT'S A DETERRENT FOR HIM
TO COMPETE OR NOT COMPETE.
>> NOW, TWIST
WHEN YOU'RE LIKE THAT.
ARE WE READY TO GO?
>> NO. WE GOT A PROBLEM.
>> NO. WE GOT SOME ISSUES.
YOU SAID YOU HAD SICKLE CELL.
>> YEAH. I HAVE ANEMIA.
>> OKAY. UNFORTUNATELY,
ACCORDING TO USA BOXING RULES,
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE.
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A WHIRLWIND
BECAUSE ALL THAT TRAINING
AND STUFF THAT I DID
TO GET TO THIS POINT,
THE FIGHT WAS
ABOUT TO NOT HAPPEN.
>> ACCORDING TO THE USA
BOXING ORGANIZATION,
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE
WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE.
>> I WAS LIKE
WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]?
WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]?
SAFETY FIRST.
>> YOU SURE IT'S THE DISEASE
OR YOU THINK IT'S--
>> ANEMIA. SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.
>> BECAUSE
IT'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS AT LEAST
HAVING WHAT'S CALLED A TRAIT,
MEANS THAT IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
>> I COULD CALL MY MOM.
>> CALL YOUR MOM
AND ASK HER SPECIFICALLY,
DO YOU HAVE THE DISEASE
OR DO YOU HAVE THE TRAIT?
>> HELLO.
>> HEY, MOM, HOW YOU DOING?
IT'S SAJJAD.
>> HI, SAJJAD, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
I HAVE SICKLE CELL TRAIT, RIGHT?
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> THE DOCTOR NEEDED TO KNOW.
>> ARE YOU AT THE HOSPITAL?
>> NO. I'M NOT AT THE HOSPITAL.
>> SICKLE CELL TRAIT.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MOMMY.
>> PERFECT.
THANK GOODNESS FOR MOMMY.
>> HE ASKED HIS MOTHER,
HE WAS LIKE, MA,
I DON'T HAVE THE DISEASE,
I HAVE THE TRAIT, RIGHT?
AND SHE SAID,
RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE TRAIT.
SO WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?
THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE THERE, YO.
YOU DID ALL THIS TRAINING
AND ALL THIS HARD WORK,
AND IT WAS LIKE
IT WAS ALMOST OVER.
BUT MOM SAVED THE DAY.
>> TEAM TONY. HERE WE GO.
>> I KNOW ANTHONY'S
GOING TO WIN, THERE'S
NOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
ANTHONY'S STRONGER
AND HE'S FASTER.
I KNOW ANTHONY IS SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS.
>> I KNOW ANTHONY'S
A WORKOUT BEAST.
HE WORKS OUT ALL THE TIME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SAJJAD,
WHO HAS HEART, MAN.
I SEEN THAT DUDE
THROW A CHAIR ONE TIME.
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA LIE.
IT'S REAL.
HE REALLY DID DO THAT.
>> I JUST HEARD THAT SAJJAD
LOST 26 POUNDS TO GET READY
FOR THE BIG FIGHT.
SO I JUST HOPE ANTHONY'S READY
FOR A MUCH LEANER
AND MEANER SAJJAD.
>> ALL RIGHT, FIGHT FANS,
HERE WE GO.
[ CHEERING ]
MAKING HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE,
HE'LL BE FIGHTING
OUT OF THE BLUE CORNER,
A BIG NEW YORK WELCOME
FOR ANTHONY HARTZOG.
>> AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW,
WE BOTH MADE IT.
SO IT'S JUST NOW TO SEE,
YOU KNOW,
WHOEVER IS THE BETTER BOXER.
>> AND HIS OPPONENT,
HE'LL BE FIGHTING
OUT OF THE RED CORNER,
NOW MAKING HIS WAY TO THE RING,
PLEASE WELCOME SAJJAD BACCHUS.
>> I'VE BEEN ANTSY
SINCE I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
MAN.
JUST READY TO GET IN THE RING.
THERE'S NO MORE GETTING
MY FEET WET, IT'S THE REAL DEAL.
SO--WHEN YOU GET IN THERE.
>> --KEEP YOU HANDS OUT,
YOU KNOW HE'S GONNA COME OUT
TRYING TO BE ALL CRAZY.
>> JUMP ON HIM, MAN.
JUMP ON HIM RIGHT AWAY.
START OFF WITH YOUR JAB.
>> SAJJAD KEPT ME MOVING,
YOU KNOW.
HE CAME UP THERE, HE WAS
THROWING A LOT OF PUNCHES.
I HAD TO BLOCK A LOT OF THEM,
BUT HE DEFINITELY
KEPT ME MOVING.
>> USE YOUR JAB.
WHEN SAJJAD CAME OUT HARD,
ANTHONY'S, LIKE,
OH, WAIT A MINUTE,
LIKE HE WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED.
I DON'T THINK ANTHONY THOUGHT
THAT SAJJAD HAD THAT IN HIM.
>> PUNCH! PUNCH SAJJAD!
SAJJAD LOOKED VERY CONFIDENT.
HE WAS THROWING HIS JAB.
HE WAS TRYING
TO THROW MORE COMBINATIONS.
>> I WAS FEELING GREAT,
THROWING PUNCHES, DODGING.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO WIN.
LOSING'S NOT EVEN AN OPTION
RIGHT NOW.
>> BACK HIM UP.
BACK HIM UP.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
KEEP PUNCHING!
AGAIN, AGAIN!
>> I THINK SAJJAD
TOOK THE FIRST ROUND.
HE ACTUALLY THREW
MORE COMBINATIONS THAN ANTHONY.
PICKING HIS SHOTS,
PICKING HIS FIGHT.
I LIKED WHAT I SEEN
IN THAT FIGHT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FIGHT.
THIS IS YOUR FIGHT TO TAKE.
HE'S NOT DOING NOTHING.
>> WELL, AFTER THE FIRST ROUND,
I TOLD HIM THIS TIME
PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE PRESSURE
ON HIM.
GO IN BEHIND YOUR JAB
LIKE YOU'RE DOING.
SOMETIMES TWO AND THREE JABS.
GET HIM WITH THAT RIGHT HAND
RIGHT BEHIND THAT JAB.
[ BELL RINGS ]
>> DURING THE SECOND ROUND,
IT GOT SERIOUS.
I KEPT YELLING,
"DON'T TREAT HIM AS A FRIEND.
BEAT HIS ***."
>> ANTHONY CAME OVER
WITH A POWERFUL RIGHT HAND
AND THE REFEREE GAVE SAJJAD
AN EIGHT COUNT.
>> SAJJAD, HANDS UP.
>> I JUST TOLD THE REF,
NO, I'M GOOD.
I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.
BUT I WAS TRYING
TO GET MY COMPOSURE.
>> YOU READY?
>> SAJJAD LEFT HIMSELF OPEN.
THIS IS IT.
I WENT FOR THE KILL.
>> KEEP WORKING! KEEP WORKING!
>> --THAT HE HIT ME WITH
WAS LIKE A HURRICANE.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
>> STOP! THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT, SON.
>> THE REFEREE,
HE JUST HAD TO CALL IT.
I HONESTLY WANTED TO KEEP GOING,
BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS BOXING.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
HUH?
>> I'M ALL RIGHT.
>> IT'S OVER. YOU WON, BABY.
>> YOUR WINNER BY TKO VICTORY,
IN THE BLUE CORNER,
ANTHONY HARTZOG.
>> SAJJAD IS STILL A WINNER
BECAUSE ALL THE ILLNESS THAT
HE CAME IN WITH
AND HE GOT IN THE RING
AND DID HIS BEST.
>> HATS OFF TO ANTHONY.
I HONESTLY WENT OUT THERE
AND GAVE IT AN "A" EFFORT.
OF COURSE, I WISH THINGS
WAS DIFFERENT.
>> --HE CAME IN HERE,
HE STAYED WITH IT, YOU KNOW.
HE STAYED MOTIVATED,
HE STAYED--
MY RESPECT FOR SAJJAD DEFINITELY
GREW OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
I THINK WE'LL DEFINITELY
BECOME CLOSER.
YO!
>> ANTHONY IS LIKE
A BROTHER TO ME.
ONE THING ABOUT
THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE, I LEARNED
THAT I VALUE HIS RESPECT.
IT MOTIVATES ME TO TRY
TO, LIKE, PERFORM THINGS BETTER,
TRY TO TACKLE THINGS.
BECAUSE ANTHONY'S SUCH, LIKE,
A HEALTH BUFF AND EVERYTHING,
JUST TO HAVE THIS BOND WITH HIM
IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHARE.