Taken from JRE #1937 w/Punkie Johnson:
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I'm really, really, really, really digging it.

I just, I don't, you know, and it's so crazy too because I thought that my hook would be...

So my trainer basically told me I'm Southpaw.

But you fight with your left hand forward or your right hand forward?

So I Thought that my right hand was the strongest That's what I thought but my left hand is the strongest but I got a killer right hook though too.

So he was like, what, he was, so he came charging at me.

And as he was charging at me I did this to him he was like you Southpaw if you would have did this then you would have been

right because you were trying to set him up for a big left hand.

That's how I know your power coming from here.

We know a lot of fighters, they would fight southpaw even though they were right handed.

He's right handed, but he'd fight southpaw, so his strong hand would be forward.

Yeah, there's different schools of thought on that.

Yeah, Emmanuel Stewart did that with a lot of people He took guys that were natural right-handed and he put him in a southpaw stance Because if you're also if you're learning from a southpaw stance, you have an advantage that most people fight Orthodox Mm-hmm.

So when you're fighting it gives people a very when you fight someone who's a southpaw, it's confusing when you're boxing.

So if you're not used to it, like in the early days of boxing, but then the best guys are guys like Terrence Crawford, who could just switch, or Boots Ennis, who just switch, they just switch.

They could fight you southpaw, they could fight you orthodox, you're like, oh Jesus.

Like you don't know where the fuck punches are coming from.

Like Marvin Hagler was the great at that He was He was like the most famous of all.

And I mean, Hagler in his time was a destroyer.

And Hagler would fight, he would switch it up all the time.

He'd fight Orthodox, he'd fight Southpaw.

He would throw a punch and switch stances.

It was a totally, it was very rare in Hagler's day that an elite world champion would switch stances so effortlessly.

But now you got like Terrence Crawford does it, like I said, Boots Ennis does it.

I don't, I ain't gonna say I can't do it I'm saying I never have but I might

it's a good thing to learn If you can learn how to do things from your left side It actually shows you how to do things better from your right side weirdly enough.

I'm still learning how to Write with my right hand.

Yeah, I broke my arm once and I had to do that.

I had to learn how to write and draw with my left hand.

I mean, I think I can, but it's going to be, it's awful.

You can, but you have to teach your hand how to do it, which is so interesting.

Because you would think if your left hand does it so well, your right hand would just, you would just tell your right hand to do it.

It's like, You know, crazily, when I was growing up, I got bullied for being left-handed.

They would tell left-handed people to not use their left hand back in the day.

Now, I heard about that, but when I was in school, they didn't do that to me, but the kids would bully me.

Cuz I hate boxing sometimes and watching myself because I'm so goofy.

And I can't get them, you know, I'm trying to get them to stay straight.

But when I, you know, I know what happened.

But I look so goofy when I'm boxing because I hurt my knees playing soccer when I was in college.

I was, I don't know how to play soccer, but I was you know Playing and I went to do a power kick and this person blocked me So my body went 1 way and my leg went the other way.

So I Just look goofy when I'm boxing, but I might use that as an advantage.

They were like, look at this goofy footed bitch.

Then I get in there and I whack somebody.

So you're really thinking about fighting.

It seems like You've got a plan in your head.

You're like painting scenarios where people underestimate you and you fuck them up.

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

Do you think, like, how much time would you need to prepare for something like that?

If I could do, if I can just like box 6 days a week for 24 days, you know?

Short fingernails, no need to fuck around.

I would like to fight my peers, the people that I love.

Just cause it's fun, which is, you know, just like messing around like kids, you know, just messing around with my partners and shit.

But I do be thinking about starting beef with people just to like

Yeah Yeah, especially now that you're on TV.

Look I'd be watching Clarissa Fields I'm like, that's a big

Yeah, what I say Clarissa Fields Mikey Davey making fun of me because I get everybody's name wrong.

There's entire videos of him saying people's names wrong.

He called Khabib Nurmagomedov, he used to call him Kalabeeb.

But that's a big, she big like that that her I wouldn't want to fight her.

She was training people after she fought and what's his name?

Boom, 1 of the most vicious 1 punch KO in women's boxing.

That was, I mean, they had talked to a gang of shit before that fight, and unfortunately she talked to a gang of shit to the wrong lady.

Because, you know, Anne Wolfe had like legit 1 punch KO power.

And who eventually went on to fight Canel, but watch this.

And then she comes forward, too predictably, Boom!

mean it's like 1 of the greatest 1 punch KOs of all time.

But that's 1 thing, I don't want to get too jacked.

Because my problem is I start doing too much arm work, I'll get jacked.

Because if I cut it all off, I'm gonna look like a man.

I was like, I don't want to be, I don't want to look...

I have to chill out for a second, because I don't want to get that jacked.


Speaker 0: The Joe Rogan experience. Yeah, I like it. I'm really, really, really, really digging it. I'm glad

Speaker 1: you're doing it.

Speaker 0: I gotta do it, Joe. I've been wanting to do it for so long. I just, I don't, you know, and it's so crazy too because I thought that my hook would be... So my trainer basically told me I'm Southpaw. I thought I was a right-handed boxer.

He's like no you're left-handed boxer. Do you

Speaker 1: write with your left hand?

Speaker 0: I write with my left hand. I do everything with my left hand.

Speaker 1: But you fight with your left hand forward or your right hand forward?

Speaker 0: My right hand forward.

Speaker 1: Okay so you fight Southpaw.

Speaker 0: Yes, yes. So I Thought that my right hand was the strongest That's what I thought but my left hand is the strongest but I got a killer right hook though too. But my left hook sucks. But it's all in my balance. He said, but your power is your 2.

Speaker 1: Right, your straight left.

Speaker 0: Yeah. So, cause I was like, no, no, no, no. I was like, my power is my right hand. He said, no, it's your left hand. So we got in a fight.

So he was like, what, he was, so he came charging at me. And as he was charging at me I did this to him he was like you Southpaw if you would have did this then you would have been

Speaker 1: right because you were trying to set him up for a big left hand.

Speaker 0: Right, I stopped him with that. He said, that is your jab hand. That's how I know your power coming from here.

Speaker 1: We know a lot of fighters, they would fight southpaw even though they were right handed. That was Oscar De La Hoya. Yeah. He's right handed, but he'd fight southpaw, so his strong hand would be forward.

Speaker 0: Okay, okay.

Speaker 1: Yeah, there's different schools of thought on that. Yeah, Emmanuel Stewart did that with a lot of people He took guys that were natural right-handed and he put him in a southpaw stance Because if you're also if you're learning from a southpaw stance, you have an advantage that most people fight Orthodox Mm-hmm. So when you're fighting it gives people a very when you fight someone who's a southpaw, it's confusing when you're boxing. Because everything's backwards. So if you're not used to it, like in the early days of boxing, but then the best guys are guys like Terrence Crawford, who could just switch, or Boots Ennis, who just switch, they just switch.

They could fight you southpaw, they could fight you orthodox, you're like, oh Jesus. Like you don't know where the fuck punches are coming from. No coming from everywhere.

Speaker 0: Yeah, that's why you got Back

Speaker 1: in the day. That was really rare. Like Marvin Hagler was the great at that He was He was like the most famous of all.

Speaker 0: Who was it, Marvin?

Speaker 1: Marvin Hagler. Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Yeah, he was the middleweight champion. He knocked out Tommy Hearns. And I mean, Hagler in his time was a destroyer.

And Hagler would fight, he would switch it up all the time. He'd fight Orthodox, he'd fight Southpaw. He can go back and forth. He would throw a punch and switch stances. It was a totally, it was very rare in Hagler's day that an elite world champion would switch stances so effortlessly.

But now you got like Terrence Crawford does it, like I said, Boots Ennis does it.

Speaker 0: I don't, I ain't gonna say I can't do it I'm saying I never have but I might

Speaker 1: it's a good thing to learn If you can learn how to do things from your left side It actually shows you how to do things better from your right side weirdly enough. It actually helps you.

Speaker 0: I'm still learning how to Write with my right hand. I can't even hold this.

Speaker 1: Yeah, I broke my arm once and I had to do that. I had to learn how to write and draw with my left hand.

Speaker 0: I mean, I think I can, but it's going to be, it's awful.

Speaker 1: You can, but you have to teach your hand how to do it, which is so interesting. Because you would think if your left hand does it so well, your right hand would just, you would just tell your right hand to do it. But my left hand is stupid. It just doesn't listen good. My right hand is like...

Speaker 0: Exactly. I kind of like being left handed though. It's like, You know, crazily, when I was growing up, I got bullied for being left-handed.

Speaker 1: A lot of people do.

Speaker 0: You know, it's like I was the weird 1.

Speaker 1: They used to think it was satanic.

Speaker 0: Yeah, it's just like...

Speaker 1: They would tell left-handed people to not use their left hand back in the day.

Speaker 0: Now, I heard about that, but when I was in school, they didn't do that to me, but the kids would bully me.

Speaker 1: For being left-handed.

Speaker 0: For being, yes.

Speaker 1: That's so stupid.

Speaker 0: And for having duck feet. Do you know I look goofy? Cuz I hate boxing sometimes and watching myself because I'm so goofy. My feet are duck feet.

Speaker 1: And they splay out?

Speaker 0: Yes. And I can't get them, you know, I'm trying to get them to stay straight. But when I, you know, I know what happened. I always had duck feet. But I look so goofy when I'm boxing because I hurt my knees playing soccer when I was in college.

I was, I don't know how to play soccer, but I was you know Playing and I went to do a power kick and this person blocked me So my body went 1 way and my leg went the other way. I messed my knee up. So I Just look goofy when I'm boxing, but I might use that as an advantage. They were like, look at this goofy footed bitch. Then I get in there and I whack somebody.

But I can do it and I love it.

Speaker 1: So you're really thinking about fighting. It seems like You've got a plan in your head. Yeah. You're like painting scenarios where people underestimate you and you fuck them up. In my mind, you're thinking about this.

Speaker 0: I've been thinking about it for a long time. Really? Mm-hmm.

Speaker 1: Okay, have 1. Please don't have a lot. Don't get your head

Speaker 0: in a break. I really want to do celebrity boxing.

Speaker 1: Who do you want to fight?

Speaker 0: I don't know.

Speaker 1: You want to call somebody out?

Speaker 0: I probably will. I'm going to holler at my dog. Sam J, what's up bitch? Let's fight.

Speaker 1: Do you think, like, how much time would you need to prepare for something like that?

Speaker 0: I don't know. A month.

Speaker 1: That's it? Really?

Speaker 0: I'm telling you, I'd be out here.

Speaker 1: You doing a lot? How often are you boxing?

Speaker 0: If I could do, if I can just like box 6 days a week for 24 days, you know? You ready to fuck somebody up? Hell yeah. Fucking right.

Speaker 1: I believe you. Short fingernails, no need to fuck around.

Speaker 0: I would like to fight my peers, the people that I love. Now. Really, why? Now I could, I don't know.

Speaker 1: Why do you wanna hurt them?

Speaker 0: Just cause it's fun, which is, you know, just like messing around like kids, you know, just messing around with my partners and shit. But I do be thinking about starting beef with people just to like

Speaker 1: just to fuck them up. Yeah, really? Yeah Yeah, especially now that you're on TV.

Speaker 0: Look I see a man. Look I'd be watching Clarissa Fields I'm like, that's a big

Speaker 1: fluorescent shields.

Speaker 0: Yeah, what I say Clarissa Fields Mikey Davey making fun of me because I get everybody's name wrong.

Speaker 1: That's Joey Diaz's move. There's entire videos of him saying people's names wrong.

Speaker 0: And I say it with confidence

Speaker 1: too. Of course, that's what Joey does too. He calls Stipe Mioche Stiopic. He calls him Stiopic. He called Khabib Nurmagomedov, he used to call him Kalabeeb.

The fucking Kalabeeb gets ahold of you. The Kalabeen? Kalabeeb. Kalabeeb. Yeah.

Speaker 0: Yeah, I do have a name problem. I'm gonna get it together. But that's a big, she big like that that her I wouldn't want to fight her.

Speaker 1: You ever heard of Anne Wolfe?

Speaker 0: Oh is that like she ain't she old now?

Speaker 1: Yes. Yeah. Anne Wolfe, she used to be a trainer. She was training people after she fought and what's his name? James Kirk?

The guy he fought Canelo.

Speaker 0: Yeah, yeah, she's a psycho. Yeah, I

Speaker 1: would wanna fight her. The most vicious 1, right here.

Speaker 0: Right there.

Speaker 1: Boom, 1 of the most vicious 1 punch KO in women's boxing. Look at that. And she did a little dance after us. That was, I mean, they had talked to a gang of shit before that fight, and unfortunately she talked to a gang of shit to the wrong lady. Because, you know, Anne Wolfe had like legit 1 punch KO power.

James Kirkland, that's who it was. And who eventually went on to fight Canel, but watch this.

Speaker 0: Look at them arms, oh my God.

Speaker 1: But it's also the skill. She's setting up this overhand right.

Speaker 0: Looking at her day and night. Mm-hmm. Measure, measure.

Speaker 1: And then she comes forward, too predictably, Boom! Slip. Oh my goodness.

Speaker 0: Knockout. I

Speaker 1: mean it's like 1 of the greatest 1 punch KOs of all time. Phenomenal. I mean that's an amazing punch. Look how jacked she was too.

Speaker 0: But that's 1 thing, I don't want to get too jacked. Because my problem is I start doing too much arm work, I'll get jacked. Yeah? Yeah. Good.

Jacked. Hard jacked. That's why I keep my hair. Because if I cut it all off, I'm gonna look like a man. I was like, I don't want to be, I don't want to look...

I have to chill out for a second, because I don't want to get that jacked. I still want to be a little cute.

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