Bittersweet Candy Bowl

And I need your guys opinion with some things.

See, this being my first match and all, first impressions matter alot. Everything that you do at your first match pretty much describes you as a fighter and as a person for years to come.

So… I need you guys to help me with my ring entrance, (Lame thing to ask I know, but I wanna get this right the first time) and I want to ask you guys about what you think it should look like. Things like what song should be played or how I act when I walk to the fight.

Here’s my idea on what I would like it to look like…

The opponent just finished his entrance to the ring, and everyone has their eyes on the hall that I’ll be appearing from waiting for me to enter. Slowly, the song “The Prentender” by the Foo Fighters makes it’s way out of the speakers, and instead of having me just walking up to the ring, when I enter the stadium I’m actually hitting the mitts with my trainer as we make our way to the center.

And I don’t mean just a warm-up, I’m talking about full blown heavy duty training with them. He’s angleing them every which way to keep me on my toes with my combinations, every once in a while trying to catch me off guard by swatting at my head with them, and I’m just blasting away while dodging and blocking every swipe.

We get close to the center, and it gets to the point where I’m actually pressuring my trainer to the ring. Once we get to the edge of it, I throw a punch with so much force behind it that it sends the mitt flying off his hand and into the crowd. We make our way into the ring, and the entire time I’m glareing at my opponent. Even when he’s not looking at me I have my eyes locked onto him, pacing back and forth in my corner, focusing every fiber of my being into this fight and giving a clear but simple message, “I’m not here to play, I’m here to win…”

Eh? What do you think? It gives the image that I’m always training for every one of my matches, while telling everyone that I’m not there to play games and that I take my work seriously.

‘Course, if you guys have any ideas on how it should play out, I’m willing to listen to what you have to say.

I think you should knock the guy out in one punch and let that shape your image.

Walk into the ring and immediately follow it up with a win. That seems like it would be cool.

do not smile, you must break him

I could say something, but I seem to remember you being the guy who was proud of beating a man into a vegetative state, Jake.

So quite frankly, go fuck yourself is the best I can think of for you. Use it wisely.

I will laugh if you lose your focus and miss the mitts and punch out your trainer… or get whacked in the face by the mitts… or trip because you’re not watching where you’re walking.

Also you make yourself look like a douche pacing around, staring at him the whole time so when you lose everyone will laugh. Smacktalk and pretentiousness doesn’t a good fighter make.

honestly, i would just walk up and get everything down perfect.
if you kick ass, no one will care about the entrance

thank you kazi, i was just aboot to say it.

yeah.
kicking ass is the most important.
try hammering down your technique instead of thinking about your entrance

The only thing that this makes me think is that you’re too obsessed with the concept of image. I can garentee that you’ll not pull of this entrance exactly as you’ve described it. There’s too many variables. All it takes is for the pad to stay firmly on your trainers hand (Which isn’t hard to do), and suddenly you’ve lost the effect.

The primary problem with it though is that if you walk into the ring training at full pelt, you’re just wasting energy better spent in the ring. Your opponent will have an immediate advantage over you.

Can the theatrics, just look confident, make your way to the ring, and get ready to box.

Though, if I might, I think “Headstrong” by Trapt would be a far more fitting entrance theme for someone like you.

I had a roommate who was one of the best wrestlers in Texas, and before each match he would listen to the most mellow or silly music he could think of because the other guy would be tense and jumpy from listening to metal while he would move fluidly because he was completely at peace.

Go out there with an ILB smile on your face. Just: ^_^. And never change the expression no matter how hard you hit him or how he hits you. That’s some unnerving shit right there.

Like Maverik said, no theatrics, just be Zen, bud.

Oh yeah:

GOOD LUCK JAKE KICK HIS ASS

@(nameless), gameking218, kazimierz (kazi), GoldenArbiter01, Maverik, J. Vincero (Jerk): Yeah, I can understand why you guys would want me to not worry to much on image and that I should focus more on the match, but If I’m ever gonna get recognized, I need to make as big of a bang as possible from when I enter to when I exit.

It’s dissapointing, everyone would rather watch scripted sports like WWE wrestling, and totally ignore boxing. Yeah, people watch MMA, but like my trainer said, “It’s just street fighting, only in a cage.” and nobody pays attention to boxing when there’s more flashier sports out there. So untill I start racking up those wins, I’m gonna have to rely on flashy lights and loud music to get myself attention. It’s sad really…

Oh, by the way Jeff in Aus… No, nevermind, I have to learn not to feed the trolls.

Oh, another thing I was thinking about: a ring name. I was always thinking about a ring name for myself before I became pro.

What do you guys think it should be. Something catchy, something that describes me and my style in one word.

My gym mates think I should go with “Razor”, because of how sharp they think my punches are. What do you think?

AIDS: “You’ll never win a fight ‘gainst me, fuckers!” ;D

LOL, Vincy thats epic

MMA is not real fighting, its sweaty dudes rolling around on the floor groping each other, it is soft core gay porn

people seem to have trouble with boxing these days due to how scandal plagued it has been with match fixing and endless overhype

as for a name may I suggest your own, simply add any random tough sounding word to the middle of your name and it should work

@Goldwulf Well there’s a problem, I want it to where my ring name is my only name. Like where when I’m introduced, instead if having it where it’s “First name, Ring name, Last name”, I want it to where it’s just “Ring name”.

I don’t want a name where it makes me sound like some real big tough dude… Cause when you look at me, you’d think I wouldn’t be able to lift 20 lbs… But I can still knock anyone out. That’s why I want to go with “Razor”, I may not be thick or huge or look like a wall of muscle… But if you’re not careful, blood will be spilled.

But, I want to know what you guys think.

Well dude me being a martial artist myself and seen my teacher do things well you can look him up in youtube wilmer fernandez, he is himself religious and all so just come in like yourself, show pride of being yourself

goldwulf- i do MMA, jiu jitsu, krav maga, muay thai, kenpo and aikido and trust me its not soft gay porn and its pretty cool u should try it

Go in like myself?

That would be a very… very bad idea.

Okay, man, I have one so great it will just blow you away:

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

He will be so confused or laughing so hard, you will win by default.

…….Eh?

@jerk: HAHAHAHAHA
*dies of laughter*

I still don’t get it…

It’s from a movie Jake

…Ok…

Even after all this time man, you’re still worth a laugh from all your high ‘n mighty strutting. :3 Cheeky lil bastard.

@jerk: you rule for that quote. *high fives*

But I like Jake.

@ Jake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6m7NR6iYjg

Now you are caught up on pop culture.

@Cyo
Are you… laughing at me?

Relax, Jake

No no, I really want to know.
Cyo, are you laughing at me?

No. He is definitely not laughing at you. He is laughing at something else entirely. He wouldn’t dare laugh at you for fear that you would hunt him down and beat him up in some dark alley.

I have no idea if you’re being sarcastic or if you’re serious.

Then again, your name is “Sarcastic Ninja” so…

Whoa! That couldn’t possibly be counter-sarcasm!

AIn’t he a hoot? :3

Of course not!

…
Eh, I not in the mood fight. I didn’t make this thread to start one.

jump through ropes.