Zimmerman agrees to Celeb boxing match
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Zimmerman agrees to Celeb boxing match
George Zimmerman will step in the ring for a Celebrity Boxing match and is looking for an opponent, and in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com he says it’s a hobby he had “prior to the incident.”
“It was my idea,” Zimmerman, 30, says of the match that will be run by the event’s founder, Damon Feldman.
“Prior to the incident I was actually going to the gym for weight loss and doing boxing-type training for weight loss and a mutual friend put me in contact with Damon and provided me with an opportunity and motivation to get back in shape and continue with my weight loss goals and also be able to help a charity out.”
While Zimmerman didn’t confirm or deny if he was getting paid to put on the boxing gloves, he did tell Radar that some of the proceeds will go to a charity.
“I’d love to tell you [the charity] but unfortunately there’s so much animosity still from people out there, that if I name the charity now they would get bombarded with negativity, so I’d rather not,” he said.
“I’ll leave it up to them to say if they want it to be publicized or not. But I will tell you that it’s an animal rescue.”
Aside from the Martin shooting, Zimmerman has racked up quite a few charges and arrests due to altercations with his ex-wife and current girlfriend — including felony aggravated assault, domestic violence and an alleged assault on his father-in-law.
So is boxing the best idea for Zimmerman moving forward?
“Boxing isn’t new to me. It’s something I had picked up well before the incident and it’s something that I liked, I enjoyed, and I kept up with it and I was able to lose a tremendous amount of weight and get a healthy lifestyle,” he told Radar.
“So it’s not a new hobby, it’s something I have been doing and wanting to pursue to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”
According to Feldman, the March 1, 2014 match, which will air only online and Pay Per View, is still searching for a Zimmerman opponent.
“I don’t have a preference [on opponent] as long as it goes to charity, doesn’t matter to me. Hopefully someone that won’t hurt me too bad!” Zimmerman said, but after thinking about it a minute told Radar, “If I had my top three I’d say Papa Smurf, the Easter Bunny and maybe the Michelin Man.”
Zimmerman tells Radar he wants a good fight, but will he return to the ring if he loses?
“Obviously if I get my butt kicked around, then no!” he said.
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Him vs Kimbo Slice
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Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
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Kimbo was never that good to begin with. But he will get his regain his title as the best backyard fighter in the world vs ZimmermanAlaskaHawks wrote:Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
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AlaskaHawks wrote:Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
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Yea his internet fame days were entertaining but the guy's style was to just throw haymakers. If you can make him gas out he lets his guard down. Easier said than done but most legitimate fighters understood this.AlaskaHawks wrote:Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
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I would assume they will fight in a ring. His knees are bone on bone now. Not a threat.elmerjfudd wrote:Kimbo was never that good to begin with. But he will get his regain his title as the best backyard fighter in the world vs ZimmermanAlaskaHawks wrote:Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe you might block every shot."
Bill Russell
"I'm just 'bout that action, boss"
L.O.B. = Love our Brothers.
Bill Russell
"I'm just 'bout that action, boss"
L.O.B. = Love our Brothers.
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And so it begins.
Dancing With the Stars in what, 2 years tops?
Dancing With the Stars in what, 2 years tops?
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Since Richard Sherman is constantly in the news he should fight him.
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Is he going to bring a gun into the ring?
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Is the op Zimm's publicist or is it just some bizarro infatuation?
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kinda like Mike Tyson. Get Tyson past the 6th round and he became sloppy, tired, gassed out, etc.PhutureDynasty wrote:Yea his internet fame days were entertaining but the guy's style was to just throw haymakers. If you can make him gas out he lets his guard down. Easier said than done but most legitimate fighters understood this.AlaskaHawks wrote:Kimbo is washed up. Badly.elmerjfudd wrote:Him vs Kimbo Slice
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swampgator wrote:Is the op Zimm's publicist or is it just some bizarro infatuation?
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That picture is disturbing. I'd be better off not having seen it.Smelters wrote:swampgator wrote:Is the op Zimm's publicist or is it just some bizarro infatuation?
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He'll get his ass kicked. His defense in the trial was, "I'm too scared."
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Imagine all the liberal scum bags that would applaud if Zim got killed in the ring.
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How about Ving Rhames?
He's a celebrity.
He's a celebrity.
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kobeunderbite would suckoff Zimswampgator wrote:Is the op Zimm's publicist or is it just some bizarro infatuation?
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Similar to the way a few select posters here celebrate Trayvon Martin's death?AlaskaHawks wrote:Imagine all the liberal scum bags that would applaud if Zim got killed in the ring.
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I've yet to see anyone celebrate his death.Ghostown42 wrote:Similar to the way a few select posters here celebrate Trayvon Martin's death?AlaskaHawks wrote:Imagine all the liberal scum bags that would applaud if Zim got killed in the ring.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe you might block every shot."
Bill Russell
"I'm just 'bout that action, boss"
L.O.B. = Love our Brothers.
Bill Russell
"I'm just 'bout that action, boss"
L.O.B. = Love our Brothers.