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Boxing Life Stories

Season 4: #35 Tony Weeks

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Las Vegas referee Tony Weeks has landed some of the most high profile assignments in boxing in recent years. Weeks was the third man in the ring the night Diego Corrales stunned Jose Luis Castillo in their first fight, had to set Bernard Hopkins straight against Antwun Echols and he was also the referee the night Leavander Johnson lost his lightweight title – and later his life – against Jesus Chavez. Here, Weeks talks about the big nights, the risks, the bloody shirt from the Badou Jack-Marcus Browne fight, starring in Hollywood films, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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He said, coming from the inner city, as a young black kid coming up, we don't have that

0:05.4

many positive role models.

0:09.5

He stood out and he was a positive role model for all of us.

0:16.7

And at the same time, I understand being in that line, it's like a drug, you want it.

0:22.0

I got one more fight in me.

0:25.1

But yeah, I wish fighters, and actually I wish the people around them, you know, the

0:30.5

trainers, the hang-hands, the hang-hands, the entourage, you know, really, you know,

0:36.9

hey man, it's time to give it up.

0:41.4

One minute, I'm looking at stopping it with the corals in the next minute, it's like it's

0:46.9

over, you know, and with Castillo against the ropes.

0:52.0

So yeah, you know, a lot of things cross your mind, you know, when you're in a fight.

0:56.4

But when you're doing it in real time, a lot of times you can't really grasp what's really

1:00.3

happening.

1:01.3

But you know that you're in something special.

1:04.0

Hello, and welcome to Boxing Life Stories with me, Chris Ticks.

1:07.5

What happened in the ring after the Tyson only got his child's play compared to that?

1:12.3

Still they've moved from this day.

1:16.3

You couldn't take the tears from his eyes or the smile of his face, couldn't you?

1:20.3

I know.

1:21.3

But you made it.

1:22.3

He said, well, let's bow you in the back.

1:24.0

And the baby didn't make me look back, I'll come on.

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