‘Then I went in and did what I did. And I was pleasantly surprised by his grit and he’s got a boxing brain and like, I couldn’t just have my way with him. I couldn’t just go in there and just go left, right. I couldn’t just do what I wanted. I had to kind of earn punches and I had to go through the levels to get to a point where I could show out. Like, because obviously there’s always the pressure on me as well. I don’t care what he does with those other two guys [in sparring]. I’m the two-time world champion. So there’s certain shots I don’t want him landing or stuff that I want the spot to look a certain way. I had to really go up there to create the vibe that I wanted. But then, every day to his credit, he would come and learn off the day before or the two days before. I got to a rhythm where I was like, I could just do this one day and the next day he’s come and working. I do think physical and mental are two different things, right? Physically, he’s obviously a good athletic guy. I think he’s really smart as a person and that translates into his boxing ability. So he’s able to pick up stuff quickly. I might be in the spar and I’d say, ‘You’re doing X or Y or whatever,’ or something that comes with experience, like circling, like back to the centre or just little habits. And it’s like, ‘Bro, you’d be in a much better position if you did this’, like, ‘oh, you would have landed that if you’d just done this.’
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