![]() ![]() At first, Miles was a little intimidated by me.īut after a while, I was able to help him out with the boxing and he helped me out with my acting as far as the camera angles, where to be for the positioning and to make the most of the best shots. He had a choreographer who helped him and who worked on the Muhammad Ali movie starring Will Smith.īut I also helped Miles to feel comfortable because working with someone else who was a little more amateurish at one point, Miles got bruised up a little bit. Miles Teller is a professional, and I thought he did a great job. How was Miles Teller’s performance as Vinnie Pazienza, how much input did you have on technical aspects of boxing and was Teller helpful to you as an actor? I haven’t seen him since my portrayal, but hopefully soon, and maybe in Las Vegas. I’ve met Duran a few times, just to say hello and stuff like that. I sometimes pattern myself after him because he had a combination of power and skills that changed as he rose into different weight classes as he went up. I got the chance to be Duran in the way of his attitude, his will to win, and just overall how good he was in every aspect of his style. I was Roberto Duran for three months, and I refused to get out of character. Like I said, it was just fun trying to be somebody that you look up to. Was it at all intimidating portraying a legendary figure? I have sat and watched Roberto Duran for hours, so being able to portray him in the movie was an amazing feeling. I’ve studied Roberto Duran because I have all of his fights, and I especially like the way that he delivers shots to the body. ![]() It was not only the opportunity to just to be in a movie, but to portray someone that I have looked up to in Roberto Duran since I started boxing. Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Robinson are my two of my favorite fighters of all time. What did it mean to you to portray Roberto Duran in “ Bleed For This?” ” Edwin Rodriguez on his portrayal of Roberto Duran in Bleed For This I was working hard on the rehabbing of my knee, trying to stay in shape so much so that my knee is much stronger than it was before.īasically, I’m to the point where I’m ready to get back in there, and I’m looking forward to showcasing my talents again on February 17. The biggest battle I’ve endured over the past 15 months is working hard in general to maintain my conditioning and getting myself healthy. Was the injury a factor in your 15-month ring absence between the Williams and Russell fights? So I had surgery in June of 2016 to replace the ACL and to repair the meniscus. I had had issues before the Williams fight, but after that, it got worse. But after the fight, my ACL was completely gone and I had a meniscus tear. My right knee injury was something I had been struggling with before the Williams fight. Was your knee a factor before or during either of your fights with Williams or Russell? Getting a knockout in my last fight was not as important as being able to get into the ring, move around and be mobile getting the job done, looking good and feeling good doing it. After the loss to Williams, I suffered the knee injury and it was important to come back right away and to insert myself into contender status. How critical was your knockout of Melvin Russell following your stoppage loss to Thomas Williams and the knee injury? I’m training hard with Ronnie Shields and looking forward to taking advantage and to continue my career with this fight on the big stage and move on up. I’ve known Lionell since the amateurs, and he’s got good boxing skills. I’m excited about my first time fighting in Las Vegas, which is a great venue for boxing and a good opportunity. What do you know about Thompson and how important is this opportunity? PT) from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. Rodriguez of Worcester, Massachusetts will face Thompson in a 175-pound clash of 32-year-olds on the undercard of the Danny Garcia-Brandon Rios main event airing on Showtime (10 p.m. Now, he is about to step in the ring against Lionell Thompson. He rebounded from his first-ever stoppage loss with a knockout victory of his own last July then in between those two fights he had surgery to repair an ACL tear in his right knee and somehow also found the time to portray Roberto Duran in the 2016 movie Bleed for This. ![]()
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