On this episode of @champandthetramp, the guys talk shop with local stud John "Body Shot" Leonardo, the 13-1-1 super bantamweight from Jersey gearing up for a hometown war on June 13th at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. John breaks down how he linked up with Frankie for the bare knuckle camp, what it's like being trained by his father, and the brutal weight cut that left him passed out in his bedroom hours before a main event. The guys swap war stories on cutting weight, raising fighters, getting sued for fights that never happened, and why boxing punishes the brain harder than MMA ever could. Plus the Gotti love, the Holyfield meet-cute, and a Margarito plaster-of-Paris flashback you forgot you remembered.
Chapters:
00:00 Disclaimer
00:13 Carnivor
00:41 Intro
01:18 John "Body Shot" Leonardo Joins the Show
03:10 Body Shots Are a Different Animal
04:25 Linking Up With Frankie for the Bare Knuckle Camp
06:14 Margarito and the Plaster of Paris Gloves
07:39 Pros and Cons of Being Trained by Your Father
09:51 Caring Too Much About Your Kid Can Hurt Them
12:46 Frankie Gets Sued for a Fight That Never Happened
15:22 Kicked Off the Wrestling Team for Bad Grades
15:57 The Diner Spit That Turned Into Manslaughter
16:52 John's Top 3 Boxers and Meeting Holyfield
18:42 Matt Serra Was the Coolest Champ
19:53 Why Most Wrestlers Quit the Second They Get Cracked
23:15 A Day in the Life of a Working Pro Boxer
29:23 Frankie Almost Became a Cop and a Plumber
32:03 The Skipping Test That Tells You How Old You Really Are
33:18 Johnny Buchanan, the Multi-Talented Freak
34:34 The Scouting Report on the June 13th Opponent
39:15 Frankie's Road Rage Problem
40:06 Mark's Dry Fasting Theory
42:08 Why Boxing Weight Classes Hit Different Than MMA
46:10 Kayla Harrison Looked Like a Skeleton
47:36 The Time John Passed Out on Fight Week
50:27 The Sauna vs the Bathtub Debate
52:28 The Buddy Who Drank Sink Water at Night
53:29 Tino's First Real Weight Cut
54:27 Wrestling Boys vs Wrestling Girls
56:46 Why Boxing Punishes the Brain Worse
57:30 Ray Mercer Quit a Kickboxing Match Mid Fight
58:29 Sparring Frankie at 44 and 170 Pounds Shredded
59:39 Where to Follow John and Get Tickets
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