Boxing Is MORE Brutal Than MMA (Here’s Why)

Professional boxing referee Ray Corona joins the True Hustle Podcast for a raw conversation about boxing, addiction, gangs, prison, fatherhood, faith and redemption.Before becoming a professional boxing referee, Ray Corona lived through abuse, gang culture, juvenile detention, prison, and more than 20 years of meth and speed addiction. He opens up about the moment he finally quit drugs cold turkey after begging God to save his family—and how his Christian faith completely transformed his life.Ray also tells the unbelievable story of surviving a brutal freeway fight and the Golden Gloves incident where he jumped into the ring to protect his son, leading to his suspension as a referee before eventually earning his license back.Ray also breaks down the realities of professional boxing, boxing vs. MMA, the brutality of bare-knuckle fighting, raising strong children, fatherhood, forgiveness, gang culture, addiction recovery, second chances and the role faith can play in changing a person’s life.This is more than a boxing story. It’s a story about a man confronting his past, fighting addiction, rebuilding his family, and finding a new purpose.