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EPISODE: Episode 24
Chris Colbert is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA interim super featherweight title since 2020.
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Fans around the world.
How are you welcome to another episode featuring mike war at four of knuckle up here on talk and fight? I’M sure you’ve got a great young boxer all lined up for me to be blown away by who do you have mike? I have chris prime time colbert.
I know you’ve never heard of this kid.
15-0.
Six knockouts he’s a fighter out of brooklyn new york, this kid’s 24 years old.
I love a lot of things about this guy, honestly um.
You know he grew up in a household of ten kids he’s the sixth of ten started boxing at the age of 13.
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Um he’s with pbc he’s uh managed by al haymon, and you know, al haymon has a list, a list of people that he uh.
You know has had under his belt over the years to manage.
You know some.
Some of them are, you know: floyd mayweather, jr, uh, pacquiao, andy ruiz, jr, deontay, wilder uh.
You know julio savas, she’s a so.
You know list a list of people, so this guy’s got the right people in this corner uh.
What i love about watching this guy is um.
You know he grew up fighting in the streets like a bunch of kids men who you know get in the crap and uh.
He started fighting uh, always leading with his right hand forward.
You know and then throwing that that southpaw style, but then uh realized when he got into the gym at 13 yeah.
That was my phone.
That’S right! You heard it.
It must be four o’clock uh when he got into the gym at 13.
He hooked up with his coach um, who he who he credits to you know saving his life and really you know, mentoring and mentoring him in a way that uh he looks up to him like a father and that’s uh.
Are you orlando sosa? And you know this: kid looks up to this guy.
This guy takes him in uh gives him.
The little name gives him the ring name little little b-hop, because he reminds him so much of bernard hopkins and when you watch this guy fight yeah, he does you know so.
He adopted that name.
Uh you’ll see you’ll you’ll, see chris colbert prime time in a documentary that was released on netflix in 2017, called counter punch.
This kid he’s.
Flashy he’s got charisma, he knows how to talk he’s the kind of guy you want in front of a camera.
You know he’s exciting uh, you know he’s his ability to fight inside the pocket and still be able to you know, outclass by by his defense, the fighters that he fights against it’s just incredible.
The best thing is: is that we’ve got we know when his next bout’s happening, um he’s scheduled to fight coming up in june.
I believe it is uh he’s fighting uh, you’re, curious, uh, gamboa and uh, that’s scheduled for uh july third, so i can’t wait to see that that’s gon na be for the wba intern world super feather title, which our boy already holds and uh has had two Two successful title defenses so far, so i can’t wait to see this he’s ranked fifth at super feather uh in in the united states.
Ninth in the world at his at his weight, you know: he’s 5 8 71 inch reach you’re gon na love, watching this guy he’s excellent man.
You know he’s so flashy.
He cares.
He fights, he doesn’t only fight for himself, but what he does do is.
Is he he dyes his hair to represent? Who he’s fighting? For so you know pink for breast cancer uh, you know purple for for uh.
What is it a cerebral palsy and, and you know he does all these kind of things man he’s such a such a good person on the outside of the ring, as he is on the inside of the ring, and you know a lot of people have said That he’s he’s going to be going to be a big thing, he’s going to be a big fighter in the years to come.
He already is a great fighter now and you know what he’s got so much experience already and he’s so young in the game, and you know honestly he’s not.
He doesn’t have the power yet to knock people out, but his ability to knock people out is coming and it’s coming naturally.
So his last fight against um.
It was um arboleta, yeah arboleta.
You know he came out late in the 11th, with uh with a knockout in that and honestly guys go back and watch the highlights of that.
You know late into the 11th round.
You know late into these deep rounds.
He’S got the experience of going into these deep rounds, and you know what he came through with this brilliant knockout man highlight knockout from that fight, guys go back and launch it trust me you’re gon na enjoy watching this guy man and you know what he set Up to fight coming in july, you guys are gon na definitely love this guy, and you know trust me when i say this guy’s prime time man he puts on a good show.
He knows what he’s doing inside the.
What i love about him is he’s.
One of these really defensive guys and he’s he’s.
You know explosive puncher, but you know he’ll stand his ground he’ll stay inside the pocket and still make you miss him.
He’S just he’s.
Wiry he’s fast hands.
Are you know, quick as lightning his ability to stick and move is great and he’s just all over the place in the ring when you watch guys great representation of you know what this kid has go back and watch that last fight back where he you know Fought all up and or arboleta, and you i’m telling you man: this is the kid man watch out for this guy this year, man watch his next fight.
He’S gon na be badass.
I’M telling you right now this kid chris primetime colbert, keep him on your radar.
Big things for this kid man, not just this year next year in the years to come, you know he’s already got some gold around his waist and we’re going to see a lot more of it for sure trust me guys happy monday.
I hope your weekend was great.
I hope you guys caught the knockout of the week again, our boy laura coming through it was wonderful, graham, what did you think it was deserving of the title knockout of the week that what that guy was counting counting sheep before he hit the canvas man? That was amazing, yes yeah, but i have.
I have one question about uh chris, and that is when does he join us on the show, i’m going to try and get a hold of him and we’ll see we’ll see when we get him in here? Man? Definitely all right now, when al lets, you know you.
Let me know: okay yeah, when i when al when owlette says, though you know um honestly, this guy he’s great uh, you know keep him on your radar guys.
He is good he’s a very exciting fighter.
He’S still coming into his own, and you know what he’s already you know he’s already accomplished so much so young and really and truthfully we’re gon na get him on here.
I’M gon na work my hardest to do it we’ll get him in here.
We’Ll talk to him we’ll find out about how he you know, changes his hair, color and all the things that he does and what he represents.
He will make a great world champion people in the years to come, maybe a unified, maybe an undisputed.
Only time will tell we’ll see we’re going to try and get them on here for sure guys.
That’S your boy mike gaurav4 view it like it share it jab that, like hook subscribe and knock me out those comments.
Man thanks thanks to carl on last spell boxing.
Yes, definitely we’re gon na try and get him on here.
Yes, gamboa was a good fighter and yes, chris primetime colbert dealt dealt with him.
So yes, we’ll get them on here.
We’Ll get them on here, definitely i’ll be reaching out to them guys.
You heard it here, man, chris prime time, cold, bear that’s my court.
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