By Scoop Malinowski
Status: Heavyweight contender.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 230
DOB: December 29, 1983 In: Zimbabwe
Hobbies/leisure activities: “Cars.”
Early boxing memory: “My first amateur fight.”
Boxing heroes: “Floyd Mayweather Jr, Tyson, Ali, and Riddick Bowe.”
First job: “Mechanic.”
Current car: “A Smart.”
Last book read: “Romeo and Juliet.”
Favorite movies: “Rambo.”
Favorite ice cream flavor: “Vanilla.”
Childhood dreams: “To enjoy life – and it came true.”
Pre-fight feeling/mindset: “To get everybody upset.”
Pre-fight meal: “Pasta.”
Greatest sports moment: “Every moment spent with my mother and my girlfriend.”
Most painful moment: “Been banned for boxing for six months.”
Which fight(s) were you at your best: “All my fights.”
Funny boxing memory: “When I bit Paul Butlin’s ear.”
Embarrassing boxing memory: “Kissin’ Carl Baker at the weigh-in.”
Strangest fight or opponent: “An American guy I fought in 2005. I don’t remember the name.”
Who was the first famous boxer you ever met: “None.”
Favorite sport outside boxing: “Football, tennis, and cricket. Both to watch and practice.”
Favorite boxers to watch: “Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.”
Funniest boxers you have encountered: “Frankie Gavin.”
People/personality qualities most admired: “Kindness and respect.”