Brandon Vera swears he’s finally taking his career seriously
Brandon Vera swears he’s finally taking his career seriously. He’s pushing himself to new limits during workouts and he’s no…
Brandon Vera swears he’s finally taking his career seriously. He’s pushing himself to new limits during workouts and he’s no longer the arrogant kid he once was. This next fight on Jan. 1 will mark a new chapter for “The Truth.” Just wait.
That would all sound really good if it were coming for the first time. But Vera promised he was a changed fighter in the weeks leading up to his fight with Randy Couture in November 2009 and said it again before fighting Jon Jones last March. Then he lost to both.
So what’s different this time?
“What’s different is this is it. There is no next time,” said Vera’s boxing coach, Adrian Melendrez. “This is the first time I’ve sensed a true sense of urgency from Brandon. If you can’t get up for this, a loser-goes-home kind of fight, maybe this is not for you and you won’t make it anyways. If he wants to be the exciting Brandon all the fans wanted him to be, it’s pure and simple — there is no tomorrow for this one.”