Gary Goodrige: Meat-gazers a common problem backstage
‘MyDonkeyPunch’ asks: What was the craziest thing a fighter whispered to you when fighting? Usually I was the one trash-talking…
‘MyDonkeyPunch’ asks: What was the craziest thing a fighter whispered to you when fighting?
Usually I was the one trash-talking during the fights so I’ll tell you about one of the coolest things that anybody ever whispered to me outside of the ring. After I won one of my K-1 fights in Las Vegas, I got the opportunity to meet Muhammad Ali who was there to present a trophy to the GP winner. Ali had always been my hero growing up so meeting him was a dream come true. When I shook Muhammad Ali’s hand, he pulled me in a close embrace and whispered, You’re one tough nigger. I was so honored and excited and it was hard to describe how much that experience meant to me.
‘bgoldstein’ asks: Fill in the blank: __% of fighters use steroids.
Let me answer this question by making an analogy. What percentages of race car drivers use high-quality gasoline? The reason why I ask that is because when you’re running a high-performance vehicle you want to use the fuel that will give you the greatest edge in winning. If you are not using the same quality of fuel as all of the other top drivers, you will start to fall behind no matter how good your engine is.
‘MyDonkeyPunch’ (again) asks: What is the most awkward moment you’ve had backstage at an event?
It was always very awkward to have to try and change backstage when people had their girlfriends, wives or the mothers in the room. There was very little privacy in the dressing rooms of Pride and nobody would leave when fighters were changing into their jocks, etc. It seemed like every time that I’d go to put on my jock or tie up the strap, somebody would be looking. People would pretend like they weren’t watching you, but they would actually be watching your meat fall out of the side of your jock. I know it made a lot of the fighters uncomfortable