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Rick Noble
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It's an exhibition, but we're expecting to get a spirited four rounds out of Elena. Elena's a lefty, which is good, because the girl we're fighting in Thailand also is a left-handed fighter.
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It's all business. We come to win. Even in Vegas, you can't go romping around until after the fight.
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I told people I had a tough time getting $1,000 from those corporate honchos for charity events. But when you start talking about the Olympics, you almost get a blank check.
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They only thing we've received is a DVD that basically shows her in training. She's hitting the bags and sparring a little bit. We can't tell a whole lot from watching that, but we did see a couple of things.
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We had to get permission from seven or eight governments. Nobody had painted a line at Fort Jackson. When you cross the Gervais and Blossom Street bridges, you have to get the state highway department involved.
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We knew there was a huge demand. I think a lot of people appreciate the delivery service. Not too many people bring it right to your house.
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We didn't appreciate the impact at the start. It was really a defensive maneuver for the runners as well as spectators. People saw the blue line and knew to stay away if they didn't want to be involved on race day.
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It doesn't set us back. It was only a six-round fight. Carina didn't get stopped. Wendy got caught with a punch and they said it was a head butt.
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Last month we had two different fights lined up, but both girls backed out. There are a lot of people out there who we'd like to fight, but they keep turning us down. We've got feelers out in a few places right now, and a lot of people are throwing Carina's name around, but it's been tough.
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Carina's good at 112, and strong at 108, but she's Hercules at 105. This is where we want her to be.
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