MOSES ITAUMA: I’m the Future Heavyweight Champion. This is How I’ll Do It
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What was Moses Itauma's journey to becoming a boxer?
It was inevitable for me to be successful. When did you feel that? I knew when I was a kid, I can't work this hard and not be successful.
That mentality, Moses, man.
Overnight success doesn't just happen overnight.
You're 12, 13, 14 years old. You haven't experienced that yet. Most kids just go, well, I'm just going to give up.
And I did at one point. Moses Atarma. I'm in great company.
Your winner, Moses Atarma. Your professional career is 13 wins, 11 knockouts. You're top of your game at the moment, man.
Amateur boxing is a sport. Professional boxing is a fight. Walking out into the ring for that big fight, do you feel nervous? I told him to take his glasses off because I wanted to see his eyes. I said, I want to see if it's a wolf or a sheep. What did you see? He knows what I saw.
If you were going to call out someone, who would it be?
Do you think you'd beat him? Silly question.
How important is family to you?
It's big. There was nine of us in a two-bedroom house. There was rats, there was like, there was this, there was that. I was a two-time national champion, two-time European gold medalist in the world. I still ain't got a single penny from boxing. I've had two mild concussions and I had one severe one as well. Do you worry about that? It's one of my biggest fears. I was so proud of all this fame, you can't remember your name. I stopped boxing for like seven, eight months. Who'd you start quitting to? My brother. He saw me with the wrong crowd. He was like, oh, you know, like them people ain't gonna get you nowhere. I said, I ain't got no money. And then he just said, whoa. That was actually one of the main reasons why I kept going.
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How did Moses's family background influence his boxing career?
You don't need to be a boxing fan to be a huge admirer of this story today. It's Moses Otama. He is the upcoming British superstar heavyweight boxer. He's currently 13-0, 13 wins, zero losses. He's had 11 knockouts. This guy is a new breed of boxer. Frank Warren, his manager, has come out and said he's going to be fighting, hopefully this year, for a heavyweight championship. So you know the likes of Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Anthony Joshua, those big names that have come through heavyweight. This is the new name. He's British, and he's phenomenal. We chat about boxing. We also chat about Moses's life, and how he's had a hard life. Lots of different reasons. He's big on family, he's big on loyalty, and we find out all about that.
Trust me, this episode is going to knock you out. Okay, excuse the pun. So get ready for that. Now, before we start, I want to say one quick thing. Okay, if you can click that follow button. Okay, that follow button does so many wonders for us. It keeps allowing us to make the show better. It keeps allowing us to get better guests and keeps making you come back each week because we want to keep making it better and better and better for you. So if you can click that follow button, it takes one second. It's completely for free. I'll thank you forever. All right, here we go. Enjoy this episode of Great Company with Moses Itama. When you go into the ring, what does your mom think? Does she get worried or your dad?
No, my dad actually says I waste time. He went to me, I was after like one of my fights. He was like, you waste time. I was like, Dad, what do you mean? He was like, if you can do it in 10 seconds, don't do it in 10 seconds. Don't be wasting time. You are wasting time. I was just like, ah, Dad. It doesn't sound like he's worried.
Your professional career is 13 wins, 11 knockouts, and eight of those fights are won in the first round.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was Moses Itauma's journey to becoming a boxer?
0:00–2:12
2
How did Moses's family background influence his boxing career?
2:12–4:53
3
What mindset does Moses Itauma believe is necessary for success?
4:53–7:53
4
Why does Moses refuse to trash talk his opponents?
7:53–11:03
5
What does Moses Itauma think about the business side of boxing?
11:03–15:25
6
How does Moses prepare for a big fight mentally and physically?
15:25–18:14
7
What are the challenges Moses faces as a young professional boxer?
18:14–20:16
8
What does Moses Itauma envision for his future in boxing?
20:16–1:04:17
Speakers
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