Matt Christie speaks to Viddal Riley, a fighter desirous to feed his ‘landmark behavior’
When and why you began boxing:
I began at six years previous. My dad used to field and he got here in the lounge and noticed me ‘boxing’. He mentioned I had pure skill, that we should always hone and follow it, and make it even higher.
Favorite all-time fighter:
Roy Jones Jnr, for positive. He may do issues that I’ve by no means seen anybody do. And he did all these issues whereas ruling the game, expressing himself on the highest degree. Preventing with a lot persona places him on the prime of my checklist.
Private profession spotlight:
Preventing at MGM Grand on the Pacquiao-Broner undercard. A giant alternative in my second battle and I scored the one KO of the evening. It was early within the day, although. Subsequent time I battle there I may with a number of extra individuals within the crowd.
Hardest opponent:
At professional degree, my third battle was robust towards Austine Nnamdi, who was a last-minute substitute. I’d spent eight weeks getting ready for a strain fighter after which I battle somebody who didn’t wish to commit.
Greatest and worst attributes as a boxer:
My finest could be velocity. Worst could be expertise, at the least at skilled degree. I haven’t had a lot time beneath the brilliant lights, at the least not but.
Coaching tip:
All the time practice for your self, don’t really feel strain to do what others are doing. Everyone seems to be totally different, you need to do what’s finest for you and what brings out the perfect in you.
Favorite meal/restaurant:
I’m grasping so I’ve fairly a number of. It’s too exhausting to select only one.
Greatest associates in boxing:
There’s nobody that involves my home. However I attempt to maintain power with everyone. I respect everybody I meet in boxing.
Different sportsperson you want to be:
Tom Brady. Very constant and wasn’t projected to do properly however ended up being the perfect quarterback ever. I look as much as him and use him as motivation.
Final movie/TV present you noticed:
It must be one of many Rocky movies, as a result of I do return and watch them on a regular basis.
Who would play you in a movie of your life:
A younger Denzel Washington or a younger Will Smith. However there’s a protracted solution to go earlier than that occurs!
Final time you cried:
June. I can’t say what made me cry. A little bit of crying is wholesome.
Greatest recommendation obtained:
Don’t worth different individuals’s opinions an excessive amount of. All the time consider in your self, and never fear about what others say. It’s too straightforward to get caught up with different individuals’s opinions these days.
One thing not many individuals find out about you:
I’ve a giant curiosity in landmarks. Any nation that I go to, I’ve to go to the landmarks. However with the pandemic, it’s been some time since I may feed my landmark behavior.
