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Interview: Anthony "The Bullet"
Bonsante of "The
Contender" Season One |
By ROBERT JONES
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Anthony
"The Bullet" Bonsante (26-8-3, 15
KO's) is set to return to the ring
tomorrow night in Great Falls, VA,
at George Mason University. Bonsante
has lost five out of his last six,
but against great competition, most
recently Allan Green. If the former
Contender alum gets by Larry
Brothers (6-19-3 4 KO's) this
weekend, he hopes to set up an all
Minnesota battle with Matt Vanda.
See what "The #1 Daddy," Bonsante
had to say about that possible match
up, Allan Green's potential, and how
much longer he plans to fight. |
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Robert Jones: You're fight is just a
couple days away. How was training
camp?
Anthony Bonsante: Training camp went
very well. We're at 161. It's a six
round fight against Larry Brothers
from Washington D.C. We hear a tough
SOB, so, we're coming to fight.
RJ: What else do you know about your
opponent, Larry Brothers?
AB: We don't know a whole lot about
him. He's about my size, which is
good, because the last fight I had
the guy was about seven inches
taller than I was. No, we don't
really know a lot about Larry
Brothers except he comes to fight,
he's strong, and that he puts a lot
of pressure on people.
RJ: You've lost five out of
your last six but against
very solid competition. How
anxious are you to get back
into the win column?
AB: Well, I'm very anxious
to get back in the win
column. Two out of those
last ones should have been
wins, both of them against
Brinkley. (Jesse Brinkley,
also from season one of "The
Contender") So, yeah, I'm
very anxious to get back in
the win column and get my
career back on track and
hopefully go after a title
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RJ: You most
recently fought
super prospect Allan
Green. How far do
you think he can
make it?
AB: I think he'll
actually contend for
a world title in the
next year or so. I
know he had options
for Jeff Lacy, but I
don't think they
were offering him
enough money. Allan
has got a lot of
talent. He's strong,
he's fast and, you
know, he's got the
height. He's got
every physical
advantage a boxer
could ever want.
He's trained very
well, he's managed
very well; he's got
all the
characteristics to
be a world champion.
RJ: Did you get a
chance to check out
Season 2 of "The
Contender" If so,
what did you think?
AB: I actually
didn't get a chance
to watch that many
shows because I'm
still working
nights. When Grady
Brewer and Steve
Forbes were in the
finals I thought
Forbes would win,
but I was hoping
Grady would win
because he's got a
little more heart
and determination
and he's my age. So,
one for the old
guys.
RJ: One of the
things you are most
known for from fans
of the first season
of the show was your
"#1 Daddy," hat.
Will you be wearing
that hat into the
ring Saturday night?
AB: Yes I will.
RJ: How are your
kids?
AB: Actually,
they'll be out here
for the fight, my
kids and my ex-wife.
When I was on the
show I was divorced,
but now I'm back
together with her.
My wife and my two
kids will be out
here for the fight.
They are flying out
tomorrow.
RJ: You're 35 years
old and have fought
great competition.
How much longer do
you want to do this?
AB: You know what?
I've been asked that
a couple of times.
As long as I can
compete with these
guys and keep coming
out victorious, I'll
keep fighting. As
long as my trainer
says I'm not getting
hit that much and I
can still compete
and I've got the
desire and
determination, I'm
just going to keep
fighting people.
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RJ: You'll
probably
have a
pretty solid
fan base
this
Saturday
because
there will
be a large
contingency
of Contender
fans because
of Jimmy
Lange
fighting in
the main
event. Is
this an
added
inspiration
to you?
AB: Very
much so. I
was here one
other time
when Jimmy
Lange fought
Joey
Gilbert, and
people were
asking me
why I wasn't
on the card.
They wanted
to feature
Jimmy
because it
was a title
fight. This
time they
asked me to
work with
Jimmy, so
I've very
excited to
come out
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RJ: Any
possible
opponents if
you get by
Brothers
this
weekend?
AB: Oh yeah,
oh yeah.
We've got a
fight
scheduled
November
17th in
Minneapolis.
Then, we're
supposed to
come back
here in
December,
then back in
Minnesota in
January.
There's a
kid out
there named
Matt "The
Pretender" Vanda. So,
we're trying
to get him.
RJ: I think
that's about
it from my
end. Is
there
anything
else you
would like
to add? I
know you are
busy, but I
hope you get
a chance to
check out
the
interview on
FightNightNews.com.
AB: Ok,
thank you
very much
for giving
me an
opportunity. |
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