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Gary Antuanne Russell: "I'm the Perfect Dance Partner for Shakur", Inside Russell Family Dungeon

Gary Antuanne Russell: "I'm the Perfect Dance Partner for Shakur", Inside Russell Family Dungeon

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Gary Antuanne Russell says Shakur Stevenson reached out to him personally — a text, then a phone call: "Man, I want to make it happen." The WBA super lightweight champion tells me where the negotiations really stand, why "ducking and Russell don't go in the same sentence," and why he believes he'd be the perfect dance partner for Shakur. I'm Andre Berto, two-time world champion. I went to the DMV to sit down with Gary Antuanne Russell for a real conversation about the 140-pound division and the Russell family legacy. We get into what fans don't see in negotiations, the 2016 Olympic team sparring he says "these walls could talk" about, how he'd make Shakur uncomfortable, his undisputed plan, and why he's watching Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello — the only man with a win over him, a split decision Russell still says he won. Russell also goes deep on the family: growing up in Capitol Heights, the basement "dungeon" where his father, Gary Russell Sr., built a boxing dynasty, the Golden Gloves record the brothers broke, and the amateur rivalry with Jaron "Boots" Ennis — Russell says Boots beat him by one point at the Olympic qualifiers before he beat Boots twice. He opens up about losing loved ones, walking out for his first fight without his father in the corner, bouncing back from the Puello loss to dominate Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela for the WBA title, his brother Gary Antonio becoming the third Russell brother to win a world title belt, and what it's like taking orders from his big brother Gary Russell Jr. as head coach. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro — Square Up in the DMV 0:40 Shakur Stevenson negotiations: "He reached out as a man" 2:31 What fans don't see when they call it ducking 3:57 "Ducking and Russell don't go in the same sentence" 4:20 "I'd be the perfect dance partner for him" 5:11 2016 Olympic team sparring: "These walls could talk" 6:45 How Russell would make Shakur uncomfortable 7:47 "Me and Teofimo are different" 8:09 The offer, the money & the undisputed plan 9:31 Oscar Duarte as mandatory? 9:45 Dalton Smith, Puello & taking the belt "back home" 12:07 How long he stays at 140 12:33 Growing up in Capitol Heights & DC 13:42 The basement "dungeon" where it all started 14:11 Big Gary's blueprint for six boys 18:54 Golden Gloves history & three title-winning brothers 22:39 Bulldozing through the amateurs 23:47 The Boots Ennis amateur rivalry 26:59 The valedictorian boxer 29:25 Andre's Haiti Olympic story 31:18 Pro debut on his father's 50th birthday 32:19 Why all the brothers are named Gary 33:47 Losing a brother & how the family held together 38:34 His father's health battle 44:14 First fight without his father in the corner 45:30 The Alberto Puello loss: "I feel like I whipped him" 49:00 Bouncing back from his first loss 51:50 Al Haymon & winning the WBA title vs. Rayo Valenzuela 53:35 Gary Antonio Russell becomes a champion 56:04 Does winning feel different without his father? 57:15 Big brother Gary Russell Jr. as head coach 58:46 What he'd ask his father today Subscribe to Square Up with Andre Berto for real conversations with the biggest names in combat sports — champion to champion. #GaryAntuanneRussell #ShakurStevenson #SquareUp #AndreBerto #Boxing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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