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Thus far, I’ve had limited access to email, so I apologize in advance if I have not been able to respond to your messages.  We are in the final week of preparations, so clearly we are busy focusing on Matt’s upcoming bout.  I am doing my best to catch up with everyone however. 

Last night, we trained at the South Side Boxing Gym in Krefeld, Germany.  The fight is on Saturday, so if you are in the area, come on down to check things out!

Pictured below are myself, Matt Godfrey, John Scully, and three amateur fighters from Krefeld.

Here is a stare down between Kraj and Matt:

For those in the local area, here are the fight details.  I hope to see you there!

Saturday, March 8th - WBC cruiserweight eliminator between #1 rated Matt Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) and #2 Rudolf Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs). The fight will take place on the Universum Champions Night card at the KönigPALAST in Krefeld, Germany

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In addition, for those in the area, there will be open media workouts today (Wednesday).

Ross

Below is a recent press release. We are off to Germany for the March 8th bout. To those in Germany, the bout is March 8th in Krefeld, so come on down. I’ll be back in the US on March 9th, but will likely post at least a few blog entries while overseas.

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WBC No. 1 cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) broke his Hartford-based training camp and departed for Germany to acclimate himself for his March 8 WBC title elimination showdown against unbeaten No. 2 ranked Rudy Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs) in Krefeld.

“I’ve been training for this fight since Christmas,” the 27-year-old NABF champion Godfrey explained, “but I really started training camp around the first week of September for a fight (versus Jeremy Williams) that fell out right before Thanksgiving. So, I’m ready for this fight, and I want to go in and let everybody see what all of this hard work and training has done for me. People are going to see the Matt Godfrey who was so explosive against (Shaun) George and (Felix) Cora (Jr), in addition to seeing some different stuff that comes from new conditioning training that allows me to do a lot more in the ring. Click on the results of March 8 and see Godfrey as the decisive victor.”

The winner of Godfrey-Kraj not only will become the WBC’s mandatory challenger, it also has additional implications because WBC/WBA title-holder David Haye fights WBO champion Enzo Maccarinelli on March 8 in London. A Haye victory reportedly will send him up to heavyweight, leaving the cruiserweight division wide open, and the Godfrey-Kraj winner possibly the new WBC champion or interim title-holder.

“We had the DVD player going every day and we’ve noticed some different things about Kraj that we’ve worked on,” Godfrey spoke about his 2000 Olympic silver medal winning opponent, Kraj. “He’s a solid opponent with good strength and size. He’s the real deal and it’s going to be a great fight.

“I’m not concerned about fighting him in Germany. We’re going over there early to get acclimated to the weather and time. We’ll have ample time to adjust. The winner could be the new world champion or interim title holder. The worst that can happen is the winner is the mandatory contender, and that’s why I’m looking at this as a world title fight, whether it is or isn’t.”

Matt, second heavyweight alternate on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, had a 194-23 amateur record, capturing six national championships — four open tournaments including the 2004 Everlast U.S. Championships, plus two in the Junior Olympics – as well as a Bronze medal at the 2001 Pan-American Games, Silver in all four of that year’s national major tournaments (National Golden Gloves, PAL (Police Athletic League), U.S. Championships and U.S. Challenge) and six-time New England Golden Gloves champion.

The highly decorated U.S. amateur defeated many boxers who today are outstanding professionals such as WBA middleweight title challenger Randy “The Gentleman Griffin (24-1-3, 12 KOs), unbeaten heavyweight prospect Chazz “Mensa With Muscles” Witherspoon (21-0, 14 KOs), Devin Vargas (14-0, 6 KOs), Corey “Black Ice” Cummings (15-2, 12 KOs), Leonard “Haitian Sensation” Pierre (18-3, 13 KOs) and John Johnson (12-1, 10 KOs).

We are coming home to Connecticut to finish camp for Matt’s fight (#1 ranked cruiserweight in the world) in Germany, on March 8th.

Below are some pictures from camp in Florida.  Matt was sparring with heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko (who fights Feb. 23rd on HBO).   For those local to the West Palm Beach area, there are still open workouts for the public at 4PM each day of the week. 

Camp at the PGA National Resort

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A temporary gym was set up within the tent. 

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While running on the beach, we came across a solid rock area (the sand ended, and turned into rock).  I had never seen anything like this before:

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I am not looking forward to the snow that awaits us in Connecticut! 

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The Iceman John Scully with Matt Godfrey after a beach run

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Matt working the bags after sparring

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The man himself, legendary trainer Emanuel Steward (who trains Vladimir Klitschko)

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Ross and Scully with the champ

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Matt and Manny

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Matt and Vladimir after sparring

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For the boxing fans out there, check out the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999 on February 23rd. 

Klitschko vs. Ibragimov

And for those in Germany, Matt will be fighting on March 8th in world title eliminator bout.  Come check us out if you are local to the area.

Ross

I had plans to write a blog entry this morning, but forgot that my wife and I had an appointment… 

It is now official.  It looks like we will be having a baby girl, due in June!!!

I can’t think straight at the moment, so need to go throw around some heavy weights.  I’ll be back on the blog tomorrow!

Ross

Below is a link from my message board which includes a breakdown of the DVD and accompanying manual (table of contents included).

http://www.rosstraining.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21402

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In addition, I will be back to my normal blogging schedule (every day or two) next week.  It’s been a busy 2 weeks, but the dust has settled and it is time to get back on track.

Thank you again for your support.

Ross

Last week, I released a new DVD and manual package.  You can read more about this package at the link below:

http://www.rosstraining.com/fullthrottleconditioning.html

You can also check out one recent review.  I have ABSOLUTELY NO AFFILIATION with the reviewing website.  I am simply passing along a link.

Full Throttle Conditioning - Review

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Ross

For those interested, I received a shipment of beanies earlier this week. 

Check the link below for more information:

http://www.rosstraining.com/rosstrainingbeanies.html 

Have a nice weekend,

Ross

I’ve organized the article section of the website, which should make for faster and more efficient browsing.

You can view the revised listing here:

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles.html

Enjoy,

Ross Enamait

Below is a link to a recent press release regarding my upcoming work with NABF cruiserweight champion Matt ‘Too Smooth’ Godfrey.  I look forward to working with Matt and taking him to the next level.  Keep your eye on him!

http://www.boxingtimes.com/press_releases/pressrelease24.html

Many readers have requested an index for the Infinite Intensity manual.  A customer recently put together the following index, which I’ve uploaded to the site. 

Infinite Intensity Index

You may find this index handy when flipping through various pages and workouts.

Enjoy,

Ross Enamait