Kermit Cintron
 Kermit CintronBoxingInsider.com Exclusive Biofile Published by Scoop Malinowski Last Updated on April 11th, 2008 | Options:  Print This Article  Email This Article  RSS |
Status: Welterweight prospect.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 147
Born On: October 22, 1979 In: Carolinas, Puerto Rico
Childhood Heroes: “Chavez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Duran.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Hang out, bowling, fishing.”
Nicknames: “Killer, Kerm, Kerm the Worm – in college, Kermie – the girl’s cute name.”
Favorite Movies: “Actually I don’t have one. Too many. I just like any kind of any movies.”
Musical Tastes: “Spanish music of couse, Tito Rojas, R&B, rap.”
Favorite TV Shows: “Don’t have any.”
Early Fighting Memory: “Streetfighting – kids used to pick on me all the time when I was five, six. (Why?) Who knows. I guess because I was a wuss back then in Puerto Rico [smiles]. I used to get beat up all the time. Ever since my mom passed away when I was nine, and I moved here (to Warminster, PA), my attitude changed. I just changed. Everything changed.”
Favorite Meal: “Spanish rice and beans.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Twist – both vanilla and chocolate.”
Pre-Fight Feeling: “Never got nervous, that’s for sure. I like one-on-one sports. Wrestling was my thing in high school. Doing that for so long, I never get nervous anymore. Just think…win. Make sure I get my win.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “I would have to say my fight last year on NBC – Luis Rosado. First-round knockout. 2:46. Uppercut then left hook.”
Most Painful Moment: “Against Leon Pearson. That’s when I hurt my right hand. (My) first right hand landed – I just hurt it. Pretty much hard to fight one-handed.”
Favorite Vacation Spot: “Going back to my hometown – Carolinas.”
First Job: “Landscaping in Warminster (age 13).”
First Car: “1988 silver Toyota Camry.”
Funny Boxing Memory: “Nothing. None of that.”
Favorite Fights: “Trinidad-DeLaHoya, Trinidad-Whitaker.”
Favorite Boxer To Watch: “DeLaHoya – his style.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Several people. Being from a poor family, I like people who grow up and they turn their lives around.”
Childhood Dream: “A pro athlete, that was my dream.”
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