Sensational information came to Poland from the USA. Marcin Gortat, Phoenix Suns basketball player, tries his hand at boxing. Thus, our player will follow in the footsteps of his father - Janusz - who won two bronze Olympic medals.
- Father long encouraged me to give a try in his beloved sport. In the end he succeeded - reveals in an interview with Onet.pl Marcin Gortat.
Also Marcins brother - Robert is a boxer. He has six Polish Championship titles, and he fought 10 battles on the professional ring, (all wins - ed.).
Marcin Gortat sample of his boxing skills presented already earlier. When I played for the Orlando Magic, a common part of the pre-season workouts were boxing classes. Our [polish] only son in the NBA looked very well on the background of his teammates Magicians.
- I think I have a box in the genes, my height is comparable to Nikolai Valuev, works in my favor and rare in this discipline range of arms - added measuring 214 centimeters Gortat.
Asked if he is affraid of his debut fight, the Suns player replied calmly: Do I fear? No! I know what a melee fight is, I know what a man feels when he has a broken nose (Gortat currently struggling with a broken nose after a collision with one of his teammates - ed.). Every day I stand against incredible athletes and I'm just fine. In the ring will be the same.
Marcin Gortat will have his debut fight during the break between seasons in the NBA. Phoenix Suns have only illusory chance of qualifying for the playoffs, so the Pole will have more time to prepare for a duel.
We do not know where the fight will take place. According to the our informiation two locations are taken into consideration - New Jersey, where Tomasz Adamek [Polish heavy weight WBC contender] usually fights and Chicago, which in turn the fight could attract many Poles.
The Gortats opponent is not yet known, but he will be announced after the end of the season in the NBA. Until then, our representative wants to concentrate only on basketball.
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