Hekke Budler Pops In As Promised
Former: WBA super light flyweight, IBF light flyweight and Ring light flyweight world champion Hekke Budler in the flesh also known as the Hexecutioner to fight fans around the world. We are part of his sponsors being Everlast which I am sure you all know. I am sure some of you are thinking what about advertising on here which I also need to raise. One thing at a time.
This afternoon Hekkie Budler popped in to show off his boxing belts and do a impromptu photoshoot. I never knew the World title belts came in special cases and understand why as these are seen as prized possessions. It was really decent of him taking time out in between training to come and visit us. I don't know if other boxers would have done this in the build up to such an important fight and shows what type of character he is.
It is not everyday you have a world champion giving you the time of day and what makes him different. He is down to earth and if you met him in the street you would have no idea except he is super short. I am nearly 2 1/2 times bigger than him but couldn't do what he does for a living. This is serious commitment by him and his family as he runs the risks.
The timing was not right to talk about joining @sportstalk as this was about him and not about me pushing a hidden agenda. The time will come and this must not be rushed and really confident he will agree to joining. I have learnt a little patience can go a long way as this is only the second time I have met him. I was hoping for an opening and just didn't seem right somehow.
He is giving me more details next week about his fight which unfortunately is going to be a non public affair due to restrictions on numbers (covid). I will have the link to stream the fight however so we can still watch it. The night of March the 20th and will get all the details so don't worry.
He is currently training which is gym work in the morning followed by more cardio in the afternoon. Sparring is happening every second day from what I gather and he is on a special diet now.
The diet he says is super boring consisting of boiled eggs and canned tuna and very little else. They do crave things obviously, but can't as his stomach will shrink now right up until the fight. They need to be close to the weigh in weight as possible as losing weight through various ways will just sap the energy for the fight. Two days out from weigh in day he moves over to chewing ice cubes as he says trying to lose water weight by various means is just too risky. Water around your brain which forms a natural protective barrier needs to be in place and why if he has to chooses exercise over losing weight by dropping fluid weight.
I think what I will do in the meantime is get an account set up as either him or his wife or hopefully both will join us. I am certain this will happen, but bear with me as already this guy is far more focused than when I met him last week. This is not the right time to discuss it and know being patient will pay off.
Are you going to do the egg and tuna and move onto the ice diet too? :D
Lol. Not likely as he does that for 3 weeks. How boring and I suppose I would be a heavy weight with no weight limit.
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The champion's belt is beautiful. The boxers have a bit strange face, signs of the hundreds of punches they have suffered
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The nose is a dead give away like rugby players and their ears.
This is really cool, you get access to a pro level boxer, do you box?
I've had 8 amateur muay thai fights and train a fair amount of boxing still, love the sport.
Using exercise and dropping water weight is the same thing. It's the exorcise that makes you sweat, which is water weight lost. sucking ice cubes means you're probably already on weight but cant drink water or you'll go over so you suck ice cubes. you probably know all this, just couldn't tell from how you worded your post.
I've cut weight in sauna suite, on the treadmill, bathtub, and have also had fights were I woke up on fight day right on weight and didn't even have to cut.
No I don't box. He was adamant there was a massive difference between sauna suites and exercise for weight loss and the sauna suite method was just too dangerous. Some boxers obviously do this method and he is dead against it.
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ENGAGEtokens.I must say I doubted the fact that he is a boxer or fighter at first glance. He is really good at what he does.
It will be nice to introduce him to sportstalk at a better timing
Looks can be deceiving especially in this type of weight class as they are really small weighing 50 kilograms or around that weight. He must be good as in this weight class are some really tough fighters especially the Mexicans.
Very true; appearance can be deceitful and he just proved that.
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That's such a treat for all the fight fanatics, thanks! Was it in Randburg?
I ain't gonna get into a debate about cutting weight, some do it, some don't, and it serves a bigger purpose in MMA because of the grappling and clinch work, but all the boxers I knew were also cutting some weight, some more than others of course.
Anyway, cheers and good job on engaging the convo with all of us 😁
No he came to our warehouse in Alrode, Alberton. Will keep you posted and will get info of who,what and when for the fight.
Please do! I hope I won't forget to check your blog! I actually did some research about his next fight 😁