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Fighting at Home a Rare Treat For Galvan PhilBoxing.com Fri, 18 Mar 2011 "Before a fight I have nothing to say to these younger guys I fight. But afterward, if they want to hear about my experiences, I'm fine with that. I'll tell them what I've learned, no problem." You'd think he'd have taken "Road Warrior" for a nickname, given the path his boxing career has taken, but Hammond, Indiana, welterweight veteran Ruben "Modern Day Warrior"Galvan (27-15-4, 10 KOs) is happy with his ring name and everything else about his boxing career. "I never expected to be where I'm at today. Am I world champ? No. But I feel like a champ. I've been a pro fighter for 15 years. I'm not the best boxer, but my chin has gotten me through. Even though I'm always on the road and always in the opposite corner, I'm grateful and I wouldn't have it any other way. It's made me who I am today. I love it." Galvan will fight at home and on the left side of the bout sheet for the first time since 2006 when he enters the ring against Ohio's Gabriel Morris at the Hitz Boxing Fight Night event on Saturday, April 9, at his former place of work, the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Galvan was employed at the Horseshoe for years, serving as valet supervisor, security guard and security trainer. "I feel great. It's been a while since I fought here at home, so I'm excited about it. I'm more nervous about fighting at the Horseshoe Casino. I worked there for so long. Going back there to fight is exciting for me." Fearless and extremely durable, Galvan is that valuable commodity in boxing seldom praised for his importance to the sport. He is a brave warrior who will fight anyone in their hometown and, if the opponent is above a club level, usually lose well, even against the world's best. "I always put on a great show, no matter where I go," he says proudly. "And even if they boo me before the fight, they all come up to me and shake my hand afterward and say 'You're so tough. You have so much heart.' I wish the fans were the ones in charge of paying me! I show up to fight and entertain. It's not the WWE, but I try to bring the crowd into it. I love it. I really do. I like to fight dirty and do things to get the crowd riled up. It gets in my opponent's head too, sometimes." While Galvan says he knows little about Morris, he's not very concerned. "There's not a style I haven't seen. All I care about is if he's southpaw, I want to know. If he's orthodox, there's nothing I haven't seen. I just adjust to it and do my thing." In his long career, Galvan has "done his thing" against a long list of up-and-coming contenders and world champions and incurred surprisingly little injury for his all-action style. "Zab Judah is probably the biggest name I've fought, but as far as the best fighter I have fought technically, I would have to go with (former world champions) Paul Spadafora or Jorge Paez as the two best. And through it all, all I've ever gotten was eight stitches and two broken hands. That's the worst I've ever gotten hurt. I feel fine." Still, even the toughest men fighters know that eventually time will tick away until it's time to hang them up. "It's hard to say when I'll quit. I wanted to retire a year or two ago, but my phone keeps ringing and the money is great. I don't want to push it though. Maybe this year will be my last. It's hard when someone calls you and offers you big money. It's like what do you do? Especially something I love to do. The way the economy is right now, I'll take it. But even when I'm done as a fighter, I'm going to stay in boxing as a trainer and coach till the day I die." The Satruday, April 9 Hitz Boxing Fight Night's 10-round main event will feature Abdulai Amidu vs. Brandon "The Business" Baue for the WBC Continental Americas Junior Middleweight Belt. Also scheduled to appear are: Abdulai Amidu's brother Yakubu "Black Mamba" Amidu (19-2-1, 16 KOs); Chicago middleweight Mike Kurzeja (4-0, 4 KOs); Chicago super middleweight Ninos Abraham (5-0, 2 KOs); Chicago heavyweight Dave Latoria (7-0, 3 KOs); Chicago junior lightweight Paulie Settepani making his pro debut; and Chicago light welterweight Russell Fiore (4-0-1, 4 KOs) in separate bouts. For more information, please visit: www.hitzboxing.com.  |
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