![]() When he plays his roles, he’s so freaking professional,” says Rodriguez, who will take on Michael Seals (19-0, 14 KOs) in a 175-pound bout in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Friday night (Spike TV, 9 p.m. OK, but really, how did a kid sister-approved, pretty-boy actor handle himself in the ring? This is the guy from the Divergent series, you know, those films that are known to make testosterone evaporate on contact. We just did them over and over to fill in rounds and stuff like that,” Rodriguez notes. “Usually they had a choreographer who had all the moves prepared, but with me and, we did a lot of different scenes. Once they got in the ring together, Rodriguez says he and Teller had a natural chemistry where the action didn’t feel forced or prefabricated. In talking with Quillin, Rodriguez discovered that the filmmakers were looking for someone to portray Duran, as well.Īt first, Rodriguez was skeptical of landing the part because, at 6 feet, he’s noticeably taller than the 5-foot-7 Duran.īut then again, the 6-foot Teller is rangier than the 5-7 Pazienza, so the two matched up. It all began one day when the Massachusetts native hit a nearby gym in Providence, Rhode Island, where he ran into Peter Quillin, who plays Roger Mayweather in Bleed. Rodriguez landed the Bleed gig almost by happenstance. Fantastic in the double flusher that was this past summer’s Fantastic Four reboot. The film stars Miles Teller, perhaps best known as the collegiate drumming student/human pincushion in last year’s Whiplash and as Mr. ![]() In the forthcoming boxing biopic Bleed For This, which chronicles the life of former multi-division champ Vinny Pazienza, Rodriguez portrays Duran, who twice lost to the “Pazmanian Devil.” I’d try to fight like him.”Īfter doing so in the ring for years, Rodriguez is now doing so on the big screen. “I looked up to him since I started boxing,” Rodriguez says. Afterward, Porter, one of the greatest welterweights of modern times, announced his retirement.Edwin Rodriguez, left, will portray Roberto Duran in the forthcoming Vinny Pazienza biopic "Bleed For This.”įrom the time he got into boxing, Edwin Rodriguez (27-1, 18 KOs) patterned his style after Roberto Duran, whose combination of power and shiftiness elevated him to such heights within the sport, that young men the world over would trace his movements with their feet and fists, doing so on canvas in place of carbon paper. Porter returned to the ring on November 20, 2021, putting up a valiant effort but ultimately losing to unbeaten welterweight titlist Terence Crawford. Porter punished him around the ring, never finding the KO punch but winning by scores of 120-108 on all three cards. However, he never seriously threatened to win a round, let alone the fight. Every now and then he’d land a one-two to remind Porter that he was still there. It was more of the same in the eighth, except this time, Porter’s attack was focused to the body.įormella (22-1, 10 KOs) never wilted. It looked as if Porter might obtain the stoppage in the seventh, as he repeatedly snapped Formella’s head back with a series of left hooks. At 32, the two-time world champion possesses the hand and footspeed of a fighter 10 years his junior. Round after round, Porter tore into Formella with combinations. He had the advantage in close quarters as well, pounding Formella’s ribcage with both fists. The Akron, Ohio product landed hard jabs on the outside and leaped in with quick lead hooks. ![]() “After about six rounds my dad told me that he’s going to keep taking these punches, so I just needed to keep the pressure on him.”įormella’s best efforts weren’t enough to overcome Porter, who was at the top of his game. “He was a tough fighter,” said Porter, who is now 31-3-1 (17 KOs). ![]() Shawn Porter had his way against Sebastian Formella, pitching a 12-round shutout on all three cards to win a unanimous decision in their WBC/IBF welterweight world title eliminator Saturday night on FOX PBC Fight Night.Īll of Porter’s skills were on display against a Formella who may have been unknown outside of his native Germany but gained the respect of boxing fans all over with his gritty display against one of boxing’s elite. On Saturday, August 22, Porter took one top-rated contender Sebastian Formella from Germany in a WBC/IBF welterweight world title eliminator on FOX PBC Fight Night. Porter vs Formella: Aug(PBC on FOX) Bouncing Back ![]()
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