Put Down The Guns and Pick Up The Gloves, Nate Tubbs Cincinnati Card
By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent
In an new exclusive interview, Real Combat Media spoke to former top heavyweight contender turned businessman and boxing promoter Nate Tubbs about his upcoming boxing card entitled ‘Put Down The Guns and Pick Up The Gloves’ charity boxing event, which will be held at the Hope 4 Change building (the old National Armory), at 4100 Reading Road in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Nate Tubbs Events and Promotions will team with co-promoter Barry Isaacs on Saturday, June 14, 2014, for a seven bout card. The United States Army is sponsoring the event, 30 percent of the proceeds of which will go to the re-launching efforts of the Nate Tubbs Group Home and Amateur Boxing Program.
The charity event intends to help stop the street violence among youths in Cincinnati, and save at-risk youth by providing much needed mentoring, housing, and educational support.
Real Combat Media: “Why are you so concerned with Cincinnati’s at-risk youth?”
Nate Tubbs: “The last five years, there have been a lot of murders in Cincinnati affecting the youth of this generation.”
Real Combat Media: “Analysis of Cincinnati homicide data shows the proportion today of homicide victims younger than age 18 has risen to one in seven in 2012 and 2013, compared to one in 10 from 2000 through 2011.”
Internet Source: http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20140103/NEWS0107/301030017/Cincinnati-sees-rise-number-young-homicide-victims
Nate Tubbs: “In downtown Cincinnati six years ago this coming September, my son was murdered. The courts just convicted the guy after he was held for three years. He pleaded guilty to killing three people. They gave him 14 years (in the plea bargain). He served three years awaiting sentencing, so he’ll do another 11 in the penitentiary.”
Real Combat Media: What happened to the youth of Cincinnati?”
Nate Tubbs: “The young generation is growing up without fathers. The grandmothers are 30 years old. There are no Role Models anymore.”
Real Combat Media: “What is the intent of your youth programs, Nate?”
Nate Tubbs: “The whole idea of my amateur boxing program is to give Cincinnati youth something positive to do (to look forward to in their lives).”
Real Combat Media: You still have two sons and two daughters, and your brother, former world heavyweight champion Tony ‘TNT’ Tubbs. You all could have left Cincinnati. You never did. Why?”
Nate Tubbs: “I trained in Las Vegas for a few years, but I still had business interests here. I started a construction company. I went into real estate development. I own a lot of Real Estate today. I did not open my own gym until 2000.”
Real Combat Media: “Were there any special factors which contributed to the loss of your son?”
Nate Tubbs: “I got a divorce in 2000. My son was 20 years old when he got killed. He had too many friends (of the wrong kind). There are a lot of gangs in Cincinnati, (we call them) cliques who hang out in the neighborhood. The cliques have to be shut down, having guns, and putting photos on the internet. We’ve still got a few gangs around here, but you’ve got to know the lifestyle to understand. Cincinnati is not as bad as the big cities. They kill 30 people in Chicago every week.”
Real Combat Media: “Who are your sponsors?”
Nate Tubbs: “The United States Army is sponsoring my next boxing card. The Army, The Navy, the Air Force and the National Guard were sponsoring my boxing cards back in 2004. I called the Army a couple of weeks ago about my boxing show, they came right on board and tried to help. They can get some of the neighborhood kids into the Service (The Armed Forces) and (provide them with) a better shot at life.”
Real Combat Media: “What is the present status of the boxing card?”
Nate Tubbs: “In the main event, junior lightweight Mel ‘Black Diamond’ Crossty will fight the six round main event. Three time National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight champion Donald Anderson, who is 3-0 as a professional, will fight a four rounder against 6-0 Carl Parker. Anderson also won three Junior Olympic championships in his 150 amateur bouts. Jeff Kemp and Joe Hughes will fight a four round light middleweight bout. Two debuting junior welterweights will fight a four rounder, Cedric Patterson and Jovonte Powell. Welterweight Dion Meadows will debut in a four rounder against 2-0 Bryan Goldsby. Two junior welterweights will also debut, in a four rounder, Nick Price versus Daquan Mays. Finally, 4-0-1 Charlie Natal will fight Brandon Littlein a six round junior middleweight bout.”
Real Combat Media: “How did the matchups come about?”
Nate Tubbs: “I handpicked the card and did all the matchmaking myself. It’s gonna be one heck of a card! I’m expecting a lot of kids to come.”
VIP admission for the boxing event, on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the Hope 4 Change building in Cincinnati is $35 and includes food room access. General admission is $25. For advanced ticket information, contact Change Box Office at 513-861-4673. For group ticket sales, contact Nate Tubbs at 513-633-7345 or email at [email protected]
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