Me and Marcelus Joiner did some join interviews with a few of the fighters after the “Friday Night Fights” event was over. After a 4 round decision victory of Ronnie Jordan, Cedric Patterson gave us a few minutes to ask a few a questions.
Patterson is now 2-0 (1 KO). Check out our quick Q&A with Cedric.
Jesse (J.T.) Smith = JT
Marcelus Joiner = MJ
Cedric Patterson = CP
JT = How long did you train for the fight?
CP = 6 or 7 weeks.
JT = When was your first pro fight? (I know this one is your 2nd)
CP = June 14th
JT = Have you always been so relaxed in the ring? MJ = Your demeanor was extremely calm in the midst of elbows and wrestling!
CP = Yeah! My first fight I was too antious for a shot for real. So this fight I was trying to relax and jut make sure I get the shot off, pick the right shot besides just throwing mass punches.
MJ = What do feel is your best punch?
CP = Body shots.
MJ = Is that your set up punch?
CP = My set up punch is my jab, I really couldn’t get it off this fight, but I got to keep working on it.
MJ = Outside of boxing what else do you?
CP = I work 40 hours a week and take care of my kids.