Haim Gozli (47) has already retired, but the Corona has thrown him back into the ring • "I have no job and I have people to support", he explains his decision to go up for the first time tomorrow to "open fists", without thinking about the results • "I do not intend to stop anymore"
Guzli (left) and his coach Hezi Rechtman.
Not worth missing
It is better for a person not to grow old in three main areas: politics, media and beatings.
Martial artist Haim Gozli is already 47 years old, but he insists on continuing to celebrate more and more birthdays inside the arena - and we will see you try or dare to extinguish his candles or stop him.
Chicks have twice retired from the Tough Blatter League cage arena, but in the best world martial arts tradition, you can declare a check-out - knowing you never leave.
After celebrating with Tzipi Shavit, who led him to the "last professional battle of his career" as part of the blatter held at Yad Eliyahu Hall, Guzli hoped his new path was paved.
Near the arena, around it, but not inside it.
He wanted to be a producer and director of battle events, keeping his hands in favor of signing contracts and training young fighters, and then the corona came and shuffled the cards.
"I do not have a job. It has been a year since the security company was closed to me. In addition, the Blatter organization stopped the incident in Israel, and I had to return to the arena to make a living. I was thrown into a corner in Corona; one day everything stopped, I have no one to service, while I have people To make a living, "he says in an interview from Miami, where he is training for a fight this coming Friday, in the style of" open fists "- a boxing fight, without gloves.
Defenseless
"I have no answer as to why I'm doing this, let's see what the outcome will be," he answers the simple question that must be asked, "It's not a normal fight, I know. But as long as I can get into the ring, I'm not going to stop anymore."
How many people tried to make you stop?
"Everyone who talks to me talks about the risks and fears, but what can already happen? So I will get beaten without gloves. It's another attempt, something else they have not done before in the country. Every battle has risks, and I do not take it too deep. I do not catalog fights.I will give John McAllister (his opponent on Friday, AS) the honor of course, he has experience in this style.
He has one very dangerous blow, I will have to be prepared. "
With his coach, Hezi Rechtman, he is preparing for a meeting without (almost) any defenses against the American, who is a decade younger than him and has experience of four previous fights in the open boxing method.
Can I build on your successful debut?
"It's much easier to train for a boxing match than for a combined fight. This time it's just focusing on fitness and boxing, that's all that's allowed in this fight. The combinations can be very deadly, without gloves you straight cut. I come to win, of course."