MARCH 1ST, 2018 | RAY ROBINSON, THANASIS PETRAKIS, EDDIE ALVAREZ | FILMING UFC EMBEDDED IN DETROIT BEFORE EDDIE'S FIGHT WITH JUSTIN GAETHJE.
It was Nov 8th , 2016 and Eddie Alvarez (UFC Fighter) WAS coming back from his media day at ESPN promoting his fight against Conor McGregor. Ray Robinson, one of Eddie's childhood friends, was also his boxing coach for this fight. I'M IN THE CAR ONLY FOR WORK REASONS, FILMING EDDIE FOR UFC EMBEDDED. during the ride, EDDIE PASSIONATELY SPOKE ABOUT RAY'S CRAZY LIFE AND EVEN MORE ABOUT HOW HE WILL BEAT ALL THE BIG NAMES IN BOXING IF HE WAS EVER GIVEN THE CHANCE. Ray, is a southpaw from Philly , who happens to share the same name as the greatest boxer ever, Sugar Ray Robinson. RAY STARTED OUT UNDEFEATED, WINNING A BIG FIGHT ON ESPN, things looked great for the 23 year old ray. but, in a show down with another undefeated fighter , BRAD SOLOMON, RAY SUFFERED HIS FIRST LOSS IN A TOUGH DECISION. in a very questionable decision, coming off the loss, ray's management lined him up with another undefeated fighter, SHAWN PORTER. PORTER WON IN A DECISION MANY QUESTIONED, including antonio tarver, who did commentary on the fight for showtime. long story short, ray has yet to get a big fight SINCE. BOXING HAS MANY FACTORS THAT WEIGH IN TO FIGHT opportunities, and THERE IS NO COMMISIONER SCHEDULING FIGHTS. SO, WITHOUT BEING SIGNED TO A CABLE NETWORK, RAY HASN'T HAD A CHANCE AT THE BEST NAMES IN THE SPORT SINCE 2011 ... AND THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WE DID THE DOC, TO GET RAY'S STORY OUT AND GET HIM SOME EXPOSURE. NOT TO MENTION ...( I COMPLETELY BURIED THE HEADLINE) WHAT RAY OVERCAME AS A CHILD IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE. NOW THE BOXING SUCCESS STORY PART .... IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY THAT RAY HAS FINALLY GOT A FIGHT THAT IS PRIME TIME ... FEBRUARY 17TH , ALMOST A YEAR TO THE DAY WE STARTED FILMING THE DOC , RAY ROBINSON WILL GET HIS TIME TO SHINE ON SHOWTIME AS HE FIGHTS YORDENIS UGAS IN WHAT IS BEING LABELED AS PART OF THE WELTERWEIGHT ELIMINATOR.
Behind The Scenes: 2017, Ray Robinson walks into Bozy's Gym in Philadelphia, being filmed by Director of Photography, Rob Carbuccia.
FEBRUARY 2017 | FILMING WITH RAY ROBINSON IN PHILADELPHIA | (LEFT TO RIGHT) ROB CARBUCCIA, RAY ROBINSON, THANASIS PETRAKIS)