Sports and Entertainment
News: Five-Time World Champion Boxer Vinny
Paz Shares Thoughts about Upcoming Movie, ‘Bleed For This’ (Executive Produced
by Martin
Scorsese and Starring Miles Teller) Boxing, God and What’s Next
Paz Photos
Released for NXT-ID’s (NXTD) Celebrity ad Campaign, “Wocket in Your Pocket” and
Vinny Talks about New Wine Venture
“This whole thing started because I went to see a movie called Rocky
when I was 15 and that's why we're making ‘Bleed for This’ in 2015 “ – Vinny
Paz
New York, NY - Point Roberts, WA - August 18, 2014
- Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a global news source covering leading sectors
including sports stocks, issues an exclusive interview with former world champion boxer in the lightweight and
light middleweight classes, Vinny Pazienza (PAZ). Vinny discusses his upcoming movie,
‘Bleed for This’ and what’s next for his career. Vinny also talks about his recently
released online photo ads for NXT-ID’s (OTCQB:NXTD) Wocket smart
wallet (www.wocketwallet.com), designed to replace all the cards in your wallet
and discusses his plans for a new wine company.
Vinny’s new movie ‘Bleed for This’ is executive-produced
by movie icon Martin Scorsese and has some well-known names in Hollywood attached
to it, including Miles
Teller and Aaron Eckhart. ‘Bleed
for This’ tells the true-life story of five-time, world champion Rhode Island
boxer Vinny Pazienza, as he recovers from a near-fatal car accident that left
him with a broken neck. He goes on to later win three additional world boxing
titles, creating one of the most incredible comeback stories in boxing and
sports history.
Read the
full interview at http://www.investorideas.com/news/2014/sports/08181.asp
Interview
Q:
Investorideas
Vinny, it’s great to speak to you. I’m a big-time boxing fan and it’s exciting to
see your true life story come alive in a major motion picture. What does that mean
to you, at this point in your life?
A:
Vinny Paz
I feel very fortunate that I'm going to be the one
that will inspire a lot of people and I'm just as excited as I can be. And I'm
very thankful.
Q:
Investorideas
What does it feel like to have movie legend Martin
Scorsese attached to ‘Bleed for This’?
A:
Vinny Paz
It's amazing.
At first I couldn’t believe it. You know, I was just talking to a friend
about how no-one knows for sure if there's a Greater Being upstairs. But it's
something that is up there. It's helped
me because I've been blessed. I've been down in the bottom of the ocean and
I've been on the top of the mountain.
And I've been blessed in both places. I've come out looking pretty good
at times. So I'm leaning more towards the
idea of God as I get closer and closer to this movie.
Q: Investorideas
Miles Teller is playing the role of Vinny Paz. Ironically,
he survived a near-fatal crash and has come back to be a star. Do you think he
can portray the man the world saw come back and train to fight again?
A:
Vinny Paz
I've seen Miles a couple of times. I've seen him on talk shows. I've seen him in a couple of movies, and I
think he's got the right swagger. I
think he's got the moves to pull it off.
Yes, I do. One of the reasons why Miles was attracted to this story is
because he was in a car accident and almost died and they said he would never,
ever be able to return to his full capacity ever again. And he said, “Don’t tell me I can't, because
I know I can“. That was a real attraction at that point. We both went through
the same things.
Q:
Investorideas
Aaron Eckhart, a big name in the industry right now,
is going to play the role of Kevin Rooney, the trainer that worked with you for
the comeback. What do you think of that
and what is the most important quality he needs to show the audience to be believable?
A:
Vinny Paz
I loved Kevin Rooney and there was mutual love back
from him, so me and Kevin were really tight. Miles and Aaron need to have that
kind of relationship and chemistry to pull it off. And I know they will; they're two of the
greatest actors alive.
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Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Martin Scorsese
Q:
Investorideas
So as your
movie moves ahead, what are some of your favorite boxing movies out there?
A:
Vinny Paz
Well, this whole thing started because I went to
see a movie called Rocky when I was 15.
That's the truth. And that’s how we're
making ‘Bleed for This’ in 2015.
Q:
Investorideas
For new boxing fans, what is your signature power
punch or combination?
A:
Vinny Paz
I had a punch, an overhand right that I used to call
the Melvin. It was because I knocked out
this kid in the third round. He was a
top ten fighter. I knocked him out with
one punch over the top; you know, a wild punch.
I wound it up and then threw it over the top - knocked this kid
out. He went down face- first like a
tree and ever since that punch, we call it the Melvin. That's my famous signature punch.
Q: Investorideas
So now that your name is back in the headlines and
associated with some very famous Hollywood names, what’s next for you?
A:
Vinny Paz
A lot of people talk about and pitch reality shows to
me and I don’t want to do that because you have to overact. You have to go over the top.
Q:
Investorideas
A fun part of the celebrity role is also doing some
product sponsorships and ads. I hear you just had a product shot today with
NXT-ID’s (OTCQB:NXTD) Wocket, part of the celebrity’ Wocket in your
Pocket’ ad campaign? How did that go and what do you think of the idea of the
Wocket smart wallet? (www.wocketwallet.com)
A:
Vinny Paz
I think it's pretty wild how they come up with these
tech things. I feel like such a
prehistoric dinosaur. This Wocket is
unbelievable. I can't believe they made
this, it’s great. I think the Wocket is
going to be one of the biggest things in the world, in the near future.
Q:
Investorideas
How would you compare your current wallet to the
Wocket?
A:
Vinny Paz
Well, my wallet is about five inches deep so I
can't wait to use the Wocket.
Q:
Investorideas
What other kind of products would you like to work with;
boxing or sports or something different?
A:
Vinny Paz
I definitely want to go outside of boxing. Everybody loves wine, you know and I'm no
different. So I’m working on a new line
of wine and we’re going to call it “Five Times Better”. I made sure that I loved the taste of it and
I just think it's off-the-hook great!
Q Investorideas
In closing, as a boxing fan and someone who has
done the workouts just for fun, I appreciate the dedication and character it
takes to be a boxer. To come back after your accident and train like you did,
requires a different kind of man altogether; what drove you to do that?
A:
Vinny Paz
It's just determination and persistence and it
makes me think I'm not better than anybody. Nobody's better than anybody. But I'm different from most people. I was
born from a different mold. And I had
great parents. I had good genes. I used to say when I was fighting, “I’m tough
as nails”. I used to say “I'm tough as nails;
I'm tough as steel and I bite nails for breakfast”. Now, I bite tin foil.
But you still have to be a little tough to do that.
But you still have to be a little tough to do that.
See
Vinny Paz Wocket in Pocket photos on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wocketwallet
Learn more about ‘Bleed for This’:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620935/
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