Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby
Jul 23, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min · 14 segments
Former world champion Victor Ortiz sits down with Joe. Abandoned at seven, living alone as a kid, foster care, the fight that sent him to juvie, and the woman who changed his life. Then the title shot…
Victor OrtizGuestJoseph ShalabyHostYou know, I, I, I train a little bit of boxing, and we, we box with big old gloves, you know? And it's like, what is the difference between training Regular training and boxing and bare-knuckle training

I've broken my hands when I, when I f- s- uh, when I fought, and o- obviously training.

But then you think about it and it's like, you know what? Every punch that comes out of me is dedicated to my children and to my wife.

Just to, hey, I'm paying, I'm, I'm paying the dues, you know? Slowly but surely, daily.
You know, I, I, I train a little bit of boxing, and we, we box with big old gloves, you know? And it's like, what is the difference between training Regular training and boxing and bare-knuckle training

I've broken my hands when I, when I f- s- uh, when I fought, and o- obviously training.

But then you think about it and it's like, you know what? Every punch that comes out of me is dedicated to my children and to my wife.

Just to, hey, I'm paying, I'm, I'm paying the dues, you know? Slowly but surely, daily.
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