Month: January 2013

Dot is proud!

Dot is proud!

Bill Traft and Marc Anthony Muniz did a fantastic job representing Dorchester last night. First up in the amateur matches was Muniz who from the opening bell started working a stiff left jab that seemed to stop his opponent dead in his tracks every time 

Patriots vs Ravens Hangova…

Patriots vs Ravens Hangova…

I didn’t want to talk about it…so I will let the Massholes do it.  

The Next 48 Hours…

The Next 48 Hours…

Dorchester has seen it’s fair share of promising fighters over the years. Many of whom never made it to the big stage for a host of different reasons. Some may have traveled the wrong path or decided they couldn’t weather the financial hardship involved with training full time. Others decide to hang up the gloves for health reasons or to raise a family.

To climb the ranks in boxing or MMA requires a perfect storm of luck, discipline and a very strong support system.  Most people would agree that tough neighborhoods breed great fighters. But the reasons behind this concept are often misinterpreted. You may get tested physically from time to time throughout the course of your life. But you’re seldom judged by your wins and loss column. You are more defined with how you pick yourself up to fight another day….it’s how you evolve.

It doesn’t matter if your Brownsville, Brockton, Lowell or Roxbury….heart cannot be taught in a gym. It comes from a realization that your mistakes are often just as valuable as your successes.

As Billy Traft proceeds through the next 48 hours of his life, every step he takes from weigh-in to his ring entrance @ the Boston Garden on Saturday night, he takes those steps with the full confidence that he has learned from his mistakes. His work ethic has been flawless and he has not made any excuses. His lessons have come from his parents and teachers, friend and foes alike. He’s learned it from his neighborhood, where it’s not taught that “everybody wins”. This neighborhood has taught him that there’s a winner and a loser and you have to decide which one you want to be.

When the bell rings on Saturday. Billy knows that he carries an entire neighborhood with him…including those Dot Rats that once laced them up. Names like Conway, Mannion, Burke, DeLuca, Grealish, McBride, Del Tufo, Piscopo, Barnes, Buckley and Dwyer.

Traft possesses all the intangibles…he decided to be a winner a long time ago. All he has to do is fight like a Dot Rat!

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If you haven’t seen a boxing match at the Garden….you haven’t lived.

Come support a fellow Dot Rat, bring the family and go buy your tickets HERE.

 

 

 

Coffee with Gio Dee…

Coffee with Gio Dee…

So yesterday I got to sit down with a man that is looking to change things. Gio Dee plans to put Boston back on the map in the Hip Hop world. Not only for himself, but so all his fellow artists can prosper. I would 

I found Fido…

I found Fido…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zce-QT7MGSE]  

The Hiatus…

The Hiatus…

First off, don’t act like you didn’t miss me. Everybody knows dotrat.com is a little guilty pleasure during the course of your day. Life has been a little hectic as of late, this website is starting to take on a life of it’s own but trust me, I do miss dropping the poorly written articles you have come to love. I have some surprises in store! In the meantime, hit my store and buy a friggin shirt!

The Dot Rat Swag Shop

 

Dot Rat Radio – Sterno comes home…

Dot Rat Radio – Sterno comes home…

So our old friend Sterno came home for a visit last weekend and decided to sit down the boys to reminisce about our younger days.

Fitzy previews the Pats/Texans game…

Fitzy previews the Pats/Texans game…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu4kYAypzhQ]

Hennessey does it again…

Hennessey does it again…

Meet the Hennessey Performance VR1200…. essentially a hyped out Cadillac that sports 1250 horsepower.  Watch it accomplish 220 miles an hour on a closed road down in Texas. Not sure about you….but watching an American car kicking this much ass puts a huge smile on my face.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_0von_5SRk]

 

 

Ace of Spades…

Ace of Spades…

When you think of Motorhead, Ace of Spades is always the first song that comes to mind. It’s a timeless rock anthem that never seems to get old. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwC2QljLn4] Fast forward 32 years and meet Compressorhead…. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBSkq-_St8] There’s so many questions to be answered here.