After the $8,000 loss on the Jones-Pazienza fight on June 25, 1995, I was in a funk for days. What had started out with game plan, now in my mind became a quest to get my lost money back. In that sense, I became a degenerate gambler, not the wise person I started out in […]

When I went to the Caesar’s Palace sportsbook on Sunday, June 18, 1995 to cash in my nearly $40,000 ticket on the Bowe knockout win, I had my next move all set in my mind. Roy Jones Jr. was fighting Vinny Pazienza the following Saturday night, and the odds were 12-1 in Roy’s favor. I

I left Philadelphia early on Saturday, June 17, 1995 and arrived in Las Vegas eager for an exciting weekend. On the way to my hotel room, things got off to a rocky start after I told the cab driver the purpose of my visit. He proceeded to tell me how great he thought Jorge Luis

After the Evander win over Mercer, my winnings since March stood at about $32,500. With my birthday coming on May 28, 1995, I decided to go shopping for a TV with a bigger screen than the 27 inch TV in my bedroom. Figuring I could find a nice 35 inch television, I was pleasantly surprised

After the easy wins with both the James Toney and Lennox Lewis bouts, I was more energized than ever to fly to Vegas on May 20 to bet on Evander Holyfield in his comeback fight against Ray Mercer. Evander hadn’t fought in over a year, when he lost his heavyweight titles to Michael Moorer. After

My parents were going to Las Vegas on vacation on Saturday April 29, 1995, so I figured I could use my mom to place a few bets for me while they were there. James Toney was taking fighting Anthony Hembrick on Sunday the 30th at the Rio Hotel off of the strip, and I had

After the nice payday on the Chavez fight, my next trip to Vegas was for the George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz bout on April 22. I flew out from Philadelphia the Friday night before, and checked into the Aladdin Hotel on the strip. When I went to Caesar’s Palace sportsbook, the odds were 6-1 in

After the $5,000 payday from the Bowe win, I made plans to fly back to Vegas two weeks later. I checked into the Aladdin Hotel again, and headed right back to Caesar’s Palace Sportsbook, this time with a photo ID on my Jersey driver’s license in hand. My reason for this trip was to place

I booked a flight, and flew to Las Vegas on Friday, March 3, 1995, then checked into the Aladdin Hotel on the strip. The first thing I did after I settled in, was take my $25,000 cash and head to the Caesar’s Palace Sportsbook to place a wager on Whitaker. My strategy from the outset

The biggest mistake of my natural life took place between the spring of 1993 and 1995. I foolishly got involved with a woman who was manipulative and conniving, and I stayed with her simply because I felt sorry for her. She moved into a house to rent in late 1993 after she lost her apartment,