Jarrell Miller: On The Rise

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On June 4th 2015 at 7pm, the Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, will reopen as the Paramount Event Center featuring sports and entertainment and hosting its first a boxing event. The revitalized venue on the Long Island University campus will be christened by non other than Brooklyn’s own Heavyweight boxing star Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller. Miller (12-0) will face Damon “Bulldog” McCreary (15-4, 11 KOs) from Detroit, Michigan.

It is not commonly known that the Paramount Theater is a former movie palace that was built in 1928 and designed by the theater team Rapp and Rapp, who built the sister Paramount (1926) that was located in Manhattan’s Times Square. Both landmarks were the center of New York entertainment and pre-dated Radio City Music Hall (1932). Only Madison Square Garden has an older and richer history.

According to anthropologist professor Michael Hittman, the original Brooklyn Paramount was not only a movie palace but was the early home to rock and roll and introduced Brooklyn to Jazz with performance by such artists as Dizzie Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis.

This revitalized venue, now called PEC, was launched in April 2015 by Barclays Center developer Bruce Ratner and Onexim Sports entertainment, with business operation overseen by Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormack. The aim of the partnership is to focus on booking emerging talents such as Jarrell Miller and Damon McCreary.

McCreary comes with a solid record and has been in the boxing game since 1998. McCreary possesses a swarming boxing style where he depends on volume punching, his foot speed and his sneaky right hand to dominate his opponents. Although his most notable outing came in a knock out loss to the rising star Deontay Wilder in 2012, McCreary has great in-ring instincts. Damon truly floats like a butterfly and will make him more a spoiler than an opponent who “cooperates for a pay check,” as we have seen in many recent boxing matchups

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Jarrell Miller has been on the fast track to making a name for himself. Although having only 12 professional fights, he is an accomplished kickboxer and has used that experience to develop good ring generalship and range control. Miller has a very adaptable style and will be showcasing his skills against a very mobile and durable fighter.

Miller being the bigger and hungrier fighter will aim to make a statement and will go for the knock out to let all the young guns in the heavyweight division know that there there is a new sheriff in town. The young guns have become the gatekeepers to the big fights and big pay days. Miller plans to let nothing and no one stand in his way.

What fans of the “sweet science” should expect to see on Thursday is not hyped up superlatives for a lackluster show or promoter braggadocio in order to sell tickets. What fans will see is two determined fighters looking to knock on the door of the heavyweight gate keepers. With the venue being Brooklyn, the Big Baby has no choice but to make it electric and exciting. When you fight in your hometown there is no place to hide. A poor showing means someone will ask you what happened at the coffee shop the very next day.

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New York City, and Brooklyn in particular, has a rich history of growing local talent into megastars such as Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe to name a few. When a New York City champion is established the champion has the best fans and fan base in the country. This is proven by the fact that stars such as Paulie Malignaggi, Zab Judah and Miguel Cotto are always the “A side” of any fight or card.

As the pride of Brooklyn the “Big Baby” needs to use a well-placed right hand to send the “Bull Dog” back to the Motor City and send the message that outsiders need not apply. Because of his great skill I expect the Big Baby to establish his jab early and put a leash on the Bulldog’s dive bomber-like assaults. He needs to establish early that he is the bigger and stronger man and when the “knees” in McCreary’s brain begin to buckles, Miller needs to punctuate the occasion with power punching to show the boxing public that Gennedy Golovkin is not the only powerhouse and knock out artist in the boxing game.

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Mr. Miller is going put his name in the boxing history books the old fashioned way – “by earning it”. Miller has often described himself as a throwback fighter in the same vein as the worldclass hall of famer Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins. His method of putting the heavy weight division on notice is not to disparage other fighters or call out the big names. He has decided just to fight. To pay homage to his boxing hero Mike Tyson and the old classic boxers, he has decided he will speak volumes with his talent and skill with his fist and his fire. “Just line em up and I will take em out.” Mr. Miller’s schedule is impressive, he fought last year November, then in 2015 he fought in January, April and has two fights in June alone.

I recently caught up with Jarrell to ask about his preparation for his upcoming fight.

AA: Hey Big Baby, What Happening?

BB: I am Good.

AA: Looking at Damon McCreary any special preparation for him?

BB: No just doing what I have been doing… working hard. I know I am going for the knockout.

AA: Is it important for you to be fighting in Brooklyn rather than elsewhere. And this is at the Paramount and it s reintroduction into an entertainment complex. This might be their first event.

BB; You know fighting in Brooklyn regardless is fun thing to do. I know I am at Brooklyn Paramount and I am happy, I am game. I am the headliner.

AA: I know you are training with Harry Keitt. Are you doing anything different in this training camp? Do you have particular game plan? I have looked at tapes of this guy. This guy jumps around and has a right hand but he is short. Are you working on power or long range? Are you looking for the knockout now? What’s the plan?

BB: My jab is always on point. Start with the jab. Definitely working on the knockout and I will preform very well. The only thing I did more different for this fight is that I have been dieting more now. My physique is gonna get leaner, meaner.

AA: You looking to drop your weight?

BB: Yeah looking to get down to 255-260. For this fight I might be 275. So I want to bring it down slowly but surely.

AA: I see that you have another fight soon at the end of the month. Are you trying to make a statement? This is like just weeks between fights….this is old school style to be fighting in just weeks apart. How do you do that?

BB: I am used to this from my kickboxing experience, I am accustomed to doing this. I kind a like it. I like the pressure. Some guys crumble under it but I like it. Keeps me motivated. Sometimes you have no fights or fights get cancelled. New York is a place where if you are hot you gotta stay hot so I am happy.

AA: Does your team have a big name for the near future? A particular fight for the end of this year or early next year?

BB; Yeah I got my sights on Joshua Anthony I definitely…….I want to chin check him. I don’t like him!

To be continued……

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Written by NewYorkFighting.com contributor – Adrain Anthony

Editor – Kyle Antonelli

Adrian Anthony is a martial arts enthusiast and has been a combat sports competitor and coach for many years. He holds the rank of Full Instructor in the Universal Defense System, the eclectic and multi-style system of the legendary Sifu Ralph Mitchell. Adrian is also a licensed attorney barred in New York State and Washington D.C.

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