124. Syd Vanderpool - What It Takes To Be A Exceptional

Syd started boxing at 6 years old and compiled an amateur record of 90 wins and 11 losses.  As a professional boxer ranked #1 in the world by the IBF after defeating Tito Mendoza in May 2002.  Syd retired from his 13-year career in boxing with a record of 35-4 with 23 knockouts. Syd established the SydFIT Centre in 2007, and in 2022 opened his second location   SydFIT Platinum Elmira which is geared toward providing an exclusive experience and environment for entrepreneurs and executives. SydFIT continues to grow the business globally to include fitness boxing, youth boxing, virtual on-demand, and a successful competitive amateur boxing program, in which Syd’s Team Destiny won 4 consecutive years top team awards at the Ontario Boxing Association Golden Gloves.  As a coach, Syd has also started the careers of several pro boxers, most notably working with Jessica “The Cobra” Camara, and Natasha “The Nightmare” Spence, and “Dangerous” Denton Daley who won the NABA and NABF Cruiserweight titles which ranked him as high as #2 in the world.  He currently coaches 3 Canadian National team boxers,  and recently coached Mandy Bujold to her 2nd Olympics games appearance in 2021. Syd was inducted into the Ontario Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020 and currently sits on the board of Boxing Ontario. Links: https://www.instagram.com/boxingbysyd/?hl=en https://sydfitplatinum.ca/ Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory