Unscripted With Akeem Haynes

This week my guest is a former boxer and for the past few decades world-class trainer, and one of the most well-known families in boxing, Jeff Mayweather.

I had a great conversation with Jeff, he was very gracious with his time and was very honest about all of the questions that I asked them and gave us great insight into who he was the fighter and how he trains his athletes now. Jeff grew up in Grand Rapids Michigan with his Brothers who were all professional boxers and all had their success. His eldest brother Floyd Mayweather senior was a former welterweight contender, his other brother Roger was a two-division world champion and he in his career, was a former IBO super featherweight champion.

In this episode we talk about:

•What it was like growing up with his brothers

•How he got involved in boxing

•The promise he made his mother left him a little conflicted

•The mindset it takes to be a champion

•Why he considers himself more of a life coach than just a boxing trainer

•We talk about the Mayweather name and why it's important to protect that name

•We talk about what he saw in his nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr that made him different and what his best performance was

•We talk about his top five favourite boxers of all time and what he thinks about this generation of boxers + so much more

Whether you are a boxing enthusiast or not, I believe you'll enjoy this episode and get a lot from his journey I know that I did.

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Instagram: @TheRealJeffMayweather

This week on the show my guest is a financial consultant, Marathon Athlete and he's 1/2 of the Uber popular podcast "The fight with Teddy Atlas", Ken Rideout.

I first heard about ken after listening to his podcast where he co-host with teddy atlas, entitled the fight. I thought this episode was a great way to start the new season, in this episode Ken walks us through the ups and downs of growing up in Boston.

We get into the hardships of his childhood, we get into his time spent working as a prison guard, We get into how he battled his low moments and how he tackled his addiction. We get into his family dynamics and why he and his wife decided to adopt a baby after having 3 of his own. We talk about the sports he did growing up such as boxing, football and hockey before finding endurance sports later in life.

We talk about how he started working with teddy atlas and the growth of the podcast. Ken is the real deal, not because he's perfect but because he embraces who he is as a person and isn't afraid to be his authentic self. I enjoyed this episode and I believe you will do. for the next few months, he's gearing up and getting ready to run the Boston Marathon in April. Be sure to keep up with his progress there I'm sure he'll be at the front of the pack. So without further due, enjoy this week's episode with Ken Rideout.

Twitter: @KenRideout_

What's going on everyone? Welcome back to the first episode of season 3 of Unscripted. I hope the new year has been treating you well so far! We've missed you!

Let's get into Episode #88 - Welcome back!

In Episode 88 we are going to talk about something that I think we've all been through at some point.

Have you ever felt like you're doing all the right things and maybe your not seeing results as quickly as you'd like?

Maybe you've taken time to reflect, and while you see progress it seems like you are far behind where you thought you'd be?

Maybe some days you wake up and you feel like you have it all together, and the next day you ask yourself "What is going on here?"

If you find yourself in this season, perhaps you are in a dry season. In this episode, we talk about "how to navigate through a dry season"

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Thank you to everyone that tune into the show this season. I want to thank everyone that left a rating and review of the show, and thank you to everyone that shared the episode as well. In the finale of season 2, Akeem reflects on the year it's been and he shares a quick message to close out the year and onwards towards the new year. Happy new year! And Merry Christmas to everyone. Until next season, enjoy the episode! Much love ! Don't forget to subscribe to us on YouTube and on Instagram: @unscriptedwak!

This week on the show, she has once nicknamed the fastest woman on skates. She's a 3xOlympic medalist including the first-ever Canadian to win back-to-back gold medals in 1998 & 2002. She's an 11x World medalist including 5 world titles in the 500m sprints and short sprints. In 2008 she was inducted into the Canadian Hall of fame. She's the current President and CEO of sport Calgary, she is on the Canada games vice-chair counsel as well as Canada games special Olympics Canada board member and current Chef De mission of team Canada at the Beijing 2022 Olympic games. She's a woman of many hats I'm talking about Former Canadian Speed Skater, Motivational Speaker & Author, Catriona Le May Doan Joins me on the show

Catriona Le May Doan and I had a very insightful, transparent conversation.

This week on the show, 3x Olympic medalist including a gold in the team event in 2018 and an individual bronze, 2x World Medalist including a gold in 2018. She's the 6th woman in Canadian history to win an individual medal in figure skating with a bronze medal in 2018. She is not retired from the ice and is now studying and putting her focus into becoming a journalist. Former Canadian figure skater, Kaetlyn Osmond Joins me on the show.

In this episode, kaetlyn takes us through the highs and lows in her career including the injury that made her want to quit the sport at 18 and the backstory behind her 2018 individual medal, we talk about how the pandemic affected her mentally, we talk about how retirement took a toll on her before she found her footing. We talk about finding self-worth away from the sport and so much more. While you know what she can do on the ice, this episode takes you through the person she was and who she is growing into today. This is an episode I believe you will enjoy!

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In this episode, we get into the importance of being great on your level. We as people always want more and more. While we want more, we might not be ready for that increase. If we take what is in front of us for granted, what makes us think we are ready for elevation? Everybody wants to be great, but to be great, you have to be great where you are right now. Elevation comes when you maximize all the opportunities that are in front of you today, Be great on the level that you are on. Check out the full episode for the full breakdown and conversation. Share this episode with a friend today, connect with us on social media.

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This week on the show, 2004 Olympic Gold medalist, 3x World medalist including a Gold in 2009, 2003 NCAA Champion in both the 100m & 200m and now sprint coach at Cane Bay High School in South Carolina, Former Jamaican Sprinter Aleen Bailey. Aleen was around during a special time In Jamaica, she helped create history in 2004 where she helped Jamaica win their first relay Gold medal in the history of the event. In this episode, Aleen and I touch on a lot of things:

Including how she got into the track. Track and field wasn't something she kinda came into in her form, it was something someone close to her advised her to do, Aleen had a lot of anger inside of her and she would get into a lot of fights, but this was all because of an incident that she had to bottle up back then that she can talk about it now. We talk about her time at Barton community college, her sprint doubles at South Carolina, how she handles transition, the 2004 Olympic Games, lots of stories and memories in between, her relationship with Jamaican dancehall star Capleton and how she finds balance in her life today and so so so much more.

This is an episode you don't want to miss.

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This week 2xOlympian and one of Jamaica's fastest men Julian Forte Joins me on the show. Julian is on that prestigious list of sprinters who were able to run sub 10 in the 100m and sub 20 in the 200m. I first saw Julian in 2014 at the World Relays in the Bahamas he ran the third leg for that Jamaican team that won that year. A remarkable talent with high expectations and has done well for himself throughout the years. in this episode we get into a lot of things, we spend the first bit of the conversation just touching on his performance at the recent Olympic games, not the physical side but the mental whirlwind that he found himself in post games. We always see athletes at their best, never really able to let their guard down. In this episode, Julian explains the ups and downs leading up the games, what he felt during that time and how he's motivated more than ever to get back to where he believes he is. we touch on why leaving jamaica to train after high school was never a consideration. We talk about why it's important to have good people in your life and so much more. If you've been following his career over the years, you'll get a better understanding of his mindset and his approach to everyday life. With that being said, enjoy this week's episode with Julian Forte.

Instagram: @JulianForte

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This week 5xOlympian, 4x on the summer side with track and field, 1 on the winter side with 2-man bobsled, 1996 Olympic gold medalist 2x World Champion, 1995 Pan Am Gold medalist in the 100m, 2008 Canadian sports hall of fame inductee and current head coach of Athletics Canada Glenroy Gilbert joins me on the show. In this episode, we talk about his upbringing, the migration from Trinidad to Canada, lessons he learned from his mother, his time at LSU, how he balanced his success at the 1996 Olympic games while battling one of the toughest times in his life away from the track, his faith and what he hopes to instill in his kids every single day. If you know G on the track he's a man of business and demands to get the results, but in this episode, he let his guard down a bit and shares the wisdom of someone who travelled ways to get to where he is today. Enjoy The Episode. Follow Glenroy on social: @GlenroyGilbert, all things unscripted:https://linktr.ee/Unscriptedpodcast