By Simon Ruvalcaba, Tahoe Onstage
Every time I hear about a Stan Martyniouk fight, it gets the attention of my ears.
It was around early 2003 when I traveled to Nasser Niavaroni’s gym in Roseville for a sparring session. When I arrived, I learned my scheduled partner was not there. Instead, Niavaroni had a nationally ranked teenage amateur in the gym who would get me a few rounds of good work. He shouted, “Stan The Man, get ready!”
We went three rounds. Stan had fast hands and he delivered them from awkward angles. In the second round, one landed flush and it ruptured my left eardrum.
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