đ€Ł #70 - From Contending With Ali ââ To Cocaine Cowboy: Lou Esa
21.10.2021
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Lou Esa is a former contending Heavyweight Boxer and original Cocaine Cowboy. In a life story Hollywood Studios would never believe, Lou went from training under his good friend Muhammad Aliâs team at 5th Street Gym in Miami, to earning his spot as one of the best Heavyweight Boxers in the worldââto becoming one of Miamiâs infamous Cocaine Cowboys.
...All in the span of about 2-3 years.
This podcast is the behind-the-scenes story of what happenedââas told by the man who lived it.
***Note: âCocaine Cowboysâ is a term made famous by Billy Corbenâs Eponymous 2006 Documentary and its subsequent sequels (including the 2021 Netflix Miniseries, âCocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miamiâ). Lou Esa was a player in the middle of many of the conspiracies recounted in Corbenâs various films on the subject.
***TIMESTAMPS***
0:00 - Louâs early career in boxing; a funny highway story; How Lou got signed by Don Shula to the Miami Dolphins; Meeting Muhammad Ali & Getting signed by his trainer Angelo Dundee at 5th Street Gym in Miami; Louâs friend Chuck Wepner, who âRockyâ was based off of
24:57 - Lou trained by swimming with the alligators; Then Lou trained by swimming with sharks; Louâs 5 marriages around the world; An insane growth spurt story; the nightclub Lou opened up in Greece
45:49 - How Louâs career went; Being a star in Miami in the 1970s; The crazy story behind Louâs first loss
1:03:03 - Dana White and the UFC donât pay their fighters enough; The overlaps within MMA and boxing
1:13:28 - The True Crime Story of how Lou became a Cocaine Cowboy in Miami WHILE he was a Heavyweight contender; Wild stories from the Miami drug trade at night; planes, boats, and blow; How they wrapped cocaine in the drug smuggling trade; Lou talks about the Colombians and the Cubans and who he worked with
1:29:24 - When Lou knew he was done fighting; Fighting in Madison Square Garden; Funny stories about Louâs friend and training partner, Muhammad Ali; That time Ali beat Lou up out of nowhere in a sparring session; What Muhammad Aliâs legacy means; Ali, McGregor, Mayweather and fight promotion; Lou breaks down Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson
1:55:12 - How Louâs trainers would psyche him up for a fight; Funny stories about various fights Lou had; Lou lists off all the greats he sparred with including Ali, Frazier, and Foreman
2:10:19 - Lou talks about the National Geographic documentary he starred in regarding illegal bookmaking; How Lou ended up becoming a major cocaine distributor; How Lou would smuggle cocaine from Miami to New York City; The cocaine abuse comeback and drugs across pop culture; Lou talks about a DEA Agent he paid off; Why Lou thinks many cops can be bought
2:31:45 - Louâs work with the Cubans in Miami (who were covered in Billy Corbenâs most recent Cocaine Cowboys Documentary, âCocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miamiâ); The Cali Cartel and Medellin Cartel (Pablo Escobar) from Colombia; How Lou jumped an indictment and fled to Greece; Louâs work as an extortionist in Greece; How Lou got arrested in Barcelona; How Lou bought off everyone in his Spanish prison; H...
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