It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

In 2012 he joined the cast of Sons of Anarchy as high-level pimp Nero Padilla. Smits was to have hosted the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards broadcast on September 11 2001 but it was called off because of the terrorist attacks that day. A.

He is also notable for his portrayal of Bail Organa in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and Miguel Prado in Dexter. A. S.