The warrior wakes at dawn, owner of the most overused word in boxing, but perhaps the last one truly deserving of it.
He’s 35 in a young man’s game, target for every fighter who would like nothing better than to claim him as a victim, because to reach the top, they have to take out their heroes, the ones who have already been there and done that. There is no sympathy for the veteran, no holding back on the person whose autograph he might have coveted if circumstances were different.
That is the job of the young, the ones who hope 'to be' someday. The warrior just waits, tapes his hands, goes to the gym, and does his work. He doesn't need to talk... www.maxboxing.com doghouseboxing.com
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