Quote Originally Posted by amat
Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
I think he fell apart for good.
Maybe for his boxing career, but he has his act cleaned up now. And he managed to keep money over the years. I read an article on him a while back on here, fantastic article, in which he said he's all cleaned up and all he does is play chess. It wasn
t so much an interview as it was an in depth look at his life. It was really a great read for me since he was my first boxing hero. I lived in Norfolk, Virginia and was 4 years old at the time of the second McGirt fight and I remember my parents having tons of people over for it.
Ya I was just referring to his boxing career. I hope the stories that he's cleaned up his act are true.
I know he's doing some work as a trainer now, although I always feel that great athletes in any sport make bad coaches, managers, trainers, etc. Everything comes so naturally to them that it's hard for them to understand that the fighter/players they're teaching can't do the same things they did.
For example, I know Whitaker never watched tape of his opponents. He preferred to just go in the ring and adjust on the fly as the fight went on. How many guys can do that and win?