Who is/was your hero. The person you looked up to?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

My father... (he got 2 purple hearts in vietnam)

Rocky Balboa... Sounds dumb but true... I tried harder at things to emulate him.(although fictional)

Vinny Paz... Broke his neck and was able to storm back to his winning ways... Always loved him!

[:::PSL:::]

As a kid, my dad. I wanted to be a civil engineer like him. But I already abandoned that idea.

As a teen-ager, Brett Favre. A great team leader.

Currently,... nobody.

[Dark Lord Al]

My all time hero The motor City Cobra = Thomas HITMAN Hearns
i lived his fights , he is the most exciting fighter ive ever seen , awsome power , brilliant boxing skills , vulnarable chin , perfect blend for edge of seat thrills

[LEGION]

My Dad, who instilled certain values in me, not by telling me, but by doing and setting examples.

A guy named Ralph who along with his wife lived next door to my parents. An older guy who served in Vietnam and was the epitomy of courage. The most giving, kind man I ever knew; and also one of the most terrifying when he lost his cool. Went through hell in Vietnam and still kept his sanity. A very sad, sad day when he passed in 2000 after a 3 year battle with stomach cancer. One of the few times in my life that I broke down; a loss that still hurts to this day.


Bilbo; because he talks so much sh#t it is almost admirable

[CutMeMick]

My pops...

Other then that a man by the name of Leonardo Lopez. Who kept me and 100's of other kids away from drugs, gangs and violence which at the time was taking over our community in the late 80's and early 90's.
He created a committe called "Comite De La Esperanza" which translates to "The Committe of Hope" where he build soccer teams in different age groups, he had carnivals for us, fairs, field trips, a lot of parents helped out but for the most part he was always there......
Because of him most of us steered clear from gangs, of course he couldn't save us all some did fall into those things, lot's are dead now, more are in jail.
From time to time I stop and think what IF....
What if I would have chosen to get into gangs, drugs?
I always say I'm very fortunate to have not fallen into those temptations.
I thank God, my parents and Leonardo Lopez for that...

[Julius Rain]

My brother Richard, look out for me unconditionally as his baby brother but gave me respect knowing i too will grow into a man. He never pick on me, never made me feel bad, always made me laugh, and showed me how to knock a guy out with good punch.

He pass away when I was 13 though, but even after his death I can feel his presence watching over me. I use to dream about hanging out with him every single day. Our bond lived on and he never left my side.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Any boxer who's put in the effort to better himself. Thats the truth.

[boozeboxer]

thanks everyone. We have quite an ecclectic mix of people here and it is neat to hear there stories//