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By Lee Groves - Just a few weeks ago – March 16 to be exact – I marked the 36th anniversary of the “thunderbolt moment” that made me a boxing fan. Since witnessing Roberto Duran’s 11th round destruction of Esteban DeJesus in the second of their three fights, I have admired and appreciated the talents of the sport’s best practitioners.
At various points in my life – sometimes to my great peril – I pulled on the gloves and tried to recreate what I saw. Though I won more than I lost, I eventually learned that I didn’t have the tools to turn my childhood fantasies into adult realities.
In recent days my mind drifted back to those youthful years of possibility and I found myself wondering what could have been had I been blessed with greater physical gifts. As I sat in the easy chair of the Home Office – continuing my quixotic quest to transfer my VHS boxing collection to DVD – I silently played the “what if” game. What if I approached the Great Gatekeeper of Talents and asked him to grant me the greatest weapons in boxing history, piece by piece? And what if he actually accepted? [Click Here To Read More]
At various points in my life – sometimes to my great peril – I pulled on the gloves and tried to recreate what I saw. Though I won more than I lost, I eventually learned that I didn’t have the tools to turn my childhood fantasies into adult realities.
In recent days my mind drifted back to those youthful years of possibility and I found myself wondering what could have been had I been blessed with greater physical gifts. As I sat in the easy chair of the Home Office – continuing my quixotic quest to transfer my VHS boxing collection to DVD – I silently played the “what if” game. What if I approached the Great Gatekeeper of Talents and asked him to grant me the greatest weapons in boxing history, piece by piece? And what if he actually accepted? [Click Here To Read More]
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