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By Thomas Gerbasi - It only takes a few moments with light heavyweight prospect Mike Lee to realize that he’s a lot more mature than your average 23-year old. In fact, he’s more mature than your average group of 23-year olds. Yet while a Notre Dame education (and a 3.8 GPA) certainly helped in that department, Lee’s ability to project a wisdom beyond his years comes from the man who has been in his corner from Day One.
“I think I got that from my dad,” said Lee of his father, John. “He always parented with an iron fist, so to speak. (Laughs) When I was younger I was never worried about getting in trouble with teachers or the cops or anything like that. It was always ‘what would my dad do?’”
That type of discipline doesn’t always sit well with teenagers, and Lee admits that “at times it was definitely tough,” but as he approaches his third professional fight this Saturday against Keith Debow on the Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito undercard at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, it’s evident that everything has worked out pretty well for the Chicago native. [Click Here To Read More]
“I think I got that from my dad,” said Lee of his father, John. “He always parented with an iron fist, so to speak. (Laughs) When I was younger I was never worried about getting in trouble with teachers or the cops or anything like that. It was always ‘what would my dad do?’”
That type of discipline doesn’t always sit well with teenagers, and Lee admits that “at times it was definitely tough,” but as he approaches his third professional fight this Saturday against Keith Debow on the Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito undercard at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, it’s evident that everything has worked out pretty well for the Chicago native. [Click Here To Read More]
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