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By Thomas Gerbasi - For an aspiring boxer, getting a compliment from an established middleweight contender like John Duddy would be the thrill of a lifetime. For an actor putting together the skill set to play a boxer, it meant even more, and that was the case when Duddy visited Holt McCallany in the locker room at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn.
“I’m really impressed,” Duddy told McCallany. “I’ve been watching your development and you’ve been really looking good. I understand you’re gonna be fighting Saturday night, and I just want to say good luck – you look more like one of us every day.”
A few days after that conversation, the 46-year old McCallany, star of the new series “Lights Out”, which premieres tonight on FX, would take method acting to the next level, stepping between the ropes for his first amateur fight, an idea that began with the actor’s boxing trainer, former welterweight champion Mark Breland, and Duddy’s trainer Harry Keitt. [Click Here To Read More]
“I’m really impressed,” Duddy told McCallany. “I’ve been watching your development and you’ve been really looking good. I understand you’re gonna be fighting Saturday night, and I just want to say good luck – you look more like one of us every day.”
A few days after that conversation, the 46-year old McCallany, star of the new series “Lights Out”, which premieres tonight on FX, would take method acting to the next level, stepping between the ropes for his first amateur fight, an idea that began with the actor’s boxing trainer, former welterweight champion Mark Breland, and Duddy’s trainer Harry Keitt. [Click Here To Read More]
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