We used to shadowbox on the lawn of the schoolyard playground. Me and my best friend Michael. One day I would be Muhammad Ali and he would be Joe Frazier and then the next day we would switch. When I was Ali I would taunt “Smoking” Joe and Michael, who had trained at the Petronelli’s Gym in Brockton, Massachusetts alongside Marvin Hagler, would barrel forward and say, “Is that all you got champ?” The two of us loved Joe Frazier but both of us wanted to be Muhammad Ali. [details]
Muhammad Ali – Such Is A Hero
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