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I'd like to ask for one more final ten count for my uncle.
Johnny Cox fought out of Brooklyn as a middleweight in the 50's.
While his record was far from stellar, he was always a champion in my eyes.
A man who took the life lessons he learned from boxing and made sure the youth he encountered learned the same things he did.
He taught them in the gym about winning, about continuing to fight even when it may not look great, about finding a way.
He lived his life like that, married a wonderful woman and raised great children who wanted for nothing.
He was a pillar in his church and he walked with Christ the same way he was unafraid in the squared circle.
Uncle, you will be missed.
Greatly.
Dearly.
Johnny Cox fought out of Brooklyn as a middleweight in the 50's.
While his record was far from stellar, he was always a champion in my eyes.
A man who took the life lessons he learned from boxing and made sure the youth he encountered learned the same things he did.
He taught them in the gym about winning, about continuing to fight even when it may not look great, about finding a way.
He lived his life like that, married a wonderful woman and raised great children who wanted for nothing.
He was a pillar in his church and he walked with Christ the same way he was unafraid in the squared circle.
Uncle, you will be missed.
Greatly.
Dearly.
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