In Italy, I Had An Afro, And

I Only Wish That I Had Had The Courage And The Knowledge To Have Gotten That Out Of My System, Out Of My Mind Or My Heart Years Earlier. But There Is No Book, There Is No Manual To Tell You How To Deal With Sexual Abuse.

To Be Honest, I Don't Know. I Started One [book] Back In 1982 Or '83 When I First Retired. But I Was Only 25 Or 26 And Not Ready To Write My Memoirs.

I Want To Be Great, Something Special.

I Learned How To Sumon, From Somewhere Deep Within, The Extra Will I Didn't Know I Possessed. Knowing It Was There, And Could Be Tapped Again, Gave Me The Boost Of Confidence I Would Rely On For Years To Come.

I Tried The Gloves On, And It Just Felt So Natural. From That Moment I Became So Embedded In Boxing. I Found A Friend In Boxing.