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Latest Blog Posts for Boxing Mid-Life
- Christmas and Hanukkah BoxingYesterday, I pointed out to Alan that it has been a year since Colonel (Ken), who stands to the left in the photo above had passed away. I still miss him. Alan wondered how Kenny, Colonel's son, was holding up. We haven't seen him s...
- Coach MamaToday was the last day of the fall session, and no one came to the gym. Ariel usually doesn't come in on Saturdays, so I wasn't surprised. Donovan and Maz have missed a lot of days, and I have no idea what's up with that. The kids w...
- A Death In The FamilyI had to go to Garfield Park today to attend an instructor's training. I was a little pissed because I wasn't told about it until yesterday. The day was planning to be a long, slow one. The training wasn't as bad and unproductive li...
- Eighth At Eckhart ParkThomas and the boxing coaches make the matches for the Eckhart Park show in the photo above. I had already made a match for Donovan with one of Eddie's (the coach at Davis Square Park) fighters.Alan tried to get matches for John and Rojan, but...
- Boxing LiferJames was hyped and ready for a fight at Harrison Park, but there was no match for him. I was relieved when I was able to match Donovan with a 12-year-old who fights out of that park. Before the show began, an honorary ten count was given in th...
- Ring Rust Is RealI decided to have Donovan and James do something different today. "Miss Hillari, why do you have headgear on?" James asked. "I'm going to spar one round with you, then one round with Donovan. Then you two will spar together," I answ...
- Claressa Does It AgainI rushed home from church after service yesterday to catch Claressa Shields' match at the Olympics. To my surprise, church service ended early, so I had plenty of time to get to my computer and watch the live stream.Like one of the announcers p...
- Late Summer and SeanJohn gets in one on Ro during their sparring session at Loyola Park in this photo.Unfortunately, I have to begin with some sad news. Sean Curtin passed on several days ago. He was the author of two books about Chicago boxing -- Chicago Bo...
- Blood In The MouthpieceJesus and Carlos sparred down at Loyola Park. Carlos had his hands down too much, and kept hesitating to throw punches. Jesus took advantage of this. At the end of their session, I saw a lot of blood on Carlos' mouthpiece. Al...
- Seward Slugging and the LaFollette Rumor Millon Aug 7, 2016 in amateur boxing boxing match boxing show Chicago childfree LaFollette Park Seward Park youth boxingTwo people from Loyola Park fought at Seward Park's boxing show last week, and I was in both of their corners. Solomon attends Barry's class, and my primary function was to use his cell phone to record his fight. Solomon won his bout. &nb...
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