Wow. I wrote you an entire story, then had to sign in again! Lost the whole thing! So, I will try again….
This: You’re awesome, Karen! Great form!! Your video was entertaining to me, as my Father was a boxer in his youth. He boxed Joe Louis twice in the early 1930s. Louis won both bouts, but on a TKO…points. Dad was never knocke…
Wow. I wrote you an entire story, then had to sign in again! Lost the whole thing! So, I will try again….
This: You’re awesome, Karen! Great form!! Your video was entertaining to me, as my Father was a boxer in his youth. He boxed Joe Louis twice in the early 1930s. Louis won both bouts, but on a TKO…points. Dad was never knocked out in his career. He was on the Chicago team and Mr. Louis was on the Detroit team. Both teams were on the USA team in the Olympics. They won, beating the European team. Dad + Joe became good friends for years, and they had lots of funny stories of their teams touring the circuit. Yet, it was a sad time as young boxers endured tremendous physical injury for a couple of bucks during the Great Depression. I was a “late-in-life” addition to the family, but even though I was a girl, Dad taught me how to box. My older brother won the championship at Marquette University ca. 1960. Thank you for your video, and for allowing me to share some old memories. Keep up your Roper-Dope! Stay strong! You’re a good boxer. 💪
Wow, so.enjoyed reading this! Your father sounds amazing. How great that he trained you. Just goes to show, you put something out there and you never know what amazing things will come back at you--like your great response! I was offered to fight professionally many times but always turned it down. I would have had to give everything to it (that's how I am) and I was a single mother raising my kids plus building a nonprofit, a creative writing program for incarcerated youth, and could not fragment myself any further. I made the right choice but these choices aren't always easy!
Wow. I wrote you an entire story, then had to sign in again! Lost the whole thing! So, I will try again….
This: You’re awesome, Karen! Great form!! Your video was entertaining to me, as my Father was a boxer in his youth. He boxed Joe Louis twice in the early 1930s. Louis won both bouts, but on a TKO…points. Dad was never knocked out in his career. He was on the Chicago team and Mr. Louis was on the Detroit team. Both teams were on the USA team in the Olympics. They won, beating the European team. Dad + Joe became good friends for years, and they had lots of funny stories of their teams touring the circuit. Yet, it was a sad time as young boxers endured tremendous physical injury for a couple of bucks during the Great Depression. I was a “late-in-life” addition to the family, but even though I was a girl, Dad taught me how to box. My older brother won the championship at Marquette University ca. 1960. Thank you for your video, and for allowing me to share some old memories. Keep up your Roper-Dope! Stay strong! You’re a good boxer. 💪
Wow, so.enjoyed reading this! Your father sounds amazing. How great that he trained you. Just goes to show, you put something out there and you never know what amazing things will come back at you--like your great response! I was offered to fight professionally many times but always turned it down. I would have had to give everything to it (that's how I am) and I was a single mother raising my kids plus building a nonprofit, a creative writing program for incarcerated youth, and could not fragment myself any further. I made the right choice but these choices aren't always easy!