The Tower (2011)
The Tower
“Crazyman said. “They need the basics, too.”
Joe Roberts was twenty-five, very big all over but also fat. His co-worker, Chuck Weatherly, was thirty, about my height and maybe one hundred and forty pounds soaking wet. They were my sparring partners, and it was Crazyman’s idea to match me up against dudes I might have to fight in real life. Joe was slower than I was but far bigger and stronger so I had to learn to stick and move against him.
On the other hand, Chuck was weaker than I was but had ...faster and better footwork, so I had to crowd him. That was what Crazyman said. “Trap him in the corner and let it loose!” But I was still scared to really let fly. Why, I don’t know, but there it was.
That scared feeling came back to haunt me once. My sparring partners had talked me into going down to San Diego to do some sightseeing. “It’ll be fun!” they assured me, and we’d had a pretty good time walking around, doing some window-shopping. However, during the course of getting dinner from an outdoor food stand a gang of tough guys decided to do the “punking bit”MoreLess
Joe Roberts was twenty-five, very big all over but also fat. His co-worker, Chuck Weatherly, was thirty, about my height and maybe one hundred and forty pounds soaking wet. They were my sparring partners, and it was Crazyman’s idea to match me up against dudes I might have to fight in real life. Joe was slower than I was but far bigger and stronger so I had to learn to stick and move against him.
On the other hand, Chuck was weaker than I was but had ...faster and better footwork, so I had to crowd him. That was what Crazyman said. “Trap him in the corner and let it loose!” But I was still scared to really let fly. Why, I don’t know, but there it was.
That scared feeling came back to haunt me once. My sparring partners had talked me into going down to San Diego to do some sightseeing. “It’ll be fun!” they assured me, and we’d had a pretty good time walking around, doing some window-shopping. However, during the course of getting dinner from an outdoor food stand a gang of tough guys decided to do the “punking bit”MoreLess
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