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What I wish for Boxing in 2015
and all actions of the world. It’s Canada remember once again that promoters. Here’s wishing it
about “business”. Times change success begins at the grass roots will come together. My personal
and boxing always reflects our level and help out the clubs and preference is Manny Pacquiao as
By Jorge Luis changing times. coaches. Funding one athlete helps much as I appreciate and respect
one athlete but helping a coach or Mayweather’s majestic skills.
So here are some of my wishes
club helps many more. Remember Mayweather does not embody or
for the New Year and what I am
thankful for. First off I am thankful that the more your separate the represent what I would want any of
coach from his athlete the less my athletes at Champs to become
I live in Cornwall, Ontario in a
here is boxing going in community where our leaders still success we have on the national and emulate in their personal lives
W2015? Where does boxing help out youth and allow us to and international scale. Here’s even though I love the way he
stand? Boxing is a sport of occupy space at an old club house hoping the brass will look at our dictates policy and terms to the
survival. Survival brings hope. in a Park on Jarvis St. and see the past history and remember Shawn establishment and shark promoters
Boxing despite all its misgivings good in keeping young people O’Sullivan and Willy DeWitt in of the game…he has overcome.
always brings hope, often to those off the street in a hard-working the Olympics of 1984; Edgerton Here’s wishing for a national
who have little or no hope. Boxing environment and allow us to keep Marcus and Lennox Lewis in 1988 commission with uniform rules
always reflects our changing some dreams alive. Kudos to our as well as Marc Leduc of Kingston across the board for professional
times. Often we can see this recreational department and our in 1992 in addition to countless boxing to eliminate the alphabet
in its champions and how they city fathers and forefathers. others who were all trained, funded soup of inept commissions and inept
behave and the current political and cornered by their personal judging and corrupt promoters.
scene. Think Jack Dempsey and Thank you to my dedicated hometown coach. Here’s wishing
members who sweat and toil To Tony Luis, my son and world
his sluggish style in the roaring our brass and government will
night after sweaty night to better class professional…may the road to
twenties. Joe Louis, the quiet help fund the hometown clubs and
African American with explosive themselves. Thank you to my coaches and our youth to greater your dream be opened and you get
competitors who teach me the your just reward and opportunities
fists who ruled for 12 years and 25 heights, realizing that charity
title defenses, suffering prejudice meaning of never giving up. We begins at home not at the top and you have toiled and sweated for
in silence and yet was a symbol only lose when we give up. For all having more administration. come to you. That you be rewarded
those nights when we came short both financially and with justice in
of hope and greatness. Defended Here’s hoping for a heavyweight
his country and title with honor of victory in the ring, but held champion from North America the ring where it counts and matters
and grace like many of our young our heads high, shook hands with who captures our imagination and and continue to be the role model
our opponents, shrugged, trained and example by your actions that
men and women who did the same brings boxing back to network
and went off to war to defend harder and asked for a rematch. TV. Here’s hoping and wishing you are for the youth and everyone
against tyranny and to protect our You are the future and hope of our for more boxing on TV. If it’s on at Champs Eastside Boxing Club.
young generation. Here’s to a year May you and the team at Champs;
freedom. you will watch. And wishing and
filled with hope, glory, victory and Tony, Tevin, Max, Neica, Leah,
Think Muhammad Ali in the losses too, but victories outside the hoping it will inspire young people Mirin, Leland and Lane, assistant
turbulent 60’s, who rebelled ring, in life as well. to become fans and be intrigued by coaches Matt and Elaine…. you
and brought with him a boxing the sport of Kings. are the reason Champs Eastside
Here’s wishing Champs Eastside
style unseen by anyone as a Last but not least here’s wishing Boxing is the little club that could
heavyweight, and who spoke Boxing a triumphant return to the that the super fight between Manny and will. A note from Elaine…
frays of tournaments such as the
freely against oppression to his Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jorge may your passion and love of
people and the Vietnam War. He Brampton Cup and for a local champ finally takes place. Money is not boxing continue to be the guiding
did what he thought was right and or two at the Canadian Golden an issue…the money is there and light and ignite that spark for all
Gloves to be held in Cornwall
along the way inspired a whole in place. The great champions that step into Champs. You are
new generation of young people again this year. Represent us with of the past always wished to test the solid foundation of Champs
and athletes. honor and respect and may all our themselves against the best of and develop the skills, talents and
opponents know and feel they were
Think of athletes today like in a fight. When you face someone their time and took great pride in character of all that come through
Floyd Mayweather…”Money” from Champs Eastside Boxing you this and were well paid for doing the door.
Mayweather. Where “Money” is, are in for a fight. it. The fighter should get paid Yours in sport
is what motivates and dictates his the lion’s share, not the greedy
To Boxing Ontario and Boxing Jorge Luis
