I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do read more

I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.

Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other