My late husband (2005) was a professional boxer. He never lost a fight. In fact, there were two occasions when two other opponents refused to get in the ring with him and forfeited the fight. He once knocked out his opponent in four seconds. He was so devoted and strict with his training, he would run the whole levy, backward, as part of his training technique. He would also eat raw eggs.
He once spared with Sonny Liston [photo below of Sonny], an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of combat sports.
Sonny was one "bad" dude, let me tell you! haha
Unfortunately, Robert had one of his legs half torn off in a hayride accident, and they thought he was going to lose his leg, but were able to save it by putting a few pins in it. However, that ruined his boxing career.
I remember one taller kid challenged him in grade school, thinking he was really tough and cool, and would easily punch his lights out. Robert gladly took on the challenge and calmly warned him, "Okay, we can do that, but I have to tell you that by the time you even think about taking one punch, I will have hit you three times." Needless to say, the kid walked away. 😂
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