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Show Rose (1/17/83) pa ge 30 Mr. K Mr. R Mr. K Mr. R Mr. K Mr. R Mr. K Mr. R didn't get hit by a lot of those punches because with so much experience you some how or other sense when a punch is going to start before it starts. And even though I could in some cases sense the punch coming, I didn't avoid it. You know, my reaction wasn't that quick. I became aware of a lot of these things myself So, that went into your choice, into what you finally decided to •• Well, it was easy for me when I had a couple of men who knew fighters, knew fighting. It was easy for me to agree with their decision that there was no career for me in fighting. Was there any kind of choice between going to law school and becom ing a pro at any ti~e? No, don't bring any drama into it, it's just a fact. No, let's _\ .. ' not .\ spectacular i z e this thing. You ask me how my life is , and I would like it to go like that. I don't want to be blaring colors of green and red, that's for the bi~s. I don't think there were that many dramatic choices in 11v1ng, anyway ••• maybe, but not for the average individual. When were you thinking of going pro? When was it a matter of choice? I think it was when I was in school. In college? Yes, still in school. I used to hang around the Windsor gym, whic was on Lattimer and 18th or 19th street. I'd run into guys that were pros around the country like Maxie Rosenbloom, Leo Romsky,a son-of-a-bitch by the name of George Manly, Lou Scozza, and they were light-heavy weights, and I worked with 2 of them; I worked with Scozza and I worked with Leo Bomsky. Then I worked with some |
