THE REDEMPTION OF FLORENCE
It’s amazing how much can change in twelve months. At the same venue last year, the previously impenetrable veneer of John John Florence was pierced. The questionable (non-surfing) tactics by fellow Hawaiian Zeke Lau left the likeable champ shaken and vulnerable.
John had just come off the back of two consecutive world titles (2016, 2017), when the incident happened in plain sight at the Bell’s bowl.
The aggressive paddling strategy employed by Lau rattled the champ to
