THE KID WITH THE TENNIS BALL
@BigDaddyBunce
Voice of boxing
HE was just a kid of 13 when he danced from the dressing room at the Lynn, moving smoothly from left to right foot, bouncing a tennis ball with grace between his left and right hand in an endless smooth rhythm.
He glided between a row of novices in front of the mirror as they tucked in their elbows, watched their feet and shadow-boxed through a basic series of punches – he was moving at a different speed, the kid with the New York accent, the hands, the talk and he acted like he was the solo attraction in
