The FEROCIOUS FIGHTER

“MY BODY CHANGED, MY CONFIDENCE CHANGED AND THE BULLYING FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.”

Thanks for your time, George. Tell us how you got into boxing?

I got into boxing at a young age of 11 purely because I was overweight and it was impacting my performance playing rugby league. As the season had come to an end, my father Jim sat myself down and told me we had to do something in the off-season to help drop some kilos and build some fitness. After going back and forth on a few options, my father said, “You like the Rocky films? How about boxing?” I thought about it, for maybe five seconds, and said, “Let’s do it.” I knew that it would be something new, exciting, help me lose weight and give me an upper hand with the bullying I was receiving at school.

Bullied at school for being overweight?

Yes. They were tough times. I remember some days not wanting to go to school. Just being angry. When we would play lunchtime sport and teams were picked, I was always last to be picked. It was a battle everyday until I