THE RULES of the changing room were really quite simple. Like a child, you should be seen and not heard. You should speak only when spoken to. You should know your place and for the boxer provide little more than a familiar face and a sounding board; available if you are needed but never imposing or outspoken or overbearing.
These rules you will know only if you have been privileged enough to discover them, yet there is room, also, for common sense. After all, surely the last thing a boxer wants in the quiet moments before a fight is
