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Ben Whittaker on his life-changing moment: ‘I was bleeding and crying – it flipped a switch’

Source: LAWRENCE LUSTIG

If you were to walk a mile in Ben Whittaker’s shoes, there would be a very specific stretch of terrain that you would want to tread. The shoes would be comfortable, and although the path would be treacherous, the learnings would be enlightening.

“I got these brand new Reebok boots,” the 26-year-old recalls to . “You couldn’t get them really, they were like limited edition – the ones that Amir Khan and Floyd Mayweather wore. I managed to source a pair, so I was like, ‘Ooo, nobody’s got these, let’s go to the gym and beat somebody up.’ So, I

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