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Alright guys, I finally found the original article about Joseph ran in the Las Vegas Sun:
Sun editorial:
A boxer
Sun editorial:
A boxer
Yeah it's a brutal sport full of brutal realities but so is life. There are also angels out there who help out sometimes, people who do care. The problem with us fighters is that we do not like to be assertive, do everything we can to avoid it, most fighters are drawn to the sport as a way to funnel aggression and anger. The fighters I've known are almost always the gentlest guys who let people walk all over them (ironically) and hence it happens. Personally, I cared for me, I love me and used to tell the fighters and everyone else that. You know "you guys are already ugly, you got nothing to lose, Me? I'm a good looking guy". You know, if the fighters would not work or tolerate the treatment they get it wouldn't happen. I hate to hear those stories and have heard them my whole life. Sad but think about what you do, think about consequences for you and your loved ones don't think only for the moment (which is the very definition of a fight). Fighters that I've been around can't say they've never been told because I've been the one telling them, they do what they want anyway and some of there stories end up with utter humiliation instead of money and fame. It's not the promoters and managers jobs to look out for the fighter, it's the fighters job.