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      Continued from page 37                          raised. He grinned as he said that  was a                                          Authentic
      truck’s needs. This truck has also never seen   good year for the honey business. The truck                                     Indian Cuisine
      the winter as Larry puts it away in the garage   has  been  as  far  west  as  Toronto  and  as  far
      until spring. He has it oiled every year and    east as Sherbrooke. There are over 300 000
      applies  grease  to  the  grease  fittings  at  each  kilometres on the truck’s motor, which was
      and every oil change.                           overhauled  about  twenty years ago.  When
                                                      Larry was asked if he is going to get a new
         Larry recalled a story of when he had over
      a ton of honey on his truck. He said he could   truck  he replied,  “Why?  There  is nothing
      hardly steer it, and the front end was visibly   wrong with the old one.”
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      Continued from page 16                refuse to give in. It has to be done right,  to training and caring for his body &   6 ft 6, 245 lbs. of muscle and

      members and put people on a waiting   or not at all.                        mind  are  outstanding.  He  is  finally  experience.
      list. We are one of the few old school   I am very thankful we’re busy  getting the respect he richly deserves,     Mismatch?  Jake Paul fans actually
      training  facilities  that train on basics,   and thankful to the city  of Cornwall  and money too! Yet, most people have  believed he could win!! Such is the
      functional  body weight  training,  hard   for housing us at 223 Jarvis St at St.  no idea who the heavyweight champion  power of social  media!  But  it  was a
      work, and dedication. If you follow the   Josephs Park.                     is!?! Oleksander Usyk folks. One of the  mismatch  in  every  way. Anthony  was
      line and have what it takes, you get to   Two great events marked this year.  best to ever do it.                 simply too big, too good, too strong,
      earn your spot. In boxing you don’t get   1) Oleksander Usyk of Ukraine        2) Canelo vs  Terence Crawford.  too much to deal with. He walked Jake
      to participate. You don’t  play boxing.   established  himself not only as  Canelo is an easy catchy name, tough  down, knocked him out and broke his
      Being politically correct as a coach gets   undisputed heavyweight champion, by  hard hitting white Mexican.  Terence  jaw in 2 places.
      people hurt!! I see a big dip in skill and   defeating  every  viable  heavy  weight  Crawford moved up 2 weight divisions   (Talk about biting off more than you
      conditioning on the Club show circuit,   in the world, but, as an All-time Great  on a weight training  program. He  can chew).  But they both made over
      because coaches make up options and   who could have competed in any era!!  faced Canelo on his terms, his weight  70 million each! Take it while it comes
      don’t put principles first. It shows. But   Why? Skill and conditioning. His basics  and against all odds, won. I was  boys!
      it can get people hurt. We at Champs   are  impeccable  and  his dedication  not surprised. I have said for years   Take the money and run. But to those
                                                                                  that  Terence  Crawford was the  best   looking for shortcuts, there are none
                                                                                  pound for pound fighter in the world.  in a boxing ring. It’s the ring of Truth.
                                                                                  Skill  wins  fights.  Brains,  guts,  belief.  Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. No
                                                                                  Crawford has it all and the proof is in  secrets or magic techniques will get you
                                                                                  the pudding. He gave Canelo Alvarez  through.  Through social  media,  Jake
                                                                                  a  boxing lesson. A champion outside  Paul created an illusion that he was a
                                                                                  the ring who embodies what I want my  good fighter when in “reality”, he was
                                                                                  kids in my club to be like. A class act!!  not. But he is a great promoter of the
                                                                                  One of the best to ever do it! He just  sport and has helped popularize boxing.
                                                                                  retired at 42-0. I hope he stays retired.   But when faced with reality, bullshit
                                                                                  He has a gym in Omaha, Nebraska that  baffles brains, but only for so long.
                                                                                  he built and funds for youth. That’s a   He  pays  the  undercard  fighters
                                                                                  champion...                           very well and has advocated for more
                                                                                     Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua        money  for  fighters  and  pension  plans
                                                                                    If I’d had a quarter for every time a  and a federally regulated  commission
                                                                                  young guy at my gym told me, “Why  for the benefit of fighters. But a world
                                                                                  do we have to work so hard? Jake  champion  he  will  never  be. No short
                                                                                  Paul made it and hardly did anything.”  cuts to the top.
                                                                                  I admire what  Jake  Paul did.  He      We wish you a blessed and inspired
                                                                                  bypassed the traditional route and used  2026 New Year. Keep working hard to
                                                                                  the internet  and social  media as an  achieve your goals. Strive to be a better
                                                                                  influencer and parlayed and catapulted  person and human being. Help others
                                                                                  himself into multimillion dollar payday  when possible.  Work harder than the
                                                                                  fights. I’m good with that.           rest and never rest on your laurels and
                                                                                    But you got to fight a “real” fighter  never quit and give up on yourself.
                                                                                    sometimes  (an “old”  shell  of  Mike   Happy & Healthy, Blessed New Year
                                          Photo by Robert Lefebvre, icelevel photography  Tyson doesn’t count).  In comes   Watch  Boxing and  attend  Champs
                                                          
                       Anthony  Joshua.  Former  Olympic  Boxing shows in the area!
                                                                                                                          Thank you, Boxing Fans,
                                                                                  heavyweight 2012 Champion. Former
                                                                                  2 time heavyweight champion.            God Bless... Jorge Luis
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