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I am so impressed by you and proud of you for taking on this challenge. You have done well. Enjoy the rest of the games - you had your first competitive fight, that is no small feat! Congratulations!

Thanks, my wonderful friend

You are a hero!

I do feel transformed into someone a bit different from the person I was yesterday...and the ring announcer didn't do too badly pronouncing my name! ;-D

Great respect for your 1st Masters Fight.
Miss match is always a problem. If a later starter is boxing a former amateur boxer.
Thats the reason I prefer privat matches, more respect.

Mismatches sometimes happen. That's boxing. I have huge admiration for how professionally and well this event was organized. It was a tremendous experience for me to have competed in it, and the training has put me in the best shape of my life and has made me a better boxer.

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Proud of you! Takes courage to do this and you put yourself out there.

Thank you. Focus for next year is on putting on 10kg of muscle, keeping up boxing training and sparring, and international travel for work as well as MF fun. TX in my sights yet again as I have unfinished business in Houston and the Gulf Coast!
Will have another crack at this amazing Masters thing in 2026.

You’ve inspired me and many others with your dedication and commitment. You have given us hope and allowed us to join in your journey. Immensely proud of you! Keep it up. You are not done by any stretch. GOOD ON YA!

Thank you. TX is in my sights for next year!

Love to meet you in person!

Watch this space...

Man, thank you for sharing this with us! I am so in awe of you stepping into this sort of thing. Many, many congratulations!

You are my inspiration, mate and legend. Showing us all how it's done since way back when.

Spoken like a champ, nothing compares to a real sanctioned competitive fight, ref, judges, and the crowd. From every fight we all learn something positive and negative.
What we do with that makes us all better competitors in boxing.

Thank you. Can't wait to get in the ring with you.

No shame in your effort or the result. I think the vetting process in making sure your opponent’s experience was in line with yours was a bit suspect. USA Boxing does account for previous overall experience in combat matches. But it’s not perfect, either.

Again, kudos to you for stepping between those ropes and answering the bell. No regrets.

My trainer and I thought he had previous amateur experience based on how he fought, but when I had the great chat with him the next day, as outlined in my Epilogue, I found out that was not the case. He was simply better than me for this fight. No excuses, no regrets.
Thank you for your kind words.

Glad to hear that. And it’s great to know that you experienced the opportunity to met your opponent afterwards and experience the ‘fraternity’ that’s masters boxing.

He was generous and candid. What he told me about the fight from his point of view, and about his background and Masters Boxing journey, helped me gain a broader perspective and gave me a lot of encouragement moving forward. It was a wonderful way for me to take my leave of the event venue and start my journey home.

You may have “lost” the fight but it is a true victory to have done it at all! Congratulations on seeing it through. It is an accomplishment you should be proud of.

As Willie Pep once said: “The steps to ring can not be built strong enough to hold the crushing weight of a coward”.

You did what most would never do 🥊

So, Willie Pep was an artist with his words as well as with his sublime boxing skills - who knew? Look forward to meeting you in the New Rochelle ring one day.

Bravo. Inspiring….

Thank you. Hope we can glove up when I am next in Chicago, where I have had some fantastic boxing in the past.

Results are secondary, the journey is at least as important! You stood there as another man than let’s say a year ago. Perseverance, dedication: you should be very proud of yourself!!

Hartelijk bedankt!

You'll get him next time, bud!

We both agreed that we'd love to fight each other again, but he plays a lot of other sports, and he said this was one thing among many on his bucket list! ;-P

Very proud of you! You worked hard and learned a lot from this experience, wish you the best for what comes next

Gracias, amigo! Mucho suerte tambien pera tu vida en el boxeo!

Man what an inspiration you are… not just for fellow boxers but for all men & boys! To have the guts & drive to achieve what you have done is something that’ll be with you forever!!! Heartiest congratulations & I hope one day to be able to shake your hand !

I hope one day to shake your hand too...after we Fight!

Well done for stepping in there and taking on this challenge. You should be very proud of yourself for doing it! I have so much respect for you.

Thank you. I have not forgotten about the birdwatching! ;-)

Well done you! Guess you faced any boxer's nightmare scenario. Shame you didn't get someone closer in size and experience!

It was a choice of take on someone with more fight experience at lightweight or take my chances with another newbie in the very broad welterweight category (65.1 kg to 72.5 kg). I made the decision to stick to the welterweight division I'd registered for, in consultation with my trainers. Them's the breaks!

Congrats Mr Roo!! Very proud of you for your accomplishment in this endeavor. I know you worked so hard for it. Well done sir! Appaws!!

You are something special, Mr Fox!