Who doesn’t like a Cinderella story? The come-from-behind victory; the beaten and bruised opponent; hurt, written off, only to muster the strength for a final stand (and “final countdown”) and beat the unassuming favorite? It’s the type of story boxing lore is built on (see, Rocky, the first one, the Academy Award winner), and now […]
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Outside the Box
Deschutes County ROCKS Boxing celebrates ten years of hooks and jabs
The Deschutes County ROCKS Boxing workout facility is sandwiched between a traffic-heavy parkway and Silver Moon Brewing on Greenwood, looking more like an industrial warehouse space. But this makeshift gym is full of mismatched punching bags, plywood-enforced walls and weathered posters of Muhammad Ali to Sylvester Stallone. Coach Richard Miller, with bowling ball buzzed head, […]