I got there early this week and stared skipping to warm up. I'm quite good at skipping and realised I have more stamina than some of the heavy built guys who work out more. Bought a strap for my injured knee which had developed a mobile sack of fluid from the injury. I showed Ash who promptly rolled up his trouser leg and showed me two wounds through his knee - bullet entry and exit wounds. I carried on skipping.
Met two new guys this week - Dave and Rich. Dave was wearing black laceup boxing boots and looked serious. Rich is a jovial law lecturer in Pontypridd. He is interesting because he is so amicable to chat to, but an animal when he gets his gloves on and is on the pads. They've both been coming for a long time and both competed in the last exhibition fight at the Cardiff Coal Exchange in front of a crowd of 500 people.
Rich told me afterwards that he turned up with his wife and had a nice glass of wine whilst awaiting his turn. His opponent turned up sweating from a warm up with his personal trainer and he said he thought "what the hell am I doing?." He didn't say if he finished or not.
Dave and Ash looked good sparring - especially Dave who's probably the most experienced of the group. The contrast of seeing him arrive in a pressed white shirt and suit to his snorting and jabbing at Ashley's head was something else. During fitness he sprinted round the gym like a greyhound ahead of everyone else.
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