#MotivateMe #DayTwelve: Teófilo Stevenson No American had lost a heavyweight fight since Percy Prince Jr 12 years earlier, and Duane Bobick was not considered likely to be the first. He was handsome, a confident and articulate public speaker, and was soon to be a world-beating boxer. A future of fame and glory awaited, as did publication of an already-completed autobiography, to which he needed only to add a chapter describing his glory in Munich. 1972 Olympics Third Round. Bobick v Stevenson Three brutal rounds and a couple of knockdowns later, Bobicks mother was sobbing in the front row and her sons unbeaten record, by then stretched to 65 fights, was over. I had a bad day, he said. Sevenson was in a lot better condition. He was a better fighter. Last time I faced him all he had was a jab. Thats when the big-money offers started, and by the time he arrived in Montreal to defend the title four years later he had turned down at least three of or above a million dollars. In 1974 he made his position perfectly and quite poetically clear: No, I will not leave my country for one million dollars or for much more than that, he said. What is a million dollars against eight million Cubans who love me? From theguardian/sport/blog/2012/jul/02/50-stunning-olympic-teofilo-stevenson
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