(SWIPE RIGHT) Still an amateur I was the only boxer who showed @wildcardboxingclub to be outclassed by @paulmalignaggi that day. A member of #teammalignaggi quietly walked me outside, slipped $100 in my pocket and said, “Good job kid, you’ve got brass fighting like that for 8 rounds.” I cried on the bus home that day, years of pain and practice; boxing had only paid me in stitches, broken bones and the lesson of failing forward. Soon we were boarding a plane to the Ukraine to fight for a 2nd world title. A fight far from home that was said to be his, “career goodbye.” He decided his destiny that night becoming a 2x world champion. This year he shared his passion @ringofhopeboxing A boxing program I designed for at-risk youth, soon to be nationwide. Paulie thank you for defining a #CHAMPION in a world which few are left. You continue to jab at hearts with the message of truth. It doesn’t take a village, it takes one person to make an impact that will transcend generations.