Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Justice a fighter on and off the field - Philly Daily News
...there is a growing movement among NFL players, and NFL wannabes, to adopt boxing training techniques as part of their offseason regimens. Eagles tight end L.J. Smith has considered training as a boxer, and Southern California offensive tackle Winston Justice, drafted in the second round by the team on Saturday, speaks approvingly of the months he spent in 2004 and '05 at the Wildcat Boxing Club in Hollywood, where he worked primarily with former heavyweight Macka Foley and sometimes with Freddie Roach, who used to train Mike Tyson.

"It's the closest thing to football, getting fit and hitting people," the 6-6, 320-pound Justice...

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