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06/05/2006 Archived Entry: "Floyd Patterson - He Always Got Up"

Floyd Patterson - He Always Got Up

By Ron Lipton
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com


On May 11, 2006 I was standing in my kitchen with one foot being pulled out of the front door like I was water skiing on tile while my powerful but gentle black Pit Bull Terrier “Sweetie”was trying to get outside..

I was struggling with her to slow her down just a bit so the door would not go off it’s hinges. She resembles a beautiful mythical creature that is part panther and part wolf. and has the strength of both. Well, she was comically dragging me in tow out onto the porch with her still remarkable 9 year old exuberance, while I attempted with one hand to close the door behind me.

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