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[Simi Valley, CA] The Retired Boxers Foundation spoke to Andrew Maynard this afternoon at his home in Harlingen, Texas, hard hit last week by Hurricane Dolly. Andrew’s home is fine, but it’s the gym he worries about and the kids who now have no place to go. When asked what he needs to keep the place open, Maynard said, “4 pairs of 16 ounce gloves and a half dozen jump ropes.” His building, which is nothing to look at, flooded and everything on the ground was ruined. When asked about heavy bags or speed bags, he said, “Nope…they were hanging and they are fine.” The owner of the building has dried out the 4 inches of water that covered the entire gym, and removed the old carpeting. Both Maynard and the landlord are praying that the insurance will pay for new carpeting. If not, they will stay open without carpeting.
Andrew told me that his mission is to help these poor boys. He said if someone hadn’t stepped forward to help him and get him into boxing, he might be dead like a lot of his old friends. He doesn’t want anything bad to happen to these kids, so he needs a little help. What amazed us is the humility of this once great champion and the fact that his needs are very small. We would like to see the boxing community rally around Andrew and his kids. If everybody sent a $20 or a $10 or even a $5, along with a note of encouragement, he would be back on his feet at the gym and maybe even get some “of that fancy stuff” like hand wraps, new head gear, etc. The Retired Boxers Foundation will be making an appeal to manufacturer’s to get the gloves and the jump ropes donated, or at the very least, buy some factory “seconds” so the kids can get back to work. [details]
Andrew told me that his mission is to help these poor boys. He said if someone hadn’t stepped forward to help him and get him into boxing, he might be dead like a lot of his old friends. He doesn’t want anything bad to happen to these kids, so he needs a little help. What amazed us is the humility of this once great champion and the fact that his needs are very small. We would like to see the boxing community rally around Andrew and his kids. If everybody sent a $20 or a $10 or even a $5, along with a note of encouragement, he would be back on his feet at the gym and maybe even get some “of that fancy stuff” like hand wraps, new head gear, etc. The Retired Boxers Foundation will be making an appeal to manufacturer’s to get the gloves and the jump ropes donated, or at the very least, buy some factory “seconds” so the kids can get back to work. [details]