Apr 28, 2026 · 43 min · 19 segments
Barry Michael was a professional boxer who made his name in the ring as a smart and brave fighter with a kit of wicked body punches. Alphonse John Gangitano, a mobster who preferred a king hit to a…
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Do, do you think actually boxing gyms could, could help in that regard, get people a bit of discipline-
... it's, it's the best thing for discipline and, and fitness and mental health.
I, you know, and the Ellises especially, well, the, both the Ellis boys, Jake and Darcy, have got multiple gyms where they've got stacks and tu- You, you go to one of their gyms when they're busy, and there might be 100 people training at once, which is just incredible, and they've got...
Boxing really, you know, cops a bit of, bit of a bagging occasionally, but, you know, the actual fitness side of it is the best thing, and even the footballers love it.
Uh, and I think, yeah, it definitely can help, you know, with the, with the crime issue.
But look, to be honest with you, what I read in the paper today, that they've just made it, uh, c- that you can jail 14-year-olds if they've got machetes and stuff.
If you're, uh, 14 or 13 and carrying a machete, I think it starts from 14, and r- you know, you break into someone's home, you're, you know, you should be going to jail for 10 years if you wanna do that sort of crap.
But the thing about boxing is you, you learn pretty quickly you can't lose your temper.
Do, do you think actually boxing gyms could, could help in that regard, get people a bit of discipline-
... it's, it's the best thing for discipline and, and fitness and mental health.
I, you know, and the Ellises especially, well, the, both the Ellis boys, Jake and Darcy, have got multiple gyms where they've got stacks and tu- You, you go to one of their gyms when they're busy, and there might be 100 people training at once, which is just incredible, and they've got...
Boxing really, you know, cops a bit of, bit of a bagging occasionally, but, you know, the actual fitness side of it is the best thing, and even the footballers love it.
Uh, and I think, yeah, it definitely can help, you know, with the, with the crime issue.
But look, to be honest with you, what I read in the paper today, that they've just made it, uh, c- that you can jail 14-year-olds if they've got machetes and stuff.
If you're, uh, 14 or 13 and carrying a machete, I think it starts from 14, and r- you know, you break into someone's home, you're, you know, you should be going to jail for 10 years if you wanna do that sort of crap.
But the thing about boxing is you, you learn pretty quickly you can't lose your temper.
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