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New boxing post on the ABC23 files - By N.L. Belardes

I talk a little about Olympic trials boxer Mike Dallas, and a lot about his father, Mike Dallas Sr.

There's even a cool photo that I think I shall add to my myspace.

Excerpt:

Don't worry. Boxer Mike Dallas isn't on the ropes at all. I just wanted your attention.

Mike Dallas II packs a mean fist, inherited from his tough-knuckled pop, also of the same name: Mike Dallas.

Of course the elder Dallas said his son's fists are a gift from God. I'm not going to argue with that.

Back in the 1980s when I was a terrible wrestler I met up with Mike Dallas Sr. He put a hold on me at Bakersfield College that I also took as a sign from God: time to end my wrestling career and become an academic.

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