The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.
I never got beaten up, because I was a wisecracking jokester. I could make a bully laugh before he delivered a punch.
I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would you step in if a child was out of control?
I was bullied at school.
I guess I never really had a high school experience. I went for about a month, and on the first day one of my friends got punched in the eye. It was Southern California Public High School. Needless to say, I wasn't there for long.
I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.
I thought I was a pretty good physical specimen. But there was a teenager from Brooklyn, who basically wiped the floor with me on the street. He gave me a punch that I didn't even feel. All I knew I was looking up at the sky. I tried to fight him, and I got a number of injuries after that.
You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.
I was a high school throw-out.
When I throw a punch, I mean it.