Boston, Massachusetts Aug 26, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - Ryan Roach, a famous American boxer is a perfect blend of sportsmanship and philanthropy. Ever since his early days, Ryan witnessed his father and uncles’ association with the boxing profession. Some as fighters, others as trainers. Despite the fact Ryan Roach had boxed in his blood; his father Joey Roach was unwilling to bring him into the same field. But Ryan had better plans to fight back life's odds. He says, “In my whole family there weren’t the most talented fighters, but they all worked at it. Adding to this he remarks, “If you want to build a fighter, you can’t just throw them in there with anyone. You’ve got to pick the right fights at the right time and take fighters up from zero to five fights.”
Ryan’s uncle Freddie Roach is the renowned name in the list of greatest boxing trainers. Though the journey of Freddie from fighter to a trainer was not an easy one. It all began when he lost five of the six fights and realized “it’s time to retire”. Followed by the misfortune event Freddie worked as an assistant under all-time great trainer Eddie Futch (trained four fighters who defeated Mohammad Ali). Being in the rigorous process of learning, Freddie was now able to train dozens of world champions by himself and made it to the Boxing’s Hall of Fame. Talking about Freddie’s training style, Ryan says, “I respect what happens in the gym, stays in the gym, and work ethics are been taken care of considerably.”
Moreover, his father, a guy with 5’2’’, 112 was never a professional boxer but a good trainer has played a crucial part in Ryan’s journey. The younger Roach was made responsible for managing the boxers in his father's company, “Fighter Locker”. Ryan always took pride in being from the boxing family who brought champions to the sports. Three of the champion fighters who made it to the Olympics were, Yubrejen Martinez and Jorge Luis Vivas from Colombia and Leonel de Los Santos from the Dominican Republic. Such a diversified boxing background of Ryan helped him gain wisdom beyond his years.
As a result, Ryan is currently a member of the Boston Fire Department, Lieutenant on Ladder 16, and was on Ladder 24 during the Marathon bombing. He remarks, “These jobs have taught me to be a quick decision-maker, own up to it, and back it up.” Even during the worst phase of his life Ryan always tried making everything brighter on the other side. He takes pride in being a firefighter in the city as he considers it to be the best job for himself. Adding to this he concludes, “Both his occupations carry a greater risk for Parkinson’s disease and trauma too.” He fought a lot of young firefighters who were getting hydration therapy and IV bags to replace the nutrients and fluids in their bodies because these youngsters usually lose 10-15 pounds during rigorous fights. As a result, Ryan Roach channelized the practice into a non-profit organization, “Punch 4 Parkinson''.
For his initiative towards the noble cause, Ryan received immense support from his well-trained and experienced team. Ryan explains. “They’re not sparring or anything, but we treat them like fighters, training for a fight. We pay their memberships for the boxing gym for the whole year, because medical companies don’t look at it as a form of priority deal.” He recalls that Parkinson’s score of the first person they came across was a39, which later dropped to 17 paving the way towards her better life. To create a better difference in the world Roach aims to bring immense growth to the organization by adding new fighters to his coaster, arranging beneficial charity fight nights, and other such events. You can also be associated with the noble efforts by attending future events or donating directly on the Punch 4 Parkinson’s website.
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