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1,506 Days With Andre Berto

By Tim Struby

Monday, January 5, 2009

I was simply curious. That's how the Andre Berto story began back in late 2004. I'd watched boxing for years. I'd written on the subject. I'd even done it myself (in the Golden Gloves). But I'd never really followed or profiled a fighter until he was a champion—or at least on the precipice of becoming one. The road to boxing's big time, I knew, was a long one. No matter how much talent a young prospect possesses, he's never going to be an overnight star. There is no LeBron James in bo ...

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