05 July 2013 3 Min Read
Madiba had a good fight in politics and equally so in sport
in News by Jan Hennop
RIGHT STANCE: To keep fit, Nelson Mandela visited Jerry Moloi’s boxing gym at Orlando every evening. He’s seen here shadow-sparring with Moloi in 1957
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Mandela the boxer inspires new generation, writes
IN A sweaty township gym where former president Nelson Mandela once trained as a young boxer, athletes are still pumping iron today, inspired by the peace icon’s example as he fights for his life in hospital.