Friday Night Fights Tugs At The Heart Strings

Last nights Friday Night Fights was the TV debut of Cuban gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa. Gamboa looked sensational in a quick first round KO of Johnny Edwards. Gamboa defected from Fidel Castro's Communist hell and is now based in Miami. His story is a great one, as few fighters over the years have been able to escape the Communist regime and have a pro career (Joel Casamayor among the few exceptions).

What struck me yesterday however was the brief piece ESPN did featuring Edwards. Edwards, whose brother drowned when he was 8 and Edwards 11, blames himself for the death. The interview with Edwards was one of the most heart-wrenching interviews I have ever seen. You can see the pain that he lives with. After that interview you couldn't help but cheer for Edwards. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.