Word: brann
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Steven John Brann...
...aging mentor, is uncanny. Club member James Fields '95 describes Coach Rawson as "Mickey from the Rocky movies," while Tim Codrington '95 calls his mentor "the epitome of the Rocky coach." Perhaps it's appropriate that Rawson looks like Rocky's coach. After all, according to club president Steve Brann '95, Tommy trained a Rocky for a year--real-life boxing legend Rocky Marciano...
...protective gear that "you could fall down a flight of stairs and not hurt yourself too bad," Codrington says. Coach Rawson is careful to match up only fighters of similar size and skill, and closely regulates bouts. And while sparring can get intense, it never gets out of hand. Brann notes that the club does not train its members "to be aggressive and hurt people." This view is echoed by Codrington, who says that "the whole concept of boxing as a bloody, knock 'em down sport goes away when you first try to throw a good punch...
Club member Steven J. Brann '95 said his maleteammates admire Gwin and Mitchell...
Gwin's enthusiasm--she frequently travels withLarsen to pro and amateur boxing events--hasimpressed other team members, Brann said...