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Article: Toledo 24: Taking the hits at Glass City Boxing Gym.
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- The Blade (Toledo, OH)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2007
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Byline: Ryan E. Smith
May 20--The first thing to hit you when you walk inside Glass City Boxing Gym isn't a strong left jab.
(If you're not careful, though, that could be the second thing.)
It's the smell of sweat. Plenty of which is oozing from the guys jumping rope, punching bags, lifting weights, and sparring against one another.
It's a smell that Ramon Vargas knows well. He started boxing at migrant farms before he turned 10. He remembers that this city was a powerhouse in the sport, back in the '50s and '60s.
"Now," he says as he surveys the busy gym, "we're starting to come back."
Mr. Vargas, 52, is the head ...