Buster douglas dad12/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Knowing that his father won’t be in the building Saturday night to cheer him on, the way he was when Crowley out-pointed Josesito Lopez in their 10-round battle last April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has only added to the emotional toll of the past nine months. Having his mom, Julie, by his side the past two weeks has comforted Crowley during this trying time. Over the last two years I’ve been going through my own challenging times, since COVID.” “I feel like this would be a lot of closure with my father’s passing,” Crowley said, “and a lot of closure for myself and my own issues and being able to move forward as well. Crowley considers this WBC 147-pound elimination match not only his path toward the world title shot he has coveted since he moved from Peterborough, Ontario, to Las Vegas in 2014, but as the closure he needs in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy. It’s really taught me that if I don’t open up, communicate and be honest with myself, and how I feel, that I would eventually go down the exact same path.”Ĭrowley (21-0, 9 KOs) will fight for the first time Saturday, his 30th birthday, since his dad’s death last June 7. And last summer, it got the best of him, and he hung himself. “I think that was one of the reasons we didn’t have that best friend, father-son relationship growing up, because he didn’t really know how to communicate his emotions. Their journeys cross at a talent show where they end up finding the strength they need to let go of the past and begin moving forward with unwavering courage and hope, she said.Īlso featured in the film is Breckelle Miller, 8, of article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Former heavyweight boxer in Mansfield to film, "The Final Contestant.“He had a lot of his own demons,” Crowley told. Although they are strangers, they each have one thing in common: They are bullied by someone in their life. The three individuals are in different seasons of life. ![]() They all become winners by uncovering the strength they need to move past the bullying and towards a brighter future, Miller said. The family-friendly film with an anti-bullying theme features three main characters in different situations who all are forced to face the difficulties of bullying. The oldest of four kids, he said everyone participated in boxing, and he also played high school basketball. Still in physically good shape, Douglas towered above the children in the museum, wearing black athleticwear and a black hat.ĭouglas said he began boxing at age 10. Known throughout the world, Douglas 33 years ago this month became the first person to ever knock out Mike Tyson, earning the title of world heavyweight boxing champion. He said there are people out there willing to help an individual deal with bullying. "Basically it's just another kid not feeling secure through oneself and wanting to take it out on another kid," he said. He said his advice to any kids being bullied is to just stand up for yourself. She said wait until I got touched and then let loose." Buster's advice to kids "She said you can't just whack 'em because they say something. "Somebody would say something and it was like, smack, whack, bam, bam," he said. "Fortunately I was able to overcome it and become the man I am today," he added.Ī man with a great sense of humor, Douglas said his mother turned him on to standing up for himself and then she had to turn him off. It can have a very negative effect on an individual and alter one's life," he said. I never looked back once I stood up to the bully and seen it was something that could be dealt with, be it physically some times, or just standing up. "My mom was the one who brought me through it. "It can be a rough time in one's life," Douglas told media at the museum. Buckeye Imagination Museum was the location of an anti-bullying campaign commercial Monday morning. ![]()
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