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[Marvin W. McDowell Jr.]'s career started with a dare. He was 12 or 13 years old, a thug-in-the-making, the day he and some buddies walked past a West Baltimore recreation center. His friends dared him to challenge one of the young boxers. McDowell went in and won. McDowell's dream is to o...

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Published inThe Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Main Author Jean Marbella M. Dion Thompson
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, Md Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 27.10.1996
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McDowell, Marvin W Jr
Vega, Charles
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Summary:[Marvin W. McDowell Jr.]'s career started with a dare. He was 12 or 13 years old, a thug-in-the-making, the day he and some buddies walked past a West Baltimore recreation center. His friends dared him to challenge one of the young boxers. McDowell went in and won. McDowell's dream is to open a gym for today's young toughs. He wants to pass on the lessons and discipline he learned in the ring. "I feel I can give something back because I was like one of those knuckleheads out there," says McDowell, who has three sons. "{Boxing} gave me an identity. It helped me to be responsible. It was some of the best times I had in life." PHOTO PHOTO; Caption: Precision instruments: [Charles Vega] builds and plays guitars. His day job is making research equipment. Good hands: Former boxer Marvin McDowell has gone from uppercuts to haircuts; he is now a barber. His customer, at the Esquire barbership, is Alexander Wilkes.; Credit: MICHELLE GIENOW : SPECIAL TO THE SUN BARBARA HADDOCK TAYLOR : SUN STAFF
ISSN:1930-8965