Older and wiser, Anthony Yarde believes the third time's a charm, 5
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July 4, 2025
Source: Boxing Scene
“I separate emotion from reality – sometimes it’s best to do that,” he said. “The guy that took me through my whole amateur career – taught me a lot about boxing – he took ill. They’re saying that he’s not gonna live another three years; another four years, and we’re all seeing him deteriorate. An icon in the amateur boxing scene and an icon among a lot of up-and-coming boxers. We all started with Tony Cesay. For someone like him who’s fit, ready, always in the gym, and a motivator – to see someone like him crumble from motor neurone disease was a shock to everybody.
“That’s something that I’ve been dealing with, and then the James Cook thing happened. It all seems like a lot right now, but I understand that you have to separate emotion from reality when you’ve got a task at hand. It’s an emotional thing.”
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