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Chapter three punters are made, not born. Lewis retired as undefeated heavyweight champion in 1949 and I'll bet that as he retired, Joe considered himself and natural born puncher. I know that's probably true because I have the same mistaken idea about myself during my career and for a long time after I hung up my gloves. If you are punching champion, it's natural for you to get the wrong appreciation of yourself. Hundreds of admirers pat you on the back and tell you what a natural born fighter you are. And men, youths, Your swept along the words seventh heaven by the roar of the crowd and your magnificent moments of triumph. It's easy to forget the painstaking labor. But with you and your instructors and trainers and sparring partners fashion each step of your stare of aid to the throne, it's easy to forget that disappointment and despair. The Times made the uncompleted Stare Bay seem like Heartbreak Hill. Ah, yes, when you're on this throne, it's easy to regard yourself as the one who was born to the royalty of the rings. In your heyday as champion, you can't see the forest for the trees