Octogenarian boxer continues his education at UNF
Octogenarian boxer continues his education at UNF By Jason Howard · February 21, 2013 2:44 pm · Ken Comyns delivers blows to the punching bag in the UNF Student Wellness Complex. Photo by Ali Blumenthal Kenneth Comyns stands up from a chair, strapping on red and black gloves designed to soften the blow of balled fists on impact. Assuming a fighter’s stance, he approaches a slowly swinging heavy bag. Suddenly, on the balls of his feet, he springs, throwing out combos, jabs and strikes to the bag with a timed precision and purpose. Jab, hook, straight right, cross. The bag depresses with each impact from his gloved fists, its weight swinging wildly with each strike, rattling the chain holding it above. Despite all this intensity, this is not a boxer preparing for his next fight, for Comyns’ last amateur bout was 59 years ago, back in Ireland. But what he learned from his time boxing has lasted into today as he hits the heavy bag in UNF’s Student Wellness Complex i
