Mike still had "it" with boxing. Something that a few fighters are born with and take with them throughout their life journey.
Mike would keep his coaching short and focused - just like his boxing moves: "tell the bag where to go, don't let it tell you where to go; breathe -- if you don't breathe, you don't last; if you box right, you hear the rhythm. If it sounds wrong, you're punching wrong; don't worry about how big the other guy is; most the guys I beat were bigger than me."
After training, if his grandson did well, there was a small Butterfingers candy bar and an orange creme soda waiting.
