This Memphis boxer shares lessons with anyone — including Grizzlies
Mike Cook (left) trains with his brother Aziz Makawi (right) at Cook’s gym in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
At 20 years old, professional boxer Mike Cook was working at Sam’s Club.
And he said he loved it.
But that was a long way away from what he said he imagined his career looking like.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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