
The Roman who conquers all
Mark Butcher
02/06/2015 8:48am
As a small child in Managua, Roman Gonzalez used to throw a makeshift punch bag over a branch of a guayaba tree to hone his natural, god-given talents under the unforgiving gaze of the Nicaraguan sun. That unassuming young boy would grow from modest beginnings into one of the outstanding fighters in world boxing with a list of achievements that make staggering reading.