Legendary Fort Price, Texas boxing coach Paul Reyes, handed away peacefully at age 85 final week. He had been battling critical well being challenges.
If you happen to grew up within the 80s you keep in mind the quiet, well-spoken coach within the nook of the powerful and gifted group of fighters out of supervisor Dave Gorman’s Tremendous Professional’s Gymnasium in Fort Price. As common staples on Saturday afternoon community tv, Reyes and his fighters had been no stranger to struggle followers.
The Lone Star State was crimson scorching for boxing again then, and Gorman’s health club was churning out some good ones. And, within the nook for many of the fighters was the recognizable face of Paul Reyes.
A quiet man out of the ring, he was nicely revered within the business for the work he did with fighters of all types. From a tough and rugged banger like Gene Hatcher, a face-first brawler like Troy Dorsey, to gifted boxer-puncher like Paulie Ayala to P4P KO artist Donald Curry, as soon as thought-about among the many absolute best within the sport, Reyes fine-tuned all of them.
Together with Curry, Ayala, Dorsey, and Hatcher, Reyes additionally labored with world champion Stevie Cruz, amongst many others.
Reyes was inducted into the Texas Boxing Corridor of Fame in 2022, together with Curry, Ayala, Cruz, Dorsey, and Hatcher.
Congratulations on an ideal profession Paul.
Gone however not forgotten.
Relaxation in Peace.
