Bob Dylan: Singer, Songwriter, Pugilist?
Bob Dylan once covered Simon and Garfunkel's "The Boxer" on his Self-Portrait album and it looks like he's taken up the ancient art of pugilism to go along with his other modest talents. According to the statesman.com, while on tour recently in Mexico City:
Dylan did a little boxing at the Nuevo Jordan gym, impressing trainer Rodolfo “Guerco” Rodriguez, who had no idea the man in the ring was perhaps the most famous singer on the planet. “I said…these old guys are going to give each other heart attacks!” Rodriguez told the El Universal newspaper. “They told me that the oldest guy was Bob Dylan, He boxed with all his friends and he did well; you can tell he’s practiced for awhile because he landed some good shots and brought his own professional (equipment). He knows what pugilism is and he enjoys it.”
Bob Dylan’s curious tour of Mexico City (stateman.com)
