Ed Latimore launched his blog Mind and Fist in 2013, focusing on the difficult lessons he learned from growing up in public housing projects, overcoming alcohol and pornography addiction, and general self-improvement.
19 Facts About Ed Latimore
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Ed Latimore has published two books, Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower: Insights from a Heavyweight Boxer and Sober Letters to My Drunken Self, along with a writing and marketing guide for social media titled Engagement Is the New Cocaine: The Art and Science of Writing Awesomely Addictive Tweets.
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Ed Latimore only saw his father a few times a year and was raised primarily by his mother.
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Ed Latimore started amateur boxing in 2007 when he was 22 years old.
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Ed Latimore won the Pennsylvania State National Golden Gloves in 2011 at the 201+ lb weight class.
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Ed Latimore became a national amateur boxing champion by winning the National Police Athletic League boxing tournament in Toledo, Ohio at the 201+ lb weight class.
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Ed Latimore holds notable amateur victories over former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin and 2012 United States Olympian and two-time title challenger Dominic Breazeale.
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Ed Latimore was a member of now deceased media mogul Michael King's All-American Heavyweights boxer development program, where he lived and trained alongside Martin and Breazeale in Carson, CA.
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Ed Latimore's first televised fight was against Trey Lippe-Morrison, the son of late WBO Heavyweight Champion Tommy Morrison.
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Ed Latimore suffered his first career loss by a devastating first-round TKO.
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Ed Latimore fought one more time in 2016 to a draw against Willis Lockett.
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Ed Latimore spent his entire professional boxing career with trainer Tom Yankello.
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On February 17,2017, Ed Latimore released Not Caring What Anyone Thinks Is A Superpower: Insight From A Heavyweight Boxer.
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On December 23,2018, Ed Latimore released Sober Letters To My Drunken Self.
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On December 25,2018, Ed Latimore released Engagement Is The New Cocaine: The Art And Science Of Writing Awesomely Addictive Tweets.
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Ed Latimore is a strong advocate for sobriety and overcoming pornography addiction.
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Ed Latimore holds a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Physics from Duquesne University, which he did not attain until age 33.
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Ed Latimore is an avid online and over-the-board chess player, having been featured in American Chess Magazine.
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Ed Latimore proposed to his long term girlfriend in 2020.