Ray Gray walks out of a state prison in Muskegon after 48 years behind bars, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Courtesy of Phyllis LongA young Ray Gray, circa 1964. Now more than half a century later, Gray is being honored by the Detroit Golden Gloves boxing association. “Boxing was a metaphor for some of the things I went through in prison,” Gray says. This weekend’s winners will then have the opportunity to fight in the national Golden Gloves boxing tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 9–14.

Source: MetroXpress July 19, 2021 16:41 UTC