And it was also true that a boxer who used his strength to inflict pain on the weak was less than a dog. “I wouldn’t even call ’im a dog, ’cause I have known some good, beautiful dogs in my life, and any man that goes ’round and beats up on women, beats up on children, he ain’t even as good as a dog, no sir.” God, in Earl’s view, had invested every person with strength, and it was our duty to develop that strength. “What did my Father give you muscles for? What did he give you brains for? Now look here, I may not be the strongest man on the block, not the smartest man on the street, but I know
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