The Bond

Goldberg passed along this story from the AP's Desmond Butler: O'Pharrow, known to friends as "Jimmy O'," has been a mentor to Salita since he taught the young boxer to jab at the age of 13. Jimmy O' is 80 years old now. He's given up training on a daily basis, even with Salita, who works mostly with Roca now. But Jimmy O' follows Salita's moves closely. The boxer's career might be the old trainer's last project.

"Dmitriy and I became very close friends," he says. "When he gets hit, I feel it."