Ain’t no mountain high enough...

At a press conference announcing the Macklin-Martinez fight at Madison Square Garden back in January, my phone rang. Colin Morgan was about four yards away from me but he was on a crutch — it was easier just to call me.

I knew Morgan would be in the city and at the Garden and we’d made loose arrangements to catch up. He was visiting family on his way back from California where he was in Mike “The Rebel” Perez’s corner for the Cuban-Corkonian’s unanimous decision victory over Friday Ahunanya.

Leaning on his crutch, he discussed the fights and generally updated me on the fortunes of the Cuban trio he oversees at the Team Thomas Gym in Watergrasshill. A former trainer in the Don King stable, he was constantly interrupted by all manner of local boxing dignitaries, shaking his hand and slapping his back.