Deepening silence.

(From The Guardian)

The Olympic champion was 5ft 10in tall and weighed a lean 165lb. His legs were powerful, bursting with all the muscled spring and strength which enabled him to jump further and run faster than any man alive. Joe, meanwhile, had the body to match his imposing title. The heavyweight champion of the world was 6ft 1in and weighed 205lb. His neck, shoulders and back looked massive, his chest and stomach a brown wall of muscle beneath his white shirt. He had no need to run. He could just stand and punch. Joe liked moving forward steadily, with the sticky resin of the ring floor making him believe it was impossible he would ever fall.

Jesse …