 Kassim Ouma is featured in the current December issue of Esquire Magazine, outlining Ouma's remarkable story from child soldier, homeless in America, shot in a drive-by, and now world champion..
The Most Dangerous Fighter in the World
by Johnny Dwyer | Dec 01 '04
Kassim Ouma steps behind a shoulder-height towel bin to piss in a cup for the Nevada Athletic Commission. The other fighters on tonight's card cool in utility tents behind the outdoor bleachers at Caesars Palace, but Kassim, lithe and lit with excitement, greets a procession of those who have pushed, pulled, or clung to him for this moment.
He squares off with one of his mentors, Lou Duva, the eighty-two-year-old legend known for managing the careers of Evander Holyfield and Pernell Whitaker. Duva, built like a floret of cauliflower, dips his shoulders, floats a jab to the body, and ......
For the rest of this article Pick up a December copy of Esquire Magazine or visit Esquire Magazine for more information.)
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