The SJC Boxing Club and Florida Boxing Hall of Fame are in the heart of Fort Myers, minutes from downtown, the Caloosahatchee and the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Yet it is nearly hidden, tucked unseen and likely unknown to the thousands who zip past on nearby Cleveland Avenue.
The gym is a place of marvels and mentoring, of inspiration and hope, of dreams and compassion and dedication. Yet, it is also an old-school gym, one with a boxing ring from the 1930s, a place with an ambience harkening to the 1930s and Joe Louis or the 1950s and Rocky Marciano…