BOXRThe Boxing Series

We now present the story of Micky Goldkin, a championship boxer who embodied the endurance of a Rhino and the soul of a champion. From his most famous fight — where he was labeled "The man who killed the thunder in Montana" — to his heartbreaking defeat in Casablanca to the "Golum Barron" David Nachtmias, to his second career as a boxing coach, Micky always brought a love of life, family, and sport to whatever he did.

Micky arrived in America like most immigrants — with nothing in his pocket and looking for work. He came to continue his boxing career after suffering a TKO and a broken jaw. He was labeled the "Broken Jew Boxer" by a local newspaper in his hometown, which was one of the reasons he wanted to start over in America.

After arriving in Columbus, Ohio, Micky started training with the "BoxDoc" Shalom Sapperstien, who took a broken boxer, fixed him up, and got him back into the ring. After knocking out his first three opponents in the third to fifth round, Micky Goldkin became a household name in the Mid-West. As his career continued, Micky achieved national attention when he won the Heavyweight Championship of the World after defeating Jimmy "Montana Thunder" Wilson-Burke in dramatic fashion at the old Madison Square Garden. Newspapers across the country labeled Micky as "The man who knocked the thunder out of Montana."

The Legendary BOXR has a head that tells the story of his career as a fighter. His enormous hand has swelled after many years of staying in the ring when he should have stopped fighting. His nose enjoys the scent of money but can't smell anymore.

The one-legged kickboxer can't go anywhere unless it jumps from spot to spot, hoping to narrowly avoid jabs and punches while it tries to find the best angle for a kick. Juxtaposed with the one-legged kickboxer is the muscle-bound arm — strong, flexible, and agile — everything the one-legged kickboxer is missing.

The Champion jumps up after a brutally physical and mentally draining fight that took every fiber of his being to win. The muscles are purposely absent so that anyone can relate to the Champion. Right below the Champion there is a Golum (a mythical ghost found in 19th-century Europe — a protector). The Golum is looking after the defeated BOXR, who is down for the count. There are colored vertical marks around the figure, signaling that something is not right. The figure is also behind the ropes, away from everyone, in darkness — struggling to break free of the loss and move on. The Golum is there looking after him, helping him to a better place.