He styles himself as the Spartan Warrior and he enters the ring wearing a symbolic helmet which denotes his pride in both his Greek heritage and his take no prisoners, aggressive style.
But even a Spartan Warrior can cry and surely the world’s fourth-ranked lightweight contender Michael Katsidis is doing that today after being informed that his 31 year old brother, one of Australia’s most prominent jockeys, committed suicide.
The fighter is just a year younger than Stathi Katsidis, found dead in Brisbane by his fiance, Melissa Jackson. Stathi had gone to see heavy metal band Mettalica in concert and reports say he overdosed on drugs.
The question, far from hypothetical, for the admirable boxer is now if he should try to supsend or postpone his grieving period and forge ahead with a Nov. 27 HBO bout against Manny Pacquiao nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGm Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
What would you do if your brother took his own life?
Can you imagine the shock and horr
