Turning Gold To Plastic

Ray Doss was a fine young black belt under Steve Muhammad back when he was Steve Sanders. They called him “Bruce” because his hands and feet were so fast. (And yes, I know how he developed that speed. A subject for another time.)

Anyway, this kid was FAST. And more than that, he had perspective. I remember being at a tournament with him, and he was just flat tearing it up. Nobody could stop him. If you blinked, you were hit. Now, Bruce was a lightweight, and in point karate, a lightweight could win his weight class, and then go on to fight for grand champion.