Wahlberg takes jab at role of Lowell boxer ’Irish’ Mickey Ward
Posted on May 20, 2008 • Filed under: 'The Fighter', News & Rumors —
Dorchester thug-turned-Hollywood he-man Mark Wahlberg’s upcoming movie role as Lowell boxer “Irish” Micky Ward won’t start shooting until September - maybe - but it’s taken the Boston boy with bulging biceps two years to bulk up!
Marky, whose not-so-fancy fist work landed him in the Charles Street Jail back in the day, is now a student of the art of boxing and brought Men’s Health mag into his haute home gym - which sports a regulation ring - to tell all.
“I’ll be disappointed (if it doesn’t happen), because it’s been a dream of mine,” he tells the mag. “That’s a large part of why I built the gym, why I put that ring in there. Boxing is one of the toughest workouts. I feel like if I had to run a marathon, I could . . . You relieve your frustrations, that’s for sure.”
In the issue, Mark lays out a three-minute boxing lesson during which he gives a shout-out to his sparring boys back in Boston: “They’re always trying to take my head off . . . they’re very tough. They’ll go 10 rounds if you let them.”
The June issue of Men’s Health hits the streets today.
Source: Boston Herald
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