It's like being good at rowing, or boxing, or anything else.
When he left the Army after three years he had a short stint at boxing professionally.
According to one legend, he picked up the name during a brief attempt at boxing.
That was when Thomas took his shot at boxing.
Following his retirement he tried his hand at boxing promoting but without the contacts did not make much of an impact.
While he is a natural at boxing, he can't control his voracious appetite.
Three athletes went to Beijing, with two competing at 100m; one at boxing.
At that time, he decided to try his hand at boxing.
"You would never be good at boxing if you lost your temper."
That experience in the real world made him yearn for another shot at boxing.