I simply wanted to fight again before I turned 40. And I can think of no better cause than Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue.

I am 39 years old and until about 2 years ago I have never had any real boxing training. The first time I ever punched anyone was at the Boys Club in the late 1980s standing up for another kid. A few days later our "punishment" was to go to the back of the gym where there was all this old boxing equipment and we put some old ratty gloves on and learned how to throw a few combinations. Growing up I would mess around in the yard with friends and sometimes go to the YMCA and move around a bit but nothing too formal. Fast forward to my late 30s and after a few changes in life, I was introduced to Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue and the man who started it all, who is also an amazing boxer, Jason Flatt. After a quick conversation the next thing I knew we were meeting up at night at his training facility and he was showing me proper boxing techniques and it has most definitely rekindled a love for a sport I've always had but never really had anywhere to actually do it.

Why would I chose to fight for a Pitbull Rescue?

Pitbulls are definitely misunderstood and have a bad reputation through no fault of their own. Many have been seriously mistreated by man... So I volunteer with Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue as a foster and general volunteer. The man who started the rescue is also an amazing boxer... I simply want to fight for my cause, raise awareness, and help spread the word of the truly selfless work this rescue actually does 24/7/365 for the dogs that pretty much no one wants and the community around them. The badly abused neglected left for dead disfigured broken forlorn dogs that this rescue takes in with open arms and fixes them and provides an amazing rest of their life...without exploitation or exception.

This rescue is unlike any other rescue I've ever seen or worked with. The stories, the dogs, the people, the pain, the selflessness, the things they do for the community.... www.savingpitbulls.org

If you are here just browsing fighters and are looking for a good one to pledge a donation to, or you are a friend of mine here to pledge a donation, you are on the right fighter and I thank you all for believing in me and in my Cause.

#gamedog

Game or gameness is a quality of fighting dogs and working terriers that are selectively bred and conditioned from a very early age to develop traits of eagerness despite the threat of substantial injury.

I have been a game dog my entire life, but it wasn't until recently I understood that.

Hope to see you all at the fight.

Brawl for a Cause for Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue #gamedog

By Keith Alberstadt

Brawl for a Cause for Friends to the Forlorn Pitbull Rescue #gamedog

Born to Bleed. Fighting to succeed. #gamedog