Boxing Program for Kids With Autism Has Banker in Its Corner
- Amy Bridges draws pugilists with her Evercore executive son
- ‘My goal is to just make it fun and give them love,’ she says
Inside an old New York gym that’s slowly coming back to life almost two years into the pandemic, a 74-year-old who served time in prison and a 12-year-old boy with autism face off in a boxing ring.
David Lawrence was an insurance executive before a tax scam in the 1990s and has been a trainer since then. On Saturdays, he works with kids like Gael, who asks as they spar why righties need to use their left fist.