Ed Latimore (Black Magic) pugile

Edward Ashley Latimore, Jr. (born February 15, 1985 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional boxer (13-1-1), influencer, and author. His final professional fight was December 17, 2016.He launched his blog Mind and Fist in 2013, focusing on the difficult lessons he learned from growing up in public housing projects, overcoming alcohol and pornography addiction, and general self-improvement.He has published two books, Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower: Insights from a Heavyweight Boxer and Sober Letters to My Drunken Self, along with a writing and marketing guide for social media titled Engagement Is the New Cocaine: The Art and Science of Writing Awesomely Addictive Tweets.He's been a guest on The James Altucher Show, The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Art of Manliness, Farnam Street, and Coffee with Scott Adams to discuss sobriety, boxing, growing up in poverty, and physics.He's also been featured on Ryan Holiday's blog The Daily Stoic as well as in James Clear's international best seller, Atomic Habits.Latimore was born on February 15, 1985 in Pittsburgh, PA. He only saw his father a few times a year and was raised primarily by his mother. The family was poor and lived in the Hill District housing projects until they were demolished in 1995. The family then moved across town to the Northview Heights housing project where he lived until he was 18 years old.