Morales on boxing: Jose Ramirez fights for glory, hard-working farmers

Jose Ramirez started boxing in the gym in Avenal at the tender age of 8.
Initially, he stunk.
“First time I went in there I wasn’t too good at it, so I kind of totally got embarrassed and walked out,” said Ramirez, who Saturday will take on Mike Reed in the junior welterweight main event on ESPN at Save Mart Center in Fresno, about 60 miles from Avenal, a farming community of 12,466.
Ramirez noticed how many other kids were going to this gym, and gave it another try. He wanted