Philadelphia welterweight Rock Allen is fighting on the US Olympic Team. Read the full description.
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Rock Allen is a member of Philadelphia's Concrete Jungle Boxing Tribe, an organization run by his father and coach. WHYY's Sam Briger met up with this father and son to discuss Allen's Olympic aspirations, the Muslim religion and the Concrete Jungle.
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Rock Allen is a member of Philadelphia's Concrete Jungle Boxing Tribe, an organization run by his father and coach. WHYY's Sam Briger met up with this father and son to discuss Allen's Olympic aspirations, the Muslim religion and the Concrete Jungle.
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Aired on WHYY on 7/8/04
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