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Podcast: Live Life in Motion
Episode: 106. Taylor âMachine Gunâ Duerr: Professional Boxer
Description: Today I talk with Taylor Duerr. Taylor is a Professional Boxer, and throughout his life he has battled addiction. Taylor grew up in 10 Mile Michigan, right outside of Detroit. If youâve seen the movie 8 Mile with Eminem, you have a good idea about what 10 Mile is like. The documentary âWe Can Be Heroesâ is centered around Taylor, boxing, and the fight against addiction.
The filmmaker Michael Ramsdell had this to say about Taylor and the film; âCommonly people think of addicts as weak, or as lazy, or they donât care about anybody else, or they canât handle the tough pa...