Wisconsin Life, Ace Boxing Club

Can you help reduce urban violence by teaching young people how to fight? Frank Porter, head of Milwaukee’s Ace Boxing Club, thinks so.

Frank Porter runs the after-school boxing program begun nearly fifty years ago by his father, former professional boxer, Del Porter. Influenced by an Ojibwe warrior tradition, Frank leads at-risk youth in a program that emphasizes discipline and responsibility.

This story is from Wisconsin Life, which celebrates what makes Wisconsin unique through the diverse stories of its people.