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Boxing Saved My Life

Australian boxing star Joe Williams on his big fight with depression

Joe Williams is a top Australian sportsman. In his twenties he seemed to have it all - good looks, an adoring fan base and plenty of money as a star player in a Sydney rugby club. Joe was also a role model for members of his Waidjuri aboriginal group from New South Wales. But secretly he was struggling with depression and problems with drink and drugs. It was only when he managed to quit the substance abuse and took up boxing that he turned his life around.

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