Ms. Blackwood
Fleet’s caring mother, Ms. Blackwood was very tentative in allowing Fleet to start boxing when he was a boy. But she realizes now it was one of the best decisions she ever made for her son, and for herself. Even though she knows Fleet’s advanced abilities protect him in the ring, it still doesn’t stop her from getting nervous as all heck when he fights! Fleet is her life. And his safety and well-being is at the top of her priority list.
Ms. Blackwood went through a lot of struggle with raising Fleet, with his father leaving them not long after Fleet was born. She decided immediately when this happened that she would not cry and she would not make excuses. She fought her personal demons along the way and made things work, not allowing her circumstances to overcome her family. Few people understand that it’s really from his strong-willed mother that Fleet gets much of his determination, work ethic and inner power.
Once turned off by the idea of her son throwing fists in the ring for a career, Ms. Blackwood has allowed herself to “get use to it”, realizing Fleet’s talent. She owes so much gratitude to Ahiga for finding Fleet, seeing something in him. All these years of his service to her son has earned her undying respect and appreciation. She thinks of both Ahiga and Tony as family. Without them, she doesn’t know what would have happened to Fleet….or herself.
