""Don't provoke the Bard - he has a mean uppercut. Bob Dylan's fondness for boxing has been well documented over the years, so much so that we've been waiting on our invite to use his fabled Santa Monica gym. Sean Penn, though, didn't need to leave his house for such a rendezvous. Appearing on The Tonight Showon September 23, the actor confirmed a rumor that the duo had been sparring partners.""
""Bob Dylan, turns out, is a student of boxing," he said. "I had a 16-foot punching ring in my house, and I was friendly with his son." The son in question, director Jesse Dylan, relayed to Penn that Dylan wanted to train together. "He would show up every morning. It went on for about a month. About seven or eight a clock in the morning with his hoodie on and about six bullmastiffs coming out of a VW van," Penn explained. "There wasn't a lot of conversation. It was kind of like, 'Good? Good,'and we would spar.""
""I hit him so hard and I thought, Oh my God! I just hit Bob Dylan,and he was, 'Oh, no, it's okay. I need a good woman to do this every now and then.'""
Bob Dylan has an active interest in boxing and has trained privately with celebrities. Sean Penn confirmed that Dylan sparred at Penn's home 16-foot punching ring after Penn's son, Jesse, arranged sessions. Dylan arrived early in the morning for about a month, often wearing a hoodie and arriving with multiple bullmastiffs from a VW van. The training sessions involved little conversation and focused on sparring. Gina Gershon recalled landing a hard hit and Dylan responding graciously, saying he appreciated a strong woman in the ring. Dylan maintains a reputation for formidable boxing ability.
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