Gavin himself has a hard time describing how he practices his craft. "I can't explain it," he said. "It's just something you get a feel for. It's like you see a dancer and you say, `How did you do that?' And he says, `I really don't know. I just have a feel to do it.' That's the way I'd describe it."
Although Gavin would not say how much a cut man makes, he did say that when he works for a fighter of Lennox Lewis' caliber he pockets a "considerable sum." But he makes it a point to give back to the sport that has defined his life.
"Al's the kind of guy who makes big money with Lennox Lewis and the next week you might find him working with a four-round fighter for nothing," said Sal Musumeci, a promoter and the owner of Final Forum Productions, a company that promotes and organizes fights.
"You got to keep your craft going," Gavin said. "You get stagnant if you don't. So I work with a lot of the four-round kids. A lot of them, I don't charge. I'm always willing to give a hand to the sport because I want to see it keep going."
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