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| Will Soundly Defeats Cohen to Hang on to His Golden Ball. |
| January 26-31, 2005 saw the re-defeat of Cohen in the Annual Golden Ball Championship. The match was held on top of the world at Paradise Courts, Wilhemina Rise in Honolulu. It was a glorious series and Durham's home court advantage paid off. |
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| It was perfect conditions at Wilhemina, except for a few roaches and was extremely beligerent rat. During the interim year, Durham had buffed his |
| skills. Cohen, however, had grown fat and lazy in the California sun. |
| FINAL SCORE Will Wins, 3 Matches to 0 1st Match 6-2, 6-2 2nd Match 6-1, 6-4 3rd Match 6-3, 6-4 |
| A sense of purpose. Two years in possession of the golden ball had made Durham extremely arrogant. Fortunately, Durham plays his strongest when he is feeling cocky. |
| Cohen became disheartened after losing the first match so resoundedly. He never got his self-esteem back. Game after game, Durham relentlessly attacked the corners, the sides, and Cohen. Durham was seen doing push-ups on the sidelines and pointing at Cohen and laughing. |
| "I knew, after the first day, that 2005 was going to be a rebuilding year," Cohen later stated. |
| Another Goldenball in the books. The vicious game where boys become men and the daily grind in placed in proper perpective, lives on. The Goldenball grows. |
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| Durham to Reporters: "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself. And my cross court shot. Looks like I'm gonna be in the gold for another year!" |
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