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    By Mitch Abramson - They no longer sneak into the boxing gym, ducking past security to find a quiet place in the back to train, hoping no one pesters them for gym dues, "suffering in silence," as Joe Greene Sr. described it. When the silence was interrupted and they were forced to leave, Greene Sr. wrapped a tiny mattress around a pole at the local park in Queens and poof! A heavy bag was erected for his son, Joe Greene Jr. to whale away on. If money was tight, their imagination wasn’t. "Times were rough," said Greene Sr., who wouldn’t divulge the identity of the gym that came to symbolize his financial struggles back then, “which makes what’s happening now so rewarding.” Today, that little boy who first learned to box to deal with pesky neighborhood bullies is a pro boxer, 16-0 with 12 knockouts. Greene Sr. no longer works as a security guard and a process server. He trains and advises his son, a middleweight who has emerged as an intriguing prospect. In his last fight on August 8, he knocked out Darryl Salmon at 2:59 of the first round in the main event on ESPN2. The fight was notable because Greene, a southpaw, was knocked down with a high left hand to his forehead. He got up with a bemused look, motioned to referee Frank Santore Jr. that it was a slip, took the eight-count, and jumped on Salmon immediately, landing a series of lefts that sent Salmon (16-2) sprawling on the canvas. [details]

  • #2
    Good Move! South Florida is a great place to start a boxing career. Plenty of gyms and boxing shows. A lot of fighters moving here.
    Good Luck!
    Last edited by Southpaw21; 08-26-2007, 06:18 AM.

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    • #3
      Mean Joe Greene is a very good fighter,the way he puts his punches together is great

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      • #4
        "I want him to be as close to Sesame Street as possible in terms of his image," Joe Green Sr. said. "When Joe fights, we want there to be lots of kids at the arena. That’s the attitude that we want to have, that we’re role models, trying to do something positive. He doesn’t want to be associated with any of this gangster stuff. He’s not that type of kid."

        Joe Green Jr is a good kid, and a very aggressive, tough kid. But the father?? A role model? The father actually told me one time that HE was "a don." Like 40 something years old trying to tell me he's "a don," which I guess it like saying you are a gangsta or something. The father is a clown and that's old news in New York. A confrontational type of guy who IMO is not a good reflection on the son. Joe Jr. is a good kid, though, and is a very exciting fighter to watch. With good training he could be a force

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        • #5
          Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY View Post
          "I want him to be as close to Sesame Street as possible in terms of his image," Joe Green Sr. said. "When Joe fights, we want there to be lots of kids at the arena. That’s the attitude that we want to have, that we’re role models, trying to do something positive. He doesn’t want to be associated with any of this gangster stuff. He’s not that type of kid."

          Joe Green Jr is a good kid, and a very aggressive, tough kid. But the father?? A role model? The father actually told me one time that HE was "a don." Like 40 something years old trying to tell me he's "a don," which I guess it like saying you are a gangsta or something. The father is a clown and that's old news in New York. A confrontational type of guy who IMO is not a good reflection on the son. Joe Jr. is a good kid, though, and is a very exciting fighter to watch. With good training he could be a force
          I heard his family had a run in with the judah family in gleasons gym in new york. If this is true then they cant be good role models if they start to fight after sparing gets a little heated.

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          • #6
            a mattress 2 a tree?
            sounds like queens 2 me baby
            goodmovin gettin outa there thow
            i hope he does well sounds liek hes got his **** 2gether n got some good ppl

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            • #7
              I heard it was ALL the Judah's fault... Daniel was just mad because Joe dropped his brother.

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