ANYONE know what kevin rooney's been up to?

[Benny Leonard]

Kevin Rooney is so overrated as a trainer it ain't even funny. Who was Kevin Rooney before and after Tyson.

Before Tyson, he was a boxer.

After, a drunk...from what I hear.

That kind of messes you up and stalls your career.

Then you have to look at his location: Catskill, NY instead of the City.

How good is he, I don't know, but you cannot go by who and how many fighters someone trains. For example: Dundee may be overrated as a trainer. Ali said Dundee was a great "Coach." Ali and Leonard were naturally brilliant fighters already by the time they went to Dundee. Also, Tyson whooped many asses that Dundee was in the corner for.

Tyson had natural power, speed, and strength, but his skills were developed from the ground up in Catskill under Atlas and then Rooney...with D'Amato serving as the Teacher.

Tyson also got better under Rooney, which you can see from his amatuer days to his first fight, all the way up to Spinks....Mike kept on getting better.

But how good was Rooney, I don't know. He was right for Mike, that's all I know.


He also trained Vinny Pazienza for a bit.


Great interview with Kevin Rooney...posted on boxingscene a while back

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38506

[cusd'amatokid]

i train at the cus gym, hes doin good. no bigtime pros trainin but lots of amatuers. he went to rehab and is clean, hes now doing real good

[Snuff Armstrong]

The Ring magazine had an article on him not too long ago. He was up in Albany, NY doing his rehab duties and while there he was trainining some fighters in a Albany gym also. Hes doing very well. He even brought his son out to some fights in Saratoga, NY.