Ice view on Taylor and the kronk....

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

May 27, 2006: I read an article today that talks about how Jermain Taylor is training at the KRONK Gym in Detroit and how awesome it is and how the guys there have such a commitment to boxing. "You wake up thinking boxing. You eat sleep and drink boxing," etc. He talks about the guys he works with in the gym and how "they don't ask him for his autograph," "they are hardened tough guys who aren't impressed that he is the world champion." "Nobody even asked to take a picture with me" he says. Good enough. This is 2006. But, man, can you even imagine what Jermaine would be thinking if he had to train there back in the early to mid 80's and every single day he had guys like Tommy Hearns, Leeonzer Barber, Milton McCrory, Steve McCrory, Hilmer Kenty, Lindell Holmes, Mark Breland, Mike McCallum, Oba Carr, Kady King, Ricky Womack, Duane Thomas, Dujuan Johnson, Alvin Hayes, Mickey Goodwin, Stanley Longstreet, Arthel Lawhorn, Frank Tate, Jimmy Paul, Danny Paul, Caveman Lee, David Braxton, Joe Manley, Roderick Moore,and Darnell Knox, all gloving up right next to him?? Or later on when Gerald McClellan, Frankie Liles and Michael Moorer joined Kronk?

[Chups]

I thought I saw this thread already?

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Who is that girl in the picture on all your posts and how did she get the perfect body?????????????????

[Rockin']

I was down there today. I gave Sechew Powell the article that I wrote about him. Mickey Goodwin showed up and talked for abit. Hes got an amatuer team and he does good for them, keepinmg them active and interested. When I left Mickey was on his way out and we stopped and talked. I gave him a lift to the store when I left and then he was to walk back to the gym. When we were in the car I appologised for the uncleanliness of the car and he laughed. "Ya know man, I was a boxer and I had nothing.

When I was down in the gym Mickey had taken a seat on the ring apron and I joined him. We talked about stuff and if he had any regrets. Yeah, I should have had a lwayer.

Rockin'

[JuicyJuice]

But, man, can you even imagine what Jermaine would be thinking if he had to train there back in the early to mid 80's and every single day he had guys like Tommy Hearns, Leeonzer Barber, Milton McCrory, Steve McCrory, Hilmer Kenty, Lindell Holmes, Mark Breland, Mike McCallum, Oba Carr, Kady King, Ricky Womack, Duane Thomas, Dujuan Johnson, Alvin Hayes, Mickey Goodwin, Stanley Longstreet, Arthel Lawhorn, Frank Tate, Jimmy Paul, Danny Paul, Caveman Lee, David Braxton, Joe Manley, Roderick Moore,and Darnell Knox, all gloving up right next to him?? Or later on when Gerald McClellan, Frankie Liles and Michael Moorer joined Kronk?

What about Don Lee, James Toney and Dennis Andries, Ice?

Kronk was awesome, ****ing awesome. Wish I could build a time machine and go train there in 80's

[Knicksman20]

Good post Ice. He'd probably want most of their autographs because those are some great fighters you mentioned. He'd probably be intimidated by the things he was saying too.

[Kball15]

yea its kinda wierd. if i saw taylor anywhere, id harrass him with like 100 questions and autographs. lol. Its not often that i get to meet champion boxers