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Paying my respect to my legend Jimmy Glenn R.I.P.
Jimmy Glenn as has been described by many as gentle soul, kindness. It brings tears to my eyes as I right this.... I’ll give you a simple example. I was raised in the South Bronx & lived in Jamaica, Queens & Spanish Harlem. These were the real ******. Life was totally different then. Less opportunity then what kids have nowadays. And so like the system had kinda already laid out the blue print for what I was & will become... it was inevitable that the Gang life which was overwhelming prevalent all over NYC. And so like a prophet I was there to fulfill my prophecies....and so at 12 years old I was in it. On a path that MANY do not come back from. I use to hate people that were happy & I loved to be hated. The only that matter then was the crew. Then one day I’m reading this Ring magazine about 2 local kids Juan Laporte & Camilo Negron (who would turnout to be my sparring partner)R.I.P. And so as I put the magazine away. I turn on the TV and load & behold there is one of the local kids fighting on national television! Juan Laporte of time Square gym vs Salvador Sanchez 15 rds! So I decided to go to Times Square Gym. There I met Ralphy Correa who trained me. After a while I started really getting into the sport the rawness & fighting which was all I knew back then. And most importantly the discipline. But I had a big problem I couldn’t afford the gym dues which was $20.00 per month. And I had a part time job in a bodega store that paid me $40.00 per week. I felt sad that I couldn’t afford the the gym dues. My trainer wasn’t charging me anything for training me. So I told him I can’t train anymore. He looked at me & thought for a moment & said come with me. So he took me to Jimmy’s Corner, the bar that’s owned by Jimmy Glenn. It was my first time there. After he had a couple of words with Jimmy, they both come over to me & Jummy’s Southern accent he tells me boy, as he looks down on me, you like boxing? I told him I love to fight! He tells me you don’t have to paid no dues just help Ralphy in the gym when he needs you...
I was so worried about this, here I was a 15 year boy w/ my boxing world hanging in fate of this man. And he allowed me to continue for free! That choice right there was a life changer!
No more gang life, no more getting high which in due time this enabled me to an education & be a contributer to society!!! Thank you Jimmy Glenn for allowing me to be a member of the Times Square boxing gym family.
To a great man!
Rest In Peace...
Jimmy Glenn as has been described by many as gentle soul, kindness. It brings tears to my eyes as I right this.... I’ll give you a simple example. I was raised in the South Bronx & lived in Jamaica, Queens & Spanish Harlem. These were the real ******. Life was totally different then. Less opportunity then what kids have nowadays. And so like the system had kinda already laid out the blue print for what I was & will become... it was inevitable that the Gang life which was overwhelming prevalent all over NYC. And so like a prophet I was there to fulfill my prophecies....and so at 12 years old I was in it. On a path that MANY do not come back from. I use to hate people that were happy & I loved to be hated. The only that matter then was the crew. Then one day I’m reading this Ring magazine about 2 local kids Juan Laporte & Camilo Negron (who would turnout to be my sparring partner)R.I.P. And so as I put the magazine away. I turn on the TV and load & behold there is one of the local kids fighting on national television! Juan Laporte of time Square gym vs Salvador Sanchez 15 rds! So I decided to go to Times Square Gym. There I met Ralphy Correa who trained me. After a while I started really getting into the sport the rawness & fighting which was all I knew back then. And most importantly the discipline. But I had a big problem I couldn’t afford the gym dues which was $20.00 per month. And I had a part time job in a bodega store that paid me $40.00 per week. I felt sad that I couldn’t afford the the gym dues. My trainer wasn’t charging me anything for training me. So I told him I can’t train anymore. He looked at me & thought for a moment & said come with me. So he took me to Jimmy’s Corner, the bar that’s owned by Jimmy Glenn. It was my first time there. After he had a couple of words with Jimmy, they both come over to me & Jummy’s Southern accent he tells me boy, as he looks down on me, you like boxing? I told him I love to fight! He tells me you don’t have to paid no dues just help Ralphy in the gym when he needs you...
I was so worried about this, here I was a 15 year boy w/ my boxing world hanging in fate of this man. And he allowed me to continue for free! That choice right there was a life changer!
No more gang life, no more getting high which in due time this enabled me to an education & be a contributer to society!!! Thank you Jimmy Glenn for allowing me to be a member of the Times Square boxing gym family.
To a great man!
Rest In Peace...
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