Is there any notable trainers in your gym?

[youngfamous313]

Well I live in detroit, and as you all know the KRONK gym is shut down here and has moved to the suburbs (go figure) and all the trainers spread throughout the cities rec. gyms. I myself get coached by James Lester Sr who's a KRONK trainer but a few days ago a guy named Tom "BOOM BOOM" Johnson walked in the gym. One of the older trainers asked if I ever heard of him and I said no. But I went and googled him, turns out he was the Featherwieght IBF champ from 93-98 being the only American featherwieght to defend his title 11 times where he lost his belt to Prince Naseem. He comes in and trains us for free! He said he does it just to give back which I thought was great. Do any of you that fight have any notable trainers or former notable fighters that train guys at your gym?

Ps: It helps your moral a hell of a lot also knowing a guy like that is in the gym correcting you!

[Kayo]

Marcus Soares comes every once and awhile to do BJJ seminars. He was part of team Gracie.

[ferocity]

Well I live in detroit, and as you all know the KRONK gym is shut down here and has moved to the suburbs (go figure) and all the trainers spread throughout the cities rec. gyms. I myself get coached by James Lester Sr who's a KRONK trainer but a few days ago a guy named Tom "BOOM BOOM" Johnson walked in the gym. One of the older trainers asked if I ever heard of him and I said no. But I went and googled him, turns out he was the Featherwieght IBF champ from 93-98 being the only American featherwieght to defend his title 11 times where he lost his belt to Prince Naseem. He comes in and trains us for free! He said he does it just to give back which I thought was great. Do any of you that fight have any notable trainers or former notable fighters that train guys at your gym?

Ps: It helps your moral a hell of a lot also knowing a guy like that is in the gym correcting you!

Tom Johnson was the man at one time in the featherweight division that i recall. He never really got the credit he deserved but he was one hell of a fighter. Great to hear he's training boxers, guy always came off as a humble guy.


Im not at La Colinia gym but at that gym Robert Garcia ex-jr. lightweight IBF Champion trains boxers there.

[youngfamous313]

[QUOTE=ferocity;2884031]Tom Johnson was the man at one time in the featherweight division that i recall. He never really got the credit he deserved but he was one hell of a fighter. Great to hear he's training boxers, guy always came off as a humble guy.




Yea great guy from what I see! Very humble, he didn't come in ****y at all. Just smiled and said yes I've been there and done that, and you can go there too haha..

[LOLORSKATES]

Emitt Igo is about as notable as you can get in the amatuer ranks..

[msagrain]

my coach boxed in the olympics.

[nedcmk1]

Nelson Cuevos and Francisco Mendez.

When I was wrestling and training BJJ trained with Renzo Gracie, Gordo, Matt Serra, Georges St Pierre, Ricardo Almeida, and a few others....

[SpeedKillz]

terrance cauthen
james scott
tim witherspoon
kassim ouma's trainer (dont know his name - cuban dude)

few others...

[2swell k-wells]

and as you all know the KRONK gym is shut down here and has moved to the suburbs (go figure) and all the trainers spread throughout the cities rec. gyms. I myself get coached by James Lester Sr who's a KRONK trainer

Boxers do Kronk moves too? pretty intense dance, does it help you with your footwork and explosive strikes?

[ExecutiveOutlaw]