Jermain and The Kronk....

[IceJohnScully]

Not to nitpick or anything, because I touched on this very subject last year at some point, but today I read an interview with Jermain Taylor where he said that in preparation for Saturday's fight with Kelly Pavlik he trained for a time at the Kronk Gym in Detroit and that he knows he is ready for the fight because he "made it through (training at) Kronk. A lot of people don't make it through Kronk."

Now maybe that's good for publicity or something but, come on now, the Kronk has that name and all but if there was a time when he might have worried about not making it through Kronk it would have been more than twenty years ago when guys like McCrory, McCallum, David Braxton, Ricky Womack, Breland, and Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns were there every single day going to war.

[jsimps]

What does that say about his work ethic?

[LeonMcS]

What champs/contenders/prospects are fighting out of Kronk at the moment?

[IceJohnScully]

From what I understand his big sparring there comes with Andy Lee and while he is a real good prospect, etc he is nowhere near Jermains level at this point... back when Kronk was KRONK Jermain would have had some fierce tigers on him day in and day out

[brooklyn1550]

Kronk's best days were with Hearns, McCallum, McCrory, Danny Paul, Jimmy Paul, Kenty, Goodwin, Dujuan Johnson, Duane Thomas, etc....Taylor would have had to go to war every day with those guys.

[IceJohnScully]

Not to dispute you John, but according to the articles I read on ESPN Boxing, Taylor didnt train at the Kronk for the Pavilik fight but instead had an isolated training camp in the Poconos Mountains with Emmanuel and some of his best prospects

here is a link if you wish to read it

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In any event, my quote from Taylor came from a PC just a few days ago.

[IceJohnScully]

John..who do you think is going to win tomorrow night? Taylor? Pavlik? and why?

I have a feeling that Pavlik is going to pullit off which may or may not be good for him (because tradtionally I am terrible at choosing fight winners)

[lefthook31]

Kronk's best days were with Hearns, McCallum, McCrory, Danny Paul, Jimmy Paul, Kenty, Goodwin, Dujuan Johnson, Duane Thomas, etc....Taylor would have had to go to war every day with those guys.

DOnt forget Gerald Mclellan and Michael Moorer.

[BewareofDawg]

Well he did train in the poconos. But doesn't Cintron train at Kronk now too? Maybe Steward had him going with Wladdy Boy in preparation for this other big white boy :yikes

In that case, I'm surprised to see taylor made it out :yep

[BewareofDawg]

I have a feeling that Pavlik is going to pullit off which may or may not be good for him (because tradtionally I am terrible at choosing fight winners)
Me Too :rofl :rofl I think you can bet your ass that Taylor and Jones are going to win, because I picked them both to lose by KO.

Oh, I also picked Wright to beat Hopkins by KO :admin

[IceJohnScully]

Me Too :rofl :rofl I think you can bet your ass that Taylor and Jones are going to win, because I picked them both to lose by KO.

Oh, I also picked Wright to beat Hopkins by KO :admin

LOL even I didnt do THAT!!!