Kronk Fighters who werent good or really known, or fighters who failed to make the big leap

Hilmer was a world champ. You should be so lucky to do as well in your field.

Smfh.

 

caveman lee?

 

I'm thinking J.L Ivey. Loads of talent. Sent him over to Hawaii when he was either just 18 years old or still 17 to fight world rated roughneck Ralph Aviles and Ivey lost a disputed decision that most thought he won. Said he never really disciplined himself as a pro and thus never got over the hump, but used to a be a tough spar for Camacho and Whitaker and others when they came to Kronk. Final fight went neck and neck with HOF Genaro Hernandez after barely training and then drifted back to Buffalo and the drug trade and got shot and killed at a young age.

 

And don't forget Leslie "Sweet Lemonade" Gardner, who was a headliner for a brief period of time. Became a journeyman then disappeared into the same dark hole as Ivey and I read that he was buried in an unmarked grave outside of Detroit completely forgotten and abandoned in death.

Kronk had some stories that did not end well.

 

Bernard Mays. He died of alcoholism at 33.

 

Sounds like a book in the writing. I too have a bizarre fascination with the Kronk and Manny Steward. https://imgur.com/gallery/QBQhM6x

 

The whole Ricky Womack story is interesting and tragic.

 

Steve McCrory - Undefeated Olympic gold medalist travelled to Australia & challenged Jeff Fenech unsuccessfully for the IBF Bantamweight title.

Fenech went on & won another couple of world titles at higher weight divisions. McCrory never contended for a major world title again.

 

Definitely Bernard 'Superbad' Mays.

 

The guys who said Bernard Mays are bang on point.

 

This is the correct answer

 

Damn.
http://classicboxingsociety.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-story-of-bernard-superbad-mays.html

 

Ya, tragic bud.

 

What a sad, tragic tale.