I was thinking about this fighter I had seen years ago who was pretty good, but nothing really special. His name was Glen "The Promise" Thomas. I remember him because he was the guy who my boy "Iceman" Eddie Tyler fought after losing to Bernard Hopkins earlier that year, in '90. Anyway, Thomas was undefeated and Butch Lewis was moving him along nicely. Unfortunately, his step up fight was against a hellified Roy Jones jr. even worse, including Jones, he went 3-6 in his next nine fights. But look who this unlucky s.o.b. ran into: Jones, Toney, McCallum, in back to back to back fights!! Also included in that Bataan death march of a record was, Merquis Sosa, Michael Nunn and Virgil Hill....Freaking OUCH!!! Now I see why he lost to the likes of a guy like Kenny Snow......
Thanks. I think I lived a life of hit and miss! Quick hit.... Years ago I was a messenger working in Manhattan making minimum wage, about $4.25 and hour. Anyway, there was this Puerto Rican cat with a soft voice. I thought he was gay but it was no big deal, I'm not a homophobe. He and I would always talk; surprisingly, he had a good mind for business. Behind his back people would talk about him and he would not say anything. One day, he just quit.... A few weeks later he came to see me at the dispatch center. As it turned out, he happened to be Herman Santiago, the only surviving member of Frankie Lymon and the teenagers, the 50's doo wop group, the guys who sang "Why do fools fall in love". He had won some type of lawsuit and because of back royalties, he became a millionaire overnight. Guess who was kissing his ass then? before you smart asses start, I'll just say, it wasn't me! He's been inducted into the Rocking Roll hall of Fame. I did not even know at the time that he was living out of his car! This is a true story.
Kenny Snow was a heck of a prospect back in 1989-1990. Kid was built like a Mack truck, but flattered to deceive, I heard he had bad drug issues and couldn't stay off the streets.
