THE NIMBLE GIANT
RONNIE SHIELDS has seen it all before. The renowned trainer’s resumé of tutelage includes Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Arturo Gatti and Pernell Whitaker; some of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport have all benefitted from the education they received under Shields’ revered wing. So when a video landed in his lap of a 17-year-old cruiserweight, six-feet-four, who could move like a middleweight but punch with heavyweight ferocity, Shields was certain that he’d discovered a star of the future.
“My manager, Lester Bedford, put us onto Ronnie. He showed a couple of clips of.
