Thursday, May 10, 2012

Powerful Muscular Man - Tavoris Cloud, American professional boxer

Tavoris Karod Cloud (born January 10, 1982 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA) is an American professional boxer and the current IBF Light Heavyweight Champion.

When interviewed by ESPN, Tavoris Cloud explained that he had a tough childhood. His neighbourhood, as he recalled, was very rough. He lived in a small home that housed at times 10-15 people. It was a very poor environment. He went on to explain how meager his family's situation was, and spoke on how his family used a foot hole with Ice in it as a fridge. His mother Emma Smith, reflected upon the day that Tavoris Cloud declared that he was going to take care of this situation. He was around 14–15 years of age. Alonzo Johnson,(his coach), trained and housed Tavoris during his high school years. Tavoris has been training with Alonzo since his Amateur days. Alonzo Johnson can be seen working in his corner along side Al Bonanni during fights. Al Bonanni, a recent Florida Boxing Hall of Famer is his professional boxing trainer, and has been for the past 5 years.


 




Powerful Muscular Man - Chad Dawson, American professional boxer

"Bad" Chad Dawson (born July 13, 1982) is an American professional boxer from Hartsville, South Carolina. He is the current Ring Magazine and WBC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Ring Magazine currently rates Dawson as the number ten pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Dawson was born to Rick Dawson, a former boxer who compiled a 1-4-1 record, and Wanda Dawson. Chad Dawson has four brothers and two sisters. In search of work, Rick Dawson moved the family to New Haven, Connecticut in 1988. Dawson attended James Hillhouse High School from 1996 to 2000.