Michael Jennings on fighting Miguel Cotto and learning from the best
Michael Jennings went from being a world title challenger to a drummer supporting Ian Brown to a boxing trainer. He tells John Evans why his latest role will be his most successful
ROCK and roll and boxing aren’t natural bedfellows. Late nights and excess don’t tend to fit in to the spartan lifestyle boxers need to lead. There are, however, one or two transferable skills. A good drummer gets the most out of everyone around him and as long as he does his job the riffs and the runs all find their place. Everything comes together. Consistency is key. If the beat is too quick, too slow, or under-rehearsed, everything falls apart. A good drummer doesn’t attract much attention but everybody spots a bad one. Maybe it shouldn’t come as a major surprise that Michael Jennings is making waves as a boxing trainer.