Iceman John Scully

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Amateur career

Scully graduated from Windsor (Connecticut) High School in 1985. He began boxing in 1982 and won numerous championships at middleweight (Script error: No such module "convert".), including the 1987 Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio), the 1987 National PAL (Jacksonville, Florida) and the 1988 Eastern U.S. Olympic Trials (Fayetteville, North Carolina).

Scully defeated World Script error: No such module "convert". Amateur Champion Darin Allen to win the Eastern Trials, future heavyweight contender Melvin Foster to win the Ohio Fair, and nationally rated Kertis Mingo at the National PAL.

Scully won Outstanding Boxer awards at both the 1987 Western Massachusetts Golden Gloves and the 1988 Eastern U.S. Olympic Trials tournaments.

In February 1988, the Script error: No such module "convert". boxer was named to the All-Time team (in the middleweight spot), for the WM Golden Gloves in Holyoke, Massachusetts, joining fellow standouts Mike Tyson (heavyweight) and Marlon "Magic Man" Starling (honorable mention at welterweight). Scully won four straight WM Golden Gloves titles (1985–1988) and three consecutive New England Golden Gloves titles (1986–1988).

He defeated fellow future world-title challenger Joey DeGrandis to win the 1988 New England Golden Gloves championships.

Scully also advanced to the championship round of the National Golden Gloves tournament on two occasions, losing on a 3–2 split decision in 1987 at Knoxville (to Fabian Williams of Michigan) and a highly disputed 3–2 call in Omaha in 1988, to Keith Providence of New York City.

Scully also notably scored two decision victories en route to each of those national final appearances in 1987 and 1988 over hard-punching future WBC #1 Middleweight contender Lamar "Kidfire" Parks of Greenville, South Carolina.

The "Iceman" concluded his amateur career with a Bronze medal winning performance at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Concord, California, defeating # 3 ranked Joe Hill of Omaha in the quarter-finals before losing a 4–1 decision to World Champion Darin Allen of Columbus, Ohio in the semi-final rematch of their Eastern U.S. Olympic Trials final just one month earlier.

Scully turned professional with a final amateur record of 57–13 (not including two junior olympic bouts at age 15 and two exhibition matches).

Professional career

Scully turned professional in 1988 and finished his career in 2001 with a 38–11 record (21 knockouts). He fought for the International Boxing Federation world light heavyweight championship at Leipzig, Germany in 1996, losing a 12-round decision to unbeaten champion Henry Maske. On December 8, 1995, Scully fought two-time world champion Michael Nunn for the WBO NABO super middleweight title. Although ESPN commentators had the fight close, Nunn was awarded a unanimous win, including a curiously wide score on the card of judge Harold Gomes.

His victories include a unanimous ten-round decision over Art Baylis (On Prime TV Network), a ten-round decision over WBC International Script error: No such module "convert". champion Billy Bridges at Harrah's in Atlantic City (on ESPN)

Scully also captured a November 1989 unanimous decision on USA's Tuesday Night Fights, over the former #1 nationally ranked Script error: No such module "convert". amateur Alphonso Bailey of Kentucky. Scully-Bailey was the co-feature to Simon Brown's IBF Script error: No such module "convert". title defense against Luis Santana.

On May 22, 1992 at Agawam, Massachusetts Scully captured a unanimous 12-round decision over Southern Boxing Association champion Melvin Wynn of Atlanta, Georgia as well.

Scully also frequently served as a sparring partner for some of the biggest names in the sport, including the highly regarded world champions Henry Maske, Mike McCallum, Vinny Pazienza, Roy Jones Jr. and James "Lights Out" Toney.

In November 2010, "Iceman" John Scully was inducted into the fifth class of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Connecticut.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (21 knockouts, 17 decisions), 11 Losses (1 technical knockout, 10 decisions)[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 13-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Cleveland Nelson SD 8 22/06/2001 Template:Flagicon Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Scully puts on a superb display of boxing and punching, featuring an accurate left jab.
Loss 24-9-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ernest Mateen UD 8 19/04/2001 Template:Flagicon New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 11-0-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Sam Ahmad MD 8 04/06/1999 Template:Flagicon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 29-8-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Drake Thadzi TKO 7 02/08/1998 Template:Flagicon Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. IBO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the seventh round with a severely weight drained Scully putting up a surprisingly lackluster performance.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 13-7-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Scott Lopeck TKO 6 18/12/1997 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 23-7-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ernest Mateen UD 10 29/06/1997 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 38-4-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Graciano Rocchigiani UD 10 22/03/1997 Template:Flagicon Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
Loss 29-0Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Henry Maske UD 12 25/05/1996 Template:Flagicon Leipzig, Germany IBF Light Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 0-6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Feliciano TKO 1 15/03/1996 Template:Flagicon Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 47-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Michael Nunn UD 12 08/12/1995 Template:Flagicon Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. WBO NABO Super Middleweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 16-11-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Willie Ball TKO 2 20/09/1995 Template:Flagicon Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 13-18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Willie Kemp PTS 8 17/05/1995 Template:Flagicon Mashantucket, Connecticut], U.S.
Win 0-14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Luis Oliveira TKO 1 14/03/1995 Template:Flagicon Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 10-7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Art Bayliss PTS 10 20/10/1994 Template:Flagicon Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 6-10-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tim Cooper PTS 8 18/08/1994 Template:Flagicon Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 13-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Willie Kemp PTS 8 25/06/1994 Template:Flagicon Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 12-39-4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon David McCluskey TKO 4 12/03/1994 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 7-29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jose Vera TKO 4 06/11/1993 Template:Flagicon Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 32-5-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tony Thornton UD 10 16/03/1993 Template:Flagicon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 19-0Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tim Littles UD 12 13/11/1992 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 7-23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jose Vera PTS 6 24/09/1992 Template:Flagicon Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 4-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Herman Farrar TKO 6 20/08/1992 Template:Flagicon Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 15-23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Danny Chapman TKO 3 06/08/1992 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 10-30-4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon David McCluskey PTS 6 30/06/1992 Template:Flagicon Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win 12-8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Melvin Wynn UD 12 22/05/1992 Template:Flagicon Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S. WBF Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title. Scully and Wynn put on a spirited main event with Scully finishing strongly over the second half of the bout to secure the unanimous winScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 7-18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jose Vera PTS 6 27/02/1992 Template:Flagicon Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 13-6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Willie Kemp PTS 10 22/11/1991 Template:Flagicon Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 22-20-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Randy Smith PTS 10 27/09/1991 Template:Flagicon Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 7-17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jose Vera UD 8 23/10/1991 Template:Flagicon Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 19-5-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Kevin Watts UD 10 18/03/1991 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 16-0Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Billy Bridges SD 10 12/12/1989 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 13-3-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Alphonso Bailey UD 8 09/11/1989 Template:Flagicon Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 5-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tony Daley UD 10 29/09/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. New England Middleweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 2-9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Victor King TKO 4 08/09/1989 Template:Flagicon Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 2-8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Victor King UD 6 25/08/1989 Template:Flagicon Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 23-4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Brett Lally UD 10 11/07/1989 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 2-7-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Mike Caminiti TKO 6 16/06/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 1-4-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Mike "The Heat" Bonislawski TKO 5 05/05/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 0-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jerry Fleming TKO 3 01/05/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 1-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Mike Bonislawski PTS 6 17/03/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 1-13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Bob Saxton TKO 1 17/02/1989 Template:Flagicon Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John Berkins KO 1 06/01/1989 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 1-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Rahim Muhammad TKO 4 15/12/1988 Template:Flagicon Rochester, New York, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Vic Ferrer TKO 4 10/12/1988 Template:Flagicon Salem, New Hampshire, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jerry Fleming TKO 4 02/12/1988 Template:Flagicon Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Frank Ambrose TKO 4 25/11/1988 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon John Wilkinson TKO 4 28/10/1988 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the fourth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 0-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Steve Jefferson TKO 1 22/10/1988 Template:Flagicon Salem, New Hampshire, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 1-9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Paulino Falcone TKO 1 16/09/1988 Template:Flagicon Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the first round. Sold out crowd at Hartford Civic Center.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Post retirement career

Scully trained several standout amateurs while pursuing his own boxing career, including 1997 National Junior Olympics Champion Sammy Vega, 1995 Ohio State Fair Champion Greg Cuyler, 1998 National PAL Champion Dwayne Hairston and 2000 U.S. Armed Forces Champion Orlando Cordova.

Since 2001, has been successful as a professional trainer, guiding four boxers to world championships (WIBF Lightweight Champion Liz Mueller, WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Jose Antonio Rivera, IBO Super Bantamweight Champion Mike Oliver and WBC Light heavyweight Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson).

The crowning moment may have been when he masterfully guided Rivera to the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship, with a clear points victory on Showtime over defending champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia.

Scully has also had a hand in the professional training of notable boxers Israel "Pito" Cardona, Matt Godfrey, "Sucra" Ray Olivera, Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton, Lawrence Clay-Bey, Matt Remillard, Francisco "The Wizard" Palacios and George "Monk" Foreman III.

The Iceman also assists in the training camps of former world amateur champion and now IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev, who fights out of Montreal, Canada by way of Chechnya (head trainer is Marc Ramsay).

He is considered an important part of the development of future WBC light heavyweight world champion "Bad" Chad Dawson. Scully first trained Dawson for three successful fights in 2004 and 2005 before unforeseen promotional problems caused Dawson to leave to train in Florida with Dan Birmingham.

Scully and Dawson, however, reunited as a team early in the summer of 2011. Scully later guided Dawson to the biggest win of his professional career on April 28, 2012 at the legendary Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The HBO televised matchup saw Dawson capture a 12-round decision to take the WBC Light heavyweight title from legendary champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins. Notably, when Dawson seemingly began to mentally falter at the halfway point of the match, Scully masterfully kept the challenger steady, focused and on track between rounds. The exceptional cornerwork was properly noted by HBO's ringside broadcast team of Larry Merchant, Emanuel Steward and Jim Lampley.

Known for his insightful takes on the sport of boxing, especially his corner work between rounds of televised fights, Scully has written a highly praised boxing book entitled, "The Iceman Diaries" that details his life within the sport. He appears often on ESPN Classic, working alongside Joe Tessitore, as a ringside analyst for that network's ESPN Classic Boxing Series.

A frequent and widely acclaimed columnist for Britain's "Boxing News" magazine, Scully has also been featured several times on ESPN News, before and after major fights, previewing and analyzing the action, including Pay-Per-View battles between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley, and Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.

In 2015 Scully joined the cast of the Nuvo-TV boxing reality show "KNOCKOUT" alongside Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Sugar Shane Mosley.

Scully was inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in November 2009 at the Mohegan Sun Casino. He was also inducted into the Billy C. Boxing Hall of Fame (along with Ernie Shavers and Marlon Starling) at South Glens Falls, New York on November 19, 2011.

References

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