Is what they used to call him. At one time he was fighting at the Garden and was getting close to being a contender for the Middleweight boxing title.

But then the combination of alcohol, youthful sense of invulnerability, a manager that did nothing but fill the boxer's head with stories of how much women and money he'd have while skimming everything Johnny didn't know he had, meant that when he did fall he fell hard. DUIs, battery and assault charges, and losses in the ring caused him to fall into obscurity.

He then turned to being a thug and leg breaker until an implusive superheroine in Colmaton broke his back trying to bring him to justice. By the time he got out of prison he had nothing left, but he was free of alcohol, but couldn't fight professionaly anymore and he had no other talents or education, regardless he decided to turn his life around.

He worked hard, got his GED and got a job as a cab driver and has stayed far from a bottle, and while he isn't living the high life, he takes pride in who he is. When he meet the displaced kobold ninja sorcerer Koria aka Silvernight, he has taken to playing her cover 'father figure' and gives her a place to stay in town as well as mentoring her on the ways of the world.

The fact she calls him one of the 'good guys' makes his sense of protection over her all the stronger.

He may be old now but if pressed the old dog knows all the tricks of the sweet science and still has a snapping 1-2. So you better pay your fair.