S2: E20 - Mike Tyson's Body Guard, Kenny Simmons

Kenny Simmons is one tough son of a bitch, and that's exactly why Mike Tyson asked him to be his bodyguard. He first met Tyson training at Gleason's gym in NYC back in the 80's. After that, Kenny went on to do protection for a bunch of celebrities including Madonna, Christopher Walken and Sam Kinison. Before he started fighting he was a Marine and fought in Vietnam.  Kenny is also a survivor of 9/11 and a first responder by virtue of being there and wanting to help as the dust settled. He has never before seen footage of the tragedy as it unfolded and is releasing a film The Rise: America's Unsung Heroes on Nat Geo, to honor the memory of the victims and their families.  Check out Kenny's production company coolhandlukeproductions.com Big thanks to our sponsor Absolute Nature CBD. For the best 100% natural CBD Oil and CBD Oil products go to www.absolutenaturecbd.com and use the promo code 'Goonsquad' for a 20% discount. Follow the Sunshine Boys, on Instagram(@fightstoriespodcast) and Twitter(@fightstoriespod). And we're on Patreon so if you want to support the pod you can make a contribution at www.patreon.com/fightstories Support the Fights, fuck the arts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices