Today, neither Burns nor his successor, Emanuel Steward, will be working as lead man for Taylor's rematch with Kelly Pavlik. Taylor is going back to the future with Coach Nelson.

In camp for this fight, Nelson has returned to the basics with Taylor, using old school techniques to build strength and stamina. The positive changes he sees in Taylor began the night he was knocked out by Pavlik in September.

"I was there when Jermain lost to Pavlik and a lot of kids would have taken a few weeks off," Nelson said. "But Jermain wanted to get right back. He showed up at the gym the very next work day. Now I see a lot more drive in him. He is determined to not let this happen again and is working harder than he has ever done."

Win or lose against Pavlik, Nelson has his own dream for the future about Taylor.

"Hopefully when Jermain retires he can come and train some of my kids to help get them off the streets," Nelson said.

Nelson is confident that Taylor will do that because he was "brought up right." And, oh yeah, Nelson was quick to add, "Jermain still says 'yes sir' and 'no sir' to me."

It is nice to know there is more to a success story in boxing than winning titles.