They make them big in Texas, even their mortgage professionals. Just ask once-beaten heavyweight prospect Herman "Skip" Scott.

And if you're wondering how a 6' 8" 255-pound destroyer with a heavy right hand can find the mild temperament to spend his days filling out home buyers' paperwork and the aggressive temperament to spend his nights pulverizing opponents, you need look no further than the old real estate axiom: it's all about location, location, location.

Skip Scott is a gentleman in business and a monster in the ring.

"I started out kickboxing for about 10 years. I was ranked #3 in the nation and #2 in Texas and went about 75-5 in 80 bouts. Then I hurt my leg, so I went to a boxing gym and fell in love with it," explains the 31 year old of his introduction to the boxing. "I fought three amateur boxing fights total. I entered a Ringside Tournament in Kansas City and made it all the way to the finals. That was my entire amateur career."

Despite the short time spent in the unpaid ranks, Scott (currently 6-1, 4 KOs as a professional) says he knew he had found his calling and set about putting together the team that will help him attain his dream.

"I have a new trainer now, Bobby Benton - not to take anything away from my original trainer I still take things into the ring I learned from him - but Bobby is showing me how to stand tall when I fight. Not crouching down and keeping my gloves high. He's also showing me to shoot my straight shots down the middle and set them up with a jab."

Fighting out of the Lou Savarese Promotions Boxing Gym in Houston, Texas, Scott also gets a top-flight education from his many sparring partners including Eugene Hill (19-1, 15 KOs), Nagy Aguilera (15-2, 10 KOs) and Texas amateur champion Justin Jones. "We also have some light heavyweights like Chris Henry. He's like 22-2. Cornelius White. Larry Pryor. (Longtime heavyweight contender) Dominick Guinn even comes in and works out."

With so little amateur experience to rely on, Scott says every fight is an important lesson. "I lost my first fight to a real tough guy. He ended up winning his next 10. I hurt him in the first two rounds, but threw too many punches. I threw a hundred punches in each of the first two rounds and wore myself down." He has since run off six consecutive victories including his latest, a four-round decision over Chris Abercrombie in February 2010 in Houston. "I won by decision. I knocked him down with a jab, but the bell saved him. He got up and I couldn't finish him because I got excited. It was my first time in front of my home crowd in a long time."

Another key member of Team Scott is well-known boxing figure Kerry Daigle, who serves as manager. "Kerry is a great guy. The thing about Kerry Daigle -- if you speak to ten different people you'll hear ten different great things about him. You don't find too many people like that, especially in boxing. Most people you meet, if you talk to ten people, five will have something good to say and five something bad. This guy, everybody loves him. He's an excellent motivator and a real positive guy."

Daigle introduced Scott to NSA's Juice Plus Fruit and Vegetable supplements - a product Scott calls his "secret weapon" for fast recovery times in training. "I believe in it so much I'm a distributor!"

Scott says he realizes he's currently getting an education in the ring and doesn't plan on skipping any grades. "We're not going to fight for the belt in the next few months. We're just taking our time making sure we know all the steps before we get to the dance. My ultimate goal is not just to win the title but to keep it and be known as one of the best ever. I'm not in a rush to make that happen -- just taking one step at a time to get there."