Hill, a former Detroit Police officer, remembers going to the gym with Emanuel as early as 4 or 5 years old. 25, 2012 the famous Kronk Gym in Detroit was shut down and now Steward's nephew, Sugar Hill is planning to rebuild the famous gym sometime this year.
It says a whole lot about the man that he didn't have one enemy in a sport where making enemies can be easier than making a fight.Īfter Emanuel Steward passed away on Oct. Steward was also the lead analyst for HBO Boxing but he never forgot about his humble beginnings and he would often give money out of his own pocket to down and out fighters. He also helped guide the sport in a positive direction in the post Muhammad Ali era and Kronk Gym, which Emanuel owned, was where Emanuel Steward turned many fighters into world champions. Some of the more notable fighters Steward has trained include Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, and Tommy Hearns. Steward was an inductee of the International Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and has trained 41 world champions throughout his career.
(CBS) Too often the sport of boxing caters to the loudest member of the group, promoting fighters who are obsessed with themselves despite the fact that their achievements in and out of the ring leave something to be desired.Įmanuel Steward was not one of those people.
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