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COLORADO SPRINGS, Volta. (Novembre 19, 2018) – El tardà Emanuel Steward, arguably the greatest boxing trainer of all-time, is a member of the Class of 2018 entrar al Saló de la Fama de l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA.
La segona recepció anual del Saló de la Fama de l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA, celebrada conjuntament amb la 2018 Campionats nacionals d'elit i juvenil de boxa dels EUA i Open de preparació i júnior, Desembre 2-8, se celebrarà al desembre 7, a l'hotel Radisson (215 S. Temple St.) a Salt Lake City, Utah.
Steward was a boxer, trainer extraordinaire, and HBO commentator until his untimely death in 2012 a l'edat de 68. His boxing career culminated with his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.
A l'edat de 12, Manny moved with his mother from West Virginia to Detroit, where his life soon turned to boxing. Com un boxejador amateur, he compiled a 94-3 registre, destacar per una actuació medalla d'or en el 1963 National Golden Gloves Tournament as a bantamweight, but he decided against trying out for the US Olympic Boxing Team.
En 1971, Steward became a part-time trainer at Kronk Gym, where he eventually guided many of the country’s top amateur boxers. Kronk Gym later became a property of Steward’s and he developed it into one of the most successful and famous boxing gyms in the world.
Steward also served as National Director of Coaching for USA Boxing in the early 2000’s.
Throughout his incredible career, Steward reportedly trained 41 campions del món, potser, the most noteworthy were Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis i Wladimir Klitschko. He also trained Juli Cèsar Chavez, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Foia, Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, i Mike McCallum. Manny also trained a young Detroit rapper, Eminem, how to box at Kronk Gym.
The last world champion Manny trained was Adonis “Superhome” Stevenson, who remains the reigning World Boxing Council (CMB) World light heavyweight champion since 2013.
“Emanuel would always say, nocauts venen!” Stevenson fondly remembered. “He was also the first to tell me, ‘You will be a superstar and a world champion. Just make sure you don’t listen to people with bad intentions because you’ve got natural talent.’ He believed in me even if some people did not think I would ever become a world champion.”
“Emanuel Steward impacted the lives of so many who walked through the doors of Kronk Gym,” dit Chris Cugliari, Director executiu de l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA. “While he’s most recognized for his achievement at the professional level, his impact was significant in the amateurs. Manny serves as a model coach for USA Boxing today, and his impact will be felt for a long time. The USA Boxing Alumni Association overwhelmingly supports his induction and looks forward to honoring him as part of this year’s Hall of Fame class.”
Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA
Creat per defensar tota la vida, relacions mútuament beneficioses entre USA Boxing i els seus antics alumnes, –boxejadors, funcionaris, entrenadors i aficionats a la boxa — L'Associació d'Antics Alumnes connecta generacions de campions, inspirar i retornar als futurs campions de boxa d'USA Boxing, dins i fora de l'anell de.
L'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels Estats Units està oberta a qualsevol persona que tingui un amor per la boxa i vulgui mantenir-se connectat amb la boxa amateur.. Els membres tenen accés a una gran varietat d'esdeveniments especials organitzats per l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes, inclosa la recepció del Saló de la Fama de la Boxing Alumni Association dels EUA.
Per unir-se a l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes, només cal registrar-se a alumni@usaboxing.org per a $40.00 quota anual de soci. Els nous socis rebran una samarreta, clauer i cartera electrònica.
“For years he would come to my National Silver Gloves Tournament that I sponsored and put on in Kansa City just to show his support of the youth program,” added USA Boxing president Joan Marró addicional. “Every year I would tell him to let me know if he was coming, so I could VIP him, and every year he would ignore me and just quietly show up. I would notice him in the crowd. I would ball him out and then we did the same thing the following year.
“I also used to see him at big fights and he would always make me feel special by saying my company saved boxing in the seventies and eighties by providing safe, well-made, fair priced boxing equipment for the sport. No one else ever gave me that recognition. He was humble and not a blowhard, my kind of guy.”
Emanuel Steward left his mark on earth, not only as a multi-faceted personality in boxing, but he’s also remembered for his magnanimous charity work in Detroit, in which he helped youths in their pursuit of education.
En resum, encara que, he taught boxing, and nobody has ever done it any better.
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