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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 19, 2018) – The late Emanuel Steward, arguably the greatest boxing trainer of all-time, is a member of the Class of 2018 getting inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
The second annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, Desember 2-8, will be held December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Steward was a boxer, trainer extraordinaire, and HBO commentator until his untimely death in 2012 op die ouderdom van 68. His boxing career culminated with his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.
Op die ouderdom van 12, Manny moved with his mother from West Virginia to Detroit, where his life soon turned to boxing. As 'n amateur-bokser, he compiled a 94-3 rekord, uitgelig deur 'n goue medalje by die prestasie 1963 National Golden Gloves Tournament as a bantamweight, but he decided against trying out for the US Olympic Boxing Team.
In 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 wêreldkampioene, miskien, the most noteworthy were Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis en Wladimir Klitschko. He also trained Julio Cesar Chavez, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, en Mike McCallum. Manny also trained a young Detroit rapper, Eminem, how to box at Kronk Gym.
The last world champion Manny trained was Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, who remains the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) World light heavyweight champion since 2013.
“Emanuel would always say, uitklophoue verkoop!” 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,” gesê Chris Cugliari, Uitvoerende direkteur van die Amerikaanse Boxing Alumni Association. “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.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Geskep om 'n lewenslange kampioen te word, wedersyds voordelige verhoudings tussen USA Boxing en sy alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.
Die USA Boxing Alumni Association is oop vir almal wat lief is vir boks en graag met amateurbokse wil bly. Lede kry toegang tot 'n wye verskeidenheid spesiale geleenthede wat deur die Alumni-vereniging aangebied word, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, registreer eenvoudig by alumni@usaboxing.org vir 'n $40.00 per jaar ledegeld. Nuwe lede sal 'n T-hemp ontvang, sleutelhanger en e-beursie.
“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 John Brown bygevoeg. “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.
In kort, al, he taught boxing, and nobody has ever done it any better.
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