![]() ![]() Steward, who also worked doing commentary for HBO, is a member of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. In a statement, Klitschko said, "It is not often that a person in any line of work gets a chance to work with a legend, well I was privileged enough to work with one for almost a decade." More recently, he'd worked with Wladimir Klitschko. ![]() Steward, who was born in West Virginia, moved to Detroit when he was young and eventually founded the famous Kronk Gym, where he worked with many fighters of all levels, including some of the eventual champions listed above. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012. Named the greatest junior middleweight of all-time by The Ring in 1994. The American trainer oversaw the boxing careers of Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko. Named the Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year for 19. "He'd tell them to lose some weight and fight for him." Legendary boxing coach Emanuel Steward, 68, passes away. Take a time machine back and relive some of the classic photos from KRONK. It caromed off the head of WBA welterweight champion Pipino. The right hand from challenger Thomas Hearns landed with the force of a Mack truck. PAIN AND FAME: Go back in time and visit the Original KRONK GYM. 1:59 It’s an image that lives in boxing lore. Hilmer Kenty, KRONKs first world champion. Take a look at just some of the World Champions Emanuel Steward trained. Emanuel Steward, Hearns’ master trainer at his fabled Kronk gym in Detroit, had a different label: ‘The Massage. Emanuel Steward and Thomas Hearns shopping for produce. Emanuel Steward, a legendary boxing trainer who worked with greats like Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Lennox Lewis and Robert Duran, died Thursday in a Chicago hospital after complications from surgery for diverticulitis, according to Reuters.ĭiane Steward-Jones, Steward's sister, told the Detroit Free Press that Steward was thinking about boxing until the very end, reportedly trying to recruit members of the hospital staff to box for him. Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns waged one of boxing greatest battles.
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