![]() ![]() "I didn't love boxing until I met Emanuel," Klitschko said. ET/PT).Īs he prepares to enter the ring, Steward is never far from Klitschko's thoughts. In his first bout since, Klitschko will attempt to regain the heavyweight throne when he challenges world titleholder Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) in a megafight at sold-out Wembley Stadium on Saturday (live on Showtime at 4:15 p.m. Steward's reshaping of Klitschko's boxing style and mental outlook laid the foundation for his historic 9½-year title reign that ended in November 2015 in a decision loss to Tyson Fury. It looked as though it might be a short union because in their first fight together Klitschko suffered a shocking fifth-round knockout loss to Lamon Brewster in a vacant heavyweight title fight that Klitschko had been winning easily.īut they stayed together and became very close. They were together for 17 fights, Steward taking Klitschko on in 2004 and rebuilding him into one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in boxing history. LONDON - Emanuel Steward made such an immense impact on Wladimir Klitschko's life and career that the former heavyweight world champion still carries the late Hall of Fame trainer's influence with him five years after his death from colon cancer at age 68 in 2012. Wladimir Klitschko: 'Didn't love boxing' until he met late trainer Emanuel Steward The boxing world truly lost a friend, great teacher, and outstanding human being when on October 25, 2012, Emanuel Steward passed away at a Chicago hospital, at the age of 68.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Steward was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000. In addition to Kenty and Hearns, Steward was instrumental in the development and training of many greats in boxing – these include but are not limited to: Mike McCallum, Milton and Stevie McCrory, Jimmy Paul, Duane Thomas, John David Jackson, Michael Moorer, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Mark Breland, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Jeff Fenech, Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, Aaron Pryor, Tony Tucker, Sugar Ray Leonard and Lucia Rijker. On March 2, Hilmer Kenty knocked out Ernesto Espana in nine rounds to win the WBA Lightweight Championship, and exactly five months later, on August 2, Thomas Hearns knocked out Pipino Cuevas in two rounds to win the WBA Welterweight Championship. In 1980, Steward had his first two professional world champions. His kids were always well conditioned and prepared to the highest degree. His fighters proudly wore gold trunks, with blue piping, and gold robes trimmed in red. Under Steward’s guidance, by the mid-1970s the Kronk Gym had established a reputation as one of the top amateur boxing programs in the country. The following year Steward would officially leave his job at Edison to work as a full-time coach at the gym. In 1971, seven of his boxers from the gym went on to win Golden Gloves titles. This led to Steward becoming a part-time coach at the gym, while also working full-time as a lineman and an electrician supervisor for the Detroit Edison company. It was there that Steward worked with James and guided him to win a Detroit Golden Glo ves title. ![]() In 1969, Steward took his younger brother James, who was 15 at the time, to a local gym named after a Detroit City Councilman, John Kronk. He would go on to coach young kids while working various odd jobs and later would study to learn the trade of an electrician. At the age of twelve, he began to actively train at Brewster’s Gym in Detroit, the same gym where Joe Louis started his training.įighting as an amateur, he would achieve an amazing ring record of 94 wins, 3 losses, and would win a 1963 National Golden Gloves Bantamweight title. At that young age he began to box in neighborhood smokers and organized boxing venues. His interest in boxing began as an eight year old boy when he was given a pair of Jack Dempsey gloves as a Christmas gift. Steward was born on July 7, 1944, in Bottom Creek, West Virginia. I consider him to be one of the most successful trainers and managers in the history of boxing. One of the nicest and most knowledgeable persons that I have met in my 59 years of involvement in boxing has to be – Emanuel Steward. ![]()
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