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Kronk Gym is a boxing gym located in Detroit, once led by trainer Emanuel Steward. [1] It was run out of the basement of the oldest recreation center of the City of Detroit, and became a household word in the sport of boxing [2] and its gold shorts a magnet to young talent following the enormous success and high profile of multiple World Champion and Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas "The Hitman ...
The Detroit Parks Department began to realize that this community lacked any real recreation center. This forced their hand to begin a $500,000 renovation of the old library into a community center. A brand new two-story wing added designed by George W. Graves, added classrooms, a swimming pool, boxing ring, and basketball courts. [1]
Molly Mitchell, the founder of Rose's Fine Food, a former east-side Detroit diner, has joined the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG) to lead its culinary arts program.
The "Detroit Brawl" lineup is deep with some of the world's top talent; organizers hope it will help reinvigorate Detroit's boxing community.
Emanuel "Manny" Steward (July 7, 1944 – October 25, 2012) was an American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing.Known as "the godfather of Detroit boxing," Steward trained 41 world champion fighters throughout his career, most notably Thomas Hearns, [1] through the famous Kronk Gym and later heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko.
The Detroit Shock practice at Joe Louis Arena before Game 5 of the 2006 WNBA Finals. Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit . Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium , it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena station on the ...
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Tarick Salmaci (born February 28, 1972) is a Lebanese-American former professional boxer and North American Boxing Organization (NABO) middleweight champion. [1] He was one of 16 boxers chosen worldwide to participate on season 1 of NBC's reality television series The Contender .