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Pages in category "Boxers from Detroit" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. John Baldwin (boxer)
Sugar Ray Robinson, first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times (born in Ailey, Georgia; raised in Detroit) Tarick Salmaci , middleweight (born in Dearborn ) Claressa Shields , first American woman to win Olympic gold medal in boxing, London 2012 (born in Flint )
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 ...
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.
Boxing record: Total fights: 40: Wins: 35: Wins by KO: 25: Losses: 4: Draws: 1: ... McCrory is the brother of former champion Steve McCrory and grew up in Detroit ...
It includes boxers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories such as American male boxers or American women boxers. This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Michigan .
After his father turned him onto boxing, [1] Love had an amateur career record of 115-5. His opponents have included Shawn Porter, Dennis Douglin. [2] Amateur Record: 2006-2009 Detroit Golden Gloves Champion; 2006-2008 US. Michigan State Champion; 2007 National Ringside World Champion; 2007 National Golden Gloves Silver Medalist
Jefferson took up boxing in 1994, after a coach of the local boxing gym, Claude Strickland, spotted him shooting hoops at YMCA. [2] That same year, Jefferson won the National Golden Gloves super heavyweight championship, defeating Michael Grant on points (and handling Grant his only amateur loss) in semifinals, and DaVarryl Williamson by TKO in the final. [3]