RIP Emanuel Steward

[Zordon]

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8551612/emanuel-steward-famed-boxing-trainer-dies-68

Emanuel Steward, revered as one of the best trainers in boxing history and whose Kronk Gym symbolized Detroit's gritty, blue-collar boxing scene and produced numerous world champions, died Thursday after a short illness. He was 68.
Steward, who also managed many of the fighters he trained, worked with more than two dozen champions during his decades-long career. A younger generation of boxing fans knew him as an expert analyst on HBO's boxing telecasts.
Victoria Kirton, Steward's executive assistant, told the Associated Press that Steward died in a Chicago hospital Thursday afternoon.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

His work is legendary. He made Tommy Hearns what he was (Among many others).

Dark day in boxing.

RIP.

 

[BTX]

I really hate to hear the news of Emanuel passing. He was of course one of the alltime great trainers and a very good commentator for HBO boxing. More than anything though he struck me as a legitimately good man. I will miss him announcing fights.

R.I.P
Emanuel

 

[lane]

I really hate to hear the news of Emanuel passing. He was of course one of the alltime great trainers and a very good commentator for HBO boxing. More than anything though he struck me as a legitimately good man. I will miss him announcing fights.

R.I.P
Emanuel

could not have said it any better than that.