Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward (born July 7, 1944 in Bottom Creek , West Virginia , † October 25, 2012 in Detroit , Michigan or Chicago , Illinois ) was an American boxing coach who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame . He became known as the coach of heavyweight world champions Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko .
Life
Steward's parents separated already during his childhood. He moved to Detroit with his mother at the age of 12. There he started boxing and trained at the Brewster Recreation Center , where Joe Louis had previously trained.
Steward, who learned the profession of electrician, was 1963 as an amateur boxer "National Golden Gloves Champion" in bantamweight. Despite this success and a match record of 94 wins and 3 losses, he never became a professional.
From 1971 Steward worked as a professional boxing trainer. He was the boss of the Kronk stable in Detroit , his first boxer to win a world title was Duane Thomas in 1980 (WBA lightweight world champion). Until the 1990s he mainly trained powerful boxers in the lower weight classes. It was not until Michael Moorer that he had a well-known heavyweight who left him after his victory over Bert Cooper . Steward mentored Evander Holyfield in his only win over Riddick Bowe and Oliver McCall in his win over Lennox Lewis . After this fight Steward changed sides and remained coach of Lennox Lewis until the end of his career. In the meantime he worked for, among others, Naseem Hamed , Óscar de la Hoya and Julio César Chávez .
Steward had diverticulitis . He died on October 25, 2012 in a Detroit hospital at the age of 68. Until his death he was the coach of heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko .
Web links
- Biography at the International Boxing Hall of Fame (English)
- Emanuel Steward , information and interview, Boxing-Insider.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klitschko trainer Steward died at spiegel.de, accessed on October 26, 2012
- ↑ Emanuel Steward Dies at 68; Trainer of Boxing Champions at nytimes.com, accessed November 10, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Kronk boxing icon Emanuel Steward dead at 68 ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at freep.com, accessed October 26, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steward, Emanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxing coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bottom Creek , West Virginia , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2012 |
| Place of death | Detroit , Michigan , United States |