Sensing Tyson was there for the taking, the renowned Kronk Gym guru tells his fighter in no uncertain terms what he expects from him to close the show. It was well planned.' Oliver McCall: 'I was trying to catch him with that shot from the opening bell. Emanuel Steward, who trained legendary fighters Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko among many others, has died at the age of 68. Legendary trainer Emanuel Steward reads Lennox Lewis the riot act in between rounds of his heavyweight title bout with Mike Tyson in June 2002. Lennox Lewis, Tommy Hearns, Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, and Mike McCallum are just a few of the many. Afterwards, the trainer said ‘Emanuel Steward is smiling down from heaven. If you watch boxing, youve seen Emanuel Steward. ![]() SugarHill went on to guide Fury to victory over Deontay Wilder in their rematch, thus completing his second ascendency to the top of the heavyweight division. Manny has helped me get through some of the biggest fights in my career and I only regret that I couldn’t return. 2.2 The Kronk Gym 2.3 Mark Breland 2.4 Lennox Lewis 2.5 Wladimir Klitschko 3 Other Fighters Emanuel Steward’s Boxing Background For someone synonymous with the city of Detroit, Emanuel Steward was actually born in the tiny community of Bottom Creek, West Virginia. I’m completely devastated by the passing of my long time friend, mentor and trainer Emanuel Manny Steward. My duty is to protect the health of the boxer.' Lennox Lewis: 'He got through a lucky punch.' Emanuel Steward: 'It was no lucky punch. In fact, it was working at Steward’s Kronk gym when the nephew first met Tyson Fury in 2010. LENNOX’S STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF EMANUEL STEWARD. ![]() Emanuel Steward, who has died aged 68, was one of the foremost boxing trainers of his time having built a reputation for the all-action style of his fighters, he spent a decade coaxing Lennox Lewis to “hit more and think less”, eventually helping his man become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. To allow more punches to Lewis could have had fatal consequences.
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