Emanuel Steward

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. Quotes I had a wonderful time in West Virginia, I'll never forget that long, lonely ride, We left on Friday and it rained the whole trip. We got to Detroit on a Saturday evening. I didn't know what was going on. I thought it was the end of the world -- not knowing that it was the beginning of a new life. I decided, if I'm going to be there, I didn't want to be no damn laborer, When I started, I sat in class and didn't even know what they were talking about. I was so embarrassed. I had been an honor student, but the standards at inner city schools had been so low. I had never done any algebra or geometry, and I couldn't participate in class. I used to go home and study related books till three o'clock in the morning, trying to understand. It was rough. I didn't even miss it, I bought myself a new little brick bungalow, in a nice section of the city. I bought a German shepherd puppy. I had a new little LeMans sports coupe, burgundy and black. I had a career at Detroit Edison. In 1969 another kid [Sylvette] was on the way. The Great American Dream. I was really happy. And then fate intervened. I got so engrossed in it then, I started taking the kids on weekends to little tournaments, trying to get them more experience, running here, running there, and it got back into my system. I decided to see how far I could go in this, My dream was to take an amateur team and make it nationally famous. The deep dream of everybody is always to have a world champion, but I never really had any specific plans for professional boxing. "... and In This Corner", October 25 2012 External links Category:1944 births Category:Boxers Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Living people Category:People from West Virginia