The late, great Emanuel Steward, for many THE finest boxing trainer of the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s, will have a street named after him later this month – Former super-featherweight contender and world title challenger Harold “The Shadow” Knight, who, along with Steward, worked with heavyweight great Lennox Lewis for well over a decade, speaks about the street unveiling here.
“So his selflessness—that’s what I’ll remember most is his selflessness. I remember that most, and he always made us feel like we were something, and we always wanted to impress him as kids.”—Tarick
On This Day: The Great Emanuel Steward Passed Away
Known as “The Godfather of Detroit Boxing,” the great Emanuel Steward would be 80 years of age today. Sadly, however, as all fight fans the world over know, Steward, often called “Manny” by those who knew him personally (and by people who didn’t, this said to annoy Steward some), passed away on this day, October 25, 2012.
– On Thursday afternoon, October 27 th , the boxing world learned the tragic news of the untimely