Kronk opened a second gym in Tucson, Arizona during the 1990s. Where the boxing discussion is always Non Stop! Serra retired in 2010 and now trains fighters with Ray Longo under the team name Serra/Longo Competition Team. You know, if I keep winning fights, the respect will come eventually, said Edgar during a conference call. "All the guys wanted to test me out," he said. Powered by IBofP 2021 Boxers relocated to a Dearborn Gold's Gym. HOME | Kronk Boxing Gym Official and Sanctioned Site It was the palace in which kings were made. That effort begins in earnest Thursday withthe "Detroit Brawl at the Legendary Kronk" fight card, featuring fighters from the Kronk team as well as other local fighters. The principles and disciplines he learned from Emanuel Steward are carried on through his own youth program, modeled after the one he grew up in at KRONK. I just retired last year. While the Super Six has had its problems including several of the original six pulling out it also lifted the profile of former Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward from nearly unknown to the cusp of universal recognized as the best super middleweight in the world this side of Lucian Bute. 43 years ago this month, KRONK crowned our first world champion! Under the guidance of his father, Fikes's boxing journey would have a door opened to him that many in the Detroit area would only dream of. That name is still strong today because there are still champions coming from all over the world, right now," Carey said. Marcus The Irish Hand Grenade Davis (22-8) clashes with Jeremy Stephens (18-6) in another lightweight fight. The fighters that emerged under the tutelage of the great Emanuel Steward are forever synonymous with the no-frills gym from which they hailed. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is an absolute legend in MMA, known moreor his time in the mid 2000s with PRIDE. A Shocker in the Philippines as Suganob Topples Vicelles, The Only Option for Gilberto Ramrez is to Defeat Gabe Rosadoin Convincing Fashion, Ilunga Makabu Faces an Unexpected Rival in Badou Jack, The Hauser Report: A Club Fight Promoter Faces a Choice, Gennady Golovkin vs. Erislandy Lara: Return of the Battle of the Forties, Results from SoCal Where George Yuyu Acosta KOed Marlin Sims, Josh Taylor Assures Us His Fight With Tefimo Lpez Will End in a Knockout, Boxing Odds and Ends: An Auspicious ShoBox Debut and More. Found this while looking up info on Milton McCrory Nice to see Beard as a trainer and McCrory at Chrsyler Corp. McCrory should've had a better career, but the Curry loss did him in. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Fighters Mayweather is such a person as well, but for different reasons. Kronk. The reason bring that he is the current head coach at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand, which is a very successful MMA gym. However, one thing that all of the men on this list have in common is that they have a life after fighting that is worth sharing. SugarHill Steward Pacquiao alone put boxing (or at least one boxer) on the cover of TIME and into the pages of such varied publications as Esquire, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, the American Airlines in-flight magazine and even Atlantic Monthly. ), We are very happy that Zab has the opportunity to fight for the IBF Junior Welterweight title right here in New Jersey. WOODS: I Think Pascal Will Beat HopkinsAnd Hopkins Couldn't Be Happier. Matt Serra wentdown in the MMA history books as the man who pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the sport of MMA when he defeated Georges St-Pierre to win the Welterweight world title. The Ultimate Fighter' Winners: Where Are They Now
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