Emanuel Steward
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Hall of Fame
Jackie Kallen Q&A: ‘You Have to Prove You Know as Much as the Guys’
Jackie Kallen, the pioneering female boxing manager who will be inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame later this week, recently spoke to BoxingScene about her remarkable journey in the sport. Reflecting on her late but significant recogni...
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Recalling Steward's Brilliance an Appropriate Way To Celebrate Milestone
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s a time-machine Tuesday morning. Twelve years ago this week, after tracking me down at a Quonset hut in Parts Unknown, the powers-that-be at Boxing Scene deemed it wise to devote a weekly chunk of column space to a guy from...
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Deontay Wilder Says He's Fulfilled Emanuel Steward's Prophecy
When Deontay Wilder speaks on his destiny, legacy, inspirations and motivations, his words may sound like the ravings of a madman. But “The Bronze Bomber” believes everything he says, so much so that his alter ego, “The Bronze Bomber,” has flattened...
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Andre Ward Admits Itch To Return Comes, Then Evaporates
In 2017, former two division world champion Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KOs), 34 years old, announced his retirement from the sport. Ward's last fight came in June of last year, when he picked up an eight round stoppage of Sergey Kovalev to retain the IBF,...
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Matthysse's Promoters Don't Know What to Expect in Comeback Bout
Lucas Matthysse’s handlers hope he returns to his championship form immediately. Ideally, the dangerous Argentine veteran will look good during his comeback bout against Emmanuel Taylor two weeks from Saturday night. If Matthysse makes an impressive...
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Wilder: Steward Wouldn't Have Allowed Fury to Beat Klitschko
Deontay Wilder doesn’t know what Wladimir Klitschko was thinking when he fought Tyson Fury. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion does know that Emanuel Steward wouldn’t have allowed such a passive performance from Klitschko. The late trainer had a s...
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Lewis: If Klitschko Still Had Steward - He'd Be Champ, Beats Joshua
Lennox Lewis believes Wladimir Klitschko would beat Anthony Joshua if his trainer Manny Steward was still alive. Lewis is also convinced the 40-year-old would never have lost to Tyson Fury with Steward in his corner, and that Klitschko’s biggest chal...
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Klitschko Rejects Fury's Claims: Steward Protected Him
Wladimir Klitschko has dismissed the challenge presented by Tyson Fury. Klitschko is to defend his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Fury at Dusseldorf's ESPRIT Arena on November 28. Fury has previously made muc...
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Andre Ward Wonders if Smith Intentionally Blew Weight
Paul Smith weighed in 4.4lbs over the 172-pound catchweight limit for Saturday’s showdown with Andre Ward in California. Smith came in at 176.6lbs with American Ward at 171.8, and although the fight still looks set to go ahead, the Liverpudlian ma...
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Roy Jones Jr: I Was Always a Kronk Fighter By Heart
This past week on ATG Radio there was a press conference for Roy Jones Presents T.N.T. Promotions card ft Paul Spadafora-Solomon Ebergime this Saturday on GFL.TV. During this press conference we had the opportunity to talk to lead promoter Roy Jones...