Official 2012 Boxing Thread: JMM/Manny IV - FOTY.

[eagle 0n]

RIP Manny Steward

 

[proshares]

Damn, if it's true RIP Manny

 

[4wrestling]

RIP.  Really sad.  I had no idea until yesterday that he had been sick.

 

[marvin hagler]

R.I.P. Emmanuel...



I am deeply saddened by this.

R.I.P. to one of the greatest trainers of all time...

I was always hoping he would pull through.

 

[mantequilla]

One of the greatest trainers in the history of the sport.

Trained two of the best fighters in the world, Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns and Wladimir "Dr SteelHammer" Klitschko.

He was always a gentlemen.

R.I.P

 

[maddog345]

R.I.P. Emanuel Steward. He will be missed.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Damn, he was only 68?!!? RIP...One of the best ever...

 

[mantequilla]

 

[lightweight champion]

Shocking and saddening news.

RIP to the legendary Emanuel Steward.

 

[jus3]

Dambs. RIP Manny.

 

[dat dude chris]

Emanuel Steward died?! DAMN he seemed so healthy and happy spirited smh
RIP to a legend

 

[mantequilla]

 

[marvin hagler]

 

[mantequilla]

Apparently Emmanuel's own sister and Andy Lee are saying all the rumors are false.

 

[lightweight champion]

I saw the tweet from Nigel Collins and assumed that his battle was over. WXYZ in Detroit is reporting that he's alive and under doctors' care.

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

Disgusting.

Saw the title and my mood dropped...had no clue he was sick.

******g people these days always trying to be the first to report ****.

 

[ag 47]

Damn, RIP Emmanuel Steward. Met him once, got his autograph. Big loss for the boxing community. Sad.

 

[proshares]

I'll change the thread title back. A lot of good sources were saying it was true, Detroit Free Press to Klitschko.

 

[japanair21]

I'm sorry I'm lost here. Did he pass?

 

[japanair21]

Tom Leyden ‏@TomLeyden

Just got off the phone with Emanuel Steward's sister, Diane, who confirmed the death of her brother, age 68. Details to follow.

|I

 

[mantequilla]

[h1]Emanuel Steward: Legendary boxing trainer dies aged 68[/h1]
Emanuel Steward, who trained legendary fighters Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko among many others, has died at the age of 68.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/20084057

 

[mantequilla]

He trained my 2nd favorite fighter of all time in Tommy, took this kid who never scored K.O's and was, in his words, "At first, out of maybe 10 kids, Tommy might have been the 6th most talented."

He molded Tommy to be one of the greatest fighters at 147 and 154, whose power and boxing skill at these weights are legendary.

Not even mentioning Lennox or Wlad, who make top 15 HW's of all time ( at least in my book).

Thanks for the memories Manny, you certainly made an impact on boxing which really hasn't been seen since.

R.I.P

 

[thegreatbean]

I'm shocked right now.  He looked like he had another 20 yrs.  Always kept it real on HBO. 

RIP Steward. 

 

[jay23oth]

Crazy I didn't even know he was sick. RIP Steward

 

[aznballa33]

damn.. RIP...