Kronk Gym officially closed. NOOOO!!!

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Report: Kronk Gym closed!
www.fightnews.com
Detroit's famous Kronk Gym has closed for good according to the Detroit Free Press. The facility brought to prominence by super trainer Emanuel Steward was the breeding ground for many world champions including ring legend Tommy Hearns. Efforts to raise enough funds to save the city-run facility were unsuccessful and the September theft of the copper pipes in the Kronk delivered the final KO blow, prompting Detroit's Recreation Department to force out the Kronk fighters, who have regrouped at a Gold's Gym in Dearborn. Steward reportedly plans to open a new Kronk Gym.

F*** Steward. its his damn fault the gym closed in the first place. His rich fat a** can't cough up enough money to keep it open? Give me a break.

That's my thoughts exactly

If Stewerd owned the gym I would agree with you guys, but since the city owns it and they closed it down because of budget crunches, whats he to do, sure he could afford to put pipes back in it and keep it going for a little while, but the city has now ear marked the building for vandelism like they have hundreds of others, and I'm sure the city would not sell the building to him. and if they would it would take milliions to put it in shape. It's sad because even with a new Kronk someplace else, the history from that gym is what made it special. I've lived here all my life and you guys just don't know the history of Detroit other then maybe being the Auto capital of the world. But the Brewster gym and recreation center is still open, do any of you know the history of that rec center, thats where the great Joe louis trained. But to blame one man for the demise of the kronk gym closing is a joke, it's obviously from people who have no clue of whats going on in this city.