whose the most famous boxer you have met ???

**chantelle** · 03-03-2008 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by liquid

You won't get to tour the original Kronk- it's closed down.

I've met Tommy Hearns and his son Ronald. I kinda met Floyd Mayweather Jr at the Detroit leg of his press conference with Oscar de La Hoya, May Jo Sanders (incredibly quiet, but it was just before her last fight), Emmanuel Stewart and a local junior welterweight whose name is escaping me just now.

oh but what about manny staward (merlin)...why did it close down and when ??

**Wayne** · 03-05-2008 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by sexyboxer

oh but what about manny staward (merlin)...why did it close down and when ??

It closed down at the end of '06 beginning of '07. The city is strapped for fund and looking to cut costs. It stayed open as long as it did because Steward was digging into his own wallet to keep it open. The straw that broke the camel's back was looters breaking in to steal copper piping. Apparently, the building is so old it's difficult to secure. The fighters train at other Kronk gyms, but they aren't THE Kronk.

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