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Kronk Gym is a boxing gym located in Detroit, once led by trainer Emanuel Steward.[1] It was run out of the basement of the oldest recreation center of the City of Detroit, and became a household word in the sport of boxing[2] and its gold shorts a magnet to young talent following the enormous success and high profile of multiple World Champion and Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns in the 1980s.
Named after Detroit City Councilman John Kronk, the training facility opened in 1921.[3] The original site closed in 2006, but it reopened in 2015.[4]
- ^ FOX (2012-10-25). "Legendary boxing trainer Steward dies". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ Tom Timmermann (2011-01-28). "Detroit's Kronk Gym was a cradle of boxing champions". STLToday.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ Gross, Allie (13 September 2018). "Detroit's old Kronk boxing gym being demolished after 2017 fire". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Brudenell, Mike (20 May 2015). "Kronk Gym scheduled to reopen Monday". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 20 May 2015.