![]() "There are a lot of fighters that have been retired and come out of retirement. Anthony Joshua 2 in an undisputed fight, Steward claimed the complexity of making fights behind the scenes could be one of the reasons why the undefeated heavyweight has no burning desire to return to the sport. While there is a clamour from fans for Fury to get back in the ring and potentially face the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs. ![]() There's something inside his brain, his head telling him to retire. Being able to take care of them, do things and have adventures with them. "This man has been working his whole life doing that to have his family be a part of that. He still trains, he still works out, it's something he loves to do, I'm happy with his decision and for him to be able to be with his family and spend time with them. "We barbeque, we take trash out to the tip, we just live regular right now. Now his decision to retire I'm happy to help him with that too. "Tyson came to me and wanted to win the Deontay Wilder rematch, I helped him do that, I was okay with that. It was like 'okay, that's what you want to do? That's fine'," Steward said. Joe Joyce makes bold claim about Oleksandr Usyk's world title position.KSI reveals Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Jordan inspiration as he plots his next move.What is the World Cup 2022 mascot? Explaining name, meaning and story behind La'eeb.Darren Barker reveals how Savannah Marshall can beat Claressa Shields in a rematch.Detroit natives Winfred Harris and undefeated middleweight prospect Marlon Harrington will also take part in the home cooking. Two Michigan natives are making their pro debuts. The main event features a 10-round bout between the ninth- and 15th-ranked middleweight fighters. Salita also trained at Kronk Gym, and has worked tirelessly to coordinate fight nights like the Detroit Brawl. I want to accomplish this: help bring the big-time boxing back to Detroit.”ĭmitriy Salita, head of Salita Promotions, is on the same mission and has been for some time. Being a part of bringing it back and reviving boxing here in Detroit, it means a lot to me, from the things I learned from Emanuel, and the things I’ve been doing that he taught me, and this will be another one. “It’s something that’s been a part of everybody’s generation. “It does feel a bit different (to be back),” SugarHill said. Now, he’s returned to his hometown to see how things have changed on a micro level. “Times have changed a bit in the world.”Īs things have changed in Detroit, he’s changed things for the sport of boxing on a macro level. “Emanuel was so involved with the city back in the 80’s, it was a lot different,” SugarHill said. But because the sport’s popularity at large has declined, that generation doesn’t get as much credit for what it did to inspire the next generation - which is still here and winning, without fanfare. Detroit’s standing as a "boxing city" probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves.Įmanuel Steward led Kronk Gym as it became one of the world’s most famous training centers in the 1980’s. That second part is true as well, and important to note. “Then when I started being around more of the fighters, they were like, ‘Oh, you’re Emanuel Steward’s brother. Once I started learning the heritage of my family, where I really come from … that’s when it started setting in and clicking,” Russ said. Not because he’s already thinking of what his legacy will be, but because he knows that every move he’ll make in the sport of boxing shifts the dial on a legacy that began long before he was born. “Tony Harrison raised me from the time I was 12.”Īnd that’s why you’ll hear legacy talk coming out of the 20-year-old Russ’ mouth. “That’s like my big brother,” Russ said of Harrison. In the meantime, Detroit’s Tony Harrison, who chased down a light middleweight title of his own in 2018 and trained at Kronk under Emanuel, took Russ under his wing. Years before that, though, it was their shared uncle, Emanuel Steward (known as the Godfather of Detroit boxing), that brought Russ up in the sport by having him hang around his gym - the world-famous Kronk Gym - as early as 2 years old.Įmanuel Steward died in 2012 and SugarHill has been around the world accomplishing a laundry list of accolades as a trainer. Russ estimates he was about 8 years old when his cousin SugarHill first started teaching him how to box how to wrap his gloves and throw a combo punch. It’s pressure that Russ can handle, but still certainly feels.
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