If there is one abiding theme in the gym, it's the withering work in the ring. Those not fit do not survive.

Steward began an amateur boxing career there. He was forced to abandon a professional career due to his family's economic situation and began working as an electrical lineman. The long talks about boxing the world and life itself.

His heavyweight fighters had a record of 34-2-1 combined in title fights. Emanuel Steward (July 7 1944 – October 25 2012) was an American boxer trainer and commentator for HBO Boxing.