EMANUEL STEWARD BOXING RECORD PRO
EMANUEL STEWARD BOXING RECORD PROFESSIONAL

It was Steward who gave Harrison the nickname “Superbad,” adopting it from former 160-pound Detroit-based fighter Bernard Mays, who died in 1994 at the age of 33.

Legendary trainer Emanuel Steward helped guide Tony Harrison's career until his death in October 2012.

With Steward also training heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Harrison fought in Europe on the same card as Klitschko four times, including three in 2012 alone, before Steward passed away in October 2012. He then won unanimous decisions in 2012 over veterans Calvin Odom and Daniel Urbanski to increase his profile. Harrison stopped his first eight opponents, including five in the first round.

EMANUEL STEWARD BOXING RECORD PROFESSIONAL

He made his professional debut in July 2011, gaining a first-round technical knockout of Uwe Tritschler in Hamburg, Germany.

EMANUEL STEWARD BOXING RECORD PRO

Harrison, the second youngest of eight children, turned pro in 2011 on Steward’s advice instead of trying to make the 2012 U.S. Tony Harrison delivers punishment during his win over Daniel Urbanski in Hamburg, Germany, on November 10, 2012. Training under the tutelage of both his father and Steward, Harrison thrived as an amateur, compiling a record of 75-12, winning two Michigan Golden Gloves titles and reaching the semifinals of the National Golden Gloves tournament. “My dad didn’t want me to box, but my mom got tired of seeing me get suspended,” Harrison said. His grandfather Henry Hank won 62 fights during a 19-year pro career, and father Ali Salaam competed professionally at 147 pounds.Īlthough trained by his father, it was Harrison’s mother who steered him toward boxing after he was suspended from school repeatedly for fighting. Harrison was born with boxing in his blood. One of the last protégés of late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, Harrison is striving to reach the top of the 154-pound division. For those interested in hearing what Emanuel Steward had to say about many heavyweight legends of the past – including, but not limited to, Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, and Rocky Marciano just to name a few – please watch and enjoy the video.Tony “Superbad” Harrison is determined to put Detroit back on the boxing map. The original audio for this interview has been completely remastered for this video by Ryan MacNamara. With the recent 10 year anniversary of this interview having just passed, that interview was just recently transformed into an historical boxing documentary. On March 30, 2010, Steward was interviewed by Geoffrey Ciani (aka – Rummy) about the history of boxing’s marquee weight class, the heavyweight division. With his deep knowledge of heavyweight history and his first hand experience in being part of that history, Steward’s perspective is historically unique.

Not only has Steward had great success in heavyweight championship contests, but he was also an avid fan of boxing history and one of the most prominent boxing historians to ever analyze the rich history of heavyweight boxing. In addition to training all time greats in Lewis and Klitschko, both of whom had long and illustrious dominant reigns as champion, he also trained Oliver McCall when he scored his dramatic upset knockout against Lewis (prior to the two teaming up), and he also guided Evander Holyfield to victory when he became the only man to defeat Riddick Bowe. Steward had an especially good track record at heavyweight. Steward worked in that capacity from 2001 until he sadly passed away in 2012. In addition to his outstanding career as a world class trainer, Steward was also an exceptional commentator who called the HBO fights with exceptional ability to provide valuable insight to the viewing audience when it came to breaking down the sweet science in ways that were easy to follow and understand. He is best known for training Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, and Wladimir Klitschko. In total, Steward trained 28 world champions during his time as a boxing trainer. This was Steward’s first world champion, but it would certainly not be his last. Steward’s first champion was On March 2, 1980, at new Joe Louis Arena, Steward-trained Hilmer Kenty won the WBA lightweight championship when he defeated Ernesto Espana.

Steward ultimately did return to boxing in his best known capacity as a trainer at Kronk Gym, where he had a highly decorated career.

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