So I'll admit ... I am not a boxing fanatic so much that I even knew your whole story until I've read the recent full length obituaries.
But I have followed the Klitschko boys now for quite a few years (there's just something about brothers who have promised to never fight each other no matter the amount of prize money offered ... and about pugilists with PhDs ... that just speaks to me from a storyline perspective). And since you've provided guidance to them and have been featured in their fights, I've come to appreciate your studied approach to a sport that sometimes gets a bad rep and often attracts bad characters with bad egos who have bad intentions.
So for providing a level of class and dedication and commitment that will be the bar against which others are judged in the sport of boxing and for all you contributed to the Klitschko boys' successes, you will be missed.
ESPN'S MEMORIAL:
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8551612/emanuel-steward-famed-boxing-trainer-dies-68
HBO'S MEMORIAL:
http://www.freep.com/article/20121029/SPORTS18/121029043/emanuel-steward-boxing-kronk-dies-death-hbo?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSports
KLITSCHKO's NEXT FIGHT IS NOV 10:
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/175599-stewards-spirt-inspires-banks-klitschko-against-wach
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