![]() Steward will also involve Andy Lee, Fury’s cousin who also spent time at Kronk in Detroit, in the camp although they have not yet worked out in what capacity. Steward Jr has taken over his uncle’s mantle and says he remembers spending about a month with Fury a decade ago, and then training with both the Gypsy King and Klitschko in camp in Austria. Steward gifted Fury a pair of boxing boots on that occasion, which he went on to wear when he beat Klitschko five years later. Manny previously trained the likes of Thomas Hearns at the famous Kronk Gym in Detroit and later Wladimir Klitschko, during which time Fury headed there as a prospect back in 2010. Steward was formerly known as Javan ‘Sugar’ Hill and is the nephew of legendary Hall of Fame trainer Manny Steward, for whom he changed his name last year because his uncle, who passed away in 2012, was like a father to him.įury has met both Stewards before. Read more: Wilder vs Fury 2: Fight date, venue and everything else you need to know about the rematch Who is Tyson Fury’s new trainer? SugarHill Steward (left) with Adonis Stevenson and Sam Watson (right) after the WBC light heavyweight world championship bout in Montreal, Canada, in 2017 (Getty Images)ĭavison’s replacement is Javan “SugarHill” Steward, who is based in Detroit and the move is thought to be part of a wider effort by Fury’s team to build his profile in America, where his last three fights have been held and where he will face Wilder once again. SugarHill certainly has big shoes to fill – not that he isn’t rising to the occasion.Even without the victory, Fury’s very return to a heavyweight title fight after spending nearly three years out of the ring, being handed a drugs ban and ballooning in weight is a feat worth celebrating. “He was great at communicating with a fighter and talking over fights.” That may be all talk, of course, but it’s worth keeping in mind the Steward family is known for giving the world fighters who can take down walls with their fists.Īnd, while Emanuel Steward will always be an inspiration to his nephew, Fury himself makes it clear he was impacted by the man, as well. “It wasn’t just physical where he was great,” Fury told talkSport of the late trainer. “That’s why I brought him in.” Fury is clearly impressed with the work Steward has done with him, so impressed that he claims he’s going to knock Wilder out this weekend. “I knew we got on well,” Fury said of his relationship with the man who would become his trainer. Having worked at Emanuel Steward’s famed Kronk gym previously, SugarHill was someone the bombastic heavyweight was already familiar with. “I had a good defensive coach in Ben Davis,” Fury explained. Although Ben Davis led Fury to a draw in his famous first match with Wilder, Fury was looking for something different the second time around. The colorful Englishman was effusive in his praise: “That’s one of the best decisions I ever made,” he said of partnering with Steward. What’s more, Fury’s rematch with ferocious WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in one of the most anticipated bouts in years.ĭuring a recent conference call to promote Saturday’s match, I asked Fury about teaming up with the younger Steward. For he is currently training Tyson Fury, the individual many claim is the lineal heavyweight champion of the world – the man who beat the man who beat the man, tracing all the way back to at least the reign of John L Sullivan in the 1880s-1890’s. “He changed his name officially last year,” the outlet reports, “explaining that Manny was a father to him.” Steward’s life has recently changed in other ways, as well. Even though Steward is gone, his name lives on, not only in boxing history, but in the form of one SugarHill Steward, Emanuel’s nephew, now himself a trainer to be reckoned with.Īs talkSport points out, the latest Steward of note was named Javan “Sugar” Hill until quite recently. Top names ranging from Thomas Hearns to Lennox Lewis to Wladimir Klitschko all turned to Steward for guidance, and that’s just to name a few. So prominent was the Detroit based master that his passing in 2012 shook the fight world. It’s hard to imagine coming up with a top five list of the greatest trainers in boxing history and not having Emanuel Steward appear among that handful of elites.
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