Quote: (10-12-2011 07:53 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
I boxed in rings and coached youth boxing - for free, because boxers are POOR.
But you have a USA Today article.
Sure thing, buddy.
Hmm, your word vs the owner of Gleason's, tough matchup...
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White-collar hobbyists make up 65% of Gleason's 1,000-strong membership and they are the main source of revenue at many boxing gyms in large urban areas, from New York to Detroit to Los Angeles.
"Today, the majority of people ... in all boxing gyms are white-collar-types," says Bruce Silverglade, owner of Gleason's, the USA's oldest active boxing gym. It's what really keeps boxing gyms alive today."
Gleason's Hall of Fame list includes Jake La Motta, "the Raging Bull," Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and current welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah. It has served as the training ground for 127 world champions, two Olympic gold medalists and hundreds of amateur champions.
There are no girls here, no need to preen.