Kilpatrick closes Kronk!!!!!

[Rockin']

From a very reliable source I have just been notified that most, if not all, of the rec centers that are sponsering the boxing in Detroit for its youths have been closed. That includes Kronk, Johnsons and Butzell and many more.

These rec centers offered much more than just boxing to the youths of the inner city. These were safe grounds where the young people of Detroit could spend an hour or a day playing, learning and growing as good citizens far from the dangerous streets of Detroit.

It saddens me to believe that a legendary place such as Kronk has fallen victim to Detroits political blunders, errors and embezzelement. The damned thing that burns me is that these politicians are supposed to be looking out for the city and its people but to me it seems that they are and have been looking out only for themselves and their families. Ofcourse, these words are not intended for every one of Detroits politicians.

I hope that I will soon find that these words "Kronk, Johnson, Butzell are closed" were misinterpreted. I am afraid that with the situation that Detroit finds itself in that they were not.

Rockin'

[TheEvilSaint]

Kilpatrick Must ****ing Die!

[SugaShane]

I guess Tha_Greatest is screwed.

[JUYJUY]

This is ****ing disgraceful! Please tell me that this isn't true, Kronk is no longer?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmmm

That's ok, Greatest can come to Pensacola. We got a great new gym just opened here and some very good trainers as well. And best of all, it's free!

Come and enjoy, Greatest. Become a Roy fan and fight from Pcola.

[Rockin']

I will dig deeper tomorrow to find the whole story. I, aswell, hope that it is not true.

Rockin'

[PBDS]

From a very reliable source I have just been notified that most, if not all, of the rec centers that are sponsering the boxing in Detroit for its youths have been closed. That includes Kronk, Johnsons and Butzell and many more.

These rec centers offered much more than just boxing to the youths of the inner city. These were safe grounds where the young people of Detroit could spend an hour or a day playing, learning and growing as good citizens far from the dangerous streets of Detroit.

It saddens me to believe that a legendary place such as Kronk has fallen victim to Detroits political blunders, errors and embezzelement. The damned thing that burns me is that these politicians are supposed to be looking out for the city and its people but to me it seems that they are and have been looking out only for themselves and their families. Ofcourse, these words are not intended for every one of Detroits politicians.

I hope that I will soon find that these words "Kronk, Johnson, Butzell are closed" were misinterpreted. I am afraid that with the situation that Detroit finds itself in that they were not.

Rockin'

...That's a shame. What a sad day.

[blockhead]

i really hope this isnt true considering the great history of boxing in this city. kilpatrick is a ****ing crook and everyone knows it.

[ChrististheAnswer2]

Pedro already got the scoop on this days ago, this is a real shame.

"RING TALK" WORLD EXCLUSIVE: THE FAMED "KRONK BOXING GYM" IN DETROIT TO CLOSE!
23 November, 2005 by Pedro Fernandez


Detroit, MI-Although legendaty heavyweight champion Joe Louis, is from the city of Detroit, boxing in Motown, for the past quarter century anyway, has been all about the Kronk Gym. Opened circa 1970 by a 1964 AAU boxing champion, and current HBO analyst Emanuel "The Goldfather" Steward, “Kronk,” as everybody knows it, was the sweat shop that brought us champions Tommy Hearns, Hilmer Kenty, Jimmy Paul, Duane Thomas, and a plethora of fighters, too many to list.

“GOLDFATHER” MADE HIS "BONES" IN WAR ZONE!

Imagine Iraq, after a suicide bomber has just struck. Buildings are splintered, tattered, and falling down. That best describes the area surrounding the Kronk Community Center. Like a beacon in the night, this lonely looking building stands alone. But, each and every day, the place comes alive in the AM. With classes, recreation, after school activities, all happening above ground, underground, or in the basement, there is the Kronk Boxing Gym.

EMANUEL ALWAYS HAS THE HEAT ON HIGH!

On one occasion, it was 39’ outside. Emanuel, myself, and world-renowned artist, Richard Slone, we walked from the car to the front door of the gym. It was the coldest 25 steps I’ve ever taken! Once inside, the upstairs temperature was about 75’. But, when you got downstairs, the heat was turned up so high, that it topped 85’! Needless to say, summer or fall, it’s not hard losing weight at Kronk.

CITY IS “PULLING THE PLUG!”

The city of Detroit, like the rest of the country, is broke. Forget the $300 billion spent on Iraq thus far. Or the food stamp programs cut for the poor last week, the truth is just about every social program the **********s can get their hands on, they kill! So, when Motown started looking for ways to save a buck, the idea of closing the Kronk Community Center was brought up. As of today, the city has privately indicated they are closing, what amounts to a Detroit landmark. A public announcement is said to be soon forthcoming.

[Kid Achilles]

This really sucks.