Which Gym has produced more champs?

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  1. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For this thread only WBA, IBF, WBC count.
    Also interim champs do not count-you have to beat a champ to become one.
     
  2. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Far 'n away Stillman's Gym.
     
  3. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gleasons would have to have been top or close to it at one stage.
     
  4. PbP Bacon

    PbP Bacon ALL TIME FAT Full Member

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    Where about Kronk?

    Anybody has specific figures? :think
     
  5. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Kyoei gym in Japan might be worth a mention...Pretty sure they are in double figures now.

    They certainly benefited when boxing introduced more divisions and titles.
     
  6. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gleasons claim 131 world champions on their website. That would obviously be across all divisions and all organisations - see link below:

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  7. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    newbridge gym in wales, certainly had a collection, with joe calzaghe, gavin rees, enzo maccarinelli, all world champions at the same time, haha no wear near 131, but still quite impressive for a small rugby nation to have 3 world champs at the same time in 1 gym

    ahh sorry a forgot about the WBA, IBF , WBC
     
  8. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wincobank are quality by Brit standards - Hamed, Bomber Graham (ok not a champ), Jonny Nelson, Junior Witter. All homegrown talent
     
  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Howard Winstone had afew down in Methry Tydfil.

    But Gleasons probably takes it.
     
  10. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No stats to back-it-up, GP, but feel sure Stillman's would claim the honor.

    Since Benny Leonard first set foot in Stillman's Gym after WW1, to it's close in 1959, the pinnacle for any young boxer was : Training at Stillman's 'n fighting the main-go at Madison Square Garden.
     
  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i actually meant Stillmans i was thinking of differnt gyms as i typed sorry about that
     
  12. neilk

    neilk New Member Full Member

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    Kronk Gym Detroit Michigan - Thomas Hearns
    Dennis Andries
    Wilfredo Benitez
    Julio César Chávez
    Kermit Cintron
    Oscar de la Hoya
    John David Jackson
    Naseem Hamed
    Oliver McCall
    Evander Holyfield
    Hilmer Kenty
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Michael Moorer
    Mike McCallum
    Milton McCrory
    Steve McCrory
    Gerald McClellan
    Lennox Lewis
    Jimmy Paul
    Jermain Taylor
    Duane Thomas
    James Toney
    Ole Klemetsen
    Kronk Gym/ Emmanuel Steward has trained over 20 World Champions.

    Nacho Beresteins Gym is good aswell, he has trained over 8 or 16 world champs.
     
  13. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Benitez only trained with Steward for the his comeback way way late in his career didnt he?
     
  14. neilk

    neilk New Member Full Member

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    yep, youre right, my mistake about Wilfred Benitez
     
  15. PbP Bacon

    PbP Bacon ALL TIME FAT Full Member

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    Very interesting indeed, thanks.

    However it is still an open question whether those 131 world champions are all homegrown talent truly produced by the gym, or they are claiming as their own every and any champion who ever trained there, even briefly