Rumour has it Emanuel has NOT passed!

News broke tonight! If its true very sad!

Edit:

This is from the news article:

"Emanuel is still with us," Steward-Jones told the Free Press this afternoon. "He hasn't left his room. There is no shade over his head."

 

Detroit post

 

Amid rumors circulating among the boxing fraternity that legendary Kronk Gym trainer and manager and boxing Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward had died today, his sister Diane Steward-Jones refuted the fact.

"Emanuel is still with us," Steward-Jones told the Free Press this afternoon. "He hasn't left his room. There is no shade over his head."

Steward, 68, who guided such Detroit boxers as Thomas Hearns and Hilmer Kenty to world titles, has been in poor health for several months. He is believed to be in a Chicago-area hospital, although his family will not disclose details.

Close friend Jackie Kallen, who worked with Hearns at the Kronk on McGraw Street in Detroit and later managed world champion James Toney, said, "I pray to God it's a false rumor. I just hope reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated."

Anita Ruiz, executive director of the Kronk Gym Foundation and a close companion of Steward, was shocked at hearing the rumors.

"Oh, my God, I don't know anything," she told the Free Press. "I can't comment further."