Is it a fluke as to how many of the great trainers either passed through or began their careers in the Detroit or Michigan area? Apart from the obvious Kronk Centre, the great Jackie Blackburn trained Joe Louis in Detroit at the old Brewster Centre where he and Manny Seamon would whip the ATG heavyweight into the champ he would become and remain for years. However, amongst the Louis camp a young Eddie Futch would offer sometimes great sparring for the Brown Bomber.

Futch adopted the Detroit style and trained endless champs and taught many of today's great trainers like Thell Torrence, Hedgemon Lewis, Freddie Roach and Kenny Croom. The Michigan area gave us Prentice Byrd and Manny Steward, Grand Rapid spawned the family Mayweather who have offered us Jeff, Roger and Floyd Sr.

I just thought it was worth mentioning how many great boxing folk emerged from that part of the world. Philly and NY have been synonymous too, but Detroit did happen to send us some talent..