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Bobby Stewart
"Irish" Bobby Stewart won the National Golden Gloves Tournament in 1974 as a light heavyweight. He also fought at the US-hosted undercard of The Rumble in the Jungle as a professional boxer, but he will be best remembered as the first trainer for Mike Tyson, who discovered Tyson's tremendous potential and introduced him to boxing in 1980.
Stewart was raised in Amsterdam, New York.
His amateur boxing record was 45–5 when he turned pro in 1974 being managed by Matt Baranski.
Stewart left the ring in 1977 with a professional record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
He was working as a juvenile detention counselor in Perth, NY when Mike Tyson sought him out for training as a boxer. Tyson was in the Tryon Residential Center for Boys when he contacted Stewart.
Stewart set conditions for working with Tyson that included better behavior and academic achievement. Tyson met Stewart's conditions and they began to work together. Stewart said, “He was a complete gentleman as he wanted to fight so bad.” Stewart also noticed Mike's physique; at 13, the young detainee from Brooklyn weighed 190 pounds while standing 5 feet 8 inches tall. Stewart told a friend, “Some have made him out to be a 120 pound weakling or something like that before I got hold of him but he wasn’t anything like that. I could tell he was strong and later I found out just how strong he really was.” His powerful build suggested boxing potential to Stewart and Tyson's work ethic strengthened that opinion.
Stewart loved working with troubled youth and he believed that boxing could be a way out of trouble for the kids he worked with.
Soon it became evident to Stewart that his 13-years-old trainee was punching so hard for his age, that he had a natural talent and a great potential to become a champion:
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Bobby Stewart
"Irish" Bobby Stewart won the National Golden Gloves Tournament in 1974 as a light heavyweight. He also fought at the US-hosted undercard of The Rumble in the Jungle as a professional boxer, but he will be best remembered as the first trainer for Mike Tyson, who discovered Tyson's tremendous potential and introduced him to boxing in 1980.
Stewart was raised in Amsterdam, New York.
His amateur boxing record was 45–5 when he turned pro in 1974 being managed by Matt Baranski.
Stewart left the ring in 1977 with a professional record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
He was working as a juvenile detention counselor in Perth, NY when Mike Tyson sought him out for training as a boxer. Tyson was in the Tryon Residential Center for Boys when he contacted Stewart.
Stewart set conditions for working with Tyson that included better behavior and academic achievement. Tyson met Stewart's conditions and they began to work together. Stewart said, “He was a complete gentleman as he wanted to fight so bad.” Stewart also noticed Mike's physique; at 13, the young detainee from Brooklyn weighed 190 pounds while standing 5 feet 8 inches tall. Stewart told a friend, “Some have made him out to be a 120 pound weakling or something like that before I got hold of him but he wasn’t anything like that. I could tell he was strong and later I found out just how strong he really was.” His powerful build suggested boxing potential to Stewart and Tyson's work ethic strengthened that opinion.
Stewart loved working with troubled youth and he believed that boxing could be a way out of trouble for the kids he worked with.
Soon it became evident to Stewart that his 13-years-old trainee was punching so hard for his age, that he had a natural talent and a great potential to become a champion: