Name: Bob Jackson
Legendary boxing trainer and member of the Boxing Hall of Fame
- Jackson trains out of Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, New York.
- He has trained successful boxers for more than fifty years.
- His charges have included heavyweight world title contender Oleg Maskaev.
- Former world bantamweight and super-bantamweight champ Junior Jones.
- Former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner.
- Former USBA junior welterweight champ Raul Frank.
- Numerous other pro contenders and Golden Gloves champs.
- http://www.charlierose.com/guests/bob-jackson
Favorite Book: "A Clenched Fist--The Making of a Golden Gloves Champion" by Peter Wood
"A Clenched Fist" is a fantastic, one-in-a-million type book because it explains in a very graphic & colorful way, what it's like to enter & fight in The New York City Golden Gloves. "Fist" is a real eye-opener. I loved it." |
