And if you wanted to learn, then he had no problem trying to teach you. “But yeah, as far as his coaching, like teaching you things, he had plenty of time for everyone. Basically, first of all, I just went over there to be with Andy, because he went to America on his own and just went over there for a bit of company. “I didn’t impose myself on Emanuel when I got there. He was a very busy man, but he always had a lot of time for people, whether it be fans or people who want an autograph or a photo. “Emanuel was a very, very generous man with his time. Emanuel Steward looking proud with his portrait by Richard T Slone. Rarely if ever a bad word gets spoken about the Kronk legend and Roger digresses into why he had such a positive impact on him.
And it was a really, really good education for me.”įor a man who was a prominent figure in the sport, Steward left his mark on every soul he met. I lived with Emanuel in Emanuel’s house on and off for maybe five years. “So, I’d say, yeah, as far as an education goes for a young coach, I couldn’t have got a better one really. “He’s had so many world champions, but he was a really, really, really nice man on top of it. Just in and out of the ring, like just preparing fighters and what to do, what not to do, and how he just went about his business was… It’s why his record speaks for itself. Everything I probably know now, he taught it to me. “If I think back before I met Emanuel, I didn’t know anything about boxing. Photo Credit: Roger LeeLee, a fresh faced teen found himself in Detroit alongside his brother with a set of pads ready to learn from the master. Roger Lee with his brother Andy, Emanuel Steward and Angelo Dundee. So, that’s how I got really into it then.”
We were over there for six or seven years and that’s when it really started picking up, the coaching side of it, because it was with Emanuel and stuff like that.
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“So, that’s what happened and then when Andy turned pro and went to America, I went with him. “So, I went down and started coaching doing a little bit, holding the pads, and just seeing how it went. The amateur coach said, ‘Why don’t you come down and help out with the kids?’ “I stopped boxing and then I was out of the gym for maybe two years and I just missed it completely, just missed it, just missed me being in the gym. Never did anything like that, I helped out, even when I was boxing. “I never ever had any interest in training or coaching. His brother, Roger found that his destiny was to be outside the ropes.Īndy Lee is now known for his roles in punditry and coaching, recently teaming up with Joseph Parker, but it’s his little brother who has been occupying the trainer position since he was just 17. But, only one went on to be a success in the ring, his name was Andy Lee, the former WBO middleweight champion of the world. All representing the famous green and gold of Repton Boxing Club. Four traveler boys, brothers, brought up on boxing.
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