WHO IS COACH TONY?

My Love affair with boxing began at the early age of ten, when my father and I would sit in the basement of our old home and watch all the old fights. Sandy Sadler, Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Ezzard Charles, Henry Armstrong; Muhammad Ali; ( Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) these were the names I remember hearing when I was growing up.

We didn’t just watch the fights, either. Each fight provided me with a new lesson as boxers would bring their own unique styles and technique into the ring. While admiring but respecting the vast body of work of all the old greats and even today’s modern fighters, I have been able to hone my knowledge of this amazing sport. Remember this, Hold on to this,This is the only perfection there is, The perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here, the good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything ! It’s your mind you have to convince !

BREEDING CHAMPIONS SINCE 1991

I have always prided myself in performing at a high level in all athletics from high school onwards. In my baseball career, I pitched two no hitters and was voted a three time all-star by all the managers and coaches in my high sanction colt league.

Since 1991, I have been a full time coach and trainer of novice, amateur, and professional athletes. While my focus remains boxing, I have trained baseball, football, and hockey players.

From 1991 to 1994, I became ACE certified and began working at Rose Shores Fitness & Racquet Club in Roseville, Michigan. Don King (the Michigan legend – not the boxing promoter), then the general manager of the club, mentored and molded me. Through his tutelage I became the head fitness instructor and trainer at Rose Shores for three years training athletes ranging from the ages sixteen to seventy!

After my time at Shores, I spent two years as the premier fitness floor manager at World Gym in Clinton Township. My role was to train the other instructors and oversee their sessions with their clients.
From 1996 until the present day, over twenty five years, I have trained a variety of amateur and professional baseball and hockey players and of course, some of the best amateur and pro boxers in the United States. While I spend most of my days in the gym, you can also catch me on HBO, Showtime, and Friday Night Fight Nights on ESPN.