Interview with John Lepak, Former Kronk Gym Trainee and Promoter

By: Marley MalenfantA phone call to a newspaper editor is all it took for a young Detroit native to work with some of boxing's most brilliant minds and notorious businessmen.John Lepak, 16 at the time, called Detroit Free Press editor George Puscus, boldly asking for an introduction to the industry.Puscus granted Lepak three phone numbers—Kronk Gym trainer Emanuel Steward, promoters Don King and Bill Kozerski.
Puscus warned him that contacting Steward wouldn't be easy.Undiscouraged, Lepak