What is the oldest boxing gym in Chicago?

Answer 1

The oldest boxing gym in DC was owned by James (Jim) Finley, well known as Finley's Boxing Gym at 518 10th Street NE, in Northeast Washington, D.C, opening in the 1960's. Jim Finley, owner of legendary renamed, Capitol Hill Fighter's Gym, died on January 28, 2014, after a long Illness. Finley's gym was well known by black boxers as a shrine for both up and coming amateur boxer and professional boxer that was not welcome in the white gyms. However, he was most known for always encouraging young boxer, by spend time talking to them about the important community and living a good life. When asked "what inspired you to get into boxing", Jim once told Brad Berkwitt in an interview that "Well, I have always loved the boxing game. Being born in the South in the 1920s there was not a black face in any of the major sports around except for boxing. So growing up I could root for the guys in boxing and you start to identify with these guys," and some in the boxing business agreed that Jim provide a place for them to succeed in boxing,that Finley's Boxing Gym was an institution. His gym was also featured in a movie scene in Burt Lancaster's 1973 thriller "Scorpio" and Chris Ray said that "Finley ran the best fight club this town has ever known. For 41 years before its 2001 closing, Finley's Gym sat upstairs from a body shop on Capitol Hill, and could count Bobby Foster, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, and Sugar Ray Leonard among the world champs who laced 'em up there. "Everybody who's someone in the fight game walked through Finley's doors," says Chris Ray, a cut man who knows the DC fight scene as well as anybody and is now helping Finley get going. "The man's an institution." (Jim Finley, Owner of Legendary Capitol Hill Fighters Gym, Is GettingBack in the RingPosted by Dave McKenna on Jul. 8, 2009 at 8:02 pm). Jim Finley gym by all account was the only the only gym welcoming for boxing in what is called the DMV now. Jim Finley's legend lives on in all of the boxer that had the opportunity to train at Finley's gym. He will be greatly missed.

Answer 2

golds gym, Venice beach, CA

Actually, Doug's Gym in Dallas is older by three years and is still operational.

Answer 3

The Windy City Boxing Gym since mid 1920's

Answer 4

Its named " La Lupita " and its located in Tacubaya in meico city .