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By Scott Shaffer
07/05/2020
The coronavirus has claimed a New York boxing legend, the universally loved Jimmy Glenn, who reportedly passed away last night. As a trainer and cornerman, Glenn worked with Shane Mosley and Jameel McCline among many others. Earlier this year, Glenn (left, pictured with Lou DiBella) was well enough to attend McCline's induction into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, where McCline paid tribute to Glenn in his speech. Glenn was one of the last links to the glory days of boxing in New York. His ties to the sport date all the way back to Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali, and for years, he has owned Jimmy's Corner, a crowded bar in New York City's Times Square that is covered from floor to ceiling in boxing photos and fight posters.