Gleason’s Gym

NYPD Boxing coach Lt. Dave Siev took Team LAPD and LASD to  Gleason’s Boxing Gym while they were in New York for the NYPD vs LA boxing event. Gleason’s Gym is synonymous with boxing and was founded by Peter Gagliardi, a former bantamweight, who changed his name to Bobby Gleason. The gym moved to Manhattan and then to Brooklyn. Gleason’s is now owned by Bruce Silverglade. Names like Jake LaMotta Muhammad Ali, Ray Leonard, and Mike Tyson have trained at Gleason’s Gym.  The reputation of the champion boxers it produced earned Gleason’s Gym world-renowned appeal as the pinnacle of excellence in boxing.  Gleason’s Gym is located at 77 Front Street in Brooklyn, New York right under the Brooklyn Bridge.