Lou DiBella, former HBO executive and promoter, paid tribute to the late Jimmy Glenn on Glenn's election to the Hall of Fame: "In 1989, on my first day at HBO Sports, the late Arthur Curry told me that he was bringing me to Jimmy's Corner to meet an OG and a boxing treasure. Jimmy Glenn [the owner of Jimmy's Corner] became a big part of my life on that day. Other than my Dad, Jimmy influenced me as much as any man I've known. Jimmy was a legend as a trainer, as the proprietor of the iconic Times Square Gym and, as the impresario of NYC's (and boxing's) greatest dive bar, one of the world's great ambassadors of the sweet science. His friends ranged from Bumpy Johnson to Frank Sinatra and he counted Hollywood and Broadway stars, artists, writers, pro athletes, political bigwigs, renowned scoundrels and countless regular folk among his circle of patrons and regulars. To me, Jimmy was more than a friend; he was a mentor, a confidant, and as wise a man as I've known. Jimmy was my family and I didn't have one visit or talk with Jimmy for 25+ years, until he died of Covid, that didn't end with a 'Love ya, baby' from him. Today Jimmy is a Boxing Hall of famer and my heart is full. Congrats, unc, you earned it. Love ya forever, baby. And congrats also to all of today's announced inductees to the Hall of Fame, most of whom are decades long friends."

 

Boxingtalk salutes the memory of Jimmy Glenn, who was always a gentleman, and congatulates his family on the news of his Hall of Fame election.