"Irish" Bobby Stewart won the National Golden Gloves Tournament in 1974 as a light heavyweight.
[3] He was working as a juvenile detention counselor in Perth, NY when Mike Tyson sought him out for training as a boxer.
[5] Soon it became evident to Stewart that his 13-years-old trainee was punching so hard for his age, that he had a natural talent and a great potential to become a champion:[6] Mike and I were sparring one time.
Stewart took him to Cus D'Amato, a legendary trainer in the Catskill Mountains of New York, who had previously worked with Floyd Patterson.
D'Amato along with his head trainer Teddy Atlas prepared Tyson for a professional boxing career that included 58 bouts, 49 wins, just 4 losses, and 44 knockouts.
Stewart and Tyson were reunited at D'Amato's gym in the Catskills for a Fox Sports video shoot in 2013.