The Cathedral Of Boxing
Meet Bruce Silverglade
President, Gleason's Gym
Over the last thirty years, Bruce Silverglade has been busy keeping one of boxing’s grandest traditions alive. He is the driving force behind Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, a boxing treasure since 1937.
One of the last of New York City’s thriving boxing gyms, Gleason’s has been the training headquarters for such legends as Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Duran. In all, 136 World Champions have trained inside the gym’s hallowed walls. Currently five active title holders workout at Gleason’s as well as numerous contenders and dozens of Golden Gloves champions. And yes, women train at Gleason’s too.
"Now, whoever has courage, and a strong and collected spirit in his breast, let him come forward, lace on the gloves and put up his hands."
Virgil (The Aeneid, Book 5)
2026
INCLUDING CLASSES
October 24, METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 24 and 25, Master’s Sparring Technique Clinic
November 7 and 8, Personal Trainer's Clinic
November 21, Monthly Boxing Show
December 19, Monthly Boxing Show
Amateur Boxing Shows for 2027
January 9 Club or Tournament show
January 9-10 Master’s Sparring Technique Clinic
February 20. Club or Tournament show
February 20-21 Personal Trainers certification Clinic
March 13. Club or Tournament show
March 13-14 All Female Clinic
April 10. Club or Tournament show
April 10-11 Master’s Sparring Technique Clinic
May 21-22 9th Annual National Championship
May 22-23 Personal Trainers certification Clinic
June 12. Club or Tournament show
July 10 Club or Tournament show
July 10-11 Master’s Sparring Technique Clinic
August 7-8 Personal Trainers certification Clinic
August 13-14 12th Annual International Championship
August 11-15 25th Annual Fantasy Boxing CampFYI
September 18. Club or Tournament show
September 18-19 All Female Clinic
October 16. Club or Tournament show
October 16-17 Master’s Sparring Technique Clinic
November 13. Club or Tournament show
November 13-14 Personal Trainers certification Clinic
December 11 Club or Tournament show
GLEASON'S GYM
GIFT CERTIFICATES
$470 PACKAGE
$110 PACKAGE
One (1) month membership, Four (4) Private Training Sessions*, Hand Wraps, Gleason’s Sweatshirt.
(*Each training session is ONE (1) HOUR and can be scheduled in-person or virtually.)
One (1) Day Pass, One (1) Private Training Session*, Gleason’s T-shirt.
(*Each training session is ONE (1) HOUR and can be scheduled in-person or virtually.)
Boxing Artist Spotlight:
Jo Ellen Van Ouwerkerk, one of our gym regulars, is a Surrealist Artist based in New York City. Most of the images are simply a frozen private moment. One frame of a film of someone’s life captured by rituals. Jo Ellen has been influenced by The Police Gazette, Mexican Ex-Votos, everything Victorian and all the Surrealists. But who hasn’t? LEARN MORE...
OUR RECORD...
89
YEARS OLD. STARTED IN 1937. THE OLDEST ACTIVE BOXING GYM IN THE USA.
137
WORLD CHAMPIONS HAVE CALLED GLEASON'S GYM HOME.
40
WORLD CLASS TRAINERS
1
VISIT IS ALL IT TAKES TO FEEL THE GLEASON'S GYM MAGIC.
COME TO THE GYM
The oldest gym of its kind in New York City is all new, and more popular than ever.
Eighty-five years after it was founded in the heart of the Bronx, The Hub at 149th St. and Third Ave., and three decades after arriving in Brooklyn, Gleason’s Gym is thriving in new quarters in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge.
“It’s busier now than it’s ever been,” says owner Bruce Silverglade. “It’s a good thing.”
WHERE WE ARE
130 WATER ST.
BLYN, NY 11201
HOURS
MONDAY - FRIDAY
5:00AM - 10:00PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
6:00AM - 6:00PM