Michael King, CEO
Michael King, along with his late brother Roger, was the inspiration and creative force behind King World Productions, Inc., the most innovative and successful television syndication company in history, including properties such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy. With Michael as CEO and President, the King World empire expanded, adding more than a dozen shows, including Dr. Phil and Inside Edition. At its zenith, King World's all-star lineup featured five of the top ten syndicated series, and attracted more than 100 million viewers daily. The company went public in 1984, and 15 years later was purchased by CBS Corp, with Michael staying on as a consultant.
A lifelong sports fan, Michael was part of an investment group that owned the New York Yankees, the New Jersey Nets, and the New Jersey Devils and sat on that team's Board of Directors. King graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a degree in marketing and a minor in broadcast communications. Throughout his career King has received numerous industry honors, including being selected for the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
Terry Edwards, Head Amateur Coach
Terry Edwards is widely regarded as British Amateur Boxing's most successful coach. He started his England and Team Great Britain career in 1986 as London regional coach; he was promoted to Senior National coach in 2001, Performance Director in 2004 and in 2006 became Great Britain Head Coach. Over the years Edwards has guided the top tier of British professional boxers, including World Heavyweight Champion David "Hayemaker" Haye, Super Middleweight World Champion Carl Froch and Light Welterweight Champion Amir Khan, through their amateur careers. During his tenure as the England and Great Britain coach Edwards guided his team to three Olympic Games, six World Championships, six European Championships and three Commonwealth games.
Edwards' coaching and leadership skills netted five Olympic medals, Gold for Audley Harrison (Sydney 2000) and James DeGale (Beijing 2008), Silver for Amir Khan (Athens 2004), and Bronze for David Price and Tony Jeffries (Beijing 2008) as well as Great Britain's first World Champion Frankie Gavin (Chicago 2007) and Luke Campbell European Champion (2008).
In 2004 Terry was voted UK sports coach of the year and four years later, after masterminding Great Britain's most successful Olympic Games campaign since 1956, was deservedly awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in the New Years Honours list 2008 for his services to boxing.
Tommy "The Bomb Squad" Brooks, Coach
Tommy Brooks has trained 22 fighters who were or became Champions of the World, including: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker, the Klichschko brothers, Sergei Liakhovich, and Vinny Paz. As a production coordinator for Top Rank, Inc. he produced over 200 shows. Tommy also worked as a trainer for Top Rank, Main Events, Kronk, and Universum, and with noted trainers including George Benton, Eddie Futch, Thell Torance, Don Turner, Ace Miller, Lou Duva, and Emanuel Steward.
Brooks' impressive boxing career includes an amateur record of 56-15 and a professional record of 7-3, with 7 KOs. served in the United States Air Force, holding the title of All Air Force Champ in 1973, 1974, and 1975. He was also All Service Champ from 1973-75, CISM Champion 1975, and he beat Michael Spinks to win the title of National AAV Champion in 1975. That same year, he won the title of North American Champion and a place on the US International Team.
Prentiss Byrd, Coach & Amateur Coordinator
Prentiss Byrd started his boxing career in Detroit during the mid-1970s. He started the legendary Kronk Boxing Team along with Emanuel Steward and handled world Champions like Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns; Milton McCrory; Hilmer Kenty; Dennis Andries; two 1984 Olympic gold medalists, Frank Tate and Steve McCrory; and many others.
He traveled the world with boxing for over three decades and managed fighters on his own. He was one of the casting supervisor's on the first two season of "The Contender" and is a well respected matchmaker. His eye for talent and his ability to properly access an athlete's progress is well respected in the sport.
He has also matched several MMA events in both California and Virginia and he is currently the Director of Amateur Boxing for All American Heavyweights.
Henry Tillman, Coach – Operation Gold (Olympic Development)
Henry Tillman won the Olympic Gold Medalist in boxing in1984, in his hometown of Los Angeles. His path to the gold medal included twice beating Mike Tyson in the heavyweight division during the Olympic trials and Olympic box-offs. His career includes a number of top honors, including 1984 Silver Medal in the World Championships, 1983 Silver Medal in the Pan Am Games, 1983 USA Nationals winner, 1983 Silver Medal in the Golden Gloves. Tillman was featured in Sylvester Stallone's feature film "Rocky V", where he portrayed the No. 1 heavyweight contender Tim Sims. He has also appeared in commercials for McDonald's, 7-11 stores, Apple, Levi Strauss and Polaroid.
Tillman has over twenty years of boxing coaching experience. Prior to joining the All-American Heavyweights team, he coached at Rogers Park and Recreation while working the corner for Troy Boudeau ,at Freddy Roach, and Hollywood ProBoxing Gym in Hollywood. In the early 1990s, Tillman coached two local Golden Glove finalists while at the Laithan Wilder Community Center, and four finalists and one champion while coaching at Community Youth Arts & Sports Foundation in Los Angeles.