SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS BOXING ACADEMY                         

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1/13/10 -"She Stays Trim with the Help of a Boxer's Workout", Chicago Fitness Examiner

12/08/09 - Pug's Boxing team starts training for 2010 Chicago Golden Gloves

8/15/08 - NW Herald; Dobry Opens New Gym in Crystal Lake!

3/15/06 - Chicago Tribune; Obed Sullivan on Comeback trail

2/27/06 - Dobry signs deal to train former NABF & IBF heavyweight champ OBED SULLIVAN

11/19/05 - Where did Olin Kreutz learn to punch like that?

WBC Lightweight Champ David Diaz &  Bill Heglin      

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Pugs' CutMan Lorenzo Meyer & James 'Lights-Out' Toney   

Pugs' Hall-of-Famer, Golden Glove Champ, John Venesanakos

Pug's Hall-of-Famer Jose Hernandez

Pug's Hall-of-Famer, Rick Lanas

  Pug's owner Gary Dobry (r)

  Buzz Kilman, Radio Legend (l)

Pugs' Cut-Man Extraordinaire, Lorenzo Meyer (cornering  in Smokin' Joe Frazier's last fight vs. Jumbo Cummings)

(l) Pugs' Hillary Slater

 Dobry & Danny Bonaduce

Pug's Owner Gary Dobry (l)& Gary Kruse (r)

       Kingdom Come
        by Gary Dobry

She stays trim with the help of a boxer's workout

January 13, 9:41 AMChicago Fitness ExaminerTim Kane

Twenty-seven-year-old Crystal Lake resident Anita Illg goes to the gym three times a week. She is seen above doing a one-minute bag drill. [Photo by Tim Kane]

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                    MULTI-LEVEL BOXING CLASSES

            DESIGNED TO GET YOU INTO FIGHTING SHAPE!

Head Trainer Gary Dobry has trained numerous amateur and professional champs including NABF & IBF Heavyweight Champion, Obed Sullivan, Jose Hernandez, John Venesanakos and numerous others. Dobry currently has openings for new clients. Whether your goal is an amateur title, guidance and management in a professional career, a Mixed Martial Artist looking to acquire boxing skills or just one who wants to use boxing training to lose a few pounds and get into fighting shape, Dobry has openings and is booking now. Contact Gary at: pugsgym@aol.com  

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 M                                    Postal address: 824 S. Main St., Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014

 Email & Contact Info:

General Information: PugsGym@aol.com
Sales: Gary Dobry/School of Hard Knocks, Inc., 815 356-6572
Customer Support:  815 356-6572
Webmaster: PugsGym@aol.com

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Chicago Bears All-Pro Center Olin Kreutz being trained by Dobry at the new Marengo location.

                 Former IBF & NABF Heavyweight Champ, Obed Sullivan

        Pug's 2000 Hall-of-Famer, Jeff Lanas (circa 1987) v. Roberto Duran         

Trainer: Dave Krall (l) , 2002 & 2003 Lt. HeavyWeight Chicago Golden Gloves Champion: John Venesanakos (center), Trainer: Tim Martin  (r)

Team Pugs' 2002

                                 Mark 'El Gato' Nadeau 

                                 2003 PUGS' HALL OF FAME PICK

Also check-out Gary Dobry's, OnTheCanvas.com

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