Eric Kelly

About

Former boxer turned boxing coach whose primary clientele consists of Wall Street Elites. He became known for the physical intensity and proliferation of insults that define his workouts after a video of one of his session went viral.

Before Fame

A promising amateur boxer, his career was ended after a bar fight permanently damaged his eyelid, leaving him unable to be medically cleared to fight. He was a four-time national champion and 2000 Olympic alternate before the injury.

Trivia

Before establishing himself as a coach, and later media personality, he worked as a boat salesman and telemarketer.

Family Life

He has threw children, who he said helped keep him in line after the injury ended his boxing career.

Associated With

Early in his career, he often competed with and against future champion Andre Ward.