This video was made in 2024, and this film is about Sam Jones and how he has been running Sam’s Gym for 60+ years since he took it over from his father, who opened the boxing club in the 1920s -1930s. The gym is located in Glouster, Ohio, a former coal mining town with few opportunities for kids, so many go to Sam’s Gym to learn to defend themselves with boxing. Jones has kept the gym open to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble in Glouster and to teach them respect and other life skills. Jones was a pro kickboxer in the 1960s-1980s, teaching many kids and other boxers his boxing knowledge. This video project will focus on Sam Jones and his boxing gym and how it has impacted anyone walking into it.
This video was made in 2023, and it's about Sam's Gym, one of the longest-opened boxing gyms in the United States. It is located in Glouster, Ohio, and has been open since 1936, when Glouster was a coal mining town. After the mines closed, Sam Jones took over the business from his father and ran the athletic club for children and adults who wanted to learn how to box and kick-box for nearly 60 years.
