How Brownsville Brooklyn Keeps Producing Champion Fighters: Stay Melo

Brownsville, Brooklyn has become known for its numerous high rise project buildings, tragic gang violence and world champion boxers with vicious knockouts. Mike Tyson, Zab Judah, Riddick Bowe, Shannon Briggs and countless other world champions all hail from one small section of Brooklyn that encompasses a few square blocks. In this episode of Stay Melo, Carmelo Anthony meets up with WBA Middleweight Champion Danny Jacobs to get a tour of the neighborhood and see what makes this place special. Their journey leads them to a kid named Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington, who is looking to be the next boxer to put Brownsville on his back.
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[@ckw1519]

Respect to Melo for remaining humble while sharing his wisdom and experience without over shining anyone

[@nhoodjazz]

I like this melo series

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Shu Shu, the real Brooklyn's Finest! And definitely these three (Melo, Miracle & Shu) are Brooklyn's Finest! Huge Big ups to my Breuckelen Fam.

[@jey524]

This guy is everywhere but the fuckin playoffs, next time he'll be in Syria

[@devodid]

LMAOO SYRIA

[@3381-c5v]

Riley Freeman #JP he went like everyear to the playoffs in the Wild West.. Quit copying comments and research info.

[@josephrinzo]

Melo talking isolation even in boxing videos smh

[@retrodude5424]

Lol

[@Businessisbusiness-gs2dd]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Miks_Petersons]

Melo been everywhere but playoffs

[@juswolf22]

Renegade 27 yo kid you got the juice now. This comment Finna get a thousand likes

[@Miks_Petersons]

Just a desperate knicks fan man.

[@juswolf22]

Renegade 27 I feel you bro, for New York to be the Mecca of basketball it's been a long time comin since what 72 with Willis reed and them?

[@DurealzForReal]

people forgetting melo went to 9 straight playoffs.

[@T.K.KIRKLAND.]

lmfao yoooooooooo you are god

[@lucp.6583]

his first sentence speaks so much about his style of play since he's the best iso player ever

[@VijayPatel-xl8fm]

What about that scrub from Chicago that won 6 rings?

[@ballinboxer3676]

how dare you call scottie pippen a scrub

[@Ho11is2Ho11ywood]

You know what else been everywhere? That overused Melo joke. Dude is a HOFer and doing great things off the court as well. Salute

[@TheCourageous0ne]

how can you not like Melo... stays true to NY and gives his all in the New York uniform #STAYME7O

[@Tuguy4426]

bobby light except defense and a championship for NY. #StayaBumMe7o

[@bigmike5638]

Yep plus Melo acts very Latino IMO

[@dr.philgoodtv146]

bobby light 100% true

[@TheCourageous0ne]

ts okc who are you? some nerd on the internet hating melo account makes you look like a bum... put a team around Melo maybe they will win ...one man isnt a team

[@AlladinMclovin2334]

FUCK MELO!!!! his a quitter, he not a leader, over hyped player, never been mvp, never been a force in basketball, can't win against Durant, Curry, LBJ, Butler, PG13, all the top caliber players.

[@percocet6049]

seems like a great guy

[@juswolf22]

I actually always thought Philadelphia to be the Mecca of boxing then again I could be wrong

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Philly has a great tradition of boxing but specifically, Brownsville Brooklyn has more World Champions as a small neighborhood than most States, let alone whole cities.

[@blahdebleh869]

Philly is where you learn da left hook JOE FRASER'S Gym Broad st

[@stephenkinq5425]

Just The Irish Fighters alone from Brownsville (Back- when) , gives it historically as the Mecca of Fisticuffs

[@stephenkinq5425]

Philly no doubt , Michigan (Detroit) , Mexico , P.R and Texas could all make claims to mecca of fighting...

[@theblademan9338]

Stephen Kinq I agree I’m from Houston Texas we got fighters some also but not like philly or new york

[@gahty57]

Melo is a true role model!

[@hassanigourna]

0:55 vicious is misspelled... c'mon now.

[@faithbarber5651]

18 year old Ron bo whymes boxed in Brownsville PAL fighters in 1966 golden glove finals madeson square garden 135lbs it would be super cool if anyone had something with a photo or video of those days. Today he's my good friend and 78 years old. Or 1966 Howard House Gym golden glove champions it was 10 of them.

[@SOLOCVLI92]

This deserves more views

[@laurosaldana]

Danny Jacobs great boxer🥊🥊

[@hitechj5057]

Lets go champ

[@Sugaa22]

Great job men. We are always getting a bad rap in Bville. We are strong and ready for the achievements coming our way.💪💪💪💖💙

[@DjRickeyRicardo]

damn yo this touches my heart man bless up

[@nebulous-5581]

Imma see him in the higher ranks may the best man win

[@jdubs325]

aw the little puppy @ 4:12 stole the show~

[@salv3859]

18 thumbs down is just stupid....bk stand up salute from Boston

[@annalysramirez9589]

I know Bruce's brother because he goes to my school so I know Bruce

[@southpawkilla9160]

We’re is little B-hop at 😢😂😂

[@kingofdope4277]

dope ass video bro. I've been wanting to be a professional boxer myself ! keep up the grind man !!!

[@BK-sx5ps]

He needs to do those workouts too. If melo got in shape, I'm sure his defense would improve too... nvm.

[@DavidLee-vp3nr]

I haven't seen melo in shape for over 10 years

[@brainxtc2171]

Benjamin Ko Melo is in shape. He doesn't have the same body type of Lebron and Wade.

[@atabata7431]

THATS MY MAN BRUCEE

[@frankywilliam8073]

Lol that Shu Shu dude sounds exactly like Zab Judah

[@marcellejogaudinn3836]

wonderful. :)

[@ladykay917]

Those ears though...on the one in the plaid. 😁😁😁

[@ksanders249]

3:00 street 🏀 hoops but really 😦no chain nets?

[@crceer511]

Kareem Sanders_249 that’s how it be in the hood lol

[@IgorG94]

That's the o'school style

[@lifeadventures6832]

What's the name of the gym

[@maskevito]

Where do they train?

[@mikeclemets863]

Nypd boxing gym its the only free in the city

[@gfunk63901]

look up al "bummy" davis book. he's also from here

[@jameshunter9427]

Need's more views

[@bigmook365]

Beat @6:47 ?

[@tribunal1287]

Melo how grandma?My cuz kd was taking care of her in 2010 but dnt know what up recently.

[@hughes40]

Merica-----fk yeah

[@CSeyoum]

Melo looking like he been out the game for years smh.

[@flip12234]

Carmelo be everywhere but the NBA Finals

[@AntonSlizzardhands]

Cool story Vice. Is Melo running for office or nah?

[@OneHappyPrincessKawaii]

Are you followers of Lightharvest? Alison asked

[@jordanmcmurray847]

Shu Shu seems like a good dude

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Shu is a great young man. I know him and his parents personally. All of them are a class act.

[@tehbookisclosed]

Jacobs gonna get KTFO by Golovkin

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Too bad you don't have the heart to even step into the square circle to fight let alone win a Championship Title.

[@aliveinpictures]

he actually won lol

[@dasutin89]

4:11 what r thoose

[@splitdecision8040]

The boxing ring is the only ring Melo is familiar with

[@AxelPRC]

Funny how Melo talks about knowing a champion fighter by their body language. As a basketball player he has the body language of a bum 😂

[@AxelPRC]

Clutch7 its also a crime that hes a HOFer

[@theblademan9338]

I’m from Houston Texas and I’m thinking about relocating to NY cause boxing down here is not really a big culture I been boxing seems when I was 14 if I move up here I’ll have a chance of making it

[@captainobvious90]

you know another legend from Brooklyn? Captain America

[@eggy718]

Juelez Santana the only captain America I know

[@stephenkinq5425]

Indeed!

[@tyrelt6082]

Spider man's from Queens

[@aljimdenverarcueno8120]

better legacy for Melo!! continue inspiring new generations

[@flatbushyardie8053]

Love the way Shu Shu is carrying it right now for Brooklyn 💯

[@natbrownizzle3815]

Damn, that's a Tedy Atlas Gym? Gotta love Teddy.

[@johnearl700]

Brownsville... never ran, never will.

[@o_untested]

John Earl Riddick Bowe ducked Lennox Lewis

[@Your.favorite.Senpaii]

DJ. Khaled true

[@pennywise1682]

@@o_untested nah, the management didnt want the Lewis fight. They wanted Tyson...

[@aaronorange6732]

Man its somethn about New York that just feels so good to me..I'm from VA and we all got peoples in NY lol

[@stephenkinq5425]

Yep N.Y.C most us N.Y.C Headz are well connected DMV , NC/SC , GA/FLA

[@sejobotonjic9630]

His brother was shot and he still keeps on boxing. A less man would crumble and brake from that, but thats what separates him from avarage people and will make him a champion! RUMBLE YOUNG MAN, ROUMBLE!

[@georgewashington8624]

Looks like a great group of young boxers. All the best to them.

[@slaw499]

Anyone recognize the Black Kray beat 👀

[@bigmook365]

Cole DeFord what beat that is

[@skrttskrtt7322]

Facts

[@Processor609]

6:57 Yo Producers. Starting here, you can get a "life/boxing motivation" intro then the sample hits right after. If you wanna keep the train tracks representing NY, then have an NY/modern style to it, that would be very meaningful

[@dbt4334]

Aye! video starts off with Danny Jacobs I’m hyped to watch already.

[@rauld3560]

Reshat Mati 🔥 too, both them gonna be great

[@OneHappyPrincessKawaii]

Please, stop Lightharvest forever! Obama said

[@tyronelewis6446]

Saw Him Fight He s Special

[@dover1966]

Canelo guna shit on jacobs

[@NewVinecompilation]

I think this Adams salah hood nice to see great boxers developing

[@tribunal1287]

My boy killa kev frm da book da Ville had dem hands...Bornsun too...Unique aka Uni...Head Moses & June.

[@carboy101]

I respect boxing and boxers. I'd never box myself cause I'm a bitch and afraid of getting hit.

[@payattentiondancegrouppaya5168]

👍🏿👑👑👑👍🏿

[@lifeadventures6832]

That's where I need to be. Am going back to new york. K was born in queens

[@mos3s2k79]

shoutout f1lthy. working on dying takeover 2017

[@TeddyBearrrs]

Shorty in the pizza shop got them lips mmmmm she need to be oralqueens for sure

[@jhlman1927]

He looks like Danny Jacobs from an angle

[@jessica98256]

God bless you Bruce keep your dream up sweetheart.

[@steelbaptiste74]

THOUGHT BRUCE WAS HAITIAN

[@julian32000]

AYE ATLAS GYM FLATBUSH

[@ES-wv2ui]

I see claims BK and Bmore

[@Processor609]

May i use this as a sample for a beat Vice?

[@antwunbarbary9843]

Yes. ok

[@jib7180]

SUP MELO!

[@Mattieb_23]

[@Mattieb_23]

Denzel Trevon Johnson he swagged out throwing up them big B's

[@iiahahybilaash9434]

Beat At 3:23

[@MrMorkholt]

Black Kray-Bby Cash Out Yount (beat by F1LtHy)

[@ballinboxer3676]

Why are they acting like the people in that gym all have rough lives? That kid is obviously an average kid with an average family (economic-wise) so why try to act like he needs boxing to eat?

[@nefatifela769]

WormChemistry well he goes home to Brownsville Houses lost his brother to gun violence. I'm glad you see he's a sharp young man being raised right. However the sting of poverty from being raised in the area with the most Housing Developments in the nation generally gives you an edge when you want to get out

[@bgomez22gb]

WormChemistry he's not avg economic wise at all he living in the pj's

[@3381-c5v]

WormChemistry all these people are acting like they're going through a lot.. But they can afford boxing education lol, even French Suburbs have a tougher life than these..

[@3381-c5v]

***** apart for france,italy,germany and belgium(mostly immigrant full countrirs) the casual european lives a nice day

[@3381-c5v]

you said western europe.. western europe isn't as calm as you think when you went to Paris or London.. Everywhere has its bad neighbourhoods

[@topspinaurelius]

they did the entire show in Ted Atlas gym without ever put that man on Camera?! He is got so much more legacy / knowledge on this place then any of these guys combined..