Gleason’s Gym is a boxing gym in DUMBO, Brooklyn. It was founded in 1937 by Peter Robert Gagliardi, a former bantamweight who fought under the name Bobby Gleason.

Venue: Gleason's Gym
Address: 30 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Town: New York, US

Gleason’s Gym is a boxing gym in DUMBO, Brooklyn. It was founded in 1937 by Peter Robert Gagliardi, a former bantamweight who fought under the name Bobby Gleason. The gym was originally located in the Bronx, moved to Manhattan in 1974, and relocated to Brooklyn in 1987. It is owned by Bruce Silverglade. Gleason's Gym was founded in 1937 by Peter Robert Gagliardi, a former flyweight and bantamweight boxer who fought under the name Bobby Gleason. The gym was originally located in the Bronx. It moved to Manhattan in 1974 and to Brooklyn in 1987. Since the 1980s, it has been associated with owner Bruce Silverglade. Gleason's name is regarded as the oldest New York City boxing gym and a training site for prominent boxers including who have been associated with the gym, including Muhammad Ali, Jake LaMotta, Roberto Durán, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Heather Hardy, and Ronica Jeffrey. A 2004 article in ''The Brooklyn Rail'' noted Roberto Durán's popularity at the gym, stating that when he trained there the street sometimes had to be cordoned off because of fans. Muhammad Ali was also among the boxers associated with Gleason's. In 2016, NY1 described the DUMBO gym as one of Ali's former Brooklyn training sites and reported that boxers gathered there to watch part of his memorial service. The article also noted Ali's signature on the gym wall. Under Silverglade, the gym expanded beyond professional boxing to include amateur, recreational, white-collar, and community boxing programs. Today, Gleason's Gym embraces the trans community by hosting the Trans Boxing club led by coach Nolan Hanson. The gym has also served as a filming location for film, television, and commercial productions. Gleason's has been used by actors preparing for boxing roles, including Robert De Niro for his interpretation of Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull; for her role in Million Dollar Baby, Hilary Swank trained with Hector Roca at the gym. Gleason's has also appeared as a television location. In 201