The boxing community at Kronk Gym in Westland is mourning the loss of a true great Jacob Bonas.<br />"He just was a great guy you know, I'm sad but, another brother has (gone) to heaven," said Erskine Wade, head trainer Kronk. He was killed early Friday morning in a head-on crash on the Lodge near Trumbull in Detroit.<br />Police say he was driving his Ford Fusion the wrong way when he slammed into a GMC Sierra. The driver of the pickup truck suffered from minor injuries.<br />Jacob Bonas was pronounced dead on the scene. Detroit police are still investigating what led up to the crash.<br />LaTonya Wingate trained with Jacob at the original Kronk Gym in Detroit.<br />"We just became family and man, when I say talented, amazing, it was just so natural," she said. "A natural talent. He was so good."<br />"Great guys - him and his brother - a set of twins," said Wade. "He loved boxing, I can tell you that much. No matter what happened in life he always came back to the ring.
