等級 2019 儀式十二月. 13 在掘金酒店 & 賭場在查爾斯湖, 路易斯安那州
科羅拉多斯普林斯, 膝部. (十二月 3, 2019) – Arguably the greatest American amateur boxer of all-time, 馬克布雷蘭 will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame on Friday night, 十二月 13, 一類特殊的時 2019 ceremony at the Golden Nugget Hotel & 賭場在查爾斯湖, 路易斯安那州.
該HOF接收與同期舉辦 2020 中美. 奧運代表隊選拔賽拳擊和 2019 全國錦標賽, 十二月. 7-15, 在查爾斯湖文娛中心. 奧運選拔賽的決賽將在週日舉行, 十二月. 15, 在掘金酒店在 & 賭場. 廣播名人堂大廳鋁伯恩斯坦 從欣欣體育將作為活動的司儀第三年連續.
美國拳擊校友會第三HOF類還包括另外兩個奧運金牌，獎牌得主, “大”喬治·福爾曼和 “斯莫'”喬·弗雷澤, 還有傳奇教練阿爾·米切爾 和雷·羅傑斯.
其. 約翰·麥凱恩 將被追授提出一個特殊的終身成就獎，他的不懈努力，以保護拳手和提升運動.
“I’m very happy to be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Breland said. “It really means a lot, especially going in this year with Foreman and Frazier. I guess it proves I’ve done a lot in boxing. I’m happy to be going in. I had a lot of fun in USA Boxing. To be going into the same Hall of Fame with埃文德 (霍利菲爾德) (穆罕默德) 是, 領班, Frazier…champs like that, it’s something for me to be with them.”
布雷蘭, 具有諷刺意味的, first got into boxing at the age of eight, due to him being brought to his first boxing match, Frazier-Ali I, at Madison Square Garden. “We were up in the top seats,” the Brooklyn-born and raised Breland remembered like it was yesterday. “The crowd, the atmosphere…all I could think of was, wow! I didn’t realize until I got older that there were so many stars there watching Ali and Frazier, because they were all at ringside.
“The next day I went to a gym. I was really skinny, small, but I came back the next day. I enjoyed working out and fell in love with boxing. I wanted to box in big tournaments. This is what I wanted to do, but I had hid boxing from my parents. They knew I had I played football, but that was okay with them, because unlike in boxing, we had a helmet. I won at the Junior Olympics and it was in the papers. I saw it and thought my mother was going to kill me. My mother asked me why I hadn’t told her, so I invited her to watch me fight in the Golden Gloves. She was in one of the front rows, but afterwards when I asked her what she thought when I knocked out my opponent, she said she didn’t see it because she had closed her eyes.”
Breland went on to become a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion with a 21-0 記錄, 含 19 擊倒, 14 coming in the opening round. In 1982, Breland captured a gold medal at the prestigious World Championships in Munich, 德國, after which he was named the No. 1 welterweight in the world by AIBA. He was also selected as Boxer of the Year (1982) by USAABF.
在 1984 奧運會, held in Los Angeles, Breland fought his way to a gold medal,
along with eight of his American teammates: Paul Gonzalez, Steve McCrory, Meldrick泰勒, Pernell惠特克, Jerry Page,弗蘭克·泰特, Henry Tillman 和Tyrell Biggs.
布雷蘭, who completed his amateur career with an amazing 110-1 (73 科斯) 記錄, appeared to be cooler than the other side of the pillow on a hot, steamy night. No real celebrations after he won gold, to the contrary, Mark was emotionless, the same as he still is today as a trainer of champions.
“I’ve always been really laid back,” he explained. “I just remember raising my hands. At an Olympic press conference, I was asked if I was happy, and I just said I was glad it was over. I guess I didn’t seem excited. I was happy but calm. It’s the same way now (as a trainer); it’s just me. I’m happy to win and happy to be doing what I do.”
“Mark’s dominance over his competition throughout his USA Boxing career cements him as a legend,” commentedÇHRIS tofflemire, 美國拳擊校友會執行董事. “His ring intelligence, commitment to his craft, and ability to fight at any pace against any style makes him a tremendous example for today’s group of amateur champions. It has been a long time coming, but the Alumni Association looks forward to reflecting on his accomplishments and honoring Mark in Louisiana.”
已確認的特邀嘉賓包括： 1988 奧運金牌得主安德魯·梅納德, 年的三次全國AAU教練 (1972-76-77) 喬·克拉夫, 1984 奧運金牌得主弗蘭克 泰特和他的兄弟托馬斯, 1972 奧林匹亞蒂姆·德門特, 2002 全國金手套冠軍Jaidon Codringtion, 1980 奧運會預選賽傑基·比爾德, 1981 青少年奧運會格倫Modicue, 四全國冠軍埃里克·凱利, 1988 東方奧運會預選賽冠軍約翰·斯卡利, 奧比鬍子, 馬克·蘭頓 而斯蒂芬斯兄弟 - 唐納德, 安東尼 和傑里.
如何成為美國拳擊校友會的成員
創建於冠軍終身, 美國拳擊和校友之間的互利關係, –拳擊手, 官員, 教練和拳擊迷 — 校友會連冠軍的代, 鼓舞人心，回饋美國拳擊的未來拳擊冠軍, 進出環.
美國拳擊校友會是開放的人誰愛拳擊，想留在業餘拳擊連接。成員由校友會授予訪問各種特別活動的主機, 包括名人堂接待的美國拳擊校友會館.
加入校友會, 只需在登記alumni@usaboxing.org 為一個 $40.00 每年的會員費。新成員將獲得T卹, 鑰匙扣和電子錢包.
Breland made his much-anticipated pro debut November 15, 1984, at the famed Madison Square Garden, defeating Dwight Williams by way of a six-round unanimous decision. During his illustrious pro career (1984-1997), Breland compiled a sterling 35-3-1 (35 科斯) record and he was a two-time World welterweight champion.
The 56-year-old Breland, who once trained the late, 偉大 1992 US Olympian弗農阿甘, currently trains another great USA Boxing alumni and 2008 奧運銅牌得主, Deontay懷爾德, the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion.
“Once I started boxing in the amateurs,” Breland concluded, “I started progressing. I learned a lot from other amateurs like different styles. Boxers from New York/New Jersey had different styles than boxers from Georgia/Florida, and fighting Cubans was completely different. I was beating up a Cuban fighter, but every time I hit him, somehow, they took away a point from me. I knew right away that I had to knock him out to win, and they did end up stopping the fight.”
類 2017: 該憲章類是為首穆罕默德·阿里 和霍利菲爾德, 除了老牌教練羅斯福桑德斯 和湯姆·庫爾特.
類 2018: 中美. 奧運代表隊的選手和世界 (專業的) 冠軍羅伊·瓊斯, JR., 沃德 和Claressa盾, 教練的還有前美國拳擊全國總監伊曼紐爾管家 和美國老將拳擊官員湯姆·克利.
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