 MIAMI (Oktobar 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5th St. Gym in South Beach, where he once visited as a teenager to learn and now trains fighters out of six days a week.
Born in Havana, Kuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Kao amater bokser, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto i Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, braćo Angelo i Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar, rekao je. “Sada, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Svaki dan, you never know who is going to walk through the doors there. It’s been one of the best boxing gyms in the world for more than 50 godina. From the days dating back to Muhammad Ali, fighters have been attracted to this gym because of its rich history and great sparring, as well as to the area with South Beach’s restaurants, clubs and beach. The warm, humid weather also makes it easier for fighters to lose weight running and training.
“(Owner) Dino Spencer is carrying on the 5th St. Gym’s tradition. Everyday I’m there is exciting for me. Mixed ethnic groups train there and it’s a magnet for talent. There’s sparring three days a week – I call it Spar-a-rama – and everybody’s welcome to challenge themselves. The sparring is better than a lot of TV fights.
 “5th St. Gym trainer Guy Laieta had been trying to convince me to join the team for the last five years. I spoke to Dino on several occasions, expressing my desire to train fighters out of the 5th St. Gym. On je rekao, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5th St. Gym today has a lot to do with ownership. Dino has a passion for boxing and he is very hospitable, which trickles down to his staff and fighters. Good vibes all of the time!”
Cuellar left for Las Vegas in 1976 i, after he realized that being a boxer wasn’t in his best interest, he started training fighters there in 1981 out of Johnny Garcia’s Gym. A year later, he shifted his base Brooklyn and started training fighters out of another boxing icon, Gleason je Gym. U 2000, he resettled in Miami.
Best known as world light heavyweight champion the head trainer of Glen Johnson, Cuellar also worked with future champions such as Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthelemy i Erslandy Lara, kao i Luis Franco, Aaron Davis i Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Danas, he’s the chief second for several top fighters including Antonio Tarver.
Recognized throughout boxing as a superior teacher, Cuellar’s success is mostly attributed to his training of fighters on an individual basis, focusing on their personal needs rather than giving all fighters the same instructions and attention.
“Each fighter needs personal and specific work to complement their God-given talents,” Cuellar explained. “You can’t teach all fighters the same way. I specialize on what I call old school meets new school. Old school was upfront and personal to go 15 kruga, new school is about throwing more punches, more foot movement and fighting from the outside. I teach doffense: defense + offense. Punches aren’t vitamins, none should be taken. Boxing is little more than a battle of reflexes; one fighters versus another, but the real trick is how the fighter uses his reflexes. I teach my fighters how to turn the ring apron into a minefield.”
Boxing has played a huge role in Cuellar’s life. Back in the 5th St. Gym is just another chapter in his unique life.
“I live through my fighters,” Cuellar concluded. “Every victory is my proudest moment. There are no big or little victories, every win is a happy moment because of all the hard work and sacrifices me and my fighter made during training camp.”
Orlando Cuellar is thrilled to have gone back to the future.
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Menadžer John Seip potpisuje talijanski super srednjoj kategoriji izgledi Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Veteran boks manager John Seip ima potpisan visoko uređena talijanski amaterski boksač Daniel Mark Scardina na ekskluzivni ugovor menadžerske.
Seip je najpoznatiji za usmjeravanje Nestajati “Kid Chocolate” Quillin na World Boxing Organization (WBO) titulu svjetskog prvaka u srednjoj kategoriji. The native New Yorker upravlja raste British super srednjoj kategoriji Konj “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).
U 21-godišnji Scardina potječe iz Rozzano, grad manje od 40,000 ljudi u provinciji Milan. Počeo je u boks 2008 u dobi od 16, stopama svog ujaka koji je bokser u to vrijeme, kao i Daniele uzor.
Scardina, koji je imao 56 amaterski borbama, zarobljeni top počasti u brojnim Italian turnire uključujući Rovereto National, National Silver rukavica, i dva National Golden Gloves. On je također osvojila je bronzanu medalju na međunarodni događaj.
U 2013, on je uokvirena za Italia Thunder Boks tima u World Series of Boxing, osvajanja njegov jedini meč protiv njemačkog protivnika.
Scardina prvi uhvatio Seip pažnju na svjetski poznati 5th St. Teretana u Miami Beach, prvobitno otvoren u 1950 po Chris Dundee, i dom bezbroj svetski prvaci su se obučeni uključujući Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston i Willie Pep. Bogata tradicija se nastavlja u novoj 5th St. Gym, nalazi u blizini na 1434 Alton Street, gdje top boraca iz cijelog svijeta, kao što su Bernard Hopkins i dalje trenirati.
“Prvi put sam ga vidio obuku u 5th St. Teretana i izgledao je kao tipični amater,” Objasnio Seip. “Bacio širok udaraca i nije znao kako da se baci dobar ubod. Trainers Guy Laieta i Dino Spencer počeo da radi s njim i on sada koristi njegova dohvata, borbu na daljinu, i bacajući kombinacije direkata i kuke. On je strastveni o boksu, slušanje i učenje svaki dan. Daniele ima dobru brzinu i snagu ruku. On je zgodan dečko, suviše. Vidio sam nešto u njemu, neopipljive, i odlučio da ga potpiše.
“Dino je vlasnik koji je stvorio vrhunski teretana sa velike mogućnosti sparing u atmosferi motivima toliko talentiranih boraca koji zaista gurati jedni druge. Već je jasno da je Danielle poboljšala obuku svoje vještine postoji. On je dugo, brzo i snažno. Njegova radna etika je neverovatno; On je prvi u teretani, zadnja napustiti. Ne možete povredi ovog klinca, ili. Mi svi vjerujemo da on ima vrlo svijetlu budućnost.”
Za razliku od boraca iz Rusije i bivšeg Sovjetskog bloka naroda, kao i onih iz Latinske Amerike koji dolaze u Sjedinjene Države da uspostave svoje profesionalne karijere boksu, Talijanski-rođen borci rijetko su pratili istim putem kao Scardina, koja se preselila u Miami prošle godine, a spava na podu stana svoga brata.
The Lone Talijanski-rođen svjetski prvak koji se profesionalno borio u Americi Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), koji je bio u srednjoj prvak WBC / WBA u 1979-1980. Antuofermo, iako, preselio sa porodicom u Brooklyn iz Puglia, Italija kada je bio 17 i on je naučio kako boksati u Americi.
“Uvijek sam želio biti prvak u Americi,” Scardina rekao. “To je američki san za mene. Mislim da ću imati veliku priliku u ovoj zemlji biti najveći bokser mogu biti s pravom pomoć. John Seip je pravi menadžer za mene jer smatra da možemo svjetskom prvenstvu zajedno kao tim.”
Omiljeni bokseri Scardina su Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux i Miguel Cotto. “Radim na savršenstva kao vanjski borac i na glavni rukama bliže,” Scardina dodao. Borim se da postane svjetski prvak.”
Scardina se očekuje da njegova pro debi ovog maju ili junu.
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