 MIAMI (Listopad 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 amaterski boksač, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto a Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, braća Angelo a Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar rekao. “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. Teretana. 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 a, 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 teretani. 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 Bartolomej a Erslandy Lara, kao i Luis Franco, Aaron Davis a 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 kola, 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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Voditelj Ivan Seip potpisuje talijanski super srednjoj izglede Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (Travanj 6, 2015) – Veteran boksački manager John Seip potpisao je vrlo uređena talijanski amaterski boksač Daniel Mark Scardina na ekskluzivnom menadžerskih ugovora.
Seip je najpoznatiji po vođenju Nestajati “Kid Čokolada” Quillin na World Boxing Organization (WBO) Svijet srednjoj naslov. Native New Yorker također upravlja diže britanski super srednjoj Konj “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
21-year-old Scardina potječe iz Rozzano, grad manje od 40,000 ljudi u pokrajini Milanu. Počeo boks u 2008 u dobi od 16, tko je slijedeći njegov stric stopama boksač u to vrijeme, kao i Daniele je uzor.
Scardina, koji je imao 56 amaterske borbe, Zarobljeni vrh počasti u brojnim talijanskim turnirima uključujući Rovereto Nacionalnoj, Nacionalni Silver Glove, i dva nacionalna Golden Gloves. On je također osvojio brončanu medalju na međunarodnom događaju.
U 2013, je boksač za Italia Thunder boksačke reprezentacije u World Series of Boxing, osvojivši svoj jedini meč protiv njemačkog protivnika.
Scardina prvi uhvaćen Seip pozornost na svijetu poznatom 5th St. Dvorana u Miami Beachu, izvorno otvoren u 1950 po Chris Dundee, i dom bezbroj svjetski prvaci su obučeni tamo, uključujući Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston a Willie Pep. Bogata tradicija se nastavlja u novom 5th St. Teretana, nalazi u neposrednoj blizini na 1434 Alton Street, gdje je top boraca iz cijelog svijeta, kao što su Bernard Hopkins dalje trenirati.
“Prvi put sam vidjela kako je trening na 5th St. Teretana i on je izgledao kao tipični amater,” Objasnio Seip. “Bacio široke udaraca i nije znala kako da se baci dobar udarac. Trainers Guy Laieta a Dino Spencer počeo raditi s njim, a on je sada koristeći svoj doseg, boreći se na udaljenosti, i bacanje kombinacije udarcima i kuke. On je strastveni o boksu, slušanje i učenje svaki dan. Daniele ima dobru brzinu ruku i moć. On je zgodan dečko, previše. Vidjela sam nešto u njemu, nematerijalne imovine, i odlučila ga potpisati.
“Dino je vlasnik koji je stvorio vrhunsku teretanu s velikim sparing prilike u atmosferi motivima toliko talentiranih boraca koji su stvarno gurati jedni druge. To je već jasno da je Danielle poboljšao svoje vještine obuke postoji. On je dugo, brz i snažan. Njegova radna etika je nevjerojatna; On je prvi put u teretanu, Posljednji otići. Vi ne možete povrijediti ovo dijete, ili. Mi svi vjerujemo da ima vrlo svijetlu budućnost.”
Za razliku od boraca iz Rusije i bivšeg Sovjetskog bloka zemalja, kao i oni iz Latinske Amerike koji su došli u SAD uspostaviti svoje karijere profesionalnog boksa, Talijanski-rođen borci rijetko su slijedili isti put kao Scardina, koji se preselio u Miami prošle godine, a spava na podu stana bratovoj.
Usamljeni Talijanski-rođen svjetski prvak, koji se borio profesionalno u Americi Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), koji je bio WBC / WBA prvak u srednjoj 1979-1980. Antuofermo, iako, preselio sa svojom obitelji u Brooklynu iz Puglia, Italija, kada je bio 17 a on je saznao boksati u Americi.
“Uvijek sam htio biti prvak u Americi,” Scardina rekao. “To je američki san za mene. Mislim da ću imati veliku priliku u ovoj zemlji biti najveći boksač mogu biti s pravom pomoć. John Seip je pravo menadžer za mene, jer on vjeruje da možemo Svjetsko prvenstvo zajedno kao tim.”
Scardina omiljeni boksači su Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux a Miguel Cotto. “Radim na savršenstva kao vanjski borac i glavni mojim rukama bliže,” Scardina dodao. Borim da postane svjetski prvak.”
Scardina se očekuje da bi svoj debi pro ovu svibnju ili lipnju.
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