 Miami (October 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, Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Bi awọn ẹya magbowo afẹṣẹja, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto ati Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo ati Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar wi. “Bayi, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Lojojumo, 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 years. 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. -Idaraya. He said, ‘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 ati, 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 ká-idaraya. Ni 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 ati Erslandy Lara, si be e si Luis Franco, Aaron Davis ati Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Loni, 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 iyipo, 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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Manager John Seip ami Italian Super middleweight afojusọna Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Oniwosan Boxing faili John Seip ni o ni wole gíga dara si Italian magbowo afẹṣẹja Daniel Mark Scardina si ohun iyasoto ti iṣakoso guide.
Seip ti wa ni ti o dara ju mọ fun didari Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin si World Boxing Organisation (WBO) aye middleweight akole. Awọn abinibi New Yorker tun seto nyara British Super middleweight Steed “Awọn Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).
Awọn 21-odun-atijọ Scardina hails lati Rozzano, a ilu ti kere ju 40,000 awon eniyan ni ekun ti Milan. Ti o ti bere Boxing ni 2008 ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 16, wọnyí ni rẹ aburo awon footsteps ti a a afẹṣẹja ni wipe akoko, bi daradara bi Daniele ká ipa awoṣe.
Scardina, ti o ní 56 magbowo bouts, sile oke awọn iyin ni afonifoji Itali awọn ere-idije pẹlu awọn Rovereto National, National Silver ibowo, ati meji National Golden ibọwọ. O si tun gba a loôdun idẹ ni ohun International ìṣẹlẹ.
Ni 2013, o boxed fun awọn Italia ãra Boxing Egbe ni World jara ti Boxing, gba rẹ nikan baramu lodi si kan German alatako.
Scardina akọkọ mu Seip ká ifojusi ni aye olokiki 5th St. -Idaraya in Miami Okun, Ni akọkọ la ni 1950 nipa Chris Dundee, ati awọn ile ti countless aye aṣaju-ti oṣiṣẹ nibẹ pẹlu Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ati Willie Pep. Awọn ọlọrọ atọwọdọwọ tẹsiwaju ni titun 5th St. -Idaraya, be nitosi ni 1434 Alton Street, ibi ti oke awọn onija lati kakiri aye gẹgẹbi Bernard Hopkins tun-irin.
“Mo ti akọkọ ri i ikẹkọ ni 5th St. -Idaraya ati awọn ti o wò bi kan aṣoju magbowo,” Seip salaye. “O si tì jakejado punches ati ki o ko mo bi lati jabọ kan ti o dara jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ati Dino Spencer bere si ṣiṣẹ pẹlu rẹ ki o si bayi o ti n lilo rẹ arọwọto, ija ni a ijinna, ati gège awọn akojọpọ ti jabs ati mu. O si ni kepe nipa Boxing, gbigbọ ati eko gbogbo ọjọ. Daniele ni o ni o dara ọwọ iyara ati agbara. O si ni a dara omo kekere, ju. Mo si ri nkankan ni i, intangibles, ati ki o pinnu lati wole fun u.
“Dino jẹ ẹya eni ti o ti da a oke-ogbontarigi-idaraya pẹlu nla sparring anfani ni ohun bugbamu ifihan ki ọpọlọpọ awọn abinibi awọn onija ti o gan Titari kọọkan miiran. O jẹ tẹlẹ gbangba, pe Danielle ti dara si rẹ ogbon ikẹkọ nibẹ. O si ni gun, sare ati awọn alagbara. Iṣẹ rẹ eniye ni alaragbayida; o ni akọkọ ninu awọn idaraya, kẹhin lati lọ kuro. O le ko ipalara yi omo kekere, boya. A gbogbo gbagbo wipe o ni awọn kan gan imọlẹ iwaju.”
Ko awọn onija lati Russia ati ogbologbo Rosia Bloc orilẹ-ède-, bi daradara bi awon lati Latin America ti o wá si United States lati fi idi wọn ọjọgbọn Boxing dánmọrán, Itali-bi awọn onija ṣọwọn ti tẹle kanna ipa bi Scardina, ti o gbe si Miami odun to koja ki o si ma sun lori pakà ti arakunrin rẹ ká iyẹwu.
Awọn Daduro Itali-bi aye asiwaju ẹniti o ti jà osise agbejoro ni America ni Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), ti o wà ni WBC / WBA middleweight asiwaju ninu 1979-1980. Antuofermo, tilẹ, gbe pẹlu rẹ ebi to Brooklyn lati Puglia, Italy nigbati o si wà 17 o si kọ bi o si apoti ni America.
“Mo ti nigbagbogbo fẹ lati wa ni a asiwaju ni America,” Scardina wi. “Ti o ni Amerika ala fun mi. Mo ro pe mo ti yoo ni a nla anfani ni yi orilẹ-ede lati wa ni o tobi afẹṣẹja ti mo le jẹ pẹlu awọn ọtun iranlọwọ. John Seip ni ọtun faili fun mi nitori ti o gbagbo a le ni aye asiwaju papo bi a egbe.”
Scardina ká ayanfẹ boxers ni o wa Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ati Miguel Cotto. “Mo n sise lori pipé bi ohun ita Onija ati ki o si akọkọ apá mi jo,” Scardina kun. Mo n ni ija lati di aye asiwaju.”
Scardina ti wa ni o ti ṣe yẹ lati ṣe rẹ pro Uncomfortable yi May tabi June.
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