 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. Njengoba i sibhakela, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto futhi Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo futhi Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar wathi. “Manje, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Nsuku zonke, 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 Eminyakeni. 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. 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 futhi, 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, Gym Gleason sika. In 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 futhi Erslandy Lara, kanye ne Luis Franco, Aroni Davis futhi Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Namuhla, 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 emahlandla, 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 esayina Italian super middleweight themba Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Veteran manager boxing John Seip ine usayine ahlobisa kakhulu Italian amateur boxer Daniel Mark Scardina ukuze isivumelwano zokuphatha okukhethekile.
Seip waziwa kakhulu ekuqondiseni Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world middleweight isihloko. The native New Yorker futhi okwenzayo ekuphumeni British super middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
The Scardina oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala Umemeza kusukela Rozzano, a town of esingaphansi 40,000 Abantu esiFundazweni Milan. Waqala boxing in 2008 at the age of 16, ilandela ezinyathelweni umalume wakhe owayengudokotela boxer ngaleso sikhathi, kanye Daniele indima model.
Scardina, ababenolwazi 56 iziqubu amateur, ethumba ihlonipha top in tournaments eziningi Italian kubandakanya Rovereto National, Glove National Silver, futhi amabili Gloves National Golden. Waphinde wawina indondo lethusi emcimbini International.
In 2013, yena Boxed for the Italia Thunder Boxing Team in the World Series of Boxing, ngokuwina umdlalo wakhe kuphela ngokumelene Umphikisi German.
Scardina kuqala usuzizwa Seip sika at the world odumile 5th St. Gym in Miami Beach, ukusuka wavula in 1950 by Chris Dundee, kanye emzini ezingenakubalwa ompetha bomhlaba baye baqeqesha khona kuhlanganise Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston futhi Willie Pep. Isiko ocebile uyaqhubeka at the new 5th St. Gym, eliseduze at 1434 Alton Street, lapho amasosha ephezulu emhlabeni wonke ezifana Bernard Hopkins namanje ukuqeqesha.
“Ngiqala ukumbona ukuqeqesha at the 5th St. Gym and wabheka like a amateur ejwayelekile,” Seip wachaza. “Waphonsa punches ububanzi futhi akazange azi kanjani ukuxosha jab omuhle. Trainers Guy Laieta futhi Dino Spencer waqala ukusebenza naye futhi manje yena usebenzisa ababambe, ukulwa kude, futhi uphonsa izinhlanganisela limgwaza nameva. Muhle abanothando boxing, ukulalela nokufunda zonke izinsuku. Daniele has okuhle speed isandla namandla. Muhle a kid handsome, too. Ngabona okuthile kuye, intangibles, futhi wanquma asayine kuye.
“Dino kuyinto umnikazi odale ejimini top-notch amathuba sparring okukhulu ngaphansi kwesimo featuring amasosha amaningi kangaka abanamakhono ngempela bacindezela nomunye. Kuba sobala ukuthi kakade Danielle lithuthukile ukuqeqeshwa amakhono akhe khona. Muhle eside, fast and enamandla. Umsebenzi wakhe ohilela liyamangalisa; yena wokuqala in the gym, last ukushiya. Awukwazi ubuhlungu lokhu kid, noma. Sonke siyakholelwa ukuthi unalo ikusasa eliqhakaze ngempela.”
Ngokungafani fighters ezivela eRussia futhi elaliyiSoviet-bloc izizwe, kanye nalabo abavela Latin America ngubani United States eze ukusungula professional yabo boxing careers, Fighters Italian-abazalwa kuyaqabukela baye balandela umzila efanayo njengoba Scardina, owathuthela Miami ngonyaka odlule bese eyalala esitezi efulethini lomfowabo.
The lone Italian-owazalwa emhlabeni iqhawe owalwela efanele in America Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), owayenguyise WBC / WBA middleweight iqhawe in 1979-1980. Antuofermo, noma, wathutha nomkhaya wakhe eBrooklyn kusukela Puglia, Italy lapho eseneminyaka 17 futhi wafunda indlela libhokisi America.
“Bengilokhu ngifisa ukuba iqhawe in America,” Scardina wathi. “Lokho iphupho American for me. Ngicabanga uzoba nethuba elikhulu kuleli lizwe kube boxer omkhulu kungaba usizo olufanele. John Seip umphathi ungifanele ngoba ekholelwa esingakwenza ngoshampeni ndawonye emhlabeni njengoba iqembu.”
Punjab Scardina eyintandokazi kukhona Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux futhi Miguel Cotto. “Ngiyasebenza on ukuphelela njengoba i fighter ngaphandle futhi main izingalo zami closer,” Scardina wanezela. Ngithathe ukulwa ukuba babe iqhawe emhlabeni.”
Scardina kulindeleke ukuba enze DEBUT yakhe pro lokhu May noma u-June.
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