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KEY WEST, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boksning leder Si stjerne, præsident for SHS Boxing Management, gået bort i en alder af 81 denne sidste mandag på grund af komplikationer fra et hjerteanfald.
Stern lykkedes tre-tid, to-division Randall “Den Knock Out konge” Bailey, veteran sværvægter Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw og tidligere cubanske Olympian Robert Alfonso.
En meget succesrig forretningsmand, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, hvor han støttede Williams på hans kamp, søndag, August. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, hvor han forblev i en uge, før han bukkede under.
Bailey og Stern partner, Dave Johnson, sammen med Stern søn, Gary, og datter, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Jeg talte med Si søndag aften (August 30) og fik et opkald næste dag sagde, at han var blevet indlagt på hospitalet,” Bailey forklarede. “Han led et massivt hjerteanfald. Ting var op og ned hele ugen indtil sidste weekend.
 Randall Bailey (L) med Si Stern (holdebåndet) og hans søn, Gary Stern, vist her efter Bailey slået ud Mike Jones i 2012 for IBF weltervægt titel
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si plejes; hvis de ikke kunne gøre det, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, ligesom når jeg vandt verden titel, where he took any money. If Si had your back, han ville gå i krig med dig.
“Han ville køre op fra Key West til Miami for at se mig, men, i stedet for opholder sig natten over, han ville køre tilbage. Han ville ringe til mig kalder mig 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Kampagner i Korea) og var virkelig ser frem til min kamp oktober 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
 L-R: Si stjerne & Sherman “Tank” Williams er vist her i Rumænien
Williams blev forvaltet af Stern for fortiden 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., ankommer søndag, August 30.
“Si var meget mere end min manager,” Williams offered. “Han var en god ven, en sikker Jeg kunne altid stole på for rådgivning, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, mig at være en kristen og Si en Jøde, især at bruge så mange dage sammen i Rumænien.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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