Tuhinga MATUA, Fla (Mahuru 6, 2015) -Mekemeke kaiwhakahaere Si Star, peresideni o SHS Mekemeke Whakahaere, haere atu i te matahiti o 81 tenei mua Rāhina e tika ana ki pōauautanga i te whakaeke ngakau.

E toru-te wā Stern whakahaere, Randall e rua-wehenga “Ko te patukia Out Kingi” Bailey, hōia taumahamaha Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw me mua Cuban Häkinakina Robert Alfonso.

He kaipakihi tino angitu, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, te wahi tautoko ia Wiremu i tona whawhai, i runga i te Sabati, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, te wahi i noho ai ia mo te wiki i mua i to'na fatiraa.

Bailey me Stern o hoa, Dave Johnson, me te tama a Stern, Gary, me te tamahine, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Korero ahau ki a Si i runga i te po, Rātapu (August 30) a ka he karanga te aonga ake ka mea i ia kua uru ki te hōhipera,” Ua haamaramarama Bailey. “I tukua e ia he whakaeke nui ngakau. I runga a ki raro wiki katoa tae noa ki wiki whakamutunga mea.

Randall Bailey (L) ki Si Stern (pupuri whitiki) me tana tama, Gary Stern, whakaaturia i konei i muri i te patototanga Bailey i Mike Jones i roto i 2012 mo te taitara Welterweight IBF

“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si tiakina; ki te kahore e taea e ratou te reira, 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, rite ka riro ahau i te taitara ao, where he took any money. If Si had your back, hinaaro haere ia ki te whawhai ki a koe.

“Hiahia peia ia ki runga i Key Te Hau-ā-uru ki Miami kia kite i ahau, engari, hei utu mo o noho pō, pei hiahia ia hoki. Hiahia karanga ahau e ia karanga ahau 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (Whakatairanga AK i Korea) a ka tino titiro whakamua ki toku whawhai Oketopa 4^th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”

L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams whakaaturia i konei i roto i Romania

I whakahaere Williams e Stern mo te mua 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., tae Rātapu, August 30.

“He nui noa atu toku kaiwhakahaere si ko,” Williams offered. “Ko ia he hoa pai, he māia tonu i taea e whakawhirinaki ahau ki runga ki mo te tohutohu, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, te ahau he Karaitiana, a Si he Hurai, tautautefito ki haamau'araa na maha nga ra tahi i roto i Romania.

“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.”