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Foto Kredit: Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions
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Tom, Tony and Rich spend this week’s show catching up on the week’s major news in combat sports. We also preview upcoming fights in boxing and MMA. We highlight Mark Hunt’s recent lawsuit over a fight where Brock Lesnar tested positive for PEDs and discuss Ben Rothwell’s assessment of Travis Browne as a “Man Whore.” Listen to the hour long broadcast below.
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![]() MIAMI (Oktober 26, 2016) — Pelatih tinju sing kondhang internasional Orlando Cuellar wis teka lengkap, bali menyang wong sing kondhang 5th St. Gym ing Pantai Selatan, ing kana dheweke nate ngunjungi nalika remaja kanggo sinau lan saiki nglatih para pejuang saka enem dina seminggu.
Lair ing Havana, Kuba, Kulawarga Cuellar urip maneh ing Miami nalika umur telung taun karo Orlando urip ing kono liwat sekolah menengah. Minangka petinju amatir, Cuellar jelas ngelingi nonton petinju ing 5th St. Gym kayata Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Singkat lan Florentino Fernandez, uga pelatih legendaris, sedulur Angelo lan Chris Dundee.
“Aku nonton lan sinau, njupuk okehe,” Cuellar ngandika. “Saiki, Aku ngerti yen nggarap 5th St. Gym sajrone nem minggu kepungkur. Wis pengalaman luar biasa. Saben dina, sampeyan ora bakal ngerti sapa sing bakal mlaku liwat lawang kono. Wis dadi salah sawijining gym tinju paling apik ing saindenging jagad luwih saka 50 taun. Wiwit jaman biyen nganti Muhammad Ali, para pejuang wis kepincut menyang gym iki amarga sejarah sing apik lan sparring sing hebat, uga wilayah sing duwe restoran Pantai Selatan, klub lan pantai. Anget, cuaca sing lembab uga ndadekake para pejuang luwih gampang ngilangi olahraga lan latihan bobot awak.
“(Sing duwe) Dino Spencer lagi nindakake ing 5th St. Tradhisi gym. Saben dina aku nengsemake. Klompok etnik campuran ana ing kana lan dadi tenaga bakat. Ana sparring telung dina seminggu – Aku ngarani Spar-a-rama – lan kabeh wong gelem nantang awake dhewe. Sparring luwih apik tinimbang akeh gelut TV.
![]() “5th St. Pelatih gym Guy Laieta wis nyoba ngyakinake aku dadi anggota tim suwene limang taun kepungkur. Aku wis ngobrol karo Dino ing sawetara acara, nyebutake kepinginan kanggo nglatih para pejuang metu saka 5th St. Gym. Kandhane, 'Ayo ayo.’ Sukses saka 5th St. Gym saiki wis ana gandhengane karo kepemilikan. Dino kepengin banget tinju lan dheweke grapyak banget, sing ditrapake kanggo staf lan para pejuang. Getaran apik kabeh wektu!”
Cuellar mangkat menyang Las Vegas ing 1976 lan, sawise dheweke ngerti yen dadi petinju dudu kapentingan sing paling apik, dheweke miwiti nglatih para pejuang ing kana 1981 metu saka Gym Johnny Garcia. Setahun mengko, dheweke ngalih basis Brooklyn lan miwiti nglatih para pejuang metu saka ikon tinju liyane, Gleason Planet. Ing 2000, dheweke manggon maneh ing Miami.
Paling misuwur minangka juara kelas berat ringan dunia, pelatih kepala Glen Johnson, Cuellar uga kerja sama karo juara mbesuk kayata Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthélemy lan Erslandy Lara, uga Luis Franco, Harun Davis lan Juan Carlos Gomez, kanggo jeneng sawetara liyane misuwur. Dina iki, dheweke dadi kepala nomer loro kanggo sawetara pejuang utama kalebu Antonio Tarver.
Dikenali ing saindhenging tinju minangka guru sing unggul, Sukses Cuellar umume diarani latihan para pejuang kanthi individu, fokus ing kabutuhan pribadi tinimbang menehi kabeh instruksi lan perhatian kanggo kabeh pejuang.
“Saben pejuang butuh karya pribadi lan khusus kanggo nglengkapi talenta sing diparingi Gusti Allah,” Cuellar nerangake. “Sampeyan ora bisa mulang kabeh pejuang kanthi cara sing padha. Aku duwe spesialisasi ing sekolah sing diarani sekolah lawas. Sekolah lawas wis maju lan pribadi 15 babak, sekolah anyar babagan mbuwang pukulan liyane, gerakan sikil liyane lan gelut saka njaba. Aku mulang doffense: nimbali + pelanggaran. Punches dudu vitamin, ora ana sing kudu dijupuk. Tinju ora mung minangka perang refleks; siji pejuang mungsuh liyane, nanging trik nyata yaiku carane pejuang nggunakake reflekse. Aku mulang para pejuang babagan carane nggawe apron dering dadi tambang.”
Tinju duwe peran gedhe ing urip Cuellar. Bali ing 5th St. Gym minangka bab liyane ing urip sing unik.
“Aku urip liwat para pejuang,” Cuellar nyimpulake. “Saben kamenangan minangka wayahe paling bangga. Ora ana kamenangan sing gedhe utawa cilik, saben kemenangan dadi momen sing nyenengake amarga kabeh kerja keras lan ngorbanake aku lan pejuangku nalika latihan.”
Orlando Cuellar seneng banget amarga wis mbesuk mbesuk.
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Prospect Developmental Series Celebrates 15 Years With A Four-Fight Telecast This Ana, Juli 22, Manggon ing BANDILA® (10 P.M. Lan/PT)
Take A Look At The History Behind ShoBox:
NEW YORK (Juli 19, 2016) – Acclaimed BANDILA Sports®prospect developmental series ShoBox: Ing New Generationmengeti sawijining 15th anniversary this Ana, Juli 22 with a quintessential four-fight telecast, manggon ing BANDILA® ing 10 P.M. Lan/PT.
Since its inception in 2001, ShoBox: Ing New Generation has been dedicated to promoting competitive fights pitting promising boxers in the toughest fights of their career. ShoBox has carved out its identity by matching top talent against each other.
“This is certainly an accomplishment for the series, but we wouldn’t be here for 15 years without the fighters,"Ngendikane Gordon Hall, Producer Eksekutif ShoBox: Ing New Generation. “The credit should go to the young men who are willing to step up and take risks early in their career.
“As we’ve seen over the last 15 taun, matching fighters tough at a young age escalates their career development, and we’re thrilled to provide the platform to introduce viewers to these talented fighters. I’d also like to thank the promoters, managers and trainers who are willing to test their fighters at an early stage. Working together with a diverse roster of promotional companies is vital for the advancement of the sport as we aim to find sesuk kang stars today.”
Sawise 15 years and 67 future world champions, below are some remarkable ShoBox facts and figures:
Undefeated top 10-ranked super bantamweight Adam “Mantequilla” Lopez (15-0, 7 KOs) faces Roman Ruben Reynoso (18-1-1, 7 KOs) ing acara utama 10-babak. In an eight-round co-feature, Jerry Odom (13-2-1, 12 KOs) faces Julius Jackson (19-1, 15 KOs) in a matchup of super middleweights. Loro wolung Rounders bakal Babak metu papat-perang telecast: O'Shaquie Foster (10-1, 7 KOs) meets Rolando Chinea (12-1-1, 6 KOs) in a lightweight scrap and undefeated Khiary Gray-Pitts (13-0, 10 KOs), of Worcester, Massa., will be opposed by once-beaten Ian Green (9-1, 7 KOs) in the super welterweight opener.
Tickets for the GH3 Promotions event from Foxwoods Resort Casino are priced at $45, $75 lan $150 and can be purchased by phone from the Foxwoods Resort Casino at 800.200.2882 utawa online ing www.foxwoods.com.
Barry Tompkins bakal nelpon ShoBox ajeg saka Ringside karo Steve Farhood lan mantan juara donya Raul Marquez will serve as expert analysts. Produser eksekutif punika Gordon Hall karo Sugih Gaughan prodhuksi lan Rick Phillips Direkting.