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KEY WEST, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boxing Manager Si stjerne, president i SHS Boxing Ledelse, gikk bort i en alder av 81 dette siste mandag på grunn av komplikasjoner fra et hjerteinfarkt.
Stern klarte tre ganger, to-divisjon Randall “Knock Out Kongen” Bailey, veteran tungvekt Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw og tidligere cubanske Olympian Robert Alfonso.
En svært vellykket forretnings, 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 støttet Williams på hans kamp, på 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, der han forble i en uke før han bukket.
Bailey og Stern partner, Dave Johnson, sammen med Stern sønn, Gary, og datter, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Jeg snakket med Si søndag kveld (August 30) og fikk en samtale neste dag sa han hadde blitt innlagt på sykehus,” Bailey forklarte. “Han fikk et massivt hjerteinfarkt. Ting var opp og ned hele uken frem til sist helg.
 Randall Bailey (L) med Si Stern (holder beltet) og hans sønn, Gary Stern, Her vises etter Bailey slått ut Mike Jones i 2012 for IBF weltervekt tittelen
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si brydde; hvis de ikke kunne gjøre 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, som da jeg vant VM-tittel, where he took any money. If Si had your back, han ville gå til krig med deg.
“Han ville kjøre opp fra Key West til Miami for å se meg, men, stedet for å bo over natten, han ville kjøre tilbake. Han vil kalle meg ringe meg 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Kampanjer 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 vist her i Romania
Williams ble administrert av 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 mye mer enn min manager,” Williams offered. “Han var en god venn, en trygg jeg kan alltid stole på for å få råd, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, meg å være en kristen og Si jøde, spesielt å bruke så mange dager sammen 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.”
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