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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® REPORTER JIM GRAY CALLS INDUCTION INTO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME AN ‘UNLIKELY AND TREMENDOUS HONOR’

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Veteran Reporter Joins Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert As Sixth From SHOWTIME Sports® Desde 2012 To Be Presented With Boxing’s Highest Honor

NOVA IORQUE (Junho 11, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports® veteran reporter Jim Gray was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday in Canastota, N.I., joining former colleague and longtime SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING play-by-play announcer Steve Albert in receiving boxing’s most prestigious honor.

 

 

 

Gray and Albert became the fifth and sixth SHOWTIME Sports talent enshrined in the Hall of Fame since 2012. They join boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), analyst and historian Steve Farhood (2017) and play-by-play announcer Barry Tompkins (2017).

 

 

 

In front of a large crowd that included close friends Mike Tyson, Don King, Deontay Wilder, Julius Irving, Jerry Richardson, Stedman Graham, Bob Costas and many others, the 59-year-old Southern California resident Gray reflected on 40-plus years of covering the sport of boxing. “My journey today has been an unlikely one,” Gray said during his induction speech. “The Boxing Hall of Fame immortalized all of these great fighters. So this magnificent honor comes with tremendous humility. How could this happen? I never took a punch.”

 

 

 

Cinza, who started with SHOWTIME in 1994, was honored with a Special Individual Achievement Emmy Award – he currently has 12 Emmy’s in total – in 1997 for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s second loss to Evander Holyfield, the infamous “bite fight.” The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Adicionalmente, the American Sportscasters Association has voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” em 1998 and ‘99.

 

 

 

Gray chose Tyson to introduce him on Sunday during the induction ceremony. “It’s ironic,” said Gray. “The man who threatened to kill me in public is now inducting me into the Hall of Fame.”

 

 

 

“This award is way, way overdue,” an emotional Tyson said of his good friend. “I’m very proud of you. Well-deserved.”

 

 

 

With this past weekend’s induction ceremony, SHOWTIME Sports now boasts five current Hall of Famers featured on the network: Cinza, Bernstein, Farhood, Tompkins and Lennon Jr.

 

 

 

“I am so pleased for Jim and Steve that they received this great honor,” said David Dinkins Jr., Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of SHOWTIME Sports. “Jim Gray’s interviews and reporting have been an integral part of our SHOWTIME telecast from the beginning. Because of his skills and instincts we have been able to cover the events in depth. There have been countless times that Jim’s dogged pursuit of a story has enabled us to paint the complete picture of the event.”

 

 

 

Gray has forged one of the most memorable sports broadcasting careers in recent history, which includes a deep boxing resume. Gray has worked more than 1,200 fights and interviewed over 1,500 fighters throughout his career, Incluindo 20 of his fellow Hall of Famers, such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and future Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and many others ringside.

 

 

 

Do lado de fora do anel de, Gray has covered nearly every sport and landed some of the industry’s most lucrative interviews, including sit-downs with Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and Michael Jordan.

 

 

 

Albert spent two decades calling fights for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Albert called more than 300 fights during his tenure with SHOWTIME, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Tyson-Holyfield I & II and the epic Corrales vs. Castillo series.

 

 

 

“Steve Albert’s incredible preparation and perfect timing were the reasons for his memorable fight calls,” Dinkins said. “Steve was the voice of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING through the high profile fights of the Tyson and Chavez eras. He will be forever linked to those shows which helped establish our network as a major broadcaster of boxing.”

 

 

 

Both Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and media journalists, publishers, escritoras, historians, photographers and artists.

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EUA Boxe declara junho “Mês da Unidade de Associação dos Alumni”

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Miguel Cotto Gerry Cooney
Jesse Vargas
Reggie Johnson, Kevin McBride
Júnior Jones
Michael Spinks Antonio Tarver
James Toney

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Junho 11, 2018) – Boxe nos EUA “Mês da Unidade de Associação dos Alumni” começou a nocaute no fim de semana passado em Canastota, Nova Iorque, nas cerimônias anuais de indução da Classe Internacional do Hall da Fama do Boxe, como nove boxeadores de alto perfil, apresentando um incrível registro profissional acumulado de 365-51-7 (239 KOs) e 24 grandes títulos mundiais, juntou-se às crescentes fileiras da USABAA como orgulhosas, novos membros.

 

Chris tofflemire e John Scully representada USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tables no torneio de golfe IBHOF e Memorabilia Show, aumentar a conscientização da USABAA e recrutar novos membros.

 

 

 

“O espírito do boxe amador estava vivo e bem durante todo o fim de semana no Hall da Fama do Boxe Internacional,” explicou Cugliari, EUA Boxe Alumni Association Diretor Executivo. “Informações sobre a nova Associação de Alunos de Boxe dos EUA foram bem recebidas pelos convidados do fim de semana, e estimados ex-alunos como Jesse Vargas e Reggie Johnson mencionaram que estão animados para se envolverem. A Alumni Association agradece o apoio de muitos neste fim de semana, particularmente Micky Ward e Antonio Tarver, que continuam a espalhar nossa missão.”

 

 

 

“O fato é que a grande maioria dos boxeadores profissionais que freqüentam o fim de semana no Hall of Fame em Canastota todos os anos eram boxeadores amadores e se conheciam bem antes mesmo de se tornarem profissionais.,” adicionado inestimável consultor da USABAA Scully, que recruta boxeadores para eventos patrocinados por grupos como este. “Em algum momento das conversas entre os pugilistas do outro lado do terreno, os tópicos freqüentemente acabam se voltando para os dias de amadores juntos.”

 

 

 

“Os amadores, para mim, era sobre lutar por respeito,” dois divisão campeão mundial Júnior Jones (50-6, 28 KOs); notado. “Para ir a lugares diferentes e chegar muito longe (como amador), você precisa aprender a se comportar e a fazer transações com outras pessoas.”

 

 

 

Outros novos membros da USABAA são seis vezes, dois divisão campeão mundial Miguel Cotto(41-6, 33 KOs); quatro vezes, dois divisão campeão mundial, bem como 1976 Medalhista de ouro olímpico e Hall da Fama, Michael Spinks (31-1, 21 KOs); Peso-pesado irlandês que se aposentou Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KOs); duas vezes, dois divisão campeão mundialJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KOs); cinco vezes campeão mundial e 1996 medalhista olímpico de bronze Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs); duas vezes, dois divisão campeão mundial Reggie Johnson (44-7-1, 25 KOs), três vezes, três divisão campeão mundial James Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs); e candidato mundial dos pesos pesados Gerry Cooney (38-3, 24 KOs).

 

EUA Boxe Alumni Association

 

 

 

Criado para defender uma vida inteira, relações mutuamente benéficas entre EUA Boxing e seus ex-alunos, –boxers, funcionários, treinadores e fãs de boxe — A Alumni Association conecta gerações de campeões, inspirando e retribuindo aos futuros campeões de boxe dos EUA, dentro e para fora do anel de.

 

 

 

A Associação de Alumni de Boxe dos EUA está aberta a todos que gostam de boxe e gostariam de permanecer conectados ao boxe amador.. Os membros têm acesso a uma ampla variedade de eventos especiais organizados pela Alumni Association, incluindo a recepção anual do Hall da Fama da Associação dos Antigos Alunos de Boxe dos EUA.

 

 

 

Para ingressar na Alumni Association, basta se registrar em ex-alunos @ usaboxing,.org por um $40.00 taxa de associação por ano. Novos membros receberão uma camiseta, chaveiro e carteira eletrônica.

 

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“Eu acho ótimo,” Jones falou sobre a formação da USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Lutadores que se tornaram profissionais eram grandes amadores, mas também há muitos amadores que não se tornaram profissionais. Todo mundo não se torna campeão, mas eles tentaram e deram o seu melhor, e é por isso que essa organização é boa porque todos os boxeadores são apreciados.”

 

 

 

“Embora o fim de semana no Hall of Fame tenda a se concentrar nas carreiras profissionais de muitos lutadores,” Cugliari concluiu, “era difícil não notar o efeito que o boxe amador teve na vida de muitos desses grandes campeões. A Associação de Alumni de Boxe dos EUA quer agradecer a Ed Brophy por sua generosidade e apoio ao boxe, e esperamos uma longa parceria com o Hall da Fama do Boxe Internacional.”

 

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JIM GRAY AND STEVE ALBERT ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Veteran SHOWTIME Sports® Reporter Jim Gray and Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert Join 2018 Class Alongside Vitali Klitschko, Eric Morales and Ronald “Winky” Wright

SHOWTIME Sports veteran reporter Jim Gray and former, long-time play-by-play announcer Steve Albert were elected to the 2018 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, it was announced by the Hall on Tuesday.

Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and electronic media journalists, sportscasters, publishers, escritoras, historians, photographers and artists. Gray and Albert will join SHOWTIME Sports boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), analyst and historian Steve Farhood (2017) and announcer Barry Tompkins (2017) in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, four-division world champion Eric Morales and former undisputed super welterweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright headline the 2018 classe de indução. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend Junho 7-10, 2018, in Canastota, N.I..

“All of us at SHOWTIME Sports who have worked with Jim and Steve over the years are thrilled that they are receiving this well-deserved honor,” said David Dinkins Jr., Produtor Executivo, Showtime Sports. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® franquia. Jim’s interviews have become classic post-fight drama while Steve’s fight calls are integral to some of the most significant moments in boxing history.”

Gray has been a reporter for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING since 1994, e ganhou 11 Emmy Awards throughout his career, including one for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s infamous “bite fight” loss to Evander Holyfield. The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Adicionalmente, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” em 1998 e 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series, Jogos Olímpicos, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Fours, and has interviewed many of the most lauded sports figures of this era including Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Pete Rose, Michael Jordan and many others.

One of the most recognizable voices in sports, Albert joined SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING shortly after its inception in 1986. In a tenure that spanned over two decades, the world-famous broadcaster called over 300 lutas pelo título, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & II. Em 2007, Albert received The Sam Taub Award for excellence in broadcast journalism by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In addition to boxing, Albert spent 19 seasons covering the NBA, spending 13 of those years with the Nets, five with the Golden State Warriors and one with the New Orleans Hornets. Albert has also done play-by-play for the New York Mets, Jets, Islanders and Rangers, as well as the New Jersey Devils.

The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Gray and Albert.

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BARRY TOMPKINS AND STEVE FARHOOD ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Longtime SHOWTIME Sports® Announcers Join 2017 Class Headlined
By Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia

NOVA IORQUE (Dezembro. 6, 2016) – Longtime SHOWTIME Sports announcers Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood were elected into the 2017 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame as first-time nominees, it was announced on Tuesday.

 

Tompkins and Farhood earned induction in the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and media journalists, publishers, escritoras, historians, photographers and artists. They join a 2017 class headlined by boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia. In the non-participant category is world-renowned ring announcer, the late Jimmy Lennon, Sr., who will posthumously join his son, the all-time SHOWTIME Sports ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., in the Hall. The induction ceremony will take place during International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend in Canastota, Nova Iorque, Junho 8-11, when Farhood and Tompkins will join fellow SHOWTIME Sports Hall of Famers Al Bernstein (2012) and Lennon, Jr. (2013) in Canastota.

 

Tompkins and Farhood are the one-two punch behind the prospect-orientated SHOWTIME Sports series ShoBox: The NewGeneration, for which Tompkins calls the blow-by-blow action and Farhood serves as expert analyst alongside former world champion Raul Marquez. Tompkins and Farhood, who have both been in the boxing business for decades, are also the voice of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME.

 

“Steve and Barry are pillars of the SHOWTIME boxing announce team,"Disse Stephen Espinoza, Vice-Presidente Executivo e Gerente Geral, Showtime Sports. “Both men are as dedicated and committed to the sport and to their craft as anyone in television. Além disso, they are supportive colleagues and dear friends to many of us in boxing. On behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME, congratulations on this great and well-deserved honor.”

 

The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Tompkins and Farhood.

 

Before joining SHOWTIME in 2012, Tompkins was the No. 1 voice of boxing at NBC (1974-1979), HBO (1979-88), ESPN (1988-1996) e FOX Sports (1996-2011). He has called hundreds of boxing matches, incluindo mais de 200 lutas pelo título mundial; among them legendary battles Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello I — his personal favorite — Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson-Trevor Berbick and countless others.

 

Tompkins, who has deservedly earned a reputation as one of boxing’s ‘good guys’, is in the midst of a career spanning 40 anos. In addition to boxing, his countless credits include play-by-play commentary of the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, eight Olympic Games, tennis majors and more.

 

Farhood has been involved in boxing for 38 anos, during which he’s become universally respected for his integrity, honesty and expertise. In his distinguished career, he has served as announcer, escritor, researcher and author. A former editor-in-chief of The Ring e KO magazines, Farhood has been the voice of ShoBox since its inception in 2001. Farhood is the “ironman” of the acclaimed series, having served all but one of 228 ShoBox telecasts.

 

A regular contributor to SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® and Premier Boxing Champions telecasts, Farhood is a four-category winner of awards by the Boxing Writers Association of America (Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, Fleischer Award for Excellence in Print Journalism, Good Guy Award and Walker Award for Long and Meritorious Service).

 

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