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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® REPORTER JIM GRAY GỌI KẾT CẤU GỌI NGAY VÀO HỘP QUỐC TẾ GỌI NỔI TIẾNG MỘT 'NGƯỜI DANH DỰ VÀ TRUYỀN THỐNG'

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Phóng viên kỳ cựu gia nhập Cựu phát thanh viên Steve Albert là người thứ sáu từ SHOWTIME Sports® Từ 2012 Được thể hiện với danh dự cao nhất của quyền anh

NEW YORK (Tháng sáu 11, 2018) - SHOWTIME Thể thao® phóng viên kỳ cựu Jim Gray đã được giới thiệu vào Đại sảnh Danh vọng Quyền Anh Quốc tế vào Chủ nhật ở Canastota, N.Y., tham gia cùng đồng nghiệp cũ và phát thanh viên lâu năm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING play-by-play Steve Albert nhận được vinh dự danh giá nhất của quyền anh.

 

 

 

Grey và Albert trở thành tài năng thể thao SHOWTIME thứ năm và thứ sáu được lưu giữ trong Đại sảnh Danh vọng kể từ đó 2012. Họ tham gia cùng nhà phân tích quyền anh Al Bernstein (2012), phát thanh viên Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), nhà phân tích và sử học Steve Farhood (2017) và phát thanh viên từng phát Barry Tompkins (2017).

 

 

 

Trước một đám đông có cả bạn thân Mike Tyson, Don King, Deontay Wilder, Julius Irving, Jerry Richardson, Stedman Graham, Bob Costas và nhiều người khác, Grey, 59 tuổi, cư dân Nam California, đã phản ánh về hơn 40 năm theo đuổi môn thể thao quyền anh. “Cuộc hành trình của tôi ngày hôm nay không phải là một điều khó xảy ra,”Gray nói trong bài phát biểu giới thiệu của mình. “Đại sảnh Danh vọng Quyền Anh đã bất tử hóa tất cả những võ sĩ vĩ đại này. Vì vậy, vinh dự tuyệt vời này đi kèm với sự khiêm tốn vô cùng. Làm sao điều này xảy ra được? Tôi chưa bao giờ nhận một cú đấm.”

 

 

 

Màu xám, người đã bắt đầu với SHOWTIME trong 1994, đã được vinh danh với Giải thưởng Emmy cho Thành tựu Cá nhân Đặc biệt - anh ấy hiện có 12 Emmy tổng cộng - trong 1997 cho cuộc phỏng vấn của anh ấy về Mike Tyson sau trận thua thứ hai của hạng nặng trước Evander Holyfield, "cuộc chiến cắn" khét tiếng. Hiệp hội nhà văn và nhà phát thanh thể thao quốc gia cũng đặt tên cuộc phỏng vấn đó là “Câu chuyện phát sóng thể thao của năm.” Ngoài ra, Hiệp hội các đài truyền hình thể thao Mỹ đã bầu chọn Gray “Vận động viên thể thao của năm” trong 1998 và ‘99.

 

 

 

Gray đã chọn Tyson để giới thiệu anh ấy vào Chủ nhật trong buổi lễ giới thiệu. “Đó là mỉa mai,”Gray nói. “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: Màu xám, Bernstein, Xa, 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, kể ra 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.

 

 

 

Outside of the ring, 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, nhà văn, historians, photographers and artists.

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USA Boxing declares June “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Vạt áo. (Tháng sáu 11, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” got off to a knockout start this past weekend in Canastota, New York, at the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame Class induction ceremonies, as nine high-profile boxers, featuring an incredible accumulate pro record of 365-51-7 (239 Kos) và 24 major world titles, joined the growing USABAA ranks as proud, new members.

 

Chris Cugliari và John Scully represented USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tables at the IBHOF golf tournament and Memorabilia Show, to increase USABAA awareness and recruit new members.

 

 

 

“The spirit of amateur boxing was alive and well throughout the International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend,” explained Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Information about the new USA Boxing Alumni Association was well received by the weekend’s guests, and esteemed alumni such as Jesse Vargas and Reggie Johnson mentioned that they are excited to become more involved. The Alumni Association thanks the support provided by many this weekend, particularly Micky Ward and Antonio Tarver, who continue to spread our mission.”

 

 

 

“The fact is that the vast majority of professional boxers who attend the Hall of Fame weekend at Canastota each year were at one time amateur boxers and knew each other well before they ever even turned professional,” added invaluable USABAA advisor Scully, who recruits boxers for group-sponsored events like this. “At some point in the conversations between boxers across the grounds, the topics frequently will eventually turn to their amateur days together.”

 

 

 

“The amateurs, cho tôi, was about fighting for respect,” hai bộ phận vô địch thế giới Junior Jones (50-6, 28 Kos); lưu ý. “To go to different places and make it very far (như một người nghiệp dư), you have to learn how to conduct yourself and transact with others.”

 

 

 

Other new USABAA members are six-time, hai bộ phận vô địch thế giới Miguel Cotto(41-6, 33 Kos); four-time, hai bộ phận vô địch thế giới, cũng như 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, Michael Spinks (31-1, 21 Kos); Irish heavyweight who retired Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 Kos); two-time, hai bộ phận vô địch thế giớiJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 Kos); five time world champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 Kos); two-time, hai bộ phận vô địch thế giới Reggie Johnson (44-7-1, 25 Kos), ba lần, ba bộ phận vô địch thế giới James Toney (77-10-3, 47 Kos); and world heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney (38-3, 24 Kos).

 

Hiệp hội cựu sinh viên quyền anh Hoa Kỳ

 

 

 

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –võ sĩ, quan chức, huấn luyện viên và người hâm mộ quyền anh — Hội cựu sinh viên kết nối các thế hệ vô địch, truyền cảm hứng và cống hiến cho những nhà vô địch quyền anh trong tương lai của Quyền Anh Hoa Kỳ, trong và ngoài của vòng.

 

 

 

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, bao gồm cả lễ đón tiếp thường niên của Hiệp hội cựu sinh viên quyền anh Hoa Kỳ.

 

 

 

Tham gia Hội cựu sinh viên, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, móc khóa và ví điện tử.

 

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“I think this is great,” Jones talked about the formation of the USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Fighters who turned pro were great amateurs, but there are also a lot of amateurs who didn’t turn pro. Everybody doesn’t become champion, but they tried and gave their best, and that’s why this organization is good because all boxers are appreciated.”

 

 

 

“Although Hall of Fame weekend tends to focus on the professional careers of many fighters,” Cugliari concluded, “it was hard not to notice the effect that amateur boxing has had on the lives of many of these great champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Ed Brophy for his generosity and support for boxing, and we look forward to a long partnership with the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”

 

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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, nhà văn, historians, photographers and artists. Gray and Albert will join SHOWTIME Sports boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), phát thanh viên Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), nhà phân tích và sử học 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 induction class. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend Tháng sáu 7-10, 2018, in Canastota, N.Y..

“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., điều hành sản xuất, SHOWTIME Sports. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® nhượng quyền thương mại. 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, và đã giành được 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 “Câu chuyện phát sóng thể thao của năm.” Ngoài ra, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “Vận động viên thể thao của năm” trong 1998 và 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics, 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 chiến đấu tiêu đề, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & II. Trong 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

NEW YORK (Tháng mười hai. 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, nhà văn, 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, NY, Tháng sáu 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,"Stephen Espinoza, Phó chủ tịch và Tổng Giám đốc, SHOWTIME Sports. “Both men are as dedicated and committed to the sport and to their craft as anyone in television. Ngoài ra, 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) và FOX Sports (1996-2011). He has called hundreds of boxing matches, trong đó có hơn 200 đánh nhau danh hiệu thế giới; 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 năm. 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 năm, during which he’s become universally respected for his integrity, honesty and expertise. In his distinguished career, he has served as announcer, nhà văn, researcher and author. A former editor-in-chief of The Ring và KO magazines, Farhood has been the voice of ShoBox kể từ khi thành lập vào 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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