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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® Óta 2012 To Be Presented With Boxing’s Highest Honor

NEW YORK (Június 11, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports® veteran reporter Jim Gray was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday in Canastota, Y., 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 beharangozó Jimmy Lennon Jr.. (2013), elemző és történész 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.”

 

 

 

Gray, 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 “Az év sportközvetítési története.” Továbbá, the American Sportscasters Association has voted Gray “Az év sportcipője” -ban 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: Gray, Bernstein, Farhood, Tompkins and Lennon Jr.

 

 

 

“I am so pleased for Jim and Steve that they received this great honor,”- mondta 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, beleértve 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, köztük Julio Cesar Chavez vs.. Greg Haugen előtt 130,000 rajongók a mexikói Azteca Stadionban, 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, kiadók, írók, történészek, fotósok és művészek.

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JIM GREY ÉS STEVE ALBERT NEMZETKÖZI BOKSZTORI FALL HALL-ba választotta

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Veterán SHOWTIME Sport® Jim Gray riporter és Steve Albert volt Play-by-Play bemondó csatlakozik 2018 Osztály Vitali Klitschko mellett, Eric Morales és Ronald “Winky” Wright

SHOWTIME Sport veterán riporter Jim Gray és előbbi, hosszú ideje játékonként bemondó Steve Albert megválasztották a 2018 osztály a Nemzetközi Boksz Hírességek Csarnoka, kedden jelentette be a Csarnok.

Gray és Albert be lett szerezve a megfigyelők kategóriába, amely elismeri a nyomtatott és az elektronikus média újságíróinak kiemelkedő eredményeit, sportközvetítők, kiadók, írók, történészek, fotósok és művészek. Gray és Albert csatlakoznak a SHOWTIME Sports bokszelemzőjéhez, Al Bernsteinhez (2012), ring beharangozó Jimmy Lennon Jr.. (2013), elemző és történész Steve Farhood (2017) és bemondó Barry Tompkins (2017) a Nemzetközi Ökölvívó Hírességek Csarnokában.

A nehézsúly korábbi bajnoka, Vitali Klitschko, négyosztályos világbajnok, Eric Morales és egykori vitathatatlan szuper középsúlyú világbajnok, Ronald “Winky” Wright 2018 indukciós osztály. Az újonnan megválasztott osztályt a Hírességek Csarnoka hétvégéjén avatják be Június 7-10, 2018, Canastotában, Y..

„Mindannyian a SHOWTIME Sportsnál, akik az évek során Jimmel és Steve-vel dolgoztunk együtt, nagyon örülünk, hogy megkapják ezt a megérdemelt megtiszteltetést,”- mondta David Dinkins Jr., Ügyvezető producer, SHOWTIME Sport. „Mindkettőnek nagy szerepe volt a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING felépítésében® választójog. Jim interjúi klasszikus küzdelem utáni drámává váltak, míg Steve harci felhívásai szerves részét képezik az ökölvívás történelmének egyik legjelentősebb pillanatában. "

Gray azóta a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING riportere 1994, és szerzett 11 Emmy-díjak egész karrierje alatt, többek között Mike Tysonnal készített interjúja után a nehézsúlyú hírhedt „harapásharc” veszteségét követően Evander Holyfield ellen. Az Országos Sportírók és Műsorszolgáltatók Szövetsége ezt az interjút is megnevezte “Az év sportközvetítési története.” Továbbá, az American Sportscasters Association megszavazta Gray-t “Az év sportcipője” -ban 1998 és 1999.

Négy évtizedes riporteri karrierje során, Gray számos Super Bowlt borított, World Series, Olimpia, NBA döntők és NCAA Final Fours, és interjút készített e korszak számos dicséretre méltó sportágával, köztük Muhammad Alival, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Pete Rose, Michael Jordan és még sokan mások.

A sport egyik legismertebb hangja, Albert röviddel a kezdete után csatlakozott a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING csapatához 1986. Két évtizeden át tartó hivatali idő alatt, a világhírű műsorszolgáltató felhívta 300 címharcok, köztük Julio Cesar Chavez vs.. Greg Haugen előtt 130,000 rajongók a mexikói Azteca Stadionban, és Tyson-Holyfield I. & II. -ban 2007, Albert megkapta a Sam Taub-díjat a sugárzott újságírás kiválóságáért az Amerikai Bokszírók Szövetsége által.

A boksz mellett, Albert költött 19 évadok, amelyek lefedik az NBA-t, költekezés 13 azoknak az éveknek a Hálókkal, öt a Golden State Warriorsszal és egy a New Orleans Hornets-szel. Albert játszott játékonként a New York Metsnél is, Jets, Szigetlakók és Rangerek, valamint a New Jersey Devils.

A Nemzetközi Ökölvívó Hírességek Csarnoka elismerése a karrierben elért kemény munka és Gray és Albert által elért eredmények eredménye.

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Sugar Ray LEONARD & DAVID DINKINS JR. MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS

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“These are the type of fights that are going to bring boxing back to where it used to be.” – Sugar Ray Leonard

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions,

Live in Primetime on CBS From Barclays Center in Brooklyn

NEW YORK (Március 1, 2017) – Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed welterweight world champion Sugar Ray Leonard és David Dinkins Jr., SHOWTIME Sports Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, hosted a media conference call Szerdán to discuss Leonard joining the CBS broadcast team for A szombati welterweight unification between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manger, SHOWTIME Sport, began the call with some opening remarks.

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, broadcast will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. ÉS/6-8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a hazai BROOKLYN BOXING ™. The broadcast is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for CBS Television, both divisions of the CBS Corporation.

 

Leonard will join the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcast team szombat alongside host Brian Custer, play-by-play voice Mauro Ranallo, International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray.

 

A five-division titlist and one of the most decorated boxers of all-time, Leonard brings unique perspective to the broadcast booth having been in a similar situation to Thurman and Garcia more than 35 évvel ezelőtt. Garcia, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, and Thurman, his WBA counterpart, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and fellow Hall of Famer Thomas Hearns (WBA) unified in their classic 1981 Fight of the Year.

 

Leonard made his professional boxing debut on CBS in 1977, less than one year after he won gold at the ‘76 Olympics in Montreal as part of what is considered the greatest American boxing team in Olympic history. A Március 4 event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer Dinkins Jr.

 

Below is what the principals said Szerda on the conference call:

 

Sugar Ray LEONARD

 

“I was telling David [Dinkins] ma, this is the perfect matchup. Úgy értem, you have two incredible fighters, each one of them with their own style and confidence with Keith and Danny. What also raises an eye is the unification. That’s big time for any fighter. And if these fighters can live up to their expectations, I think it’s going to be a home run, without question.

 

“These are the type of fights that are going to bring boxing back to where it used to be. It’s going to require these type of fights, these type of individuals, these type of athletes, these type of potential super stars, to really change and make boxing what it used to be.”

 

On the importance of having these types of fights on network television and what it takes to bring the sport back to what it used to be…

“These two young men, these two champions, these undefeated fighters, they fit the mold. I talk to people all of the time about what fights they want to see and this is a fight that has star-quality to it.”

 

On the advantages of each fighter…

“I look at Keith, and I’ve been watching, over and over, tapes of his previous fight. Újra, each of them bring something to the table. Keith Thurman, seems to me, a little more fundamentally sound than Danny Garcia. But Danny Garcia, has a neutralizer. One thing I think is a big factor for the actual fight itself, is that both guys are great champs and both of them could take punches. Így, I don’t know. Put it this way, I wouldn’t bet my house.

 

“I do favor Thurman because he just seems to be a little bit more poised and collected. He just seems to be that kind of guy. Először is, he would never give up. Nor would Danny. But I just lean… it’s just my gut that tells me that Keith is a little bit more solid than Danny.”

 

On Danny Garcia…

“He’s just a guy that has that internal fortitude. He has heart, big heart. And he doesn’t give in. I think he’s the kind of fighter, you know where people short-change him. But I look at him and he’s one of those fighters that, I don’t train – I never train at all – but he’s the kind of fighter that I would enjoy training. Because he deserves to be up there.”

 

On the importance of facing the best opponents possible…

“That’s extremely important. Szerencsére, I was in an era where there were just a lot of guys out there who were so talented. If given the chance they would prove to be champions.

 

“I always thought that we had to continue to raise the bar as a fighter, as a champion, and continue to fight better and better competition. When I was fighting, I swear, I wanted to be the underdog -psychologically, spiritually and mentally, if I wasn’t challenged, if I wasn’t considered somewhat of an underdog, I couldn’t perform the way I normally would. It’s what would get me going.

 

“I have said this a number of times: This fight is going to be bigger and better than what we anticipate because of what is at stake.

 

“The advantage [for me] was the television network exposure, without question. I loved that. It pumped me up because I loved the exposure. I loved the attention. I loved the fights and that’s what also helped me to be the fighter that I became.

 

On what it’s like being ringside and broadcasting a unification welterweight fight much like the fights and titles he’s fought for…

“It is an out-of-body experience. It’s déjà vu. Like holy, Vagyok 60. It’s a kind of thing that is so special and it’s so rare of a unification it seems like. It speaks volumes to me as far as the significance of it. And these guys, Keith and Danny, they know it. They realize it.”

 

DAVID DINKINS JR.

 

“When we were discussing the upcoming Thurman-Garcia fight in our senior staff meeting, many of us longtime fight fans thought about Ray’s first fight with Thomas Hearns and the many parallels there with Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. You have two undefeated fighters and two titlists who have been on a path toward each other since Danny moved up from being a unified champion at super lightweight and moved into the welterweight ranks and gained a world title at 147 font.

 

“Ray and Tommy were two stars who it just seemed inevitable that they would fight. We feel the same way about Keith and Danny. You have two undefeated champions and it’s inevitable that they would meet and declare who would be the No. 1 élharcosa volt 147 font.

 

“I’m so happy that Ray can join us for this telecast and he and I have discussed over the past few days the many similarities between his circumstance during the Golden Era of Boxing when he had rivals like [Roberto] Duran, Hearns and [Wilfred] Benitez at 147 font.

 

“To make the situation even sweeter it reunites myself and Ray after we had worked together years ago at CBS. He along with Tim Ryan és Gil Clancy formed a very entertaining announce team. Ray was in and out of retirement at that point. So his full-time, part-time job up at CBS was terrific fun. We got to see some great fights and work together. And now he joins Mauro Ranallo and Al Bernstein, who is also a Hall of Famer just like Ray is, ringside this következő szombaton. It’s just incredible great fortune that Ray was available to join us and be a significant contributor szombat."

 

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Ügyvezető alelnöke és ügyvezető igazgatója, SHOWTIME Sport

 

“SHOWTIME continues to deliver the strongest lineup of any network in boxing. We are delivering the biggest and most meaningful fights and delivering to the largest possible audience. With none on pay-per-view.

 

“Most szombaton SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present the most anticipated fight of the year live on America’s most watched network, CBS. Danny Garcia versus Keith Thurman is without question the best fighting the best. They are two undefeated champions with a combined record of 60 wins and zero losses and squaring off in the prime of their careers to determine who the top dog is in boxing’s marquee division.

 

“SHOWTIME has really made it our mission to televise the top-rated champions against the top-rated challengers in boxing’s most compelling weight classes.

 

“The fans have taken note, and the momentum continues to rise. Adrien Broner és Adrian Granados fought a close fight two weeks ago that was our most watched main event Két év.

 

“This is just the second primetime fight on CBS in nearly 40 years since Ali-Spinks in 1978. We are grateful to our colleagues at CBS who are helping to deliver this important event for boxing. It is critical that we put our best foot forward in a very hyper competitive television market, and that is certainly what we are doing Szombat night on CBS.”

 

ABOUT GARCIA vs. THURMAN

Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlinesSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, által benyújtott Premier Boxing Champions, Szombat március 4 A Barclays Center, a hazai BROOKLYN BOXING ™. In the co-main event undefeated rising star Erickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. ÉS/6 p.m. PT.

 

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EXCLUSIVE, CANDID INTERVIEW WITH FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO PREMIERE SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®

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Mayweather Goes In-Depth on Pacquiao Injury, the Possibility of a Rematch and Fighting Beyond Next September

SHOWTIME Premiere of World Championship Bout—Mayweather vs. Pacquiao—at 9 p.m. ÉS/PT Followed by Exclusive Interview and the Premiere of “INSIDE MAYWEATHER vs. PACQUIAO Epilogue”

NEW YORK (Május 7, 2015)—Sports Emmy® Award winning reporter Jim Gray of SHOWTIME Sports® sat down with pound-for-pound champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather for an exclusive and candid interview late Kedd éjszaka, just days after Mayweather dominated Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao en route to a 12-round unanimous decision victory last Saturday night in Las Vegas. The interview will premiere this Szombat, Május 9, a Showtime immediately following the network’s premiere of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao (9 p.m. ÉS/PT).

 

Az interjúban, Mayweather addresses the claim made by Pacquiao’s camp that the Philippine fighter sustained an injury to his right shoulder that hampered his ability during the bout. Mayweather also discusses the possibility of a rematch with Pacquiao and fighting beyond his next scheduled event in September.

 

“Absolutely not,” Mayweather told Gray when asked if he could detect a problem with Pacquiao’s shoulder during the bout. “He was fast. His left hand was fast. His right hand was fast and he was throwing them both fast and strong.

 

“Excuses, excuses, excuses,” continued Mayweather, who remains undefeated in his professional career with 48 győzelem, no losses and no draws.

 

“I’m not going to buy into the bull—… and I don’t want the public to buy into the bull—-. He lost. He knows he lost. I lost a lot of respect for him after all of this.”

 

Mayweather goes on to address the possibility of a rematch.

 

“Did I text Stephen A. Smith and say I will fight him again? Igen, but I change my mind,” said Mayweather. “At this particular time, nem, because he’s a sore loser and he’s a coward… If you lost, accept the loss and say, ‘Mayweather, you were the better fighter.’”

 

The compelling interview will air immediately following the SHOWTIME premiere of the welterweight world championship unification bout at 9 p.m. ÉS/PT. The interview will be immediately followed by the premiere of INSIDE Mayweather vs. PACQUIAO Epilogue, the acclaimed original documentary series from SHOWTIME Sports.

 

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