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

NEW YORK (Birželis 11, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports® veteran reporter Jimas Pilka was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday in Canastota, N.Y., joining former colleague and longtime SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING play-by-play announcer Steve'as Albertas 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.”

 

 

 

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 “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Be, the American Sportscasters Association has voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” į 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,” 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, įskirtinai 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, rašytojai, historians, photographers and artists.

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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 Jimas Pilka and former, long-time play-by-play announcer Steve'as Albertas 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, sporto žaidėjai, publishers, rašytojai, 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 induction class. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend Birželis 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., Prodiuseris, Showtime Sportas. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® frančizė. 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, ir pelnė 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.” Be, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” į 1998 ir 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, Pasaulio čempionatai, Olimpinės žaidynės, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Fours, and has interviewed many of the most lauded sports figures of this era including Muhammad Ali, Mike'as Tysonas, Kobe Bryant, Tomas 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 pavadinimas kovoja, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & II. Į 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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CUKRAUS 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

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Live in Primetime on CBS From Barclays Center in Brooklyn

NEW YORK (Kovas 1, 2017) – Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed welterweight world champion Cukrus Ray Leonard ir David Dinkins Jr., SHOWTIME Sports Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, hosted a media conference call trečiadienį to discuss Leonard joining the CBS broadcast team for Šeštadienio welterweight unification between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. Stephenas Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manger, Showtime Sportas, began the call with some opening remarks.

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, pateikė Premier bokso čempionai, broadcast will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. IR/6-8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn bokso ™ Namai. 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 šeštadienį alongside host Brian Custer, play-by-play voice Mauro Ranallo, International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jimas Pilka.

 

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 prieš keletą metų. Garcia, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, ir Thurman, his WBA counterpart, bus suvienodinti tą patį pavadinimus Leonard (WBC) and fellow Hall of Famer Tomas Hearns (WBA) unified in their classic 1981 Kova Metų.

 

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. The Kovas 4 event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer Dinkins Jr.

 

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

 

CUKRAUS RAY LEONARD

 

“I was telling David [Dinkins] šiandien, this is the perfect matchup. Aš turiu galvoje,, 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. Vėl, 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. Taip, Nežinau. 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. Pirmiausia, 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. Laimei, 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 [man] 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, Aš esu 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 svarų.

 

“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 kovotojas už 147 svarų.

 

“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 svarų.

 

“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 ir 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 ateinantį šeštadienį. It’s just incredible great fortune that Ray was available to join us and be a significant contributor šeštadienį."

 

STEPHEN Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sportas

 

“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.

 

“Šį šeštadienį 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 ir Adrianas Granados fought a close fight two weeks ago that was our most watched main event per dvejus metus.

 

“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 Šeštadienis night on CBS.”

 

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IŠSKIRTINĖS, Tiesus INTERVIU SU FLOYD Mayweather premjera šeštadienio SHOWTIME®

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Mayweather Goes gilinimas Pacquiao traumos, iš rematch Galimybė ir Kova Už rugsėjį

Showtime "premjera Pasaulio čempionato Bout-Mayweather vs. Pacquiao-ne 9 p.m. IR/PT Pridedant Išskirtinis interviu ir "viduje Mayweather vs Premjera. Pacquiao Epilogas "

NEW YORK (Gegužė 7, 2015)-Sports "Emmy"® Award winning reporteris Jim Gray iš Showtime Sports® susėdo svaras-už-svaras čempionas Floyd "Money" Mayweather už išskirtinio ir tiesus interviu vėlu Antradienis naktis, vos kelioms dienoms po to, kai Mayweather dominuoja Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao pakeliui į 12-turas vieningu sprendimu pergalę praėjusį šeštadienį naktį Las Vegase. Interviu premjera tai Šeštadienis, Gegužė 9, nuo Showtime Iškart po tinklo premjera Mayweather vs. Pacquiao (9 p.m. IR/PT).

 

Į interviu, Mayweather adresai pateiktą teiginį Pacquiao stovyklą, kad Filipinų kovotojas patyrė tai jo dešiniojo peties žalą, kuri trukdo savo gebėjimą per bijau. Mayweather taip pat aptaria su rematch su Pacquiao galimybę ir kovoti už savo kito suplanuoto renginio rugsėjo.

 

"Visiškai ne,"Mayweather sakė Gray, kai paklausė, ar jis gali aptikti su Pacquiao peties problemą per bijau. "Jis buvo greitai. Jo kairė ranka buvo greitai. Jo dešinė buvo greitai ir jis buvo mesti juos abu greitai ir stiprus.

 

"Pasiteisinimas, pasiteisinimų, pasiteisinimų,"Tęsė Mayweather, kas lieka nenugalėtas savo profesinę karjerą su 48 Laimėta, nėra nuostolių ir ne atkreipia.

 

"Aš neketinu pirkti į jaučio—... Ir aš nenoriu viešojo pirkti į jaučio—-. Jis prarado. Jis žino, kad prarasta. Aš praradau pagarbos daug jam juk tai ".

 

Mayweather eina spręsti apie rematch galimybę.

 

"Ar aš tekstas Stephenas. Smith ir pasakyti, kad aš kovosiu jį vėl? Taip, bet aš galiu pasikeisti savo protą,Sakė Mayweather. "Šiuo konkrečiu laiku, ne, nes jis gerklės pralaimėti ir jis bailys ... Jei jūs praradote, priimti nuostolius ir pasakyti, "Mayweather, Jums buvo geriau kovotojas ".

 

Įtikinamų interviu iš karto transliuos po Showtime premjera Papildsvars pasaulio čempionatas suvienijimo bijau ne 9 p.m. IR/PT. Interviu bus nedelsiant po to premjeros VIDUJE Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Epilogas, pripažintas originalus Dokumentinis serialas iš Showtime Sports.

 

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