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Boxing a family affair for Idaho amateur boxer Kendra Samargis

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan Oktober 26, 2020) – Idaho middleweight boxer Kendra (Reeves) Samargis‘ decision four years ago to lose weight has led her onto a path to compete in the 2020 USA Boxing Kejuaraan Nasional, Bulan Desember 5-12, di Pusat Konvensi Shreveport di Shreveport, Louisiana.

Boxing for the 26-year-old Samargis, who lives in Twin Falls, is a real family affair. She’s trained by her husband, Jason, and their two sons, Skyler Bellus (11) and Riley Marovich (8), are in USA Boxing. Skyler, faktanya, has competed in several tournaments in which his mother also fought.

“I got into boxing just as a form of weight loss,” Kendra explained. “My husband had been a boxing coach for many years and he still had all of his equipment. We set it up in our garage and started training. Pertama, starting out was the worst thing I had ever done. The amount of stamina, endurance, and strength that I needed to have was unreal. Slowly over time I lost tremendous weight, 73-pounds to be exact, and I came to love the sport.

“I’m always asked what it’s like to be trained by my husband. I always say I have a secret weapon, someone who is in my corner who wants me to succeed just as much as I do and supports me throughout. Juga, in times we’re at tournaments, I am never alone the night before a big fight and if I need a pep talk, he is right there. Saat Ini, my sons competing with me, dengan baik, that’s a different story. Being on the outside of the ring while my boys are competing is by far harder than any fight I have ever had. My mom-side definitely kicks in. Pada akhir hari, meskipun, I know how well trained they are, and I have to trust that. I don’t work their corners because that’s too close. I would throw in the towel every time. I have to be in the stands.”

Kendra and both of her sons will be competing in Shreveport this year, despite having to train during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the first national tournament of the year in the United States.

“Training during the pandemic has been a blessing for me,” Kendra said. “We now own a gym in town. Jadi, during the times we had to close our doors, suami saya, kids and I were able to keep up with our training regimen. I learned so much during this time. We were actually able to slow things down and work on so many things that get overlooked. We are also very lucky to live in a small town, we only had to keep our gym closed for two months and we’ve been up and running since. I could only image how hard it must be for so many people during these times. We were very blessed to have a gym to get us through.”

Saat ini peringkat No.. 10 di 152 pounds and No. 5 di 165, Kendra’s highlights thus far are winning gold medals at the 2019 Eastern Elite Qualifier and 2018 Golden Gloves nasional Turnamen.

An aggressive boxer who throws punches in bunches, Samargis believes she’s made dramatic improvement in the past years. She admittedly changed many different parts of her game, focusing more on movement, foot and head placements.

Akhirnya, she wants to capture top honors at multiple national tournaments, starting with this year’s Nationals Championship, and eventually turn pro to shoot for a world title. Untuk saat ini, meskipun, she’s all in for the Nationals.

“I am my biggest competition for this year’s National Championships,” she concluded. “Every day I want to be the best version of myself and every day I wake up to the haunting possibility I could fall back into the person that I used to be. I have to go to war everyday with myself to keep this person at bay. All of the hours of training, nutrition and mental preparation helps me accomplish this. Every day I can continue to be the best version of myself, focusing only on getting better, then who I compete against won’t matter.

“I am beyond ready and excited for the National Championships this year. With the world coming to a halt this will be my first tournament of the year. I am ready to get back in the ring. Medaling will give me another national title under my belt and sharpen my resume for when I turn pro.”

INFORMASI:
www.usaboxing.org
Kegugupan: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni
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Muka Buku: /USABoxing
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Shreveport to Host 2020 USA Boxing Kejuaraan Nasional

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Louisiana city to host USA Boxing’s Return to National Stage
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (Tujuh. 18) – USA Boxing announced today the 2020 USA Boxing National Championships will now take place at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, The., Desember. 5-12.

“Hurricane Laura wreaked havoc on the city of Lake Charles and rendered their Civic Center inhospitable for this year’s National Championships. This came on top of the pandemic which already nearly wiped out the 2020 National Tournament calendar,” menyatakan Michael Campbell, USA Boxing Events and Operations Manager. “Our events staff immediately pivoted and was determined to replace the event with as little disruption as possible for our coaches and boxers that had been training with their goals fixed on participating in this event to end the year.”

“Shreveport stepped up quickly to provide us a great alternative within the same footprint as the planned event, therefore we could keep our same scheduled dates and remain in the great state of Louisiana. Shreveport will provide good accessibility, weather and hospitality for our members and their Convention Center will be ideal for the implementation of our #BackToBoxing protocols that are designed to ensure the safety of our boxers, pelatih, officials and members of the community.”

“Shreveport, Bossier City, and the State of Louisiana are proud to host the 2020 National Boxing Championships in December,” tersebut Kelly Wells, Executive Director for the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. “Primarily, I would like to acknowledge my unwavering respect for Lake Charles and their investment in USA Boxing, which ultimately highlights Louisiana as a destination for national, elite sporting events.”
“As they recover from the detrimental effects of Hurricane Laura, Shreveport-Bossier is excited to keep this event within our state, which is expected to bring an estimated $2 million in economic impact to the area. We’re honored to welcome approximately 1,000 athletes to Shreveport-Bossier, as well as their coaches, teman teman, families and other boxing enthusiasts. On behalf of the Sports Commission team and Shreveport-Bossier community, I would like to thank the USA Boxing family for entrusting us with this incredible event, as well as Lt. Governor Nungesser, the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the Shreveport Convention Center, Hilton Shreveport and the local boxing community. We’ll deliver nothing less than world-class hospitality in sportsman’s paradise.”
Registration for the event will open Oct. 1. The fact sheet, which will include check-in information, hotels and schedule will be released in the coming days.

Sebagai pengingat, due to COVID-19 and being the sole USA Boxing tournament in 2020, this year’s National Championships will be an open tournament, with a minimum bout requirement, for pee-wee to elite divisions. Boxers competing in Olympic/International Federation weight divisions in junior, youth and elite age groups will be competing for their place on Team USA’s High Performance teams. Complete selection procedures will be announced in the next few weeks. More information about High Performance can be found di sini.

This year’s championships will also have other changes to help provide a safer and easier tournament experience for our members, including staggered check-in days, set late coaches check-in hours, no general weigh-in, as well as a quota for all weight classes. All important changes and information will be released di sini.

Continue to check USABoxing.org and USA Boxing’s social media platforms for important updates on this year’s tournament.

Tournament Information
Venue: Shreveport Convention Center
Registration Opens: Oktober. 1
Registration Closes: November. 30
Early Check-in: Desember. 5
Full Check-in: Desember. 6
Staggered Check-in: Desember. 7-10
First day of bouts: Desember. 7
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The one and only 1956 olympic gold medalist pete rademacher

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan Agustus 27, 2020) - 1956 Peraih medali emas OlimpiadePete Rademacheris the only boxer to fight for a world title in his pro debut.

Rademacher, who died this past June at the age of 91 in Sandusky, Ohio, was a native of Tieton, Washington. He had a 72-7 catatan amatir, highlighted by his gold medal performance at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Rademacher started boxing during his rehabilitation for Rheumatic Fever, which he contracted while attending Castle Heights Military Academy. The gifted heavyweight captured top honors at numerous national tournaments, termasuk 1951 & 1953 National AAU Championships, 1954 All-Army Championship and Service Championships, and Olympic Trials.

In Australia, he knocked out the three opponents he faced, dalam urutan, Josef Nemec (Czechoslovakia) in the quarterfinals, Afrika SelatanDaan Bekker di semifinal, and the Soviet Union’sLev Mukhin in the opening round of the championship final for the gold medal.

Rademacher was so hot after the Olympics that he publicly proclaimed that he would be able to become world heavyweight champion in his pro debut. Soon after he became the only fighter to make his pro debut in a world title fight, when he challenged defending World heavyweight championFloyd Patterson (32-1)  Agustus 22, 1957 in Seattle. Rademacher floored Patterson in the second round, akan tetapi, he was dropped six times before the fight, which was refereed by Hall of FamerTommy Loughran, was halted at 2:57 of that round.

Rademacher, who was an offensive lineman on Washington State University’s football team, didn’t take many easy fights during his 5-year pro career (15-7-1, 8 Biaya). His most notable pro victories were against World title challengerGeorge Chuvalo (17-3-1) and future Hall of Famer and World middleweight championBobo Olson(87-12), both by way of 10-round unanimous decisions, as well as technical knockouts overLaMar Clark (42-1) and NorwegianBuddy Thurman(32-5-1), masing-masing, dalam 10th and ninth rounds.

Rademacher’s pro losses were to some of the best heavyweights in the world, such as Hall of FamerArchie Moore, along with world title challengersKarl Mildenberger (29-1), terkalahkanDoug Jones (17-0) danZorro Foley (40-2-2), who had been Rademacher’s arch-rival in the amateur ranks.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS 

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, –petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, keluar masuk ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk resepsi Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS tahunan.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar dialumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, key-chain and e-wallet.

INFORMASI: 

www.usaboxing.org 

Kegugupan: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Muka Buku: /USABoxing

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USA BOXING ANNOUNCES INVOLVEMENT IN GIVING GAMES: A COLLABORATIVE FUNDRAISING EFFORT

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Following the Tokyo Games postponement, Giving Games encourages Americans to unite as one to support the athletes that bear our flag

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (Bulan Juli 22, 2020) – USA Boxing announced today they are one of over 25 different National Governing Bodies (NGBs) taking part in in the launch of Giving Games: an effort to support and sustain U.S. sports federations and their members.

Giving Games will launch on July 24, on what would have been the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo. With the postponement of the Games, many U.S. sports and their athletes are facing extraordinary financial hardship and decision making, especially with the cancellation of most, or all, of their domestic competitions. Unlike most countries that receive government support, DIRI KITA. athletes rely heavily on the support of the community. Adding to the physical and emotional toll that a delay in competition places on their shoulders, their revenue streams, and hope for success in 2021 and the future are now under threat.

“While I have to wait another year to achieve my Olympic dreams, Giving Games is a great opportunity to inspire America to support USA Boxing and all United States athletes,” said USA Boxing Heavyweight Olympic Qualification Team Member and Giving Games AmbassadorDarius Fulghum. “Donations will not only help myself and my 2021 teammates but will help the next generation of Olympic Champions.”

“This year has been extremely difficult for all, and our hope is to not only help support our 2021 Olympians, but help raise funds for our 1,700+ gyms that have been impacted by COVID-19 and impact the lives of so many youth that are our future Olympians,” statedMike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director.

All funds raised will either be a direct donation to a specific sport of the donor’s choice or general support for all sports which will be equally divided among the participating NGBs. Fans and supporters can contribute to Giving Games in the following ways:

  • Take the Giving Games quiz to find the sport that best matches you and donate,
  • Enter to win one of 10 amazing sweepstakes packages from Omaze,
  • Help set the world record for most donations made in 24 jam, atau
  • Compete in the Medal of Giving by donating directly to a sport. At the conclusion of Giving Games, each sport will award a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal to the top three donors.

     

    Donations to USA Boxing can be giving online bymengklik di sini.

     

    Giving Games will actively raise funds for athletes and their sports organizations during the original window of the Tokyo 2020 Games: Bulan Juli 24 – Bulan Agustus 9. In addition to participating in the activations listed above, fans and supporters can also text ‘GIVINGGAMES’ to 243725 or make a donation online. Details can be found atgivinggames2020.com. 

     

    Though recognized and supported by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the National Governing Bodies are separate organizations. The Giving Games initiative is not associated with or endorsed by the USOPC or the USOPF, and funds raised through the Giving Games initiative are used to directly aid the National Governing Bodies and the athletes they support.
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USA Boxing pays tribute to True Patriot Robert Carmody 1964 Peraih medali perunggu Olimpiade & Soldier killed in Vietnam

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Mei 21, 2020) – People all across the United States will rightfully pay respect to fallen military men and women during this Memorial Day weekend. One true American Patriot that USA Boxing will remember forever is 1964 Peraih medali perunggu OlimpiadeRobert “Butterball” Carmody, who was killed in action three years later at the height of the Vietnam War.

Born in 1938, Carmody learned to fight on the streets of Brooklyn, where he lived before joining the U.S. Army in 1957, and where he took his first boxing lesson. A natural-born fighter, he was selected to represent the 11th Airborne Division, even after it was deployed to Germany, after he had earned his airborne wings, and Robert developed into a record 4-time All-Army flyweight champion.

Carmody also captured top honors at the 1962 International Military Sports Council and earned a bronze medal in 1963 at the prestigious Pan American Games. At the 1964 Olympic Trials Tinju, held at the famous New York’s World’s Fair, he upset flyweight favoriteMelvin Miller to earn a spot on the 1964 USA Olympic Boxing Team.

At the Olympics, Carmody became a close friend of heavyweightJoe Frazier, the lone American to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The smallest and biggest men on the Olympic Team were buddies. Frazier, tentu saja, went on to become a Hall of Fame heavyweight champion, who was inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame this past December.

“He’s the type of guy you really need,” Frazier said in a 2006 ESPN.com interview. “I had some hard times, things was rough, but he was a guy that helped you out a lot. I loved him like a brother.”

Hampered by a bruised hand, the 5’ 2”, 112-pound Carmody had a bye in the opening round, tersingkirNam Singh Thapa (Nepal) in his first fight, took a decision (4-1) melawanOtto Babiasch (Jerman), and lost in the semifinals by way of a questionable decision (1-4) to the eventual Olympic champion, Fernando Atzon (Italia).

Although he never publicly complained about the decision that may have cost him an Olympic gold medal, Carmody was visibly upset as he headed to the locker room, pada saatGeneral William Westmoreland hollered to him, “Good job, soldier!” Carmody, meskipun, turned and reportedly yelled back, “You dumb son of a bitch!"

After the Olympics, Carmody retired from amateur boxing with a 128-12 catatan, returned home and rather than turn pro, he decided to stay in the U.S. Angkatan Darat, training a few teams at the International Military Sports Council, including the U.S. Army squad.

Strings were pulled for the 10-year military veteran, because of his imposing status as an Olympic bronze medalist, he didn’t have to go with his 199th Light Infantry Brigade when it was deployed to Vietnam. But even though he wasn’t combat trained, due to his training as a boxer, Carmody insisted on deploying with his unit on June of 1967, the day his son, Robert Carmody, Jr. was born.

A few weeks later, Staff Sergeant Carmody’s unit. D Troop of the U.S. 17th Calvary Regiment was on a routine six-man foot patrol north of Saigon. They were ambushed by Viet Cong guerillas and five of the six U.S. soldiers were killed, including Carmody, who was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star for valor. He became the first Olympic boxing medalist to die in combat.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, –petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, masuk dan keluar dari ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk penerimaan tahunan Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju USA.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar dialumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, gantungan kunci dan e-wallet.

“Robert Carmody’s selflessness and character extends far beyond our sport of Olympic-style amateur boxing,” said Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Director. “A warrior in the ring, a hero outside of the ring—he showed the world the very best of what USA Boxing has to offer, and the USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to keeping his legacy alive.”

“On this Memorial Day, USA Boxing wants to recognize and honor our fallen heroes who have gave their lives in defense of our country, like Robert Carmody,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. “On this Memorial Day, I think it is important to also recognize all who have served in our military, which Billy Ray Cyrus stated, ‘All gave some and some gave all.’ Thank you for your service, we will never forget.”

Olympic Bronze Medal winner to Bronze Star recipient, Robert Carmody was a fighter true and true, as well as a man of tremendous honor, and a legitimate hero.

INFORMASI:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Kegugupan: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Muka Buku: /USABoxing

TENTANG USA BOXING:  Misi USA Boxing adalah untuk memungkinkan para atlet dan pelatih Amerika Serikat mencapai keunggulan kompetitif yang berkelanjutan, mengembangkan karakter, mendukung olahraga tinju, dan mempromosikan dan mengembangkan gaya tinju Olimpiade di Amerika Serikat. Tanggung jawab USA Boxing tidak hanya menghasilkan emas Olimpiade, tetapi juga mengawasi dan mengatur setiap aspek tinju amatir di Amerika Serikat.

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Lahir dari box Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan April 27, 2020) — Sebagai putra petarung hadiah, International Boxing Hall of Fame dilantik (“Kelas 2015”) Sinar “Boom Boom” Mancini lahir ke kotak, dan Youngstown, Petarung Ohio naik ke puncak gunung olahraga, menangkap Asosiasi Tinju Dunia (WBA) judul ringan di 1982.

Ayah Mancini, akhir Lenny “Boom Boom” Mancini, kotak secara profesional dari 1937 untuk 1947, kompilasi 46-12-3 (16 Biaya) catatan pro. Lenny adalah Tidak. 1 peringkat ringan di dunia dalam 1941 dan dianggap sebagai juara dunia masa depan. Namun Begitu, mimpinya sedih hancur ketika dia terluka selama Perang Dunia II. Dia kembali ke tinju setelah keluar, tetapi masalah fisiknya karena luka mencegahnya untuk memenuhi potensinya yang dulu sangat besar.

Anak laki-lakinya, Sinar, mengambil mantelnya dan membawanya ke ketenaran, kemuliaan dan ketenaran sebagai juara dunia. Dia mulai bertinju muda dan melakukan pertarungan pertamanya ketika dia masih muda 15 di Olimpiade Junior di Cleveland. Ray had thought that he would have to wait until he turned 16, because that was the minimum age to compete in the Golden Gloves.

“When I heard that I could enter (the Junior Olympics),” Mancini remembered, “I pressured my father to let me go (to Cleveland). A very close family friend was training some guys in the next town over from us and he was taking some fighters to the Junior Olympics. He said he’d take me there. I won by first fight by first-round knockout and I wound up winning the regional title. I went on to the Mid-West Regional in Detroit and fought a local kid, Sammy Fuentes, to go to the Nationals. He beat me by decision, but I gained my first real lesson about boxing and life: experience is everything. It was my sixth amateur fight and I was told that Fuentes had more than 200. It did not deter me, faktanya, it made me hungrier to succeed.”

Succeed he did, despite his aggressive style that best suited the professional ranks much more than amateurs. He won 43 dari 50 pertandingan amatir, capturing top honors in the 1977 Youngstown Golden Gloves and Northeastern Ohio Golden Gloves. He also won the Northeast Ohio AAU Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the 1978 National AAU Tournament.

“I lost a close decision in the semifinals of the 1978 National Golden Gloves to two-time U.S. Olimpiade Davey Armstrong,” Mancini said. “I lost a decision to Anthony Fletcher in the quarterfinals of the 1978 National AAU Championships and once again in the championship final of the Ohio State Fair. In my last amateur fight, I lost a bad decision to defending National Champion Melvin Paul pada 1979 Golden Gloves nasional Turnamen. (Setelah itu) I knew I wasn’t going to have another amateur fight and was going to turn pro.

“I had more of a pro style when I fought in the amateurs. Three rounds didn’t benefit me. I never had a four-round fight (sebagai pro). I started with six-rounders because, for my style, a three-round amateur or a four-round pro fight were pretty much the same for me. Six-rounders were more beneficial to me and that was proven right away.

“I knew I wouldn’t win any of the major amateur championships because of my style. Sepanjang jalan, meskipun, I beat some pretty good amateurs: Darryl Chambers,Memo Arreola, Tim Christianson dan Mark Chieverini. My amateur career just made me even more hungry to win a World title as a pro.”



His seek and destroy style made him an instant favorite as a professional. “I had to be aggressive, as a fighter or on the playing field when I played other sports, because of my natural instincts,” Mancini explained. “I couldn’t sit back and wait for things to happen; I had to try and make things happen. I follow that thinking in my business life as well, but much like the fight game, you have to known when to attack and when to sit back and counter.”

Mancini, who some called a little Rocky Marciano because of the way he fought, turned pro October 18, 1979 in Struthers, Ohio, henti Phil Bowen di babak pertama. Ray fought 15 times in his first year as a pro and extended his winning streak to 19, before he challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight World champion Alexis Arguello (67-5), who won by way of a 14-round technical knockout, in a fight that was dead even after 10 putaran. After the match, then future Hall of Famer Arguello was quoted as saying: “I think my heart is special, but his (Mancini) is bigger than I have. Someday he will be champion.”

Only seven months and three fights later, Mancini captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight World title way of a sensational first-round knockout of defending champion Arturo Frias (24-1). Ray dedicated that fight to his father, who was unable to become world champion, due to the wounds he suffered in World War II.

Mancini finished his pro career with a 29-5 (23 Biaya), which included victories against world champions Bobby Chacon (523-5-1), Ernesto Espana (35-4), Frias and Jose Luis Ramirez (71-3), and all five of his losses were to world champions – Arguello, Hector Camacho, Greg Haughen dan Livingstone Bramble (dua kali).

“Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini demonstrated the heart of a champion throughout his career,” tersebut Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Director. “Meskipun kesuksesannya di ring terutama dibahas di tingkat profesional, rasa lapar untuk belajar dan tumbuh sebagai seorang amatir adalah sesuatu yang menginspirasi juara Tinju USA saat ini. Dia adalah contoh lain dari alumnus USA Boxing yang mengalami kesuksesan luar biasa sebagai hasil dari pengalaman dan pelajaran dari masa amatirnya.”

Mancini bangga dengan akarnya di Youngstown, yang juga menghasilkan juara tinju profesional dunia seperti Harry Arroyo, Jeff Lampkin, Greg Richardson dan Kelly Pavlik.

“Tumbuh di Youngstown sangat membantu saya sebagai seorang pejuang,” Mancini bercerita tentang kampung halamannya. “Kami semua tahu betapa sulitnya kota itu dan kami tahu cerita dari semua pejuang, amatir dan pro, yang telah meninggalkan bekas di hadapan kita. Tumbuh di sana, sepak bola dan tinju adalah dua olahraga yang dibicarakan semua orang. Jika Anda meninggalkan bekas di salah satunya, orang-orang masih membicarakan Anda lama setelah Anda bermain, atau hari-hari pertarungan telah berakhir. Jadi, untuk sukses di kota seperti Youngstown, merupakan pencapaian yang luar biasa.”


Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, — petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, masuk dan keluar dari ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk penerimaan tahunan Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju USA.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar di alumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, gantungan kunci dan dompet elektronik.


Mancini yang sangat populer adalah salah satu dari sedikit petinju yang pernah menonton film (“Heart of a Champion: Kisah Ray Mancini)”), lagu (“Boom Boom Mancini” oleh Warren Zevon) dan buku (“Anak Baik: Kehidupan Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini oleh Mark Kriegel) tentang dia.

Hari Ini, Mancini yang berusia 59 tahun masih tinggal di Youngstown, dan dia tetap terlibat dalam tinju sebagai komentator warna untuk PBC di Fox. Dia juga menjadi anggota Komisi Tinju Ohio selama tiga tahun terakhir. “Saya terlibat (dalam tinju) sedekat yang saya inginkan dan masih bisa menjadi penggemar,” ia mengaku. “Yang paling saya rindukan dari game pertarungan ini adalah menantang diri sendiri secara mental dan emosional, dan untuk bisa “bangun” dan menantang diri saya secara fisik setiap hari. Untuk berdiri di depan pria lain sebelum pertarungan, tepat di tengah ring, dan berkata pada diriku sendiri, "Entah kau dibawa keluar malam ini atau aku, tapi salah satu dari kita dibawa keluar malam ini,’ adalah mentalitas saya. Saya merindukan tantangan itu!”

Melihat kembali karir tinjunya, Mancini menegaskan bahwa dia tidak akan mengubah apapun. “Saya tidak dapat mengatakan saya akan melakukan sesuatu yang berbeda, dalam retrospeksi, karena saya memenangkan gelar juara dunia, berhasil mempertahankannya empat kali, menghasilkan banyak uang dan pensiun dengan sehat,” Mancini menyimpulkan. “Orang-orang masih ingat dan berbicara tentang pertarungan saya dan saya berhasil masuk dalam Hall of Fame Tinju Internasional, kuil pamungkas bagi para pejuang. Jadi, mengapa saya ingin melakukan sesuatu yang berbeda?”

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A remarkable boxing journey like no other 1972 Peraih medali emas Olimpiade “Gula Pasir” Ray Seales

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(Ray Seales is in the front row, second in from the left)



COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan April 9, 2020) — Imagine being the lone boxer from your country to capture an Olympic gold medal, only days after the infamous Munich massacre. Now imagine also having won a remarkable 338 dari 350 pertandingan amatir, having fought a trilogy as a professional with “Menakjubkan” Marvin Hagler, being declared legally blind in both eyes (having entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. pickup a six-figure medical bill), regaining sight in one eye, then working as a teacher of autistic students for 17 tahun.

“Gula Pasir” Ray Seales has truly lived a surreal life, to say the least, and he’s still involved in boxing at the age of 67, as a successful coach of amateur boxers in Indianapolis.

Born in Saint Croix, DIRI KITA. Virgin Island as one of eight children in a family whose father was a boxer there as a member of the U.S. Army team, Seales started boxing at the age of nine. “I have three brothers and we always beat the crap out of each other,” he spoke about his start in boxing. “Learning how to box, untukku, was all about fighting to be the first to eat. I had gotten hit in my left eye playing dodgeball and my uncle, who was stationed at Ft. Lewis (di Tacoma, WA), told my mother there was a special doctor there who could help with my eye. My father was stationed all over and in 1964, when I was 12, my mother moved us to Tacoma, Washington.

“I had boxing in my system. I went with my brothers to the Downtown Tacoma Boys Club, which was only one block from our home, and my mother could watch me walk from our house to the gym and back. I was the first from there to win a Golden Gloves title. I wanted to be a winner and finished with 14 (juara) jackets. I couldn’t speak English. I knew Spanish and spoke Spanish and English together. The first word I said in English was box. We used to fight three or four times a day and we built the Tacoma Boxing Club. I went on to have a 338-12 amateur record and I’ve been in boxing ever since.”

Seales developed into a champion, taking top honors at the 1971 National AAU and 1972 National Golden Gloves championships. Pada usia 19, Seales enlisted in the U.S. Angkatan Udara, but his mother made some calls so Ray would be able to compete in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Jerman.

She succeeded and the rest, seperti yang mereka katakan, is history. And when he came home from the Olympics, he was told that there was no need for him to report to the U.S. Angkatan Udara, because he had done enough in terms of service as the only American boxer to win a gold medal.

Itu 1972 Olimpiade, akan tetapi, was overshadowed by the killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, as well as a West German police officer at the Olympic Village by terrorists on Black September.

“I had just turned 20,” Seales remembered. “Boxing was heavy when we went there. Some of my family, my coach from Tacoma, and Tacoma teammate (and 2-time U.S. Olimpiade)Davey Armstrong were in Germany. I didn’t know anything at first. I had to get the attention of my parents to let them know not to go there, because there were terrorists with sub-machine guns in the Olympic Village. I was the only American boxer left to fight.”

Seales defeated Bulgarian Angjei Anghhelov, 5-0, in the light welterweight championship to capture an Olympic gold medal, the only member of the U.S. team to do so. His teammates included Armstrong, Duane Bobick, and Olympic bronze medalists Jesse Valdez, Marvin Johnson dan Ricardo Carreras.

Sugar Ray Seales’s dedication to USA Boxing is second to none,” tersebut Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Director. “His pride, patriotism, and devotion to helping our next generation of champions is what makes him such an inspiring figure.”


Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, –petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, masuk dan keluar dari ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk penerimaan tahunan Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju USA.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar di alumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, gantungan kunci dan e-wallet.


Seales turned pro in 1973, winning an 8-round unanimous decision over Gonzalo Rodriguez di Tacoma. “Sugarman” memenangkannya yang pertama 21 perkelahian pro, until he lost a 10-round decision to 14-0 middleweight prospect and future Hall of Famer Marvin Hagler. Dua perkelahian kemudian, Seales fought Hagler in Tacoma to a 10-round draw (99-99, 99-99, 98-96).

“Everybody wanted a shot at the Olympic gold medalist,” Seales explained.” I went to Boston and we fought in a TV studio (WNAC). It was freezing in there. I was shivering when I went into the ring, Marvin came out dripping sweat. I knew I was losing after seeing that, but I hung with him and went the distance (10 putaran). I was having management problems and three months later I fought Hagler again, only this time at home in Tacoma. I beat him but it ended in a 10-round draw. He knows I beat him!”

Seales completed his trilogy with Hagler, but it was five years later, when Hagler was 42-2-1 and avoided by most of the world’s top middleweights. “I was the USBA (United States Boxing Association) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight champion and Hagler needed to win a title to get a world title shot,” Seales noted. “I lost our third fight in the first round, but that’s the only thing shown on television in our three fights. We were two left-handers, but he switched to right-handed, and he caught me with a hook. I got paid and they bought him a world title fight.”

Seales has coached two different amateur teams in Indianapolis during the past 11 tahun, kemenangan 10 Golden Gloves team championships, and he’s still in charge in Indy of Team IBG.

After he retired in 1984 after suffering detached retinas in both eyes, Seales was introduced in Las Vegas to Sammy Davis, Jr. (digambarkan di bawah), who paid Seales’ $100,000 medical bill for his damaged eyes. Davis had lost his left eye in a 1952 car accident



“I’m a teacher,” Seales concluded. “I see the way that so many boxers want to fight likeFloyd Mayweather. Their head is tilted, they can’t throw a jab. I teach them to have the right foot behind the left (for a right-handed boxer), and to walk in straight, not tilted or peaking. Heel toe, heel toe every time you pivot is your stance.

“My advice for the boxers who hope to compete in the 2020 Olympics is to focus on what you’re doing and listen to how to get it done. What I really want to do is to coach the USA Olympic Boxing Team 2024.”

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RIP – NEVER FORGET!

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40th anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan Maret 14, 2020) – One of the darkest days in American sports history occurred 40 years ago today, when Polish Airlines flight #7 that had departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City crashed a half-mile from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, Polandia.
 
Semua 87 passengers died, termasuk di dalamnya 14 boxers and eight officials on the USA Boxing team, karena disintegrasi disk turbin di salah satu mesin pesawat yang akhirnya gagal.
 
Team USA bepergian ke Polandia untuk bersaing di dua peristiwa ganda tinju amatir internasional. Rata-rata usia 14 petinju hanya 20 ½, mulai dari 27 tahun Walter Harris ke Byron Payton 16 tahun.
 
Potensi Olimpiade mimpi dari 14 petinju hancur dalam kecelakaan mengerikan. Meskipun sebagian besar petinju masih dalam tahap perkembangan mereka, di luar calon medali penantang Lemuel Steeples, setiap anggota bercita-cita untuk mewakili Amerika Serikat di 1980 Olimpiade di Moskow. (Amerika Serikat akhirnya menyebabkan boikot dari 1980 Olimpiade karena Perang Soviet-Afganistan.)
 
“Aku ingat pulang dari gym tinju saya pada Maret 14, 1980 dan mendengar berita tentang kecelakaan pesawat di berita malam,” Direktur menyatakan USA Boxing Executive Mike McAtee.
 
“Sebagai calon gaya Olimpiade petinju saya terkejut dan merasa rasa kehilangan seperti setiap petinju Amerika, Pelatih dan resmi. Hari ini kita diingatkan bahwa hidup ini berharga, dan setiap hari adalah berkat. Atas nama Dewan USA Tinju Direksi, 48,000 petinju, pelatih dan pejabat dan staf kantor nasional kita ingat 1980 Anggota Tim Tinju Amerika Serikat dan Staf. Harap menjaga mereka, keluarga mereka dan gaya Olimpiade tinju keluarga di seluruh dunia dalam pikiran dan doa-doa.”
 
“Bawah Tapi Tidak Out… Hilang Tapi Tidak Lupa”

USA Boxing Pelatih Kepala Billy Walsh ingat kecelakaan itu sampai hari ini. “Saya ingat dengan baik, seperti aku bermimpi 16 tahun dari Olimpiade,” kata Walsh. “Itu berita besar di Eropa, tragedi besar dengan beberapa terbaik petinju dunia dan staf dihapuskan. Kami kehilangan generasi pejuang besar, dan yang paling penting orang-orang terkasih.”
 
Patricia Chavis baru berusia tujuh tahun ketika dia belajar ayahnya, sgt. Elliott Chavis, telah tewas dalam kecelakaan itu. Dia bermain di luar dengan teman-teman ketika ia melihat banyak orang menangis saat mereka memasuki dan meninggalkan rumahnya. Ibunya memanggilnya dalam, mendudukkannya dengan orang-orang menonton, dan mengatakan bahwa ayahnya tidak datang kembali karena ia telah tewas dalam kecelakaan pesawat.
 
“Dia bertanya apakah aku mengerti dan aku, karena kita baru saja kehilangan nenek besar dan kakek dari pihak ayah,” sebuah Patricia emosional menjelaskan. “Aku kembali di luar dan mengatakan kepada teman-teman saya. Mereka sedikit lebih tua dan mereka tidak mengerti mengapa aku tidak tinggal di dalam dengan keluarga. Itu tidak benar-benar memukul saya bahwa ayah saya tidak pulang ke rumah sampai tahun remaja saya. Saya ingat duduk di tempat tidur dan menulis surat kepadanya.
 
“Setiap tahun masih mempengaruhi saya setiap bulan Maret. Kami biasanya memiliki makan malam keluarga dengan ibu dan cucu-cucu saya. Mereka mendengarkan cerita tentang seorang pria yang mereka tidak pernah bertemu. Dia dimakamkan di Carolina Selatan dan kami telah meletakkan bunga di makamnya. Setiap tahun pada bulan Maret 14th itu membawa kenangan kembali dan kami merayakan hidupnya.”
 
sgt. Chavis, yang meninggal pada usia 25, ditempatkan di Ft. Bragg (N.C.), di mana ia belajar kotak. Dia adalah anggota dari 118th Militer Perusahaan Polisi dan selama karir tinju, kelas berat ringan adalah All-Angkatan Darat dan All-Tenggara.
 
“Orang tua saya menikah muda,” patricia terus. “Ibuku bilang dia selalu atletik. Ia bermain sepak bola dan merupakan pelompat tiang di tim trek di sekolah tinggi. Tapi aku tidak tahu apa-apa tentang tinju sampai kami pergi ke reuni di Ft. Bragg. Sekitar 30th ulang tahun aku berhubungan dengan beberapa teman Angkatan Darat ketika aku melihat di Facebook bahwa mereka sedang mengalami reuni. Aku pergi ke sana dengan ibu saya dan mendengarkan cerita mereka mengatakan kepada saya tentang karir tinju. Saya menemukan begitu menarik karena saya tidak tahu tentang itu. Ada beberapa peringatan yang pernah kulihat di Facebook dan saya mencoba untuk berhubungan dengan anggota keluarga yang lain (rekan tim ayahnya yang meninggal dalam kecelakaan itu). Kami tidak akan pernah lupa!”
 
Berikut adalah daftar lengkap dari 1980 DIRI KITA. Tinju Delegasi yang meninggal dalam kecelakaan pesawat tersebut di Warsawa:
 
 
Itu 1980 Amerika Serikat Tinju Delegasi ke Warsawa, Polandia, Bulan Maret 14, 1980
 
BOXERS

Kelvin Anderson                    
        Heavyweight Hartford, CT
Elliott ChavisCahaya Heavyweight luar AS. Angkatan Darat / Ft. Bragg, NC
Walter HarrisCahaya Heavyweight San Francisco, SEPERTI
Andrea McCoyMenengah
         New Bedford, MA
Byron PaytonCahaya kelas menengah Troup, TX
Chuck RobinsonCahaya kelas menengah Port Townsend, WA
Paul PalominoKelas menengah
         Westminster, SEPERTI
Lemuel SteeplesCahaya kelas welter St. Louis, MO
Byron Lindsay
             Cahaya kelas welter San Diego, SEPERTI
Gary Tyrone ClaytonRingan
          Philadelphia, PA
Jerome StewartBantam
      DIRI KITA. Angkatan Laut / Norfolk, VA
George PimentelKelas terbang
           Elmhurst, NY
Lonnie mudaKelas terbang
            Philadelphia, PA
David Rodriguezcahaya kelas terbang
   Pomona, SEPERTI

PEJABAT

Joseph F. lunak
       Tim High Point Manajer, NC
col. Bernard CallahanWasit / Hakim
      Carlisle, PA
Thomas “Sarge” JohnsonKepala pelatih
  Indianapolis, DI
John Radison
             Wasit / Hakim
      St. Louis, MO
junior Robles
           Asisten Pelatih National City, SEPERTI
Steve Smigiel
             Penerjemah
           Boca Raton, FL
Delores Wesson
       tim Asisten
  ocean Springs, NONA
Dr. Ray Wesson
        Tim Dokter Ocean Springs, NONA
            

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pesan peringatan dan surat belasungkawa yang dikirim dari teman dan organisasi tinju dari seluruh dunia, termasuk di luar AS. Menteri Luar Negeri Cyrus Vance, Direktur Eksekutif Col. F. Don Miller, montana HATI, Asosiasi Tinju Oklahoma, Amatir Basketball Association dari Amerika Serikat, Tim Tinju Salina, South Texas AAU, DIRI KITA. Angkatan Udara, DIRI KITA. penyelaman, DIRI KITA. Renang, Wisconsin HATI, Gulat Divisi AAU, Komite Tinju AAU Nasional, AAU nasional, Komisi Tinju Florida, Hawaii AAU, DIRI KITA. Federasi sepakbola, Jacksonville (FL) Olahraga dan Hiburan Komisi, Georgia Asosiasi Tinju Amatir, WSOC Televisi, Gunung Asosiasi Alleghany, DIRI KITA. Olympic Training Center, Mack Trucks, Inc., Barat Daya Komisi Tinju AAU, DIRI KITA. Komite Olimpiade, Barat Nally Grup, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Koordinator AAU Regional, Dewan Pendidikan Pekerjaan Sosial, Rifle Association Nasional Amerika, dan Tim Davidson County Departemen Tinju,
 
Juga dari Federasi Tinju Yunani, Meksiko Federasi Tinju, Asosiasi Tinju New Zealand, Asosiasi Tinju Amatir Kanada, Nova Scotia Cabang Kanada Amatir Komisi Tinju, Asosiasi Tinju Ontario, Duta Besar Polandia, Asosiasi Tinju Polandia, Komisi Tinju AIPS, Asosiasi Tinju Amatir Kanada, Heretaunga Boxing Club of New Zealand, Internasional Bobsled dan Federation Tobogganing, Federasi Tinju Italia, LOT Polish Airlines, La Crosse Amatir Boxing Club, Komite Olimpiade Polandia, AIBA, Pada Afrika Majalah Champion, Afrika AIBA Dewan dan Tunisia Federasi Tinju, Federasi Venezuela Tinju, Amatir Federasi Tinju Jerman, Tinju Amatir Federasi Inggris, Federasi Olahraga Israel, Portugis Amatir Federasi Tinju, Federasi Tinju Rumania, Gemuk A.B.C., Tinju Amatir Federasi Thailand, National Advertising Kebajikan Masyarakat, Turki Federasi Tinju, AIBA France, El Salvador Federasi Tinju, Asosiasi Tinju Republik Demokratik Jerman, Denmark Tinju Amatir Union, Guatemala Amatir Olahraga Federtion, Komite Olimpiade Israel, Federasi Oceana Tinju, Asosiasi Tinju Nigeria, Old Actonian Asosiasi Tinju Amatir Klub, Seychelles Amatir Federasi Tinju, Dewan Menteri Kuba, Federasi Hungaria Tinju, Norwegia Asosiasi Tinju Amatir, Asosiasi Tinju Amatir Internasional, kejelasan, Peru Asosiasi Tinju Amatir, Republik Dominika Departemen Pendidikan, Kesehatan dan Rekreasi, Federasi Panama Tinju, Kepala Minat Bagian Kuba.
 
Di 1984 patung didedikasikan untuk para anggota USA Tim Tinju yang meninggal di Warsawa ditempatkan dengan alasan pelatihan di Colorado Springs. Nama-nama 23 anggota Team USA yang tertulis di memorial.
 
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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Bulan Maret 9, 2020) – By any standards, DIRI KITA. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, amatir dan profesional.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson danShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Ali did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”

Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, kompilasi 104-18 catatan amatir, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea Selatan.

A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Junior World Championships, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.

Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, di luar AS. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, Jr., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney danAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.

“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”

“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,"KataChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, –petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, masuk dan keluar dari ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk penerimaan tahunan Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju USA.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar dialumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, gantungan kunci dan e-wallet.

With legendary trainerEddie Futch di sudut, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF dan WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 Biaya) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 Biaya) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 Biaya) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (dua kali), Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes danHerbie Hyde.

Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”

“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”

Saat Ini 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.

“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.

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TENTANG USA BOXING:  Misi USA Boxing adalah untuk memungkinkan para atlet dan pelatih Amerika Serikat mencapai keunggulan kompetitif yang berkelanjutan, mengembangkan karakter, mendukung olahraga tinju, dan mempromosikan dan mengembangkan gaya tinju Olimpiade di Amerika Serikat. Tanggung jawab USA Boxing tidak hanya menghasilkan emas Olimpiade, tetapi juga mengawasi dan mengatur setiap aspek tinju amatir di Amerika Serikat.

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1988 Peraih medali emas Olimpiade "Merciless" Ray Mercer Melihat kembali pengalaman Olimpiade-nya

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Putaran. (Februari 11, 2020) - Tiga puluh dua tahun setelah dia meraih medali emas Olimpiade, "Tanpa ampun" Ray Mercer dengan penuh kasih mengingat pengalaman Olimpiade-nya seperti bulan lalu. Mercer, yang merupakan satu-satunya juara kelas berat Amerika yang mengalahkan semua lawan Olimpiade-nya, kemudian menjadi juara dunia kelas berat sebagai profesional untuk "kelas berat ganda" kami.

Untuk Mercer, semuanya dimulai di Jerman, dimana AS-nya. Unit tentara berbasis. Ditawarkan kesempatan untuk menghindari latihan lapangan selama 30 hari, Mercer menerima tawaran untuk menjadi mitra tanding bagi juara tinju kelas berat di pos tersebut. Meski belum pernah memakai sarung tangan sebelumnya, Mercer adalah pembelajar cepat yang secara alami kuat, dan dia dengan cepat berkembang menjadi 1985 DIRI KITA. Juara kelas berat Angkatan Darat dan Antar-layanan.

Program Atlet Kelas Dunia (WCAP), di mana atlet yang memenuhi syarat memiliki kesempatan untuk berlatih penuh waktu untuk Olimpiade, tidak ada saat itu, atau aturan kualifikasi Olimpiade hari ini. Mercer mengalahkan juara dunia kelas berat di masa depanTommy Morrison di babak pembukaan 1988 Ujian Olimpiade dan titlist kelas berat dunia masa depan lainnya, Michael Bentt (5-0) di final kejuaraan. Pada 1988 USA Olympic Box-offs di Caesars Pala yang terkenal

apa di Las Vegas, Mercer memenangkan keputusan terpisah (3-2) tentang Bentt, tetapi Mercer telah memenuhi syarat untuk bertarung di Olimpiade dengan menjadi AS. Juara Angkatan Bersenjata.

“Saat saya di Angkatan Darat, Saya harus menang dalam pelayanan, memelihara sesuatu, dan lanjutkan ke langkah berikutnya,Mercer ingat. “Saya harus mengalahkan beberapa petarung yang bagus dalam perjalanan ke Olimpiade, dan saya dalam kondisi terbaik dalam hidup saya. Ada lebih banyak disiplin pada para amatir daripada para profesional. Tahun terakhir sebelum Olimpiade, Saya meninggalkan unit rumah saya, sering bepergian untuk bertarung, dan tinggal di rumah pelatih saya alih-alih tinggal di barak.

Mercer membuat sejarah di 1988 Olimpiade di Seoul, Korea Selatan, ketika ia menjadi dan tetap menjadi satu-satunya juara kelas berat Olimpiade dari Amerika Serikat yang mengalahkan keempat lawannya:  Rudolf Gavenciak (Cekoslowakia - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italia - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Belanda - RSC2) danHyun-Man yang baik (Korea Selatan - KO1).

“Saya tahu saya harus mengalahkan Korea Selatan di final,Mercer mengakui. “Saya hanya ingin melakukan apa yang saya bisa untuk menjadi peraih medali emas Olimpiade. Saya tidak berpikir saya menggunakan jab.

“Memenangkan medali emas Olimpiade menghasilkan beberapa perubahan besar bagi saya. Saya menjadi seorang selebriti, nama rumah tangga, dan itu memungkinkan saya menghasilkan uang sebagai seorang profesional. Hal terbaik yang pernah terjadi pada saya adalah memenangkan medali emas Olimpiade, bahkan lebih dari memenangkan gelar dunia sebagai seorang profesional. Tidak ada apa-apanya dibandingkan dengan menjadi peraih medali emas Olimpiade. Saya mencapai impian saya. Saya tidak pernah bermimpi menjadi profesional, sampai setelah saya memenangkan medali emas.

“Sangat penting untuk memenangkan medali emas itu. Saya berjuang dengan hati saya; tidak ada uang yang terlibat, dirayakan begitu keras malam itu (setelah memenangkan medali emas) bahwa saya kehilangan medali saya selama beberapa jam. Mimpiku menjadi kenyataan, tangan saya gemetar, dan saya kehilangan medali saya. Malam yang indah!"

Mercer menawarkan anggota 2020 Sedikit nasihat bagi Tim Kualifikasi Olimpiade Tinju AS, "Terus berjuang, ikuti mimpimu dan ambil langkah terakhir itu. "

Mercer, yang lahir di Jacksonville, Florida, membuat debut profesionalnya yang sangat dinantikan 1989, hentiJesse McGhee di babak ketiga pertarungan mereka di Atlantic City. "Merciless" memenangkan yang pertama 18 perkelahian pro, termasuk KO ronde kesembilanFrancisco Damiani, diikuti dengan pertahanan yang sukses melawan Morrison, yang terhenti di ronde kelima.

Selama 19 tahun karir profesionalnya, Mercer menyusun file 36-7-1 (26 Biaya) catatan, mengalahkan empat juara dunia di Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon danOssie Ocasio.  Lima dari delapan kekalahan dalam karirnya terjadi pada juara dunia: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield danShannon Briggs. 

“Ray mewakili semua yang membuat USA Boxing bangga,"KataChris Cugliari, Direktur Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS. “Sebagai seorang veteran Angkatan Darat, Peraih medali emas Olimpiade, dan juara kelas berat dunia, dia telah menunjukkan keunggulan dan profesionalisme yang mencerminkan yang terbaik dari apa yang ditawarkan USA Boxing. ”

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS

Dibuat untuk menjadi juara seumur hidup, hubungan yang saling menguntungkan antara USA Boxing dan alumninya, –petinju, pejabat, pelatih dan penggemar tinju — Asosiasi Alumni menghubungkan generasi juara, menginspirasi dan memberikan kembali kepada juara tinju masa depan USA Boxing, masuk dan keluar dari ring.

Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS terbuka untuk siapa saja yang menyukai tinju dan ingin tetap terhubung dengan tinju amatir. Anggota diberikan akses ke berbagai acara khusus yang diselenggarakan oleh Asosiasi Alumni, termasuk penerimaan tahunan Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju USA.

Untuk bergabung dengan Asosiasi Alumni, cukup mendaftar dialumni@usaboxing.org untuk sebuah $40.00 biaya keanggotaan per tahun. Anggota baru akan menerima kaos, gantungan kunci dan e-wallet.

Karir tinju amatir Mercer yang luar biasa juga termasuk pertandingan klasik melawan peraih medali emas Olimpiade Kuba dan tiga kali hebat., Felix Savon, di USA vs.. Pertandingan ganda Kuba, di mana Mercer dua kali mengejutkan Savon, yang bertahan tanpa menderita kerusakan tambahan hanya karena wasit Kuba melakukan intervensi yang dipertanyakan yang memberi waktu kepada rekan senegaranya untuk pulih dan kontroversial 2-1 kemenangan.

“Dan dia memberiku hitungan delapan tanpa alasan,Mercer menambahkan. “Saya mengalahkan orang itu dan dia tahu itu. Kami tetap berhubungan meskipun dia tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris. Dia memiliki teman yang menerjemahkan dan kami berhubungan di Facebook. Kami saling menyukai. ”

Hari Ini, Mercer mendirikan badan amal di rumahnya di Carolina Utara, yang akan mencakup klinik tinju gratis, tapi, lebih penting, memberikan kembali kepada komunitas dan mengajar kaum muda, terutama mereka yang diintimidasi, keterampilan yang mereka perlukan untuk pergi ke dunia nyata.

Ray Mercer telah mencapai puncak dua kali dalam tinju sebagai peraih medali emas Olimpiade dan juara kelas berat dunia sebagai seorang profesional. Tidak terlalu buruk untuk seseorang yang tidak pernah benar-benar ingin bertinju.

“Tinju menyelamatkan hidup saya,Mercer menyimpulkan. “Saya tidak dapat membayangkan hidup saya tanpa tinju, itu pasti tidak akan sama.

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TENTANG USA BOXING:  Misi USA Boxing adalah untuk memungkinkan para atlet dan pelatih Amerika Serikat mencapai keunggulan kompetitif yang berkelanjutan, mengembangkan karakter, mendukung olahraga tinju, dan mempromosikan dan mengembangkan gaya tinju Olimpiade di Amerika Serikat. Tanggung jawab USA Boxing tidak hanya menghasilkan emas Olimpiade, tetapi juga mengawasi dan mengatur setiap aspek tinju amatir di Amerika Serikat.