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Ini akan menjadi panjang. Itulah yang kita lakukan oleh wartawan, Kami menulis. Saya menulis artikel penghormatan ini kepada wira zaman kanak -kanak, Hulk Hogan. Saya menulis ini lebih banyak untuk diri saya sendiri. Ini adalah kematian selebriti yang telah menjejaskan saya seperti yang lain. Saya benar -benar dapat memahami bagaimana perasaan orang ketika Elvis meninggal dunia.

Saya telah duduk di pemikiran dan kata -kata ini selama seminggu sekarang. Bagaimana anda mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada ikon, sesuatu yang telah menentukan kehidupan anda selagi anda boleh ingat?  Terry Bollea, Seorang ahli gusti profesional dan ikon budaya yang dikenali sebagai dunia sebagai Hulk Hogan, meninggal dunia secara tiba -tiba pada bulan Julai 24 Setelah mengalami serangan jantung di rumahnya di Florida.

Walaupun terdapat kontroversi dan pendapat yang memecah belah mengenai Terry Bollea lelaki itu sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, Saya mahu memusatkan pemikiran saya mengenai Hulk Hogan, ahli gusti dan penghibur yang sangat bermakna bagi saya yang terakhir 40 tahun.

Dalam apa yang seperti ribut yang sempurna, Hulk Hogan masuk ke dalam hidup saya pada tahun 1983. Saya baru sahaja berpindah ke kejiranan baru kerana datuk saya sakit parah, Dan kami akan membantu nenek saya menjaga dia pada bulan -bulan terakhirnya. Saya tidak pernah mempunyai kabel sebelum ini. Ayah saya kadang -kadang akan menonton pengaturcaraan gusti di rumah lama kami, Dan saya akan duduk bersamanya. Pada masa WWE (Kemudian WWF) adalah wilayah serantau timur laut. Juara itu adalah Bob Backlund tetapi untuk seorang kanak-kanak terpikat dengan Star Wars dan He-Man, Dia terlalu jelas dan membosankan untuk menangkap imaginasi saya.

Rocky III telah dibebaskan 1982 Dan skrip itu memanggil berotot, Wrestler yang lebih besar daripada kehidupan untuk mengisi peranan Thunderlips dan Hogan adalah pilihan semula jadi. Dia telah menjadi tumit (lelaki jahat) Watak awal dalam kerjayanya dan prestasinya membawanya ke pengiktirafan arus perdana. Dengan akses ke kabel, Nampaknya Rocky III hampir setiap hari dan saya akan menontonnya selepas kartun petang.

Bulan Disember, Bob Backlund kehilangan gelaran WWE ke sheik besi jahat dan keji. Saya bukan peminat backlund besar, Tetapi fikiran saya yang berusia 7 tahun tidak dapat memahami dunia dengan "lelaki jahat" sebagai juara gusti. Dunia seimbang pada bulan Januari 23, 1984, Ketika Hogan menggantikan backlund "cedera" dan mengalahkan sheik besi di Madison Square Garden.

Semasa saya menontonnya di TV, Saya dapat merasakan kegembiraan dan kegembiraan ketika Hulk memenangi gelaran kembali ke Amerika. Dalam fikiran saya, Hulk Hogan adalah seorang lelaki yang buruk di Rocky III sehingga Rocky "menjadikannya baik." Pada masa itu, Saya menjumpai wira, Superman kehidupan sebenar, seseorang yang boleh menghadapi dan menangkis cabaran semua ahli gusti lelaki yang jahat. Mempunyai kabel, Saya dapat menonton kad bulanan dari Spektrum Philadelphia, bersorak Hulkster pada setiap bulan.

Februari 1985 menandakan tahun penuh menjadi hulkamaniac yang lengkap untuk saya. Ada kad matinee yang diadakan di spektrum, Dan ayah saya memutuskan untuk membawa saya melihat Hulk mempertahankan terhadap Brutus Beefcake yang jahat. Saya masih ingat kegembiraan yang terasa ketika mereka bermain "Eye of the Tiger" ketika Hulk datang ke gelanggang. Ia sangat menggembirakan. Saya merakam replay pada hari berikutnya di TV dan yakin bahawa saya melihat diri saya dalam siaran. Tidak sampai bertahun -tahun kemudian saya menyaksikan perlawanan itu di YouTube dan menyedari orang yang saya fikir saya hanya remaja 10 tahun lebih tua dari saya dan hanya memakai jaket yang serupa.

WWE sedang menyampaikan supercard bertajuk "WrestleMania" bulan berikutnya, dan saya cuba memujuk ayah saya untuk membiarkan saya melihatnya. Ini sebelum anda boleh memesan kad bayar-bayar untuk menonton di rumah dan satu-satunya tempat yang kita dapat melihat ia adalah siaran litar tertutup di Spektrum Philadelphia. Saya meraih senarai selebriti yang akan berada di sana, termasuk Muhammad Ali. Dia bersetuju untuk membawa saya, Dan saya dapat melihat semua bintang besar seperti anjing Junkyard dan Andre the Giant. Tetapi perlawanan yang saya gemetar di tempat duduk saya adalah perlawanan dendam dengan Hulk yang bekerjasama dengan ikon Rocky III dan A-Team, Encik. T kerana mereka mengambil duo khianat Rowdy Roddy Piper dan Paul "Mr. Hebat "Orndorff. Sudah tentu, Pahlawan -pahlawan itu berlaku, Dan acara itu adalah perkara paling hebat yang pernah saya lihat.

Dari saat itu, Saya mengenai segala -galanya dan apa sahaja yang Hulk Hogan. Dia adalah wira terbesar di dunia. Saya suka He-Man, Pergi, dan transformer, Tetapi mereka hanya mainan palsu dan kartun. Saya adalah peminat berbatu besar, Tetapi saya tahu bahawa ia hanya filem. Tetapi Hulk Hogan ... saya memerhatikannya setiap minggu, dan saya percaya gusti itu benar. Saya mahu membesar menjadi ahli gusti. Nama saya akan menjadi "Tornado Tony" dan saya akan menjadi rakan kongsi tag Hulk Hogan. Kami akan ke acara utama WrestleMania sebagai pasukan tag. Saya akan melatih menggunakan kit senaman Hulkamania dengan dumbells plastik, genggaman tangan, dan jumprope. Saya mempunyai kotak makan tengah hari Hulk Hogan untuk sekolah, Saya mempunyai t-shirt Hulk Hogan, dan semua angka tindakan LJN.

Saya membuat banyak kawan yang berbeza di sekolah hanya bercakap mengenai gusti, Beberapa kanak -kanak yang saya fikir saya tidak mempunyai apa -apa yang sama dengan. Sebagai kanak -kanak yang biasanya pemalu, Sekiranya saya melihat anak lain dengan sesuatu yang bertema bergelut, seperti pelekat gusti di beg galas atau beberapa kad dagangan, Saya akan keluar dari cangkang saya dan memulakan perbualan. Tidak dapat tidak, Kami akan membuat rancangan untuk menonton pengaturcaraan mingguan yang disiarkan setiap pagi Sabtu, termasuk kartun bertema Hulk Hogan yang begitu popular. Pada masa ini, Ibu bapa saya akan membiarkan saya terlambat jika acara utama Sabtu malam disiarkan. Ia adalah merawat yang dialu -alukan tetapi juga traumatik menonton Raja Kong Bundy yang sangat besar menghantar Hulk keluar di atas tandu. Seperti traumatik seperti itu, Tidak cukup untuk menghalang saya daripada menerima jemputan pesta ulang tahun untuk menonton 2nd Ansuran WrestleMania dengan beberapa rakan sekelas saya. Kami bersorak semasa pintu masuk Hogan, mengadakan nafas kolektif kami ketika Bundy mempunyai kelebihan, dan kemudian dirayakan ketika Hogan memerintah tertinggi.

Dengan perniagaan gusti di ketinggian populariti dan dengan Hulk memimpin jalan, Mereka memerlukan sesuatu yang besar, luar biasa besar, untuk mengisi 93,000 Pontiac Silverdome untuk WrestleMania III. Apa yang mereka lakukan sepadan dengan Hogan dengan lelaki terbesar dalam sukan profesional, secara harfiah dan kiasan, Ketika mereka mengadu dia melawan bekas sahabatnya di tinggi 7 kaki, 500 lb. Andre the Giant. Gergasi itu, Segar dari pengkhianatannya terhadap Hogan, mungkin terlalu besar cabaran bagi wira kita untuk menaklukkan. Setelah bertahan banyak pukulan terhadap musuh yang paling menggembirakan, Hulk masih berjaya Superman sendiri dan menakluki musuh raksasa, termasuk bodyslam yang paling ikonik sepanjang masa.

Tidak lama selepas WrestleMania III, Horizons saya mula berkembang. Saya berminat dengan sukan, terutamanya tinju. Saya menonton lebih banyak filem dan bermain permainan video yang berbeza. Semasa saya masih menonton gusti, dan menganggap diri saya sebagai hulkamaniac yang setia, Saya mula menyesuaikan diri dengan pengaturcaraan lain, Terutama semasa The Times Hogan akan mematikan filem dan rancangan TV.

Ketika saya sampai ke sekolah menengah, Saya hampir tidak menonton gusti. Ia bukan perkara yang menarik untuk dilakukan lagi. Kadang -kadang saya akan menonton pengaturcaraan dan kegemaran saya untuk menonton adalah The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, dan Deisel. Kami tidak mempunyai pesta gusti lagi, Angka LJN saya dibungkus dalam kotak di loteng, Dan kami tidak mempunyai perlawanan belakang rumah. Ledakan gusti 80 -an telah pudar, dan perniagaan mempunyai skandal steroid dan dadah. Ia bukan lagi bentuk hiburan yang tidak bersalah yang saya bangun menonton.

Tahun kedua saya di kolej, Saya bersuara dengan lelaki yang suka bergelut, Dan saya mula menonton dengannya. Hogan berada di WCW saingan, Dan kami akan membandingkan kedua -dua organisasi, Kedua -duanya masih menggunakan tema dan gimik yang sudah lapuk. Semasa kita menonton sebagai satu kumpulan, Saya tidak mendapati diri saya menonton ketika saya pulang ke rumah untuk rehat musim panas. Yang berubah pada bulan Mei 27, 1996, Apabila WCW menjatuhkan bom. Pengaturcaraan mereka yang agak hambar mendapat rangsangan dengan ketibaan kejutan Scott Hall (Bekas ramon pisau cukur), diikuti beberapa minggu kemudian oleh rakannya Kevin Nash (Bekas Deisel). 

WCW kini mempunyai rasa dan minat yang memuncak untuk bash mereka di Kad Pantai, Hanya boleh didapati dengan membeli siaran bayar-per-pandangan. Dewan dan Nash, Dengan janji rakan misteri, bertarung dengan trio heroik Randy Savage, Menyengat, dan Lex Luger. Pulih dari pembedahan lutut baru -baru ini, Saya tidak membeli rancangan itu. Saya tidak pernah mendengar apa -apa keputusan atau laporan apabila saya menyesuaikan diri dengan pengaturcaraan malam Isnin. Dengan lutut saya disandarkan dan, dalam kegelisahan yang disebabkan oleh kesakitan, Saya melihat Hulk berjalan ke gelanggang semasa acara utama. Dia berada di sana untuk menyelamatkan wira dan menghantar penjahat melarikan diri. Atau jadi saya fikir. Saya ingat berfikir "adakah dia hanya menyerang lelaki yang salah?"Semasa dia menjatuhkan legdrop tandatangannya di Savage.

Sama seperti dia 12 tahun sebelumnya, Hulk Hogan lagi adalah pusat revolusi gusti. Kali ini dia melakukannya dengan merevolusikan dirinya menjadi watak tumit dan menambah moniker "Hollywood" kepada namanya. Dia mengubah warna kuning dan warna merahnya menjadi skema warna hitam dan putih dan merekam "Perintah Dunia Baru" gusti. Dia membawa gusti kembali ke arus perdana. Media meliputi gusti lagi. Itu adalah perbincangan di sekitar bandar, sekolah dan pejabat, Bagaimana Hulk Hogan berubah menjadi lelaki yang jahat. Bersama Hall dan Nash, Dia menjadikannya sejuk untuk menjadi buruk.

Untuk mengatasi letupan penarafan WCW, WWE menyesuaikan produk yang lebih tegang, Dipimpin oleh Stone Cold Steve Austin dan Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Malam Isnin menjadi perang penilaian antara kedua -dua syarikat dan menonton gusti adalah perkara "dalam" yang perlu dilakukan lagi.

Saya masih ingat berjalan ke seorang lelaki muda di kampus kami yang memakai baju T-NWO. Saya melihatnya dan bertanya "Adakah anda?"Dan memberi isyarat" untuk hidup "dengan tangan kiri saya. Dia menjawab dengan isyarat" terlalu manis ". Kami telah berteman sejak dan setiap tahun pada hari lahir kami masing -masing, Kami menyiarkan ucapan NWO di halaman media sosial yang lain.

Untuk mengatasi letupan penarafan WCW, WWE menyesuaikan produk yang lebih tegang, Dipimpin oleh Stone Cold Steve Austin dan Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Malam Isnin menjadi perang penilaian antara kedua -dua syarikat dan menonton gusti adalah perkara "dalam" yang perlu dilakukan lagi. Gusti pada tahun 80 -an adalah seperti dekad, kuat, berwarna -warni, dan over-the-top. Gusti pada tahun 90 -an menyerupai masa perubahan, Grittier dan lebih realistik. Anti-pahlawan yang memberontak adalah trend yang popular dan yang sesuai dengan sikap keperibadian saya yang baru-baru ini.

Semasa tahun junior saya di 1997, Saya dipilih untuk kotak di Klasik East-West Collegiate yang berprestij di Reno, Nv. Malangnya, Hanya seminggu sebelum pertarungan, Lawan yang dijadualkan saya terpaksa menarik diri dengan kecederaan dan rakan sepasukan dalam kelas berat yang lebih ringan telah diambil di tempat saya. Semasa berada di Lapangan Terbang San Francisco, rakan sepasukan tinju saya melihat Hulk Hogan berjalan, Berpakaian dalam pakaian NWO hitam dan putihnya. Mereka menghentikannya untuk gambar, dan dia diwajibkan. Menjadi ahli Kelab Kewartawanan Sekolah, Saya terpaksa menghantar foto itu untuk diterbitkan di akhbar sekolah kami, gambar yang saya sepatutnya disertakan. Tahun berikutnya, Saya dapat membuat perjalanan ke Reno, NV untuk bersaing di East-West Classic. Saya berjalan melalui lapangan terbang dengan petinju lain dalam perjalanan, Mencari ahli gusti WCW yang mungkin berada di Lapangan Terbang San Francisco, Walaupun hanya ada yang ingin saya temui.

Selepas menamatkan pengajian, Saya terus dengan trend gusti. Dalam 2001, WWE membeli WCW yang goyah, Dan setahun kemudian, Hulk Hogan kembali berperang dengan batu dalam klasik yang tidak menentu di mana para peminat memeluknya. Hulk akan pergi dan kembali ke syarikat beberapa kali dalam beberapa tahun akan datang, dan semasa setiap pulangan, Ketika beberapa kord pertama tema tandatangannya "Real American" akan memukul udara, Reaksi yang memekakkan orang ramai akan mengisi arena dengan elektrik sedemikian.

Menjelang pertengahan 2000-an, Saya menyedari bahawa peluang saya untuk bertemu dengan ahli gusti dan ikon kegemaran saya sepanjang masa hilang ketika peninju Reno menarik diri dari pertarungan kami pada tahun 1997. Menjadi peminat naif, Saya tidak menyedari bahawa Hulk benar -benar dari kawasan Tampa. Dia selalu dibebankan dari Pantai Venice, CA dan saya mengambilnya sebagai kebenaran. Saya mula membuat perjalanan musim bunga tahunan ke Clearwater di 2008 dan, Beberapa tahun kemudian, Shuttle saya melepasi bar yang dipanggil "Hogan's Beach", berhampiran lapangan terbang Tampa. Saya mendapati kemudian bahawa ia adalah bar yang dimiliki oleh Hulk Hogan, Jadi saya membuat satu titik untuk menambah hari untuk perjalanan saya untuk tahun depan untuk melawat bar itu. Ia adalah peluang saya untuk mendapatkan foto yang saya rasa saya layak. Dalam 2015, Saya pergi ke pantai Hogan dengan kamera saya siap, Kecuali tidak ada Hulk Hogan di Pantai Hogan.

Dengan pantai Hogan ditutup di 2016, Saya mendengar bahawa dia memiliki kedai memorabilia di Clearwater Beach dan kadang -kadang dia akan membuat penampilan rawak. Saya membuat lawatan di 2016, 2017, 2018, dan 2019, Semua tanpa nasib. Kadang -kadang saya akan mendengar sesuatu seperti "terlalu buruk. Dia ada di sini semalam." Setiap tahun, Saya membeli baju dan mengambil gambar yang berpose di luar kedai. Rakan saya dan bekas rakan sepasukan Jason, yang berada di perjalanan tinju itu di 1997, akan tulang rusuk saya setiap tahun dan mengulas dengan foto mereka dari lapangan terbang dua dekad sebelum ini. Saya selalu menjawab bahawa saya ingin mendapati bahawa peninju reno sehingga akhirnya kita dapat pertandingan tinju itu dan setiap tahun, Saya akan menambah satu lagi tahun yang menarik di atas pemukulan yang akan dia dapatkan 20 tahun sebelumnya.

Walaupun masa buruk saya setiap tahun, Pergi ke kedai pantai Hogan di Clearwater Beach adalah pengalaman yang menyeronokkan. Semasa saya masih kecil, Terdapat perbincangan mengenai pembukaan kedai gusti di pasar petani berdekatan, Dan anak -anak di kawasan kejiranan saya semua bercakap tentang apa yang akan kita beli, atau pada hakikatnya, Beglah ibu bapa kami untuk membeli untuk kami. Saya yakin bahawa saya berjalan keluar dengan baju hogan tearaway hulk, batang kuning, Kneepad merah, dan but kuning. Ibu bapa saya akhirnya membawa saya, dan, untuk kekecewaan saya, itu hanya beberapa angka tindakan yang sudah saya miliki, Beberapa t-shirt, dan beberapa kad perdagangan. Kedai di Florida adalah syurga kanak -kanak 80 -an. Ada berpuluh -puluh baju untuk dipilih, bersama dengan ikat kepala, Gelas ditembak, angka tindakan, dan tali pinggang replika. Terdapat item yang dipamerkan, seperti Hulk's Ring-Horn Title Belts, jubah bakat Ric yang sahih, dan sepasang Andre Batang gusti bersaiz gergasi. Semasa salah satu perbincangan saya dengan rakan dan rakan perniagaan Hulk, Ron, Dia bertanya sama ada saya mahu mengambil gambar yang memegang beberapa tali pinggang yang dipakai. Saya mula-mula memegang tali pinggang nwo yang dicat semburan, Yang luar biasa. Tetapi apa yang dia bawa seterusnya hampir berlutut. Ia adalah tali pinggang yang sah yang Hulk memakai cincin di WrestleMania III ketika dia berjuang Andre the Giant. Sabuk kehidupan sebenar dari mungkin perlawanan terbesar sepanjang masa adalah berehat di bahu saya. Saya cuba membuat wajah yang sukar untuk gambarnya, Tetapi saya tidak dapat menahan keinginan untuk memecahkan senyuman yang berseri -seri ketika saya memegang sekeping ikonik zaman kanak -kanak saya.

Saya akhirnya melihat peluang keemasan untuk peluang foto saya yang lama ditunggu-tunggu dengan pembukaan bar hangout Hogan dan malam karaoke mingguan. Lawatan saya dirancang untuk bulan Mac 14, 2022, Dan saya sudah bersedia untuk menarik perhatian Hulkster akan versi "Baby Got Baby" Sir Mix-a-Lot saya. Saya tiba lebih awal untuk mendapatkan tempat yang baik di bar, Dan saya mempunyai satu lagi lengan saya. Saya membawa replika tanjung Thunderlips yang dia pakai di Rocky III. Tidak ada cara saya boleh pergi tanpa foto.

Selepas bertemu dan berbual dengan pengurus WWE/WCW lama dan rakan peribadi Hulk, Jimmy Hart, Saya sekali lagi mengambil tempat saya di bar dan menunggu dengan jangkaan yang teruja seperti yang saya lakukan ketika saya masih kecil menunggu pintu masuknya di Spektrum Philadelphia. Biasanya tiba di antara 8:15-8:20, Hulk tidak sampai selepas 8:30 Dan ketika dia masih membuat pintu masuk, Ia agak lemah. Dia kemudian mengambil mikrofon dan mengumumkan bahawa dia baru sahaja menerima panggilan telefon bahawa rakannya dan rakannya, Scott Hall telah meninggal dunia beberapa minit sebelum dikeluarkan dari sokongan hidup berikutan serangan jantung. Hulk kemudian menghantar minuman di seluruh bar supaya kita semua dapat berkongsi roti bakar.

Selepas itu, Karaoke bermula. Tidak ada lembaga untuk melihat siapa yang dijadualkan dalam barisan dan saya tidak sabar menunggu untuk mendengar nama saya. Saya telah mendengar bahawa orang lain telah menghantar DJ a Venmo rasuah untuk memastikan mereka dipanggil. Sudah terlambat untuk laluan itu. Saya tidak boleh berfikir untuk meninggalkan tanpa mendapat peluang foto itu. Bukan sahaja saya akan mendapat tanpa belas kasihan, Tetapi saya juga tahu realiti kekejaman bahawa gusti profesional mengambil badan. Scott Hall baru saja meninggal dunia pada hari itu. Yang lain seperti Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Pahlawan Ultimate, dan Curt Henning semua meninggal dunia. Saya tidak dapat mengambil risiko menunggu satu tahun lagi. Saya menggerakkan diri ke hadapan, seperti saya menavigasi ke tandas, Dan saya dapati tempat yang sempurna di mana Hulk akan berlalu. Semasa dia bersiap -siap untuk pergi, Dia melihat saya dan memberikan "Yo Thundelips., Abang!"Komen. Pada masa itu, Saya bukan eksekutif insurans berusia 45 tahun. Saya lagi 10 lama tahun, Dan ahli gusti kegemaran saya memanggil saya. Saya meluaskan tangan saya, Dan dia menerima. Mengetahui bahawa saya hanya mempunyai detik, Saya mempunyai kamera pada selfie dan mendapat foto saya.

Beberapa minggu sebelum saya 2023 Perjalanan Clearwater, Saya melihat bahawa Hulk sedang menandatangani di kedai pantai pada hari saya dijadualkan tiba. Saya mempunyai penerbangan pagi dan sekiranya semuanya berjalan lancar, Tidak seperti kelewatan enam jam tahun sebelumnya akibat kebocoran bahan api, Saya akan mendapat foto dan tandatangan. Saya membeli tiket penampilan dan berdoa tanpa kelewatan. Setelah tiba tanpa masalah, Saya mengambil tempat saya dalam barisan yang kira-kira menunggu selama dua jam. Mengapa begitu lama?  Kerana Hulk mahu mengambil beberapa saat dengan semua orang. Ketika giliran saya, Saya memperkenalkan diri saya sebagai "Tony Tornado" dari Philadelphia. Dia menjawab "Yo Tony Tornado!  Apa yang berlaku, abang?"Dia bertanya sama ada saya seorang ahli gusti dan menjawab bahawa saya bukan seorang ahli gusti tetapi seorang peninju. Dia melemparkan tangannya dengan berkata, "Jangan memukul saya, abang!"Saya berterima kasih kepadanya kerana menjadikan masa kecil saya istimewa, Terutama Wrestlemania pertama dengan ayah saya, Dan dia menandatangani tangki Hulkamania merah untuk saya. Saya memberitahunya bahawa saya akan melihatnya pada malam Isnin untuk karaoke.

Tidak seperti tahun sebelumnya, Mereka mempunyai papan elektronik di mana anda dapat melihat di mana anda berada dalam barisan. Saya tiba dengan beberapa rakan dan menghantar mesej dalam lagu saya kecuali mereka telah meletakkan sekatan had masa selama empat minit, mungkin kerana tahun sebelumnya, Orang ramai memilih lagu seperti "Stairway to Heaven" dan "Rappers Delight" (versi pendek) Itu adalah pilihan lagu yang panjang dan tidak memberi peluang kepada orang lain. Dengan lagu tandatangan saya dari buku, Saya memilih untuk menjalankan klasik DMC "It's Tricky" sejak mereka telah tampil di WrestleMania V. dihiasi di topi Thunderlips saya dan Fedora putih dengan bulu merah yang sepadan dan menunggu pintu masuk Hulk, Rakan saya menunjuk ke papan barisan lagu yang menunjukkan bahawa saya kedua untuk menyanyi. Ketika akhirnya dia masuk beberapa minit setelah persembahan saya, Dia melihat Cape dan Fedora dan melambung "Tony Tornado!  Adakah anda menyanyi, Abang?"Saya memberitahunya bahawa saya sudah menyanyikan dan dia menjawab untuk datang ke panggung kerana dia mahukan gambar dengan saya. Sekiranya saya berada di awan 9 tahun sebelumnya, Ini benar -benar meniup keluar dari air. Beberapa rakan saya juga menyanyikan dan kami membakar beberapa tembakan dalam perayaan, satu langkah yang saya menyesal kemudian sebagai mabuk hari berikutnya bukanlah satu yang menyenangkan.

Saya menyanyi sekali lagi di hangout Hogan pada tahun 2024. Saya sampai ke Clearwater Beach lewat dan melihat beberapa kawan di bar betul ketika Hulk baru tiba. Saya menyertai mereka dan merenungkan sama ada saya akan menyanyi atau tidak. Sekali legenda Major League Pitcher Roger Clemens dan anaknya Kody dilayan dengan lagu penghormatan Toby Keith, Saya memutuskan untuk meletakkan nama saya. Kali ini mereka membiarkan saya menyanyikan lagu saya dan saya dapat mengambil selfie dengan Hulk sementara di tengah-tengah saya mengamuk lirik atau lagu klasik Sir Mix-a-Lot.

Semasa malam berlalu, Saya mempunyai masa untuk bercakap dengan anaknya, Nick. Saya menunjukkan gambar dari Rocky Run tahun sebelumnya, di mana saya telah menyelesaikan 5k pada buku lali yang tercedera dalam kostum Thunderlips penuh, termasuk pakaian otot kostum, Fedora, Cape, Stoking Mampatan Gimmicked untuk kelihatan seperti kasut gusti dengan Tassels, dan membawa tali pinggang kejohanan. Nick mengambil telefon saya dan menunjukkannya kepada bapanya yang memandang saya dan berkata "Anda berlari dalam hal itu?  Kerja bagus, Abang!"Itulah malam tadi yang saya lihat Hulk Hogan secara peribadi.

Mereka selalu mengatakan bahawa tiruan adalah bentuk pujian yang tulus. Saya telah meniru Hulk Hogan 40 tahun sekarang, Sama ada ia menenggelamkan tangan saya ke telinga saya dan berpose semasa berada di kamera pada permainan Phillies, Berpakaian sebagai Hulk untuk pesta kerja Halloween kami dan membawa dan baju tambahan supaya saya dapat meniru dia merobohkan baju semasa pintu masuk perarakan saya, Melakukan Rocky Run Berpakaian sebagai Thunderlips sambil mengetuai pasukan bernama "The Beatballs Ultimate", atau melakukan promo Hulk Hogan semasa menjual pokok Krismas.

Saya membina tradisi setiap tahun dengan anak saudara saya membeli baju Hulk Hogan. Saya membeli Dominic baju pertamanya, Kuning klasik, ketika dia berusia setahun pada tahun 2018. Ketika anak saudara saya Matteo dilahirkan tiga bulan lebih awal, Saya berada di Clearwater. Saya pergi ke kedai pada keesokan harinya dan membelikannya pelompat bayi Hulkamania. Ketika dia akhirnya dapat pulang ke rumah setelah berbulan -bulan di NICU, Ibu bapanya berpakaian dia meninggalkan hospital. Dia telah membuat kemunculan Hulk Hogan Superman yang pertama dalam kehidupan. Tahun ini, Saya membeli baju yang sepadan sekali lagi dan wanita muda yang menjalankan daftar itu mengingati saya dan tradisi saya dengan anak -anak lelaki. Dia berbakat mereka kedua -dua kumis pakaian. Semasa saya memberikan baju dan kumis mereka, Mereka sangat teruja untuk mengambil gambar mereka. Matteo juga tertidur di dalam kereta memakai baju dan kumisnya. Saya berasa seperti paman paling keren di dunia. Kerana Hulk Hogan, Saya dapat memberikan kedua -dua anak kecil ini tradisi yang mereka dapat menantikan.

Khamis lepas, Berita tentang lulus Hulk Hogan secara tiba -tiba menghantar kejutan melalui komuniti gusti dan hiburan. Terdapat khabar angin perjuangan kesihatan yang serius berikutan pembedahan fusion serviks. Sesetengah laporan membawanya ke atas kematiannya dan yang lain berkata dia tidak dapat bercakap lagi. Laporan dari Jimmy Hart keluar pada pagi Khamis bahawa laporan itu dibesar -besarkan, Dan Hulk sedang pulih, lebih perlahan daripada yang dijangkakan, tetapi masih pulih. Beberapa jam kemudian, Berita itu memecahkan bahawa dia telah pergi selepas mengalami serangan jantung di kediamannya.

Saya baru sahaja mengadakan pertemuan di tempat kerja ketika melihat mesej langsung dari seorang rakan yang mengatakan "Hulk meninggal dunia!"Dengan pautan TMZ. Sebelum saya dapat mengklik pautan, Saya mempunyai mesej lain, Kemudian teks, kerana semuanya bergerak dalam kabur. Ini adalah Hulk Hogan. Pasti, Dia akan menendang sekali lagi dengan kiraan dua, Kuasa dan menatap Reaper Grim ke bawah. Sayangnya, itu benar, Dan Hulk Hogan yang dikasihi telah hilang. Saya tiba di gym selepas bekerja pada petang itu dan menamatkan pusingan terakhir saya di Heavybag dengan lagu tandatangan Hogan "Real American" yang diletakkan melalui fon kepala saya. Hendak pergi, Saya melihat rakan dan peminat gusti bersama. Kami berkongsi ketidakpercayaan kami, Dan dia mengucapkan rasa jijik kepada orang -orang di media sosial yang meraikan kematiannya. Semasa kami bercakap, Realiti mula memukul kami berdua dan kami berdiri di sana sebagai dua orang dewasa dewasa, satu angkat berat dan seorang peninju, Kedua -duanya menahan air mata.

Untuk benar -benar Memorialkan Hulk Hogan, Anda juga harus ingat bahawa dia adalah manusia yang sebenar. Terry Bollea mempunyai kesalahan dan membuat kesilapan. Dia telah dituduh bermain di belakang pentas politik dan menahan para pegulat lain. Terdapat ranting di rumahnya yang menangkap sebuah kaum kaum yang mungkin dikatakannya dalam kemarahan. Apa yang baru -baru ini menyakiti popularitinya dengan ramai orang adalah sokongan calon politik polarisasi. Ramai orang yang telah menjadi peminat tidak pernah memaafkannya kerana slur kaum dan yang lain menghidupkannya kerana gabungan politiknya.

Untuk saya ingat Hulk Hogan, ahli gusti, dan Terry Bollea, lelaki itu, Saya menerima hakikat bahawa kita semua manusia, Dan kita semua mempunyai kesalahan. Ramai yang bekerja di mana -mana perniagaan boleh dituduh menggunakan pengaruh dan gosip untuk melanjutkan karier mereka sendiri sambil menahan rakan sekerja. Dalam apa yang telah menjadi kesucian rumah kita sendiri, Ramai di antara kita telah mengatakan perkara yang boleh dianggap sebagai perkauman, seksis, atau homophobic. Banyak kali, Kata -kata itu dikatakan dalam kemarahan dan bukan refleksi sebenar perasaan sebenar seseorang. Berhubung dengan calon politik, Ia adalah cerun yang sangat licin dalam budaya yang dibahagikan ini. Tetapi, Sebahagian daripada kebebasan yang kita nikmati adalah hak untuk mengundi seperti yang kita inginkan dan mengembalikan mana -mana calon politik yang kita pilih. Untuk membabitkan orang secara membabi buta, Terutama orang yang tidak pernah anda temui, semata -mata atas alasan politik, menunjukkan pandangan sempit dunia. Anda boleh tidak bersetuju dengan pendirian mereka, Tetapi anda masih boleh menikmati bentuk hiburan mereka.

Saya akan ingat Terry Bollea mempunyai kesalahan. Dia seorang manusia seperti yang lain. Tetapi saya juga akan mengingati kebaikan yang dibawa ke dunia. Dia merevolusikan industri gusti seperti yang dilakukan oleh Babe Ruth untuk besbol. Tanpa Hulk Hogan, Ledakan gusti tahun 80 -an tidak akan pernah berlaku. Visi Vince McMahon tentang persekutuan global mungkin akan goyah. Tanpa Hulk Hogan, Tidak akan ada WrestleMania, Tiada Perang Malam Isnin, tiada batu, Tiada batu sejuk, Bukan John Cena, dll. Selain membina asas itu, Saya juga akan ingat kebaikan yang dibawa ke dunia. Dia melawat kanak -kanak yang sakit sehingga minggu terakhirnya. Dia memberi inspirasi kepada anak -anak untuk bersenam, untuk melatih, katakan doa mereka, dan ambil vitamin mereka. Yang paling penting, Dia membuat anda berasa seronok dengan diri anda. Dia membuat anda mempercayai sesuatu yang lebih besar daripada kehidupan. Dia benar -benar adalah "Babe Ruth of Wrestling." Terdapat besbol sebelum Babe Ruth dan besbol telah berkembang dalam dekad selepas lulusnya. Pemain lebih cepat, kuat, dan lebih baik. Tetapi masih ada hanya satu babe Ruth. Sama seperti dalam gusti. Terdapat gusti sebelum Hulk Hogan dan para pegulat hari ini lebih akrobatik dan lebih atletik. Tetapi masih ada dan akan selalu ada satu hogan hulk.

Selepas berlalu Hulk minggu lalu, Salah satu perkara yang memukul saya yang paling sukar adalah pemikiran bahawa beberapa tradisi yang saya telah membina beberapa tahun kebelakangan tidak lagi akan berterusan. Saya mengambil masa beberapa hari, Tetapi saya memutuskan bahawa saya akan terus memakai pakaian Thunderlips untuk Rocky Run, Sama seperti rakan saya, Mark yang terus menghormati watak Burt Young dan watak Paulie semasa penyertaannya. Saya masih merancang untuk melakukan tiruan Hulk Hogan semasa berada di pokok pokok ketika cuba menghiburkan pelanggan kami. Yang paling penting, Saya mahu mengekalkan tradisi tahunan saya dengan Dominic dan Matteo. Petunjuk adalah bahawa kedainya di pantai Clearwater akan tetap terbuka dan, selagi ia, Saya akan meneruskan tradisi khas untuk membeli baju yang sepadan dengan kami dan mengambil gambar kami berpose.

Terry Bollea mungkin hilang. Saya percaya kepada Tuhan dan akhirat. Saya percaya bahawa Terry telah diampuni, Dan dia kini tinggal di syurga. Walaupun Terry Bollea mungkin hilang, Legenda Hulk Hogan akan hidup sekarang dan selama -lamanya. Heroes teringat tetapi legenda tidak pernah mati. Dan Hulkamania akan hidup selama -lamanya.

Hulk Hogan, Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih. Terima kasih kerana membawa kegembiraan ke zaman kanak -kanak saya. Terima kasih kerana memberi saya kekuatan untuk keluar dari cangkang saya dan berteman di sekolah baru saya. Terima kasih kerana membuat saya percaya pada kekuatan latihan, doa, dan vitamin. Terima kasih kerana membuat saya percaya bahawa seorang lelaki fana benar -benar boleh menjadi superhero. Terima kasih kerana menunjukkan kepada saya bahawa ia boleh menjadi sejuk untuk menjadi buruk. Terima kasih kerana memberi saya sesuatu untuk dikongsi dengan anak saudara saya. Terima kasih atas kebaikan anda apabila saya akhirnya bertemu dengan anda. Dan yang paling penting, Terima kasih kerana membawa Hulkamania ke dalam hidup saya. Berehat dengan tenang!

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Lock Haven Boxing

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Dr. Ken “Doc” Cox was a legend of a man. He was a teacher, a coach, a mentor, a confidant, and a friend. He passed away on February 5, 2022 pada usia 88 lama tahun, leaving a void in the hearts of all who knew him and loved him.

I’ve pondered over the last 24 hours how we are going to navigate through a world without Dr. Cox, aka “Doc”, a man who coached us, taught us, pushed us, and mentored us. He was a man that could light up a room and command attention. He could leave you hanging on every word as he shared life experiences or he could have you rolling on the floor, laughing until it physically hurt.

While his passing last night was not unexpected, it still hurt with the force of a thousand sledgehammers. I know I will likely break down and sob or flat out cry several times while I am writing this piece. There is definitely crying in boxing and tonight the Lock Haven Boxing and our extended collegiate boxing families are all in mourning.

Dr. Cox came into my life in 1994 when I was a freshman at Lock Haven University. I decided to go to Lock Haven, in truth it was my only choice, because I had become so enamored with the dream of boxing. When I found out that Lock Haven had a nationally-ranked team with a well-known coach, I set my heart on attending.

When I arrived on campus that fall semester, my first point of business was to seek out and meet Dr. Cox, armed with a list of excited questions. He agreed to meet with me a few weeks before he held the open meeting for prospective team members. I walked into the building where his academic office was located and it was then I saw a rotund man with white hair and a big smile on his round face walking towards me. I’m not sure who he was but it certainly couldn’t be this legendary coach. It was then he walked up to me and, in a voice that is so often imitated, he introduced himself. I did not realize then that I had just met a man who would so positively influence my life.

To know “Doc” was a true blessing in life. He could make you laugh or make you angry. He would call you out and put you on the spot. Being a professor, he valued education and he enforced that his student athletes, boxers at the time, and wrestlers before that, focused on their education. He would, without hesitation, withhold a competitor from a show or tournament if they were not keeping up with their academics.

He knew when to push you and exactly what buttons to push. He would bring the Lock Haven boxers to Rockview St. Penitentiary to train and spar with the inmates. The first time he brought me along, I was getting bullied and beaten up by an older and more experienced inmate. I was afraid and I kept looking over at him, in a way hoping that he would stop the sparring session. But he looked back and his eyes calmed me and I knew to throw a counter punch out of the corner. Dr. Cox believed in me at that moment when I didn’t believe in myself. A few years later, after me appointed me President of the Lock Haven Boxing Club, he asked me to submit the paperwork on which of his boxers he was selecting to compete in an upcoming show in New York. He also knew that I would see those papers so he wrote on there that I was “not nearly as talented” as another boxer on the roster. While we never spoke of it, he knew that he would ignite a fire in me to overcome my lack of natural ability through dedication and determination. It was just one of his many methods of motivation. As he would often say, he was “using a negative stimulus to produce a positive result.”

In essence, Dr. Cox was a giver. He shared his knowledge, his experience, dan yang paling penting, his time to mold young men and women into competitive student athletes and decent human beings. He shared his family with us, including his wife Glenda, who was the driver (“the pilot”) of so many of our road trips. Those road trips, whether they were 45 minutes to Penn St. or several hours to Annapolis, were always entertaining life lessons. We were never allowed to sleep on those trips as “Doc” found this was the perfect time for education. He would discuss whatever topic hit his mind and they often came from left field. Those trips were never boring.

Dr. Cox always implored us to give back to the sport that gave us so much. He encouraged his student boxers to go into coaching and officiating, often allowing us to assist him in working the corner of one of our teammates, or setting up seminars so we could get our certification. He would, tanpa soalan, gladly write a recommendation for a job or internship. He asked me to sit in his office while he wrote a letter of recommendation for me. He educated me on how to effectively communicate through the written word and focused on using “power” and “impact” words that would command attention and respect. He was always willing to be listed as a job reference because he wanted to see those who had trained and mentored become successful in life.

Since yesterday, I have been thinking a lot about my favorite “Doc” stories, the ones that I tell the most often. Of course, you can’t tell a Doc story without imitating his voice and mannerisms. Every year, when the LHU boxing alumni would gather for the annual boxing homeshow and after party, we would all tell our favorite stories while doing the Doc imitation. Sadly, the next time we gather will be for his funeral. This is a way for me to cope with his death and smile through the tears. These are in no particular order. For the most part, I will avoid using any names in the event someone doesn’t want to be called out.

  • First Roadtrip and “Barnyard Beef” – My first roadtrip with Doc and the LHU team was October 1994 to the US Naval Academy. It was the annual season kickoff meeting and a round of sparring sessions with boxers from Navy, VMI, Lock Haven, Shippensburg, and Mansfield. It was a relatively uneventful day except for one of the Haven’s novice boxers had taken a few solid punches and was now complaining how bad his jaw hurt. On our way home, we were expecting to make a quick dinner stop, likely a McDonalds, until Doc spotted a little shack-looking place on the side of the road called “Barnyard Beef.” Once he saw it, he implored Glenda to cut off the driver in the right lane so we could pull over as he boomed “Hun Hun… That’s where we need to stop. It’s called Barnyard Beef. It has to be good!” He gave us all a few dollars to order and we all went with roast beef sandwiches with Doc getting an extra-large selection which looked to be about as big as the moon. Our sulking boxer implored that his jaw was too sore to chew so he opted for a cup of soup. Doc took the first bite of his gigantic roast beef sandwich and rolled his eyes in delight “Oh My God!  This is the BEST roast beef sandwich ever” and looking over at his lone soup-eating boxer, he followed with “You gotta get one of these!  Forget about your jaw! Stop being such a pansy and get one!"
  • Mad in the Corner – As mentioned, Doc wanted to give his student boxers opportunities to learn to coach. There was a December card at Penn State my sophomore year where I and another teammate had our bouts canceled when our opponents from Buffalo were snowed in. Doc saw an opportunity to have us help in the corners with each of us taking two bouts and he would allow you to get in the ring and give the instructions. The first bout I worked with him was a clear Lock Haven victory. The second bout I worked with him did not go so well. The Lock Haven boxer was not doing well and certainly not up to his potential. Through the first round, I could tell Doc was getting angry. As the bell rang, he snarled “Let me have the ring” which was never a good thing. As I sat there, I made a vow that situation would never happen to me. Fast forward two months later, I am competing in that same PSU ring against a very sloppy and awkward opponent and the first round was going poorly, very poorly. The bell rung to end the first round and, as I started walking back to my corner, I saw Doc getting in the ring with a wild and angered look in his eyes. I almost considered walking to my opponent’s corner and asking if I could stay there for the next minute because I knew my corner was not going to be a fun place to be. In a crazy way, Doc’s unleashing on me actually forced me to refocus and allowed me to come back to win that one.
  • President’s Dinner – At the end of every year, the president of the university would have a dinner for the boxing team. As Doc had retired as a professor in 1996, they decided that year that the dinner would not just be for the current team but also for some selected alumni. After the boxing nationals had ended in April, Doc was flying to Fiji for a few weeks to participate in a boxing seminar. He was scheduled to return only a day before the dinner banquet. We were waiting for him at the gym so we could travel to the dinner as a team. When Doc walked through the doors, our collective jaws hit the floor. He was wearing a suit jacket and tie and a traditional Fijian sulu. In our eyes, he was wearing something that resembled a skirt. He just smiled back and said “These are so comfortable. I think I am going to start wearing them more often.” To say his attire was the talk of the dinner was an understatement for sure.
  • Pork & Beans – One of Doc’s defining characteristics in life was his generosity and willingness to help others. He had a close relationship with the local Salvation Army and every year, he would set up a day for the boxing team to ring the bells for the Salvation Army kettle. When Doc found out that one of his boxers was struggling financially and unable to afford food, he worked out a deal with the Salvation Army where they would donate some food for him. We were loading a box of groceries donated when this boxer who came from a Muslim family looked at the one item and declined it as it included pork. Doc picked up the can and said “Are you sure?  How can you tell?” to which he was informed that it was a can of Pork & Beans. He pondered for a moment simply said “Hmmm… You know I never knew that had pork in it?"
  • Don’t Eat the Pizza – We were traveling to New York for the annual show at the New York Athletic Center a few days before Thanksgiving. This was a rare show with the weigh-in the day before the show and the whole ride to Manhattan, Doc was talking about how we were going out to eat after the weigh-in. Since it was my first year competing on the NYAC show, he allowed me to choose the ethnic food we would be indulging in later. Of course, I picked Italian. Doc had one more very important piece of advice. After the weigh-in, there would be pizzas there. Even though we were all hungry from making weight for the show, he advised that we do not eat the pizza because we were going out to dinner. The three Lock Haven boxers made weight and, after changing, we walked over to find Doc eating his third slice of pizza. A short while later, we are seated at the famed Luna’s restaurant in Little Italy and Doc is complaining that he shouldn’t have eaten that pizza and he was too full to order a meal. The legendary Dr. Cox, the man who stories recount ate so much Chinese Food the year before, was reduced to ordering a side salad. As we were eating and laughing, Coach Ken Cooper made an astute observation. Doc had finished his salad and was now eating from his wife’s plate, all the while mentioning how he wasn’t hungry. Not missing a beat, Doc proceeded to take the extra meatballs from the one boxer’s meal.
  • Cigars and Vodka –This is one that I didn’t get to witness personally but he told it so often that I felt like I was there. As a highly-respected wrestling coach, Doc was often invited to wrestling seminars in Russia where that sport is God-like. Doc was often the recipient of many bottles of the finest Russian vodka. He would attend boxing seminars in Cuba. Before flipping truck tires became a trendy thing in most fitness centers, Doc borrowed the Cuban method and would have his fighters bounce on truck tires to increase leg strength and conditioning. He also came home from many of these trips with some authentic Cuban cigars. He would tell us how he would then go to the store and buy the cheapest cigars and vodka, only to switch the labels. He would then imitate those smoking the cheap cigars and drinking the cheap vodka thinking they were consuming the real goods. He would pantomime their sipping of the vodka and slow puffing of the cigars while commenting “how you can really taste the difference”, his whole time cackling at the knowledge that he knew they were really gushing over the lowest quality of both items.
  • Weight – It’s no secret, Doc wanted his boxers to compete in different weight classes. He also always envisioned a dominant heavyweight on his team and he would workout football players or wrestlers who had exhausted their eligibility in those respective sports. At the beginning of each school year, I would show up around 190-195 and Doc would envision me being his solution at heavyweight, despite the fact that I didn’t have the height, and once I started conditioning, the weight to sustain it. I still remember those conversations. “Ok Penecale, you weighed in at 185 for last week’s bout. What did you weigh today?” I would respond with “182” and he would shoot back “Ok, minggu ini, I am going to put you in with a ‘small’ heavyweight.” When he meant “small”, it was usually anyone under 235 and I would show up to weigh-ins with rocks in my pockets. Then one day, only a few days before regionals, he decided to try another avenue. I had been between 178-180 and fully expecting to compete at 180 in the regionals when he asked “Do you think you can make 165 by Friday?” It was already Tuesday afternoon. He felt that was my best path to the National tournament so I agreed. In spring 1997, between January 30 and April 12, Doc had me compete in five separate weight classes.
  • My last homeshow – Fitting that this anniversary is tomorrow (Februari 7) and I will be posting the Youtube video like I do every year. The homeshow was always a big event and Doc would want everything to be perfect. As Coach Coop would say to us, Doc would be very impatient or as so eloquently described “he would be a bear with a sore ass.” The last thing you wanted to do was annoy Doc before, semasa, or after the homeshow. My senior year, I was taking on a boxer from Army by the name of Michael Jordan. My friends and roommates showed up with custom signs and shirts and they were seated in the bleachers close to my corner. Earlier in the card, when I was getting changed, a boxer from Kentucky had knocked out an opponent from Penn State and drew the crowd’s ire by jumping on the ropes and showboating. I was unaware of this, so as the emotion hit me at the final bell, I banged my gloves and started a run to my corner to jump on the ropes and salute my cheering section. Doc read my mind and sternly said “NO!” which forced my momentum into an awkward gallop, looking like a bucking bronco that was just hit with a cattle prod.

The last two days have been emotional and difficult, from finding out that Doc was soon-to-be transitioning to the crushing news of his passing. Being an admin on the LHU Boxing Facebook page, one of the abilities is to approve posts. I saw so many posts submitted for approval from friends, keluarga, fellow alumni including so many photos. It was nearly impossible not to break down.

Dr. Cox was a coach, an educator, a mentor, and a friend. As I first said in the post after his passing, he taught me so many lessons in and out of the ring. He believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. He pushed me to be better, a better boxer, a better student, a better son, a better friend, and a better human. Those life lessons still impact me every day and I find myself sharing them often.

Coach Cooper added in his tribute “He who is in the hearts of so many is never truly gone”.  That is a true statement. Dr. Cox will live on through the positive impact that he has made through so many of his students, atlet, keluarga, dan rakan-rakan.

You will certainly be missed, Dr. Cox. Thank you and We Love You!!!

tinju, wayang, Tony Penecale

Tornado goes to the movies: rocky iV remastered review

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oleh: Tony “the Tornado” Penecale (atas)

Here is my review of the Rocky vs Drago movie plus a photo with the movie poster. Guess who walked out with it!

So I went to see the Rocky vs Drago Director’s Cut film last night.


Here are 2 spoilers that shouldn’t be spoilers. Apollo still dies and Rocky still wins.


So the movie had approximately 40 minutes of new footage. It also kept approximately the same run time so with 40 minutes of new footage, there is nearly 40 minutes of omitted footage.


Now for some spoilers. If you don’t want anything spoiled, I suggest you stop reading here.


There were two shots that I really hoped would have been edited out for this film but somehow still made it in. I’ll get to them later.


So I’ll breakdown some of the changes/additions/omissions and give my thoughts.


1) New opening. Usually, it starts with the ROCKY title scrolling across the bottom to one of the series signature songs. Then it breaks into the last round of the previous movie. This movie starts with various clips from Rocky 3 including Rocky’s loss to Clubber Lang, Apollo talking him out of retiring, and the climatic fight scene. It completely omits the Rocky and Apollo sparring session. I was not a fan of the new opening. I am used to the normal movie openings that last 2-3 minutes and set the stage for the new installment. I wasn’t a fan of the song they used “Sweetest Victory” which is on the Rocky IV soundtrack but never used in the original.


2) No robot. While this was seen as a cross between corny and creepy (Paulie’s girlfriend?), the omission of the robot, likely due to licensing agreements, meant that many scenes with Paulie or Rocky Jr had to be cut including Paulie’s birthday scene.


3) The new Drago introduction press conference explains that they tried to arrange a fight with Rocky. I thought that was good but they cut out Drago’s wife comparing him to Popeye eating spinach. Malah, a lot of Brigitte Nielsen’s dialogue was cut. Could it be because of her “rocky” relationship with Stallone?


4) The reasoning for Apollo to take the fight was improved. Ya, he still shows up out of nowhere and part of the table scene had to be cut (no robot, remember) but they talked about how Rocky ignored the challenge and Apollo feeling the need to take it.


5) I thought the omission of the whole pre-fight dressing room scene with Rocky and Apollo was a mistake. Not only does it cut one of my favorite lines “I didn’t say anything about snails, I said Nails N-N-Nails” but it shows Apollo’s overconfidence and Rocky’s trepidation. The only part of the original dressing room scene that is preposterous is where Rocky was trying to convince Apollo to postpone. Seriously, who postpones 5 minutes before they are scheduled to walk to the ring?


6) The Creed-Drago fight was greatly improved. Except for the one shot they left in from the original where Apollo is clearly not wearing gloves. They missed that edit the first time. How did they miss it again? The fight was extended and Apollo got up after an early knockdown and kept trying to fight back.


7) Apollo’s funeral was extended and improved with his father-figure Duke giving a speech and Rocky giving a more emotional speech.


8) The scene with the boxing commission not sanctioning the fight between Rocky and Drago was included as it was shown in the original 1985 trailer but cut from that movie.


9) The scene of Rocky talking to his son before leaving was extended and improved.


10) The training montages were slightly changed and some edits to the scenes in Russia.


11) The final fight was still enjoyable. There were some added elements to it.


12) Two of the better movie speeches were changed to voiceovers. Apollo in the dressing room telling Rocky he would understand when it was over was changed to voiceover in Rocky’s head. The epic speech to Adrian where he said Drago would have to kill him to beat him was also changed to an inner-monologue voiceover. I definitely think that was a mistake because it takes the charm away from seeing the facial expressions of Apollo and Rocky respectively as they said those lines.


13) The moment before the final round when Drago’s manager ran from his balcony seat with the Kremlin to berate Drago in his corner. I was hoping that if any scene was cut, it would be that one. I would rather there be a scene of Paulie marrying the robot and announcing she was pregnant than this scene. I hated it in 1985 (when I was 9 lama tahun) and I hate it now. There is 60 seconds between rounds of a boxing match. This man ran from the balcony, through the crowd, got to Drago’s corner, and berated him in less than one minute. Drago, for having endured 14 punishing rounds, is able to stand up and lift him with one arm before dropping him off the apron. Talk about taking some serious liberties.


14) The fight end. You get used to the way a Rocky fight ends. He scores the big knockdown, his opponent struggles to get up, and ultimately falls back down as the count reaches 10. This one, Drago goes down, makes a move to get back up, a falls flat. The referee stops with no count at all. I also hated Rocky’s leap at the end. In the original, he was lifted in the air as he stood there exhausted by triumphant. This one looks like he is able to do a leaping swan dive into a pool.


15) The speech is different. He couldn’t reference his kid because showing him would show the robot. I was glad in a way they cut the scenes of the kids watching the fight. It always posed some serious questions to me. If Rocky, Adrian, and Paulie were all in Russia, who was watching the 9 year old kid? The robot? Who is going to let an unsupervised 9 year old watch a fight where there is a fear that his father could be killed? The part of the speech that was comical was Rocky’s talk about change. He mentioned his friend (Apollo) couldn’t change and now he’s dead. Wow. Way to perk up the crowd there, Batu!


Overall it was enjoyable. The changed scenes and alternate takes threw off the cadence so you were in truth watching a new movie. There were a lot of scenes in this film that I prefer to the original (the extended Creed-Drago fight, the extended funeral, Rocky meeting with the commission). There were some scenes that I think should have been kept (Rocky and Apollo in the dressing room, Puan. Drago talking about her husband, dan lain-lain). There were a few things that I definitely prefer the original, most notably the superior intro scrolling logo/final round of previous movie scene.


So in my conclusion, there needs to be a Director’s Cut of the Director’s Cut and combine the best of the original and the best of the new version.


We can call this one “Rocky IV Take III: The Tornado Cut”


Tornado 🌪

tinju, Las Vegas, Premier Boxing Champions, Tony Penecale

Wilder vs. Fury the rematch In-Depth Preview and Analysis

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Oleh: Tony Penecale

The Heavyweight Championship has always been the most noteworthy prize in the sport. Over the last few years, the interest in the fistic giants has dwindled. That has changed with the exciting power of Deontay Wilder and the charismatic showmanship of Tyson Fury.

With their first encounter ending in a controversial draw, they find themselves sharing the ring again. Both men with undefeated records and only a single draw (against each other) on their ledger.

The big men are taking center stage for the undisputed prize. “The Bronze Bomber” and “The Gypsy King”…. Who will reign supreme?

UMUR, REKOD, DAN STATS

Wilder:  Umur:   34 lama tahun

Rekod:  42-0-1 (41 KO)

Ketinggian:  6’7”

Berat:  219 * * Berat untuk pertarungan lalu (11-23-19)

Mencapai:  83"

Fury: Umur:  31 lama tahun

Rekod:  29-0-1 (20 KO)

Ketinggian:  6’9”

Berat:  254 * * Berat untuk pertarungan lalu (9-14-19)

Mencapai:  85"

PENCAPAIAN RING

Wilder:

WBC Heavyweight Champion (’15-Pres)

Fury:

WBA Heavyweight Champion (’15-‘16)

WBO Heavyweight Champion (’15-‘16)

IBF Heavyweight Champion (’15-‘16)

IBO Heavyweight Champion (’15-‘16)

Lineal Heavyweight Champion (’15-Pres)

STYLE

Wilder:  

A wild-swinging, often-sloppy fighter with long arms and fight-changing power in both fists, Wilder likes to set the range with his lead hand and follow it with a variety of power punches. He carries his power late into his fights and is capable of scoring a knockout at any time.

Fury:

A confident, self-assured, and sometimes cocky fighter, Fury has nimble moves and quickness for such a large fighter. He combines good footwork with upper-body movement and ability to box either orthodox or southpaw, keeping opponents off-balance and setting up his own offensive attack.

THEIR FIRST BOUT

Wilder-Fury I: Fury opened the bout with effective movement, keeping Wilder off balance and unable to land anything significant. Wilder was able to land several hard jabs in the 4ke- pusingan, trickling blood from Fury’s nose. Fury spent time in the mid rounds as a southpaw and found success. Wilder scored a knockdown in the 9ke- round but his follow-up attack left him fatigued, allowed Fury to regain the momentum through the 11ke- round. The memorable 12ke- round saw Wilder break through and land a right hand and left hook combination. Fury fell hard to the canvas, flat on his back. He amazingly rose at the count of 9 and was outlanding Wilder as the final round concluded. Alejandro Rochin scored 115-111 Wilder, Robert Tapper scored 114-112 Fury, and Phil Edwards scored 113-113.

KEKUATAN

Wilder:

* Power – The detonation at the end of Wilder’s fists, primarily is right hand, is of nuclear proportions. While his left hand carries substantial pop in it, it is Wilder’s right hand that is seen as maybe the most devastating punch in boxing today. He can end fights by landing his right hand straight down the middle, arcing it over the top, or splitting the guard as an uppercut.

* Conditioning – Early in his career, when he was ending all of his fights within a few rounds, there were question marks if Wilder would fade in the later rounds. He has proven that he can fight equally as hard in the late rounds and capable of a knockout until the final bell.

* Athleticism – Wilder combines a rare blend of size, kelajuan, kuasa, and athletic ability where is easy to imagine him being dominant in any type of athletic environment.

Fury: 

* Movement – For a man with the size and physique that resembles a silverback, Fury moves with the grace and agility of a ballet dancer. He is light on his feet and possesses shifty upperbody movement that is uncanny for someone so large.

* Confidence – Fury is supremely confident in himself and believes in his ability. He shows little or no fear in the ring. His self-assured charismatic nature gives him a psychological advantage.

* Resilient – Whether it was climbing off the canvas against Wilder, overcoming a horrific cut against Wallin, or battling against depression and substance abuse, Fury has shown a toughness and resiliency that are to be admired.

KELEMAHAN

Wilder:

* Sloppy – Wilder shows so much faith in his power that he is frequently wild and sloppy with his punches and footwork. He often times looks very amateurish in the ring.

* Trouble With Boxers – Fighters who use good movement and boxing ability trouble Wilder. He struggles setting his feet and is often a step behind. He was trailing Luis Ortiz in both fights and was outclassed for most of his first fight with Fury.

* Chin – The few times that Wilder was seriously chin-checked, he showed some flaws in his durability. Ortiz had him badly hurt and close to a knockout loss.

Fury:

* Distractions – Fury is loving his new-found fame and talking WWE and MMA. He split with his trainer Ben Davidson and is calling his own shots. Fury also has spells in the ring where he loses focus and he has found himself on the canvas more than once during a lapse in concentration.

* Personal Life – It is well-documented Fury’s past personal demons with depression and substance abuse, along with a weight gain to over 400 lbs. While his triumphs over those demons is admirable, the lasting physical effects cannot be denied.

* Skin– It’s only been five months since Fury suffered a terrible gash over his right eye against Otto Wallin, requiring 47 stitches. While doctors have deemed the cut sufficiently healed, his tender skin could reopen at the most inopportune time.

Bout TERDAHULU

Wilder:  (11/23/19) – Wilder again scored a come-from-behind knockout against Luis Oritz. After being outboxed for the majority of the first six rounds, Wilder set his range against a tiring Ortiz and landed a pulverizing right hand which resulted in a one-punch knockout.

Fury:

(9/14/19) – Fury survived a bloody contest with the undefeated but unknown Otto Wallin. Fury suffered a cut over his right eye in the 3rd round and the blood clearly affected his vision. Despite the impairment, Fury still controlled the action and hurt Wallin several times en route to a decision victory.

3 PERSEMBAHAN TERBAIK

Wilder:

* Arthur Pin (1/16/16) – After falling behind early, Wilder took over in the 4ke- round and started to settle down and control the action. A single right hand in the 9ke- round sent Szpilka down and unconscious, yang 2016 Knockout Tahun.

* Piala Emas (1/17/15) – Wilder answered questions about his stamina by going the full 12 rounds for the first time in his career and capturing the WBC title in the process. Wilder utilized his long jab and kept Stiverne at bay with his underrated skillset.

* Luis Ortiz (3/3/18) – Wilder survived some scary moments against the oft-avoided Cuban veteran before prevailing by 10ke- round knockout. Wilder was troubled by Ortiz’s boxing skills early before knocking him down in the 5ke- round. An Ortiz rally in the 7ke- had Wilder seriously hurt but Wilder was able to regroup and score the knockout a few rounds later.

Fury:

*  Wladimir Klitschko (11/25/15) – Fury went into Klitschko’s backyard and wrested the unified and lineal heavyweight championships via unanimous decision. While the bout was a cautious affair, Fury was able to outwork Klitschko with superior footwork, pergerakan, and a higher punch output.

* Derek Chisora (11/29/14) – Fury dominated the rematch with his British rival, boxing from a distance, switching between orthodox and southpaw, and punishing his adversary until the corner stopped the fight after 10 one-sided rounds.

* Deontay Wilder (12/1/18) – With the exception of two knockdowns and some curious judging, Fury was in control for most of the bout. He avoided Wilder’s punches and landed effective counters, making Wilder looked confused and off-balance in the process.

Kunci KEMENANGAN

Wilder:

* Utilize his jab and negate Fury’s awkward style

* Keep his power punches short and compact

* Don’t get mesmerized by Fury’s upperbody movement

Fury:

* Change the pace and keep Wilder guessing

* Use lateral movement to keep Wilder from setting his feet

* Do not get cocky against the ropes

SOALAN

Wilder:

* Can Wilder handle Fury’s unorthodox movement?

* Will Wilder employ a better gameplan?

*  Will Wilder become frustrated?

Fury:

* Will Fury try too hard for the knockout?

* Is Fury totally focused on boxing? 

* Is his cut eye susceptible to reinjury?

PENECALE RAMALAN

Both combatants are exceptional showmen and their respective ring entrances will have the crowd abuzz. The electricity will be at a fever pitch at the opening bell. With their familiarity, there will be less of a feeling out process than their first encounter. Fury will be on his toes moving forward and Wilder will try to time his advances and land counter punches. At the end of the 1st pusingan, Fury will taunt Wilder and there will be an exchange of words.

Fury’s constant movement and single punches will trouble Wilder as his counter punches will find mostly empty air. The following rounds will be an exciting game of cat and mouse with the smaller Wilder in the role of the cat, futility trying to corner the larger Wilder.

Wilder will find success with his jab in the 6ke- dan 7ke- rounds and a looping right hand will catch Fury on top of the head, knocking him off balance to the canvas. Fury will rise, wink at his corner, and come bouncing back into action. The excitement will have Wilder swinging wildly and falling to the canvas himself after missing overexaggerated right hand.

With Wilder seemingly arm-weary from his punch output the previous round, Fury will turn southpaw and land several hard right hands, then bounce out of range of any counter punches.

Fury’s movement and higher workrate will carry the action through the championship rounds, leading him again to an apparent lead going into the final round.

The decision this time will be unanimous with Dave Moretti and Glenn Feldman both scoring 115-112 and Steve Weisfeld a shade closer at 114-113, all in favor of “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury.

tinju, Las Vegas, Tony Penecale

tony penecale’s Box Fan Expo Ringside report

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Quick video intro here:

https://www.facebook.com/TornadoTP/videos/10156003723726436/

Last weekend’s middleweight title showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs also featured the annual Box Fan Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The amazing memorabilia on display and live amateur boxing action complemented an array of past and present world champion fighters available for quick meet and greets.

As a lifelong boxing fan, it was a shame that I only had a little over two hours to spend at the event before heading back to the T-Mobile Arena for the start of the undercard bouts. The time I was able to spend was thoroughly enjoyable. The prices were reasonable to meet these fistic legends and have a few moments to talk and take photos. The average $20 -$25 price for a photo op was significantly less than what would have been lost at the casino in a single roulette spin.

James Toney was there in a suit, proving that he can even make plaid look stylish. For a guy known for a surly nature, he was very accommodating and mentioned he will be in Philadelphia for a live show on June 7 and hopes to see me there.

In the booth next over was Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Al Berstein, who I had the privilege of interviewing in 2011. When told of my admiration of his classy work and being a fan since his days with Barry Tompkins on ESPN’s Thursday Night Fights, he was humble and appreciative.

The line to meet Roy Jones Jr. was long but worth the wait. While the time to talk with Roy was short, I was able to mention what an honor it was to meet one of the greatest performers of my generation and how I sat only a few feet from him when he was on the Creed II set.

While the line to meet the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard was exceptionally long, you could see he was truly enjoying himself, flashing that million-dollar smile and doing his famous fists-raised photo op with fans. Unfortunately, with time running short, I did not have the opportunity to meet one of my favorite fighters growing up. I would have loved to have shown him a photo when I was four-years-old, swinging away on the Sugar Ray Leonard punching bag I was given.

A few feet away was one of Sugar Ray’s most-famous rivals, the great Thomas “Hitman” Hearns. While the Hitman has shown some slowing as he has aged, he still proves to be an imposing figure, but he now replaces that fearsome glare with a warm smile.

Also coming up to meet Thomas Hearns was current IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Tevin Farmer, a fellow Philadelphian, who I’ve had the opportunity to watch grow from a 7-4-1 journeyman boxer to a 29-4-1 juara dunia.

My visit wouldn’t be complete without stopping to see “The Pazmanian Devil” Vinny Paz, always one of my favorite action fighters and charismatic personalities. Instead of a handshake, he greeted me with a big hug and expressed disappointment that my dad didn’t join me at the expo.

In the short time frame, it was impossible to meet all of the great fighters there including Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Errol Spence, Anthony Dirrell, and Earnie Shavers. With it being Cinco de Mayo weekend, the lines for some of the Mexican legends wrapped around the convention center floor. Mikey Garcia, Marco Antonio Barerra, Erik Morales, and Juan Manuel Marquez all proved to be exceptionally popular. But nothing compared to the roar of the pro-Mexican crowd when the great Julio Cesar Chavez was introduced.

Attending this event was a dream come true and I could only wish I had more time to spend at the event. Everything was so professionally done and those in attendance were beyond accommodating.

Kudos to Expo kotak Fan for such an exceptional event.

Listen to our radio show episode from earlier this week for more insight from Tony “The Tornado” Penecale about this event.

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Canelo ALVAREZ VS. Daniel JACOBS ** Dalam Kedalaman Preview dan Analisis **

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Oleh: Tony Penecale

The biggest week in boxing is upon us with the annual Cinco de Mayo weekend extravaganza in Las Vegas. The Mexican marquee star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez returns to his home-away-from-home to face the challenge of fellow middleweight titlist, Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs, who is intent on spoiling the homecoming.

Can Canelo sprinkle some extra cinnamon on an explosive victory? Or will it be Jacobs who provides another miracle in his story-book comeback?


UMUR, REKOD, DAN STATS

Alvarez: Umur: 28 lama tahun
Rekod: 51-1-2 (35 KO)
Ketinggian: 5’9”
Berat: 167 * * Berat untuk pertarungan lalu (12-15-18)
Mencapai: 70"


Jacobs: Umur: 32 lama tahun
Rekod: 35-2 (29 KO)
Ketinggian: 5’11”
Berat: 159 * * Berat untuk pertarungan lalu (10-27-18)
Mencapai: 73"


PENCAPAIAN RING

Alvarez:
WBC Junior middleweight Juara (’11-’13)
WBA Junior middleweight Juara (‘13)
Ring Magazine Junior Middleweight Champion ('13)
WBC middleweight Juara (’15-Pres)
WBA Middleweight Champion (’18-Pres)
Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion (’18-Pres)
WBA Super Middleweight Champion (’18-Pres)
Ring Magazine Pound-4-Pound #3 Boxer


Jacobs:
WBA Middleweight Champion (’14-‘17)
IBF Middleweight Champion (’18-‘Pres)

STYLE

Alvarez:
Yang agresif, physical fighter with underrated boxing skills, Alvarez sering memakai lawan ke bawah dengan tekanan yang konsisten dan tumbukan berat tangan. Will use feints and counters to throw is opponent’s timing off and create openings for a strength-sapping body attack. Carries fight-changing power in both hands but sometimes doesn’t throw enough punches. While he is most known for his offensive skills, Alvarez mempunyai baik, tetapi tidak besar, kemahiran pertahanan tergelincir dan menyekat tumbukan.

Jacobs:
A lanky, long-armed boxer with versatile skills who often fights aggressively and is not afraid to exchange punches. Jacobs couples good boxing skills and fundamentals with knockout power in both hands. Will sometimes be too offensive-minded and is susceptible to counter punches. Shows tremendous heart in the face of adversity.








KEKUATAN

Alvarez:
* Power – Alvarez carries thunder in both fists. He has knockout power in either hand, tetapi senjata yang paling dahsyat, ia tetap berada di cangkuk kirinya, especially to the body. He has three knockout-of-the-year candidates in his career.

* Kekuatan - Alvarez adalah seorang pejuang fizikal matang dan padat dibina dengan kekuatan yang luar biasa. He is effective in backing fighters up, walaupun tidak mendarat tumbukan siram. He has grown from junior-middleweight and has competed recently at super-middleweight.

* Experience – Alvarez has come a long way during his professional career and has competed against some of the biggest names in boxing. He has been in this moment numerous times and the raucous atmosphere will be second nature to him.


Jacobs:
* Character – Jacobs stood up to and defeated the most daunting adversary of his career when he overcame bone cancer in 2011. His character shows in the ring as he has handled some difficult challenges in his career.

* Power – Jacobs has registered 29 dia 35 professional victories via stoppage. He has the power to change the fight with one punch and the killer instinct to finish a wounded opponent.


* Versatile – Jacobs possesses good boxing skills and movement, sometimes switching between orthodox and southpaw stances. If against another aggressive opponent, Jacobs will box on his back foot and seek counter-punching opportunities. He is adept at accelerating the pace when needed.




KELEMAHAN

Alvarez:
* Tactical Mistakes – Alvarez has made tactical mistakes in some previous fights, including trying to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. by boxing with him on the outside. In other fights, he has allowed his opponents to control the pace and steal rounds.

* Easy-to-Hit – While his offensive skill is his calling card, Alvarez has a decent defense. When he loses focus or becomes overly aggressive, he is wide open for straight right hands and counter punches.

* Heavy Feet – Alvarez has good boxing ability but is often slow-footed in the ring. When matched against taller fighters with good lateral movement, he frequently struggles, as was the case in his bouts with Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara.


Jacobs:
* Suspect Chin – Jacobs is no stranger to tasting the canvas. He was knocked out in devastating fashion by Dmitry Pirog in his first professional loss. He was also on the canvas against Gennady Golovkin and Sergio Mora.

* Reckless – In his first fight against Mora, Jacobs became overly aggressive after scoring a knockdown and left himself wide open for a counter punch that put him on the canvas. He was also off-balance and reckless again when he had Peter Quillin stunned.

* Atmosphere – Jacobs has fought in Las Vegas before and main-evented in Madison Square Garden. Walau bagaimanapun, this is his first marquee Las Vegas Cinco-de-Mayo weekend extravaganza.



Bout TERDAHULU

Alvarez: (12/15/18) – Alvarez made a successful super-middleweight debut by destroying the game but overmatched Rocky Fielding in three rounds. Alvarez punished Fielding’s body, menjaringkan empat knockdowns, and finishing him with his signature left hook to the liver.

Jacobs:
(10/27/18) – Jacobs had a tough encounter with undefeated but unknown Serhiy Derevianchenko, winning a 12-round split decision. Jacobs scored a 1st-round knockdown and landed more punches during the back-and-forth contest.



3 PERSEMBAHAN TERBAIK

Alvarez:
* James Kirkland (5/9/15) – The fireworks were on display from the opening bell as Kirkland engaged Alvarez with a kamikaze attack. Alvarez countered and scored a 1st-round knockdown and ended the fight in the 3rd round with a picturesque right hand.

* Liam Smith (9/17/16) – Alvarez methodically broke down the previously-undefeated Smith, controlling the bout from the beginning. Alvarez scored knockdowns in the 7ke- dan 8ke- rounds before ending the show with his left hook to the liver in the 9ke- pusingan.

* Carlos Baldomir (9/18/10) – Alvarez was a 20-year-old prodigy facing a durable former world champion in Baldomir. Alvarez was successful boxing early and using his advantages in speed and skill to sweep the first five rounds. But it was his display in the 6th that was memorable. Alvarez rocked Baldomir before finally dropping with a left hook, menyebabkan dia tidak sedarkan diri sebelum dia memukul tikar dan berurusan dia kehilangan kecederaan hanya dalam kerjaya 16 tahun.



Jacobs:
* Sergio Mora (9/9/16) – Jacobs wiped away any controversy from their first fight, which ended with Mora injuring his ankle, by dissecting him in the rematch, culminating in an impressive 7ke- TKO bulat. Jacobs scored a knockdown each in the 4ke- dan 5ke- rounds before opening up and dropping Mora three times in the 7ke- pusingan, forcing the stoppage.

* Peter Quillin (12/5/15) – In a battle for Brooklyn Bragging Rights, Jacobs stunned the undefeated and favored Quillin with a 1st TKO bulat. Jacobs landed a right hand early, sending Quilling staggering into the ropes. A follow-up flurry sent Quillin across the ring where the referee stopped the fight.

* Caleb Truax (4/24/15) – Jacobs dominated Truax with a masterful performance over 11 pusingan, controlling the action with a heavy jab, and wearing his game opponent down. Comfortably ahead going into the final round, Jacobs unloaded on his weakened adversary until the referee saved him from further punishment.




Kunci KEMENANGAN

Alvarez:
* Start fast and don’t allow Jacobs to become confident

* Cut off the ring and force Jacobs to fight in confined spaces

* Go to the body early and often



Jacobs:
* Use a stiff jab and lateral movement to keep Alvarez off balance

* Land something to get Alvarez’s respect early

* Do not get reckless







SOALAN

Alvarez:
* Will the move back to middleweight drain Alvarez?

* Is Alvarez overlooking Jacobs?

* Will Alvarez become frustrated if Jacobs uses effective lateral movement?


Jacobs:
* Can Jacobs win a decision in Las Vegas?

* Will Jacobs be able to exploit Alvarez’s tactical shortcomings?

* How will Jacobs handle the pro-Alvarez atmosphere?



PENECALE RAMALAN

The crowd will be buzzing at the opening bell. Alvarez will move forward, hands up, probing with his jab and trying to set his feet. Jacobs will be moving laterally, pawing a tentative jab and using head feints. The cautious 1st round will end with Alvarez stepping in and throwing a few hard body shots, causing the partisan crowd to erupt in cheers.

Alvarez will continue to apply pressure in the 2nd dan 3rd rounds with Jacobs working to establish his jab with more authority. Jacobs will land a few heavy jabs to the face with Alvarez countering with right hands over the top. Jacobs will step to his left to avoid Alvarez’s left hook to the body.

The action will continue to intensify through the middle rounds. Jacobs will be following his jab with a straight right hand. Alvarez will be crouching and using his strength on the inside, using overhand rights and hooks to the arms and ribs.

Alvarez will sport some redness around his eyes and Jacobs will show welts across his torso. The pro-Alvarez crowd will gasp as Jacobs lands a series of hard right hands in the 6ke- round but will then erupt in the 7ke- when an exchange of left hooks sees Alvarez land first, sending Jacobs sprawling back to the canvas.

Jacobs will rise and affirm to referee Tony Weeks that he is okay to continue. Alvarez will attack, throwing his left hook to the body and head. Jacobs will stagger back, set his feet, and respond with a right hand and wild left hook. Alvarez will land a counter left hook to the head and Jacobs will clinch, with the bell ending the round.

The crowd will be wild with anticipation going into the 8ke- pusingan, sensing the Alvarez might be closing in on victory. Jacobs will use lateral movement while he clears his head, probing with his jab to keep Alvarez at bay. Alvarez will continue to look for the homerun punch, but Jacobs will stay out of range for the duration.

Sepanjang 9ke- dan 10ke- pusingan, Jacobs will be sufficiently recovered and willing to engage Alvarez, throwing more right hands, and increasing the tempo. Alvarez will land a series of thudding hooks to the body and Jacobs will counter with uppercuts on the inside.

Yang 11ke- round will continue the intense action with both fighters having their moments. Alvarez will become inactive for stretches of the round, allowing Jacobs to again control the pace.

Going into the final round, Jacobs will know that he is in danger with the bout being so close. He will initiate the pressure on Alvarez and there will be some toe-to-toe exchanges. As Alvarez takes a deep breath, Jacobs will successfully back him on his heels with a jab, followed by a straight-right hand. Alvarez will roll with the punch and counter with his own right hand. The crowd will be on its feet as the fighters exchange punches and embrace the final bell.

The decision will be unanimous with Dave Moretti and Glenn Feldman both scoring 115-112 and Steve Weisfeld with a wider margin of 117-110, all in favor of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

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Fight Talk Unlimited DOUBLE Episode

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This week on Fight Talk Unlimited we discuss a wide range of topics, beginning with the death of three pro wrestlers in one day. We go on to chat about Cody Garbrandt’s biting comments about fighter pay. We touch on bareknuckle fighting’s resurgence (adding Shawne Merriman to the roster of fighters for one organization), and we recap a wild fight between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier on last weekends UFC on Fox card. We also preview Garbrandt’s second bite at the TJ Dillashaw apple this weekend at UFC 227. Tony also helps preview one of the biggest fights of the week in Kovalev vs. Alvarez, which he will be attending in Atantic City. We do a boxing roundup of results and previews, and then we end the show with an off-topic talk about nature 🙂

 

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The FNU Combat Sports Show Launches as Fight Talk Unlimited on SPREAKER

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Fight News Unlimited’s weekly Combat Sports Show is now officially known as Fight Talk Unlimited, and we are now back to a live platform: Spreaker.

 

This week on our debut episode on Spreaker, we discuss a wild week in news, from Floyd Mayweather’s beef with 50-Cent, to Conor McGregor’s slap on the wrist for throwing a hand truck through a bus window, to a Philadelphia area school teacher moonlighting as an offensive German character in his pro-wrestling career. We then recap last week’s major fights, including a vicious KO by Anthony Smith over Shogun Rua at UFC Fight Night 135. We also preview UFC on FOX 30 and Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr., along with all the other combat sports action this weekend.

 

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