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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® REPORTER JIM GRAY CALLS INDUCTION INTO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME AN ‘UNLIKELY AND TREMENDOUS HONOR’

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Veteran Reporter Joins Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert As Sixth From SHOWTIME Sports® Kusukela 2012 To Be Presented With Boxing’s Highest Honor

I-NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports® veteran reporter Jim Gray was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday in Canastota, N.Y., joining former colleague and longtime SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING play-by-play announcer Steve Albert in receiving boxing’s most prestigious honor.

 

 

 

Gray and Albert became the fifth and sixth SHOWTIME Sports talent enshrined in the Hall of Fame since 2012. They join boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), analyst and historian Steve Farhood (2017) and play-by-play announcer Barry Tompkins (2017).

 

 

 

In front of a large crowd that included close friends Mike Tyson, Don King, Deontay Wilder, Julius Irving, Jerry Richardson, Stedman Graham, Bob Costas and many others, the 59-year-old Southern California resident Gray reflected on 40-plus years of covering the sport of boxing. “My journey today has been an unlikely one,” Gray said during his induction speech. “The Boxing Hall of Fame immortalized all of these great fighters. So this magnificent honor comes with tremendous humility. How could this happen? I never took a punch.”

 

 

 

Gray, who started with SHOWTIME in 1994, was honored with a Special Individual Achievement Emmy Award – he currently has 12 Emmy’s in total – in 1997 for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s second loss to Evander Holyfield, the infamous “bite fight.” The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Ukwengeza, the American Sportscasters Association has voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” in 1998 and ‘99.

 

 

 

Gray chose Tyson to introduce him on Sunday during the induction ceremony. “It’s ironic,” said Gray. “The man who threatened to kill me in public is now inducting me into the Hall of Fame.”

 

 

 

“This award is way, way overdue,” an emotional Tyson said of his good friend. “I’m very proud of you. Well-deserved.”

 

 

 

With this past weekend’s induction ceremony, SHOWTIME Sports now boasts five current Hall of Famers featured on the network: Gray, Bernstein, Farhood, Tompkins and Lennon Jr.

 

 

 

“I am so pleased for Jim and Steve that they received this great honor,” said David Dinkins Jr., Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of SHOWTIME Sports. “Jim Gray’s interviews and reporting have been an integral part of our SHOWTIME telecast from the beginning. Because of his skills and instincts we have been able to cover the events in depth. There have been countless times that Jim’s dogged pursuit of a story has enabled us to paint the complete picture of the event.”

 

 

 

Gray has forged one of the most memorable sports broadcasting careers in recent history, which includes a deep boxing resume. Gray has worked more than 1,200 fights and interviewed over 1,500 fighters throughout his career, okubala 20 of his fellow Hall of Famers, such as Muhammad Ali, UJoe Frazier, George Foreman and future Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and many others ringside.

 

 

 

Outside of the ring, Gray has covered nearly every sport and landed some of the industry’s most lucrative interviews, including sit-downs with Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and Michael Jordan.

 

 

 

Albert spent two decades calling fights for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Albert called more than 300 fights during his tenure with SHOWTIME, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Tyson-Holyfield I & II and the epic Corrales vs. Castillo series.

 

 

 

“Steve Albert’s incredible preparation and perfect timing were the reasons for his memorable fight calls,” Dinkins said. “Steve was the voice of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING through the high profile fights of the Tyson and Chavez eras. He will be forever linked to those shows which helped establish our network as a major broadcaster of boxing.”

 

 

 

Both Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and media journalists, publishers, abalobi, historians, photographers and artists.

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JIM GRAY AND STEVE ALBERT ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Veteran SHOWTIME Sports® Reporter Jim Gray and Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert Join 2018 Class Alongside Vitali Klitschko, Eric Morales and Ronald “Winky” Wright

SHOWTIME Sports veteran reporter Jim Gray and former, long-time play-by-play announcer Steve Albert were elected to the 2018 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, it was announced by the Hall on Tuesday.

Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and electronic media journalists, sportscasters, publishers, abalobi, historians, photographers and artists. Gray and Albert will join SHOWTIME Sports boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), analyst and historian Steve Farhood (2017) and announcer Barry Tompkins (2017) in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, four-division world champion Eric Morales and former undisputed super welterweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright headline the 2018 induction class. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend June 7-10, 2018, in Canastota, N.Y..

“All of us at SHOWTIME Sports who have worked with Jim and Steve over the years are thrilled that they are receiving this well-deserved honor,” said David Dinkins Jr., Executive Producer, Showtime Sports. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® franchise. Jim’s interviews have become classic post-fight drama while Steve’s fight calls are integral to some of the most significant moments in boxing history.”

Gray has been a reporter for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING since 1994, futhi uye wathola 11 Emmy Awards throughout his career, including one for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s infamous “bite fight” loss to Evander Holyfield. The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Ukwengeza, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” in 1998 futhi 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Fours, and has interviewed many of the most lauded sports figures of this era including Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Pete Rose, Michael Jordan and many others.

One of the most recognizable voices in sports, Albert joined SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING shortly after its inception in 1986. In a tenure that spanned over two decades, the world-famous broadcaster called over 300 ukulwa ngezihloko, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & II. In 2007, Albert received The Sam Taub Award for excellence in broadcast journalism by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In addition to boxing, Albert spent 19 seasons covering the NBA, spending 13 of those years with the Nets, five with the Golden State Warriors and one with the New Orleans Hornets. Albert has also done play-by-play for the New York Mets, Jets, Islanders and Rangers, as well as the New Jersey Devils.

The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Gray and Albert.

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SUGAR RAY Leonard & David dinkins jr. Ingqungquthela ye-Media Confession ivelele

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"Lezi zinhlobo zokulwa ezizoletha isibhakela emuva lapho kwakukhona khona." - ushukela ray leonard

Isibhakela Sokubonisa Ukubumbana kuma-CBS, Kwethulwa ngumpetha we-Premier Boxing,

Phila nge-Primetime kuma-CB kusuka ku-Barclays Center eBrooklyn

I-NEW YORK (March 1, 2017) - I-Boxing Hall ye-FAMER ne-World Champion yeWelterweight Sugar Ray Leonard futhi David Dinkins Jr., I-Showtime Sports Movie Senior NEPROANT NE-EGCEPER PRORDER, Ibanjwe ucingo lweNgqungquthela Yemidiya ngolwesithathu ukuxoxa nge-leonard ejoyina iqembu lokusakazwa kwe-CBS le NgoMgqibelo Ukuhlanganiswa kweWelterweight phakathi kweChampions Engabonakali UKeith Thurman noDanny Garcia. Stephen Espinoza, UMongameli OPhethe Ongumongameli kanye Nenhlanganisela Jikelele, Showtime Sports, waqala ucingo olunamazwi athile okuvula.

 

Isibhakela sokubonisana kuma-CBS, Kwethulwa ngumpetha we-Premier Boxing, Ukusakaza kuzohlala ku-CBS kusuka 9-11 p.m. KANYE/6-8 p.m. PT kusuka esikhungweni se-Barclays eBrooklyn, Ikhaya leBrooklyn Boxing ™. I-Broadcast yethulwe ngumpetha kaNdunankulu wamabhokisi futhi akhiqizwa yi-Showtime Sports® ye-CBS Television, zombili izigaba ze-CBS Corporation.

 

ULeonard uzojoyina iqembu lokusakaza le-Showtime Championship ngomgqibelo eceleni komsingathi Brian Custer, Izwi lokudlala nge-Play Mauro Ranallo, I-International Boxing Hall of Fame Analyst Al Bernstein nentatheli yokuwina umklomelo ye-EMMY® Jim Gray.

 

Uhlu lwe-Titlist lwe-Divine Division kanye nelinye lamabhokisi ahlotshiswe kakhulu wesikhathi sonke, ULeonard uletha umbono oyingqayizivele kwi-Broadcast Booth esesimweni esifanayo noThurman noGarcia ngaphezulu 35 iminyaka edlule. Garcia, Umgcini we-WBC 147-Pound, noThurman, I-WBA Counterpart yakhe, izohlanganisa izihloko ezifanayo ezifanayo uLeonard (WBC) kanye nehholo elikanye neMever UThomas uyalizwa (WBA) ubumbene ku-classic yabo 1981 Fight of the Year.

 

ULeonard wenza i-debut yakhe yesibhakela e-CBS ku 1977, Ngaphansi konyaka owodwa ngemuva kokuthola igolide kuma-'76 ama-Olimpiki eMontreal njengengxenye yalokho okubhekwa njengeqembu elikhulu lesibhakela emlandweni wama-Olimpiki. The March 4 Umcimbi uzohlangana kabusha uLeonard noMkhiqizi Wangaphambili we-CB kanye nomkhiqizi wamanje wokubukisa umkhiqizi we-dinkins jr.

 

Ngezansi yilokho othishanhloko abashiwo Wednesday ocingweni lwengqungquthela:

 

SUGAR RAY Leonard

 

"Ngangitshela uDavide [Ama-dinkins] namuhla, Le yi-MatchUp ephelele. Ngisho, Unezimpi ezimbili ezimangalisayo, ngamunye wabo ngesitayela sabo nokuzethemba kwakhe noKeith noDanny. Okubuye kuphakamise iso ubumbano. Isikhathi esikhulu sanoma iyiphi i-fighter. Futhi uma laba balwa bengaphila ngokulindelwe kwabo, Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba run ekhaya, ngaphandle kombuzo.

 

"Lezi zinhlobo zokulwa ezizoletha isibhakela emuva lapho bekuhlala khona. Kuzodinga lezi zinhlobo zokulwa, Lolu hlobo lwabantu, Lolu hlobo lwabasubathi, Lolu hlobo lwezinkanyezi ezingaba khona, Ukushintsha ngempela nokwenza isibhakela lokho okwakunjalo. "

 

Ngokubaluleka kokuba nalezi zinhlobo zokulwa kuthelevishini yenethiwekhi nalokho okudingekayo ukuletha ezemidlalo zibuyele kulokho obekudlalwe kuyo ...

"Lezi zinsizwa ezimbili, laba abagadli ababili, lezi zimpi ezingezinhle, Balingana nokubumba. Ngikhuluma nabantu ngaso sonke isikhathi mayelana nokuthi yikuphi ukulwa abafuna ukukubona futhi lokhu kuyimpi enenkanyezi yenkanyezi kuyo. "

 

Ngezinzuzo zempi ngayinye ...

"Ngibuka uKeith, futhi bengilokhu ngibukele, ngaphezulu nangaphezulu, Amateyipu wokulwa kwakhe kwangaphambilini. Again, Ngamunye wabo uletha okuthile etafuleni. Keith Thurman, Kubukeka kimi, kuzwakala okuningana okuyisisekelo kune-danny garcia. Kepha uDanny Garcia, une-netharriazer. Into eyodwa engicabanga ukuthi iyinto enkulu yokulwa uqobo, ukuthi bobabili laba bantu bangamaChamp amahle futhi bobabili bangathatha ama-punches. Ngakho, Angazi. Ukubeka ngale ndlela, Ngeke ngibheja indlu yami.

 

"Ngithanda iThurman ngoba kubonakala sengathi kuncane kakhulu futhi kuqoqwe. Ubonakala nje njengohlobo lolo guya. Okokuqala nje, Akasoze adela. Futhi ngeke akwaDanny. Kepha ngivele ngincike ... kumasu ami nje angitshela ukuthi i-keith iqinile kancane kunoDanny. "

 

Ku-danny garcia ...

"Ungumfana nje onobukhosi bangaphakathi. Unenhliziyo, inhliziyo enkulu. Futhi akanikezi. Ngicabanga ukuthi uluhlobo lwempi, Uyazi ukuthi abantu bamfushane kanjani - amshintshe. Kepha ngibheka yena futhi ungomunye walabo balwa, Angiqeqeshi - angikaze ngiziqeqeshe nhlobo - kodwa uluhlobo lwe-fighter engangizokujabulela ukuqeqeshwa. Ngoba kufanele ukuba lapho. "

 

Ukubaluleka kokubhekana nabaphikisi abahle kakhulu…

"Kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngenhlanhla, Bengisenkathini lapho kwakukhona iningi labafana ngaphandle lapho babenethalente kangaka. Uma unikezwe amathuba abebakhombisa ukuthi abe ngumgadli.

 

“Bengicabanga njalo ukuthi kufanele siqhubeke nokukhulisa ibha njengesipikili, Njengompetha, futhi uqhubeke nokulwa nomncintiswano ongcono nongcono. Lapho ngilwa, ngiyafunga, Bengifuna ukuba yi-underdog -pychologically, ngokomoya nangokwengqondo, Ukube angiphonswa inselelo, Ukube bengingabhekwanga ngandlela thile i-underdog, Angikwazanga ukwenza indlela engivame ngayo. Yilokho obekungenza ngihambe.

 

"Ngikushilo kaningi: Le mpi izoba nkulu futhi ibe ngcono kunalokho esikucabangayo ngenxa yalokho okusengozini.

 

"Inzuzo [kwami] kwakungukuvezwa kwenethiwekhi yethelevishini, ngaphandle kombuzo. Bengikuthanda lokho. Kwangiphonsa phezulu ngoba bengikuthanda ukuvezwa. Bengikuthanda ukunakwa. Bengiwathanda izimpi futhi yilokho futhi okungisiza ukuba ngibe ngumlobi wokuthi ngaba.

 

Kulokho okufana nokuba yisongo nokusakaza ubumbano lweWelterweight kulwa njengempi nezihloko alwa nazo ...

"Kungokuhlangenwe nakho kokuphuma komzimba. Sekuvele kubonwe. Njengengcwele, I am 60. Kuluhlobo lwento ekhetheke kakhulu futhi kungukuthi akuvamile okuvela kuhlangana kubonakala njengokuthi. Kukhuluma kimi ukungibheka njengokubaluleka kwayo. Futhi laba bantu, UKeith noDanny, bayayazi. Bayakubona. "

 

David dinkins jr.

 

"Lapho sasixoxa nge-Thurman-garcia ezayo emhlanganweni wethu omkhulu wabasebenzi, Abaningi bethu belwa isikhathi eside balwa abalandeli babecabanga ngokulwa kokuqala kukaRay noThomas bezwa kanye nokufana okuningi lapho noDanny Garcia noKeith Thurman. Unabalwa ababili abahlanzekile kanye nezinhlamvu ezimbili ezingekho endleleni eya komunye nomunye lapho uDanny athuthela ekubeni ngumpetha ohlanganayo eSuper Lightweight futhi wathuthela ezingeni leWelterweight futhi wazuza isihloko sezwe at 147 amakhilogremu.

 

"URay noTommy babeyizinkanyezi ezimbili ezabonakala zingenakugwenywa ukuthi zizolwa. Sizizwa ngendlela efanayo ngoKeith noDanny. Unabaqeqeshi ababili abangabonakali futhi akunakugwemeka ukuthi bazohlangana futhi bamemezele ukuthi ngubani ongaba yi-cha. 1 fighter ngesikhathi 147 amakhilogremu.

 

“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuthi uRay angahlanganyela nathi kulolucingo futhi mina naye sixoxe ngezinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule ukufana okuningi phakathi kwesimo sakhe sesikhathi se-boxing ngenkathi enezinto eziphilayo [Roberto] Duran, Amukele futhi [Wilfred] Benitez at 147 amakhilogremu.

 

“Ukwenza isimo sibe mnandi kakhulu siphinde siphinde sizibusele mina kanye no-ray ngemuva kokuthi ngabe sisebenze eminyakeni ndawonye edlule ema-CBS. Yena kanye naye Tim Ryan futhi Gil Clancy kwakha iqembu elijabulisa kakhulu. URay wayengasekuthathe umhlalaphansi ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke isikhathi sakhe esigcwele, Umsebenzi wesikhashana kuma-CBS kwakumnandi kakhulu. Kufanele sibone izimpi ezinhle kakhulu futhi sisebenza ndawonye. Futhi manje ujoyina uMauro Ranallo no-Al Bernstein, Ngubani futhi nehholo le-cammer njengoba nje uRay, ringside lokhu ozayo Saturday. Kuyinto emangalisa kakhulu inhlanhla enkulu ukuthi i-ray ibitholakala ukuze ihlanganyele nathi futhi ibe ngumnikeli obalulekile ngomgqibelo."

 

USTEFANU Espinoza, Executive Vice President and Manager Jikelele, Showtime Sports

 

"Isikhathi sokubonisa siyaqhubeka ukuletha umugqa onamandla kakhulu wanoma iyiphi inethiwekhi eBoxing. Siletha ukulwa okukhulu kakhulu futhi okunengqondo kakhulu futhi siletha izithameli ezinkulu kunazo zonke. Nge-Nokho ekubukeni okukhokhelwayo.

 

“Lokhu ngoMgqibelo Isibhakela sokubonisana sesikhathi sokubonisa sizokwethula ukulwa okulindelwe kakhulu konyaka kuphila kwinethiwekhi ebukwa kakhulu yaseMelika, CBS. UDanny Garcia Versus Keith Thurman ngaphandle kokungabaza ukulwa okungcono kakhulu. Bangabagadli ababili abangabonakali ngerekhodi elihlanganisiwe le 60 Ukuwina kanye nokulahleka kwe-zero kanye nokuncipha kokuphuma phambili kwemisebenzi yabo ukuthola ukuthi inja ephezulu isesigabeni se-marquee sikaBoxing.

 

“I-Showtime iyenze ngempela i-mission yethu ukuletha i-TeleVIse ompetha olinganiselwe ngaphezulu ngokumelene nezingqinamba ezilinganiselwe kakhulu ezikhundleni zesisindo esiphakeme kakhulu.

 

"Abalandeli banake, futhi umfutho uyaqhubeka nokuvuka. Adrien Broner futhi Adrian Granados walwa nokulwa okusondele emasontweni amabili edlule okwakungumcimbi wethu omkhulu owayebukelwe kakhulu eminyakeni emibili.

 

“Lokhu kungukulwa kwesibili kokulwa kwama-CBs cishe 40 iminyaka selokhu i-ali-spinks in 1978. Sibonga kakhulu kulabo ozakwethu kuma-CBS abasiza ukuletha lo mcimbi obalulekile wesibhakela. Kubalulekile ukuthi sibeke unyawo lwethu oluhamba phambili emakethe yethelevishini ye-hyper yokuncintisana kakhulu, Futhi lokho ngokuqinisekile lokho esikwenzayo Saturday ebusuku kuma-cbs. "

 

Mayelana ne-Garcia vs. UThurman

Danny Garcia vs. UKeith Thurman ungumbonist we-Welteweight Wellteweight phakathi kwezinhlu ze-Timol ezingekho emthethweni eziyi-147. Izihloko ezi-12-Round BoutIsibhakela Sokubonisa Ukubumbana kuma-CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday March 4 kusukela Barclays Center, Ikhaya leBrooklyn Boxing ™. Emcimbini wobumbano okhuphukile okhuphukayo Erickson Lubin izimpi kanye-eshaywe kanye umculi we-knockout Jorge Cota Esihlokweni se-super welteterweight siminator Bout kuma-CBs at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT.

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Mayweather goes on to address the possibility of a rematch.

 

“Did I text Stephen A. Smith and say I will fight him again? Yeah, but I change my mind,” said Mayweather. “At this particular time, no, because he’s a sore loser and he’s a coward… If you lost, accept the loss and say, ‘Mayweather, you were the better fighter.’”

 

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

 

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