Sad news for the boxing world. World-famous trainer and boxing hall of famer, Tommy Brooks, passed away yesterday after a brief illness at the age of 71. Brooks was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in San Diego. He started his boxing career under Archie Moore and went on to fight for the U.S. Cua Dag Zog Yuam. He worked as a trainer with legends Lou Duva and George Benton, and throughout his career trained some of the biggest names in boxing including Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis; the Klitschko Brothers, Pernell Whitaker, Freddie Pendelton, Charles Murray, and many others.
He is survived by his wife Donna (Duva), sons Brian, Marlon, Jonathan, and daughter Cassandra and her husband, boxing trainer, Shaun George.
Details of funeral arrangements in Georgia and NJ will be forthcoming.
Rest in Peace Tommy.
Worcester, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect Richard “Popeye Lub neeg tsav nkoj txiv neej” Rivera tiav lawm tawm Kevin “Tus Tshiab hais Bully” Cobbs nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig, Punctualling hmo ntuj nrog lub cev nqaij daim tawv uas tsaws txoj cai ntawm lub pob, Hmo ntuj nag hmo “Tshiab hais tus yav tom ntej 5” card, los ntawm Rivera Promotions Lom ze, thaum Lub Palladium nyob rau hauv Worcester, Massachusetts.
Pib ntawm qhov kawg rau cobbs (L) Raws li Rivera tau teeb tsa nws lub vaunted uppucut
Raws li nyob rau hauv New York City, DiBella (pictured mus rau sab laug) yog tus qub lub taub hau ntawm Boxing rau HBO, tsim lub zoo heev “Boxing Tom qab Tsaus” series. Nws promotional lub tuam txhab, DiBella Lom ze, has promoted countless boxing events at Mohegan Sun Arena and Foxwoods Resort Casino during the past two decades. DiBella also owned the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team that was based in Norwich. His top fighters have included Sergio Martinez,Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, CBHOF inductee “Irish” Micky Ward, thiab Lwm yam Berto ntawm cov ntau notables. Ib tug Harvard txoj cai lij choj tsev kawm ntawv kawm tiav, DiBella kuj yog ib tug zoo movie tsim.
Finkel (pictured rau txoj cai nrog lub caij Emanuel Steward), kuj los ntawm New York City, yog ib tug thoob ntiaj teb Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej inductee uas yog ib tug fixture tom Connecticut fights rau ntau xyoo raws li yog ib tug neeg pab txhawb los yog tus neeg saib xyuas. He is also a successful manager in the music industry. In the early 1990s, Finkel was arguably the most powerful manager in boxing. His most celebrated clients included Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor thiab Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (pictured mus rau sab laug nrog Qab Zib Ray Leonard) yog boxing tsoom fwv ntawm lub Mashantucket Pequot pab pawg neeg National Commission ntawm Foxwoods los ntawm 1995 rau 2009. He was mentored by the late John Burns, who was the founder of the CBHOF of which he is also an inductee. During his tenure at Foxwoods, Timothy tswj pua pua ntawm cov txheej xwm pro, kuj muaj 90 title sib ntaus. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III rau lub WBA ntiaj teb no heavyweight championship thiab, tej zaum, qhov loj tshaj kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Foxwoods keeb kwm, lub IBF ntiaj teb no cruiserweight title kev sib ntaus ntawm James Toney thiab Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely thiab Acelino Freitas, nrog rau CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. thiab U.S. Olympian Lawrence av nplaum-Bey.