Thursday, March 1, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
New Mexico Boxing: Abie Han Update by Louie Burkee
Abie Han‘s first bout of the year, will be part of a card that will be televised on Showtime, headlining Diego Magdaleno vs. Miguel Beltran Jr. . While Abie remained undefeated, he suffered a multitude of plaguing injures last year. Finally feeling healthy again, he looks forward to fighting Rahman Yusubov, from Baku, Azerbaijan.
March, 23rd , Top Rank will have Abie Han, 15-0,10 ko’s, head to Tucson, Arizona, to fight a 6 round bout against Yusubov, a fireplug at 5 foot 7 inch. Yusubov brings a record of 8-4, 6 ko’s, into the fight, trying to derail Abie’s undefeated streak and adding a 9th win to his record. Yusubov is as dangerous with his head as he is with his left hook and overhand right.
Rahman (pronounced: Rock-man)Yusubov comes from Azerbaijan, a Country in Asia that was once was a part of the Soviet Union and has recently focused and invested millions of dollars into their Amateur boxing programs. Baku, Azerbaijan has hosted many International boxing events in in the last few years in order to elevate the level of competition for there athletes, resulting in the production of a class of elite boxers and also, creating imported talent such as Yusubov.
Stay tuned and thanks for the support!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A New Look at The Greatest! "Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times" by Thomas Hauser Now an Enhanced Ebook
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For Immediate Release
NEWS FROM OPEN ROAD: February 14, 2012
ENHANCED EBOOK OF THOMAS HAUSER'S ACCLAIMED MUHAMMAD ALI BIOGRAPHY NOW AVAILABLE
Enhanced Version of Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
Features Rare Video Footage, Audio Clips, and Photos
Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher and multimedia content company, is proud to release the enhanced ebook of Thomas Hauser's definitive biography Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, featuring rare video footage, audio clips, and photos authorized by Muhammad Ali Enterprises.This brilliant book weaves together Ali's own words and the memories of hundreds of family members, friends, rivals, and others who interacted with "The Greatest" over the years. These voices give new dimension to the boxer who changed forever our conception of what makes a champion. Hauser ultimately reveals the deeply spiritual, complex, and courageous man behind the controversial cultural icon.
"What made him so great is his humanitarian, angelic way," says Ali's daughter, Hana.
"Muhammad Ali was the most famous celebrity of my teenage years," recalls fellow heavyweight boxer George Foreman. "No one had ever heard an athlete speak - let alone brag. He said things that we'd never heard: I'm beautiful. I'm pretty.' We never heard men who looked like him say and boast about those things."
"Eventually Ali moved from the sports pages to the front pages of the newspaper," says Hauser. "There was so much going on in the 1960s. Muhammad Ali was at the vortex of all those controversies as a matter of principle . . . Look at the whole journey that Ali has traveled, and then you'll get a true sense of the greatness of the man."
The enhanced editions feature the following additional content:
· Five video clips depicting highlights from Ali's career, including Ali's victory speech at a post-fight press conference and his iconic 1964 announcement of his name change and conversion to Islam
· Eleven audio clips of Ali reciting some of his most famous poetry, including his "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" comment
· Twenty photographs including fight images as well as intimate, behind-the-scenes moments with Ali out of the ring
In addition to the enhanced content, Open Road produced original, documentary-quality videos of interviews with Thomas Hauser, George Foreman, and Hana Ali available for sharing on the Open Road Media website.
The enhanced editions are available in the Apple iBookstore, Barnesandnoble.com, and for Amazon Kindle AV Editions.
The traditional ebook is available through all online retailers, including Google eBookstore/IndieBound, Kobo Books, Sony Reader Store, and OverDrive.
Contact Open Road Media with questions, review copy requests, and for more information:
Open Road Integrated Media
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About Open Road Integrated Media
Open Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company. Open Road creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing its ebooks through a new proprietary online platform, which uses premium video content and social media. Open Road has published ebooks from legendary authors including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Jack Higgins, Alice Walker, James Jones, and Virginia Hamilton, and has launched new e-stars like Mary Glickman. Visit www.openroadmedia.com for more details.
About Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC
Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC ("MAE") is a California limited liability company. MAE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing and merchandising program, along with television, film, video, and Internet projects. For more information on MAE, visit www.ali.com. MAE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A Mel Epstein Memory: The Bastid Swivel
About the word "Bastid". When I first started training with Mel, he had a speed bag but no swivel. He had to keep borrowing a bag from someone. I had a swivel at home so i told Mel I would bring it in so he wouldn't have to borrow from anyone. He said okay so I did.
When it came time to hit the bag Mel started to screw the swivel in. It wouldn't go in right and Mel was starting to get impatient, as only he could. Finally, he looks at me and says "This is a bastid swivel" I thought "bastid?" What's a bastid? So I said "what?" Thinking I heard wrong. What's a bastid Mel?" he looks at me as if I was an idiot. He says "A bastid!". Again I said "What's a bastid? You don't know what a f**king bastid is? His eyes going back and forth in exasperation and despair. I was starting to feel stupid, not knowing what a bastid was. Again, a little irritated with him now but still feeling stupid I said "I never heard of it before". Astonished he said "You never heard of a bastid? Where did you grow up, under a rock" A bastid, a motherless child!!" Then the light bulb goes on. Oh, you mean a bastard?" Again looking at me like I was Gomer Pyle "That's what I said "bastid!". I decided right then and there to let it go. After that I learned to pay attention to his speaking idiosyncrasies. He never said Champion either, he said Champeen.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Chris Arreola KO's Eric Molina in 1st Round
Chris Arreola stopped Eric Molina last night on the undercard of Paul Williams vs Nobuhiro Ishida at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was actually a good victory for Arreola, and he was giving a fine interview up until the final few seconds. I think it's safe to say he won't be showing up on any of Don King's productions anytime soon, unless there's some real money to be made. No one can accuse Arreola of being a liar.
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