Al Bernstein On Boxing: A Dream Come True?

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_im...-Bernstein.jpgFor Kevin Barry on Friday night in Las Vegas he may finally know what it feels like to walk out of a ring with a champion by his side. The likable and skilled New Zealand born trainer has been seeking this holy grail since 1990 and he has come very close on several occasions.

If his light heavyweight charge Beibut Shumenov can beat Gabriel Campillo, then Barry will finally be the trainer of a champion. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t important to me,” he said.

Barry’s boxing odyssey has had it’s share of peaks and valleys, but all along the way it has also provided him with some delightful surprises. In 1984 he boxed for New Zealand in the Olympic Games. In the semi-finals he was being thoroughly beaten by Evander Holyfield, Evander was disqualified for throwing a punch after the referee yelled break.

It was a controversial decision, and Barry won the Silver Medal, while Holyfield settle for the Bronze. It was something of a tainted silver medal, b... Full Boxing Article here...

Very interesting read. I always disliked the guy being a Holyfield fan but really i suppose it's the ref I should have disliked!

On a side note though the video below where Bob Arum and Bert Sugar discuss boxing coming back was a very nice little video. It was nice to hear "experts" saying boxing is back and hearing why they think it has suffered. I agree with Bert Sugar that its due to the HW division being lacklustre and found it interesting that he pointed out the Larry Holmes era was similar and people had to, like they are doing today, look to the lower weight divisions where (back then) they found Leonard, Duran, Hearns, Hagler and Benitez and now they are finding Pac, Mayweather, Cotto and Co.

Nice article I've always liked Al Bernstein's boxing analysis and commentating.