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31.07.08, 05:25
Bruce Trampler’s job seems so easy that, well, every now and then, I get to thinking I can do it.
It’s not so easy, though. Being a boxing matchmaker is one of the most difficult, unappreciated and thankless jobs in the world.
Trampler just makes it look so simple, the way Joe DiMaggio made baseball appear like a breeze, that a lot of guys who sit in front of a television with a beer and a bag of chips think they can do it as well, or better.
Trampler, 58, may be the best at his craft who’s ever lived. He’d gag at the thought, since he holds his mentor, the late Hall of Famer Teddy Brenner, in such esteem.
He’s good enough at it, though, that he’s built Top Rank into the sport’s dominant promotional company, largely with his shrewd eye for talent and understanding how to build stars and champions.
Top Rank continues to churn out quality young fighters, primarily because Trampler understands who can fight and who can not.
“No fight is made in this company unless Bruce gives it his blessing,” said his boss, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum.
Trampler belongs in boxing's Hall of Fame (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AujZyht7Ol9yDhrf2DYQe_mUxLYF?slug=ki-trampler072908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
It’s not so easy, though. Being a boxing matchmaker is one of the most difficult, unappreciated and thankless jobs in the world.
Trampler just makes it look so simple, the way Joe DiMaggio made baseball appear like a breeze, that a lot of guys who sit in front of a television with a beer and a bag of chips think they can do it as well, or better.
Trampler, 58, may be the best at his craft who’s ever lived. He’d gag at the thought, since he holds his mentor, the late Hall of Famer Teddy Brenner, in such esteem.
He’s good enough at it, though, that he’s built Top Rank into the sport’s dominant promotional company, largely with his shrewd eye for talent and understanding how to build stars and champions.
Top Rank continues to churn out quality young fighters, primarily because Trampler understands who can fight and who can not.
“No fight is made in this company unless Bruce gives it his blessing,” said his boss, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum.
Trampler belongs in boxing's Hall of Fame (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AujZyht7Ol9yDhrf2DYQe_mUxLYF?slug=ki-trampler072908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)