Tuesday, May 17, 2011

CUERUS No 176

Desde la Esquina del Voceador

Por: Miguel Mijes

Cuando escribimos ésta columna, lo hacemos con la esperanza de compartir con ustedes queridos lectores, opiniones, sentimientos y sugerencias acerca del deporte de nuestros amores.

LA PRIMERA EN LA FRENTE...

Con motivo del inminente cambio en nuestro gobierno municipal, donde notamos un interés causado por la manera en que desean realizar los responsables en la educación de nuestra juventud.

Miramos como se esfuerzan por encontrar los medios que puedan ser empleados en una mejor educación y sobre todo, evitar la violencia que entre nuestros jóvenes indican los índices, que son en las tres primera horas después de clases escolares, cuando se producen mas muertes en nuestro vasto cuerpo estudiantil.

LA SEGUNDA EN LA BOCA...

Y es ahora por enésima ocasión, que recomendamos la implantacion de un programa boxístico en nuestro sistema escolar.

Si los índices muestran que son las tres primeras horas –después de clases–, cuando ocurren más muertes; es fácil entenderlo, ya que las frustaciones, corajes y problemas emocionales combinados con la energía física juvenil, hacen presa fácil de los instintos de cualquier ser humano.

Si la Psicología misma recomienda golpear el costal (saco o punching bag) por varios rounds (de uno, dos o tres minutos de duración cada uno) como un medio de relajamiento a energía negativa.

Desconocemos cual pudiese ser para nuestras autoridades municipales, la solución al problema de violencia juvenil.

Si ellas mismas no han captado el beneficio producido por la práctica de nuestro deporte, aun habiendo patrocinado un torneo boxístico con carácter mundial en el ano 2007.

“Oiga ‘abue’ –pregúntome mi nieta Meztli–, ¿ya sabe usted cuántos días requiere un can (perro) para abrir los ojos”?

Volveremos con ustedes, en próxima oportunidad.

George Esho makes his professional debut

By Johnny Bellino

His first professional boxing match is just another classroom for Syrian born George Esho. The eastern Illinois university graduate, who works as a financial trouble shooter at northwestern university, makes his debut at the hanging gardens banquet hall, 8301 w. Belmont river grove, IL. Monday, march 25 at 7 p.m.

Esho comes from a family of entrepreneurs. His brother, undefeated professional, (10-0), Achour Esho, and the ethos’ father, have operated the family auto parts store for years. It was there George developed an intellectual curiosity about a competitive economic and athletic society.

Born in Hassaka, Syria, Esho followed his big brother into sports. Achour began competing in mixed martial arts at gyms throughout the north side of Chicago. George tagged along, but found MMA boring. Learning floor techniques was a drag. Boxing, however, brought out the student in Esho. It required more skill, more thinking, and more strategy.

In order to improve the “street fighting” skills essential to Mixed Martial’s Arts success, Achour entered the golden gloves amateur boxing tournament.

The younger Esho watched his brother compete in the golden gloves for a year before entering himself. The Assyrian-American won the junior championship his first year and reached the all around championship two years in a row before losing to Eddie Brooks. Each bout turned into another education. “The first fight was intimidating, because Eddie had this reputation for being such a hard puncher,” George said. He discovered too late that Brooks wasn’t as hard a puncher, after all.

Esho applied the lessons learned from their first match and almost defeated his adversary the second time around. Then before the boxer-scholar could test brooks a third time, the champion turned pro and moved to Arizona.

Academic curiosity took over and Eshoo spent the next several years preparing for the business world. But after earning a bachelor’s degree in economics he returned to the four corner classroom again. Entrepreneurship was, once more, the catalyst.

When Achour opened his own gym, he hired George to get people in shape. The younger esho worked for northwestern during the day and for his brother at night. George soon discovered he could more than hold his own, sparring with the pro boxers at the gym.

When big brother embarked on a “punch for pay” career, George thought about following in his footsteps again. “When I’m 40, I don’t want to be thinking, ‘gee, why didn’t I try the pros like my brother,’” he rationalized.

Who knows, maybe the Esho brothers can add boxing champions to the already formidable list of family business and academic successes.

Esho boxing fans will learn more about that possibility at the hanging gardens, March 25. George Escho is embarking on a professional boxing career March 25 at the Hanging Gardens banquet hall. His family is multi talented. They have owned an auto parts store for years. George’s brother, Archor, owns his own gymnasium. George obtained a degree in economics from Eastern Illinois and is a financial trouble shooter for Northwestern. George followed his brother into the amateur boxing by entering the citywide Golden Gloves tournament. He was the junior champion the first year and reached the finals of the seniors two years after that.

Then he left the boxing ring to go to college.

The Eschos are a proud Assyrian tradition; entrepreneurship, and education and now athletics. You might want to ask him what he learned working for the family business. How ambitious is he in his business career? Does he have anything specific he wants to become? What characteristics did he inherit from the family business background? Were his grandparents business folks? When and how did they come here? Would he want to interrupt his business career to become a professional? (His brother is 10-0) as professional. What does his family think of him becoming a professional boxer?

How does he combine pro boxing with his job? If he really becomes good at pro boxing, what would he do if he had to choose between the two? How did he get interested in boxing and what does he like about this sport over others. Ask about any other sports that he may have played. How did he meet Wasfi Tolaymat? What part does Wasfi Tolaymat play in his decision to turn pro and his future?

Pantera Combat Zone

By: Robert Ramos

“Ripping into the core of the fight scene”

King Arthur Dethroned Permanently?

On Saturday night’s May 14th 2011, Super Six Tournament semi-final bout featuring USA gold medalist, Andre "Son of God" Ward, versus Germany's Arthur "King Arthur" Abraham, ended in a unanimous decision victory for Andre Ward. In a twelve round lopsided bout where Ward dominated every round and Arthur Abraham, looked desperate, awkward and amateurish knowing he needed a knockout in order to beat the complete fighter in Andre Ward.

Ward took no chances that would result in KO victory for Abraham and respectfully stayed away from Abraham’s power. Ward utilized his ringmanship skills and controlled the pace; he eventually began using a stiff solid jab that at times stopped Abraham in his tracks. Abraham’s one dimensional peek-a-boo style of defense was eventually penetrated by Ward’s short fast punch combinations and as the fight ensued, it began showing on Abraham’s battered, bruised face.

During the late rounds, Abraham’s frustration of not being able cage in the crafty Ward began to show with Abraham breathing heavy and complaining constantly to the referee about supposed low blows became a shameful cry for help. The “King” Abraham had no answers for the oncoming onslaught and needed help from his royal army in the ring with him in order to defeat the unstoppable Ward and was unable to light the fuse on his cannon’s for the desperately needed knockout for the victory.

Abraham has lost all his stock and should retire now. I really don’t know how he ever came to being a world champion, oh wait, he falls under the category of those overrated and overly protected European fighters that are given all the victories, because they build up their records on their respective home turfs with biased judges in their pockets, but once they leave their nest eggs and fight elsewhere, they are exposed for being just the average B- fighters they really are.

Ward now faces the winner of the Carl Froch versus Glen Johnson, Super Six tournament semi-final bout scheduled for Saturday June 4th. The Ward bout outcome was exactly as I had predicted, Ward is not only a young, strong fighter, he has the ability to out-think and outclass his opponents, this stems from years of experience as an amateur and winning the Olympic gold medal.

It doesn’t matter who wins the Froch versus Johnson semifinal bout, because the “Son of God” will win it all in the end, it’s been prophesied.