Bring it to the Ring
A boxing yearbook and inspirational message to today's youths
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Just a lot of hard work and dedication. You’re going to run into obstacles no matter what you do. But those obstacles, to me, are just tests. And I believe there’s more than one way to get through an obstacle. You can go around it, under it, over it, you just have to sit back and figure it out. It’s really just hard work. I believe persistence overrides resistance. So, just always keep a positive outlook no matter how bad it may seem. You have to because, once you give up, that’s it. Keep on, keep trying. There’s a way you can get it done. It may take you longer than the next man, but you’ll get it done. That’s why I would tell Antonio Tarver, he’s like ‘I just can’t get the title fight.’ I said ‘some guys get them before the others, and when you get yours you take advantage of it and you run with it. And that’s what he’s done.
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About the Book
This yearbook, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at professional boxing, is intended to encourage young people to set high goals in life and, more importantly, to conquer those goals – no matter which sport or profession you choose in life.
The photographs and interviews inside were compiled between April 2003 and April 2004, during a significant period in modern boxing: Rising trainer James “Buddy” McGirt led Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver to a stunning knockout of Roy Jones Jr., marking the end of an era for a pound – for – pound king.
Buddy continues to train Antonio – the light heavyweight champion – in
Inside you will find helpful advice from champions and witness the preparation that goes into a championship prizefight!
About the Author
Eric Riner is a free-lance journalist.
From April 2003 to April 2004 he interviewed and photographed some of the top prizefighters in the world at a training site in
He observed these fighters train for lengths of six to eight weeks at a time, often in preparation of world title fights.
His experiences are captured in “Bring it to the Ring: A boxing yearbook and inspirational message to today’s youths.”
Rineer is a native of