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Carlos "Panama" Lewis (November 4, 1945 – September 19, 2020) [1] was an American boxing trainer. He was convicted of tampering with the gloves of Luis Resto for his fight against Billy Collins Jr. in 1983, which subsequently led to the end of Collins' boxing career.
A hand wrap or wrist wrap is a strip of cloth used by boxers (and participants in other combat sports) to protect the hand and wrist against injuries induced by punching. It is wrapped securely around the wrist , the palm, and the base of the thumb , where it serves to both maintain the alignment of the joints, and to compress and lend strength ...
Initially adamant that his trainer Lewis was the one who took the gloves into the bathroom, when confronted by Lewis in the parking lot of a gym, Resto appears to back off his allegations by stating that his boxing coach known as a cornerman Artie Curley was the one who wrapped at least one of his hands.
After 15 years of trying to regain his license, he was finally allowed to work as a cornerman by New York State. [3] For many years, he has lived in an apartment near the gym where he once trained, and has worked with youngsters there as well. [9] For almost a quarter-century, Resto publicly denied knowing that Lewis had tampered with the gloves.
Cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran administers treatment to fighter Wladimir Klitschko.. A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout.
Activists participating in a 'Section 504' demonstration in UN Plaza, San Francisco, Calif., April 5, 1977 Credit - Anthony Tusler—Getty Images
Alejandra Silva, 41, a Spanish socialite and activist, married the "Pretty Woman" actor in 2018, and six years later, the couple decide to relocate their family in Spain.
After seven years with Sugar Ray Robinson, [2] widely recognized as one of the best boxers of all time, Brown joined Muhammad Ali's boxing team as a cornerman in 1963. [3] and remained with him throughout his career. [1] (Later he also became a cornerman for James "Quick" Tillis). [4] Brown was one of Ali's speech writers. He wrote certain ...