Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is a retired boxer. Mike Tyson was born in brooklyn, New York City on June 30, of 1966.

family:
He has a brother, Rodney, who is five years older than he. His sister, Denise, died of a heart attack at age 25 in 1991. Tyson's father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, abandoned his family when Tyson was 2, leaving his mother, Lorna Smith Tyson, to care for them on her own. The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old.Tyson's mother died six years later, leaving 16-year-old Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato, who would become his legal guardian.

Education:
Although Mike Tyson dropped out of high school as a junior and never graduated.

First experience at sport:
According to an interview in details his first fight was with a bigger youth who had pulled the head off one of Tyson's pigeons. Tyson was arrested a lot of times when he was a child. When he has 13 years old he had been arrested 38 times.

Early succeses:
Tyson competed at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, and won the gold medal twice: in 1981 against Joe Cortez and in 1982 against Kelton Brown, whose corner threw in the towel within the first round. He holds the Junior Olympic quickest knockout record with 8 seconds. In addition he won every bout at the Junior Olympic Games by knockout.

Greatest achievments:
Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. he's boxing record is 44 wins and 6 loses.

I admire Mike Tyson because he was a really good player and he won a lot of fights.

Randy Couture

Randy Duanne Couture born in  june 22  1963 is a retired American mixed martial artista. In the styles boxing and greco roman wrestling .

He was born in Everret Washington. HeBECAME Three times champion of the división Heavyweight and two on the Light Heavy WeightCouture is the first fighter to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight). Couture has competed in a record 15 title fights. He holds the most title reigns in the UFC with five. His last fight with Lyoto Machida marked his 24th fight in the UFC, the third most amount of fights in the UFC (Tito Ortiz is first with 26 and Matt Hughes is second with 25). Couture is one of the first members of the UFC Hall of Fame.

Couture was an Olympic wrestling alternate and has lived in Corvallis, Oregon, throughout much of his career, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach and a strength and conditioning coach for Oregon State University.[3] He established Team Quest with Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, a training camp for fighters, based out of Gresham, Oregon, and headed by coach Robert Folis. In 2005, Couture moved to Las Vegas, where he opened his own extensive chain of gyms under the name Xtreme Couture. He currently trains at his Las Vegas-based gym. Couture partnered with Bas Rutten in the opening of Legends Gym in Hollywood, California.

Couture is generally recognized as a clinch and ground-and-pound fighter who uses his wrestling ability to execute take downs, establish top position and successively strike the opponent on the bottom. Couture has displayed a variety of skills in Boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; submitting three opponents using different chokeholds. Couture is the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member and is the oldest title holder ever (in the UFC and MMA). Along with Chuck Liddell, Couture is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American sports and pop culture.

Erik Abidal Soccer Player

 

Erik Abidal Soccer Player  


Éric Sylvain Bilal Abidal (Lyon, France, September 11, 1979) is a French footballerwho plays left-back position, but can be adapted to the central station. Currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish league.

Éric Abidal
Club: FC Barcelona
Date of birth: 11/09/1979
Place has born : Lyon (France)
Height and weight: 1.86 m/75 kg
Position: Defense
Links: Web of FC Barcelona
History: AS Monaco (2000-2002)
Lille OSC (2002-2004)
Olympique Lyon (2004-2007)
FC Barcelona (2007 - ...)

erik abidal and her   daughter. 

He is married to Hayet Kebir, a Frenchwoman of Algerian origin, and converted toIslam. They have three daughters. He is an expert in decorating and DIY, and is oneof the owners of a restaurant for fine French cuisine Lyon.5.      Eric Abidal joined Barça in 2007/08 season to replace Dutch international Giovanni van Bronckhorst. This was their first national football outside France.                                                                                                       he debuted in 2000 in the ranks of AS Monaco, with whom he played 22 league games over two seasons. Upon completion was transferred to Lille, which adopted the nickname "The Kenyan" because of its strength and endurance. Abidal also remain two years at the club, but this time he played 62 games league.Participated in FIFA World Cup 2006 finals in Germany,    On January 17, 2007 marks the first goal of his career. It was in the Lyon's 1-0 winagainst Le Mans F. C. in the semifinals of the League Cup Franci. Finally, and after playing about 100 games with the team Lyon and win 3 consecutive Ligue 1, the June 28, 2007 signed for Spanish club, F. C. Barcelonaafter reaching an agreement for 14 million euros, and was presented with the number 22. Eric made ​​his debut for the Catalan club during spring training held inScotland and Asia. He was named Europe's best left back in 2007 when he was appointed in FIFA Dream Team.
In season 2008/2009 Barcelona made ​​the perfect season winning all the titlesplayed, Spanish League, Copa del Rey, Spain Super Cup, Champions League,European Super Cup and Club World.
The following season the French began lefty starter in the side, but an injury made ​​him lose part of the season, taking his place the Brazilian Maxwell. He returned inthe last league match against Real Valladolid, where the game F. C. Barcelona wonLa Liga. That day, Eric was a great game.
The 2010/2011 season starts winning the Supercopa of Spain, and alternate theleft-back with central post-handed, taking over in recent years in the French but never before in the FC Barcelona. On January 5 marks his first gol a Barca shirt in a Copa del Rey match against Athletic goal that gives the pass to his team to the quarter-final.
I ADMIRE HIM BEACAUSE HI PLAYS IN BARCELONA, BECAUSE HE PLAY DEFENCE AND HI CAN PLAY IN BOTH POSITIONS. ( LEFT SIDE AND CENTRALL). AND BECAUSE  IT IS STUCK YOUR CLUB AND HE SAYS "It's my second family (FC Barcelona), I see more people from the club that my family"                                                                                                                                                       

Muhammad Ali


 Is an American former professional boxer, philanthropis and social activist. Considered a cultural icon, Ali was both idolized and vilified. He change his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad after he joind the Nation of Islam. He was born on January 17, 1942. He is from Louisville,Kentuckey.He is 6ft 3in (1.91cm) tall. 
 After his Olympic triumph, Clay returned to Louisville to begin his professional career. There, on October 29, 1960, he won his first professional fight, a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia. From 1960 to 1963, the young fighter amassed a record of 19–0, with 15 knockouts. He defeated boxers such as Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson, Donnie Fleeman, Alonzo Johnson, George Logan, Willi Besmanoff, Lamar Clark (who had won his previous 40 bouts by knockout), Doug Jones and Henry Cooper.

His first title fight and aftermath 

  At the pre-fight weigh-in, Clay's pulse rate was around 120, more than double his norm of 54. Liston, among others, misread this as nervousness. In the opening rounds, Clay's speed kept him away from Liston's powerful head and body shots, as he used his height advantage to beat Liston to the punch with his own lightning-quick jab.

By the third round, Clay was ahead on points and had opened a cut under Liston's eye. Liston regained some ground in the fourth, as Clay was blinded by a substance in his eyes. It is unconfirmed whether this was something used to close Liston's cuts, or deliberately applied to Liston's gloves;however, Bert Sugar has claimed that "in two of his previous fights, Liston's opponents had complained about their eyes 'burning,'" suggesting the possibility that the Liston corner deliberately attempted to cheat.

 n the rematch with Liston, which was held in May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine, Ali (who had by then publicly converted to Islam and changed his name) won by knockout in the first round as a result of what came to be called the "phantom punch." Many believe that Liston, possibly as a result of threats from Nation of Islam extremists, or in an attempt to "throw" the fight to pay off debts, waited to be counted out (see Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston). Others, however, discount both scenarios and insist that it was a quick, chopping Ali punch to the side of the head that legitimately felled Liston. Ali was declared the winner after 1 minute and 52 seconds.

Fight of the Century 

 In 1970, while his case was still on appeal, Ali was allowed to fight again. On August 12, 1970, with the help of Leroy R. Johnson, a Georgia State Senator, he was granted a license to box by the City of Atlanta Athletic Commission. In Atlanta on October 26, 1970, he stopped Jerry Quarry on a cut after three rounds. Shortly after the Quarry fight, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that Ali had been unjustly denied a boxing license. Once again able to fight in New York, he fought Oscar Bonavena at Madison Square Garden in December 1970. After a tough 14 rounds, Ali stopped Bonavena in the 15th, paving the way for a title fight against Joe Frazier, who was himself undefeated.

Personal Life

Muhammad Ali has been married four times and has seven daughters and two sons. Ali met his first wife, cocktail waitress Sonji Roi, approximately one month before they married on August 14, 1964.

On August 17, 1967, Ali married Belinda Boyd. After the wedding, she, like Ali, converted to Islam and more recently to Sufism, changed her name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old friends and family. They had four children: Maryum (b. 1968), Jamillah and Rasheda (b. 1970), and Muhammad Ali Jr. (b. 1972).

In 1975, Ali began an affair with Veronica Porsche, an actress and model. By the summer of 1977, Ali's second marriage was over and he had married Veronica. At the time of their marriage, they had a baby girl, Hana, and Veronica was pregnant with their second child. Their second daughter, Laila, was born in December 1977. By 1986, Ali and Veronica were divorced.

On November 19, 1986, Ali married Yolanda Ali. They had been friends since 1964 in Louisville. They have one son, Asaad Amin, who they adopted when Amin was five.

Ali was a resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey in the early 1970s. Ali has two other daughters, Miya and Khaliah, from extramarital relationships.

Ranking  

Ali is generally considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time by boxing commentators and historians. Ring Magazine, a prominent boxing magazine, named him number 1 in a 1998 ranking of greatest heavyweights from all eras.

Ali was named the second greatest fighter in boxing history by ESPN.com behind only welterweight and middleweight great Sugar Ray Robinson. In December 2007, ESPN listed Ali second in its choice of the greatest heavyweights of all time, behind Joe Louis.

Should you feel guilty for buying your iPhone?

(CNN) -- Last week, The New York Times gave us an inside look at what it's like to work at Foxconn, the manufacturing company that owns several China-based factories that crank out Apple's iPads, iPhones and iPods by the millions.
The story is full of examples of horrifying working conditions in Foxconn's factories that would never fly here in the United States. Here are some of the more troubling ones from the Times story:
Foxconn is a 24-hour operation. Employees work six days a week, sometimes in 12-hour shifts. They're on their feet for so long that their legs begin to swell. There are underage workers. They live in crowded dorms on the factory's campus. In recent years, there have been reports of workers leaping from buildings in apparent suicides.
And so on.
The story even describes the gruesome death of one Foxconn worker after an explosion in a facility that made iPads in Chengdu, China. The worker's "skin was almost completely burned away" by the blast, the Times reports. He died a few days later with his family by his side.
Foxconn denies the reports that working conditions are like what the Times describes. Apple refuses to comment on the record, but a leaked e-mail from CEO Tim Cook to all Apple employees says the company is committed to worker safety and that it takes all those claims very seriously.
So knowing all that, should we be concerned about where our iPhones and other gadgets come from and how they're made? Or is the human cost so far removed from us here in the United States that we're willing to look over it in favor of whatever fancy new touchscreen gadget Apple releases next?
The issue even has some people throwing around the idea of a boycott. One effort, hosted on the website Change.org, has collected more than 145,000 signatures from people calling on Apple to better protect its workers.
While those efforts sound noble, there's no way boycotting Apple gadgets will actually work.
Let's start with why people keep snapping up Apple's iPhones and iPads by the millions each week in the first place.
When it comes to smartphones and tablets, Apple still makes the best there are. With the iPhone and the iPad, the company set a new standard that other tech giants such as Google and Microsoft are still struggling to imitate. Apple can't make them fast enough. On launch days, people queue up in massive lines so they can be one of the first to get a new iPhone or iPad.
Even if consumers do know about what it took to make their new gadget, as many likely do thanks to the widespread reports on working conditions overseas, it's obviously not enough to keep them from getting caught up in the fervor of an Apple product launch.
I can't see that ending just because of a new story in The New York Times or a proposed boycott.
But it's not just about the massive popularity of Apple's gadgets that keep people buying. It's the price.
The latest and greatest iPhone model, the 4S, costs $199. iPads start at $499. One of the biggest reasons Apple can sell its stuff at such low prices is because they're produced on the cheap in China, sometimes by sacrificing good working conditions to make it happen. (If you believe the reports.)
Those cheap production costs are why a lot of the anger comes from the fact that Apple is a massively profitable company. Right now it has almost $100 billion sitting in the bank. It could use some of that cash to put more pressure on Foxconn and others to improve working conditions overseas.
A successful boycott could force Apple to make those changes, but consumers will have to sacrifice something, too.
In a poll from the Times that ran with its Foxconn story last week, most consumers thought companies such as Apple should make products in the U.S. but still absorb the added manufacturing costs.
In other words, consumers don't want to pay more for iPhones and iPads than they already do just to ensure factory workers get better working conditions. It's all about money.
So even if Apple moved production to the U.S. or managed to heavily invest in China and improve working conditions there, it would likely result in higher prices for consumers. For a profit-driven company such as Apple, there's almost no chance it would want to absorb those costs itself.
Yes, a lot of the heat on this issue has been put on Apple. But keep in mind it's not alone. Foxconn and similar manufacturers in Asia make gadgets for several other major consumer brands. It's not like suddenly switching from the iPhone to another smartphone will improve the lives of those who make it.
You may feel guilty buying an Apple product, but the problem won't be fixed until all electronics makers change, too.
In the end, consumers would be the ones who have to pay to make working conditions better for the people who make your iPhone. And it seems unlikely there are enough of you out there willing to do that.

Comment:
I think Apple should be good with their workers. They should pay more to the people. Workers have to have better protection when they are working on the tablets and phones. I think apple doesnt has to put the products more expensive because people wont buy it.

RODRIGO VILLALBA

The best sushi restaurants in Tokyo

Get your raw fish fix at the capital's sushi institutions

By Kelly Wetherille 30 January, 2012

Not all sushi restaurants break the bank -- in Tokyo, there's a slice of awesomeness for all budgets.

Ask five Tokyoites to name the best sushi restaurants in the city, and you’re likely to get five different answers -- the old "how long is a piece of string?" quandary.

That's because the sushi experience is a very personal one that can include not only raw seafood, but also things like unmatched service, chefs whose skills were honed by years of apprenticeship, an atmosphere that screams “traditional Japan” and, in many cases, a whopping bill.

Because of all this, any one traveler’s favorite sushi experience is going to largely depend on budget, interests and previous experience with the cuisine.

But the great thing about Tokyo is its sheer breadth and depth of choice when it comes to eating out.

Sushi is no exception, and at least one of these five restaurants or chains is sure to please just about any hungry visitor.

Just don’t expect to be chowing down on California and spicy tuna rolls, OK?

The breakfast choice: Sushi Dai

Get your fish on -- lines at 6 a.m. are nothing unusual at Sushi Dai.

Anyone dying to try the sushi-for-breakfast experience need look no further than Sushi Dai, located just steps from the Tsukiji fish market, which arguably serves the freshest seafood of anywhere in the world and is the unanimous choice as one of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo.

After wandering through all the chaos and wonder that make up the Tsukiji market, visitors head to Sushi Dai to sample some of the very fish they’ve just seen being sold to chefs and restaurant owners from across the city.

But if a Sushi Dai breakfast is what you crave, then cancel your morning meetings -- the wait for a seat in the restaurant often lasts two hours or more. However, most who have dined there agree that the subsequent feast is worth the tedious queuing.

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In addition to the extreme freshness of its fare (often items like clam are still moving when the chef places them on the counter in front of diners), Sushi Dai also boasts relatively reasonable prices.

The most popular item is the chef’s special course of 10 nigiri and one roll, as well as one nigiri of the diner’s choice.

At ¥3,675 including tax, it makes a delicious meal any time of the day, and won’t break the bank.

Sushi Dai, 6-21-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku; +81 (0) 3 3541 3738; Monday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-5 a.m. the next morning; Sunday and holidays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

www.tsukiji-sushidai.com

The lunch choice: Sushi Saito

The lunch set at Sushi Saito is one of Tokyo's hidden gems.

This tiny, unassuming sushi bar opposite the U.S. Embassy in Akasaka has many devotees and is booked out just as far in advance as Sushi Mizutani. It’s up to individual diners to decide which restaurant they prefer when on the hunt for the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo.

For a master sushi chef, Takashi Saito is young, surprisingly outgoing and friendly. Despite the local feel (there are only seven seats here), the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the chef makes an effort to tailor the courses to individual diners’ preferences.

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Like Sushi Mizutani, Sushi Saito has been awarded three Michelin stars, but its lunch course may nonetheless be one of Tokyo’s best-kept dining secrets. At ¥5,500 yen it’s certainly not cheap, but the tender, flavorful seafood and perfectly seasoned rice are worth every penny.

Prices for dinner courses start at around ¥15,000. Chef Saito speaks a small amount of English and will do his best to communicate with each customer, but diners who don’t speak Japanese are advised to reserve via a hotel concierge or other Japanese-speaking person.

Sushi Saito, 1-9-15 Akasaka, Minato-ku; +81 (0) 3 3589 4412; noon-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-11 p.m., closed on Sundays and some national holidays.

The value choice: Fukuzushi

Fukuzushi -- don't even think about reaching for the soy.

A family-owned establishment since 1917, Fukuzushi has occupied a quiet lot in the back streets of Roppongi for more than 40 years.

Unlike the plethora of tiny sushi bars that spans Tokyo, this restaurant is spacious (it even has a bar and lounge area), making it great for families, groups and business meetings.

Regular customers include many of Japan’s well-known entertainment personalities and celebrities drawn to one if the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo.

The current owner and master chef at Fukuzushi is George Fukuzawa, who honed his skills while studying the craft under both his father and grandfather.

Watching him and his assistants at work is half the fun of the experience, so small groups should opt for seats at the counter if possible.

Fukuzawa aims to please his customers in any way he can, while still maintaining the sense of pride for which sushi chefs are known.

He carefully seasons each piece of nigiri with exactly the right amount of wasabi and soy sauce, so don’t dunk yours in more shoyu unless you want to offend.

Careful attention is paid to every detail, such as cutting nigiri into two smaller pieces for women, so that they don’t have to struggle to try to bite them in half or chew on a huge piece of fish.

For one of Tokyo’s most popular sushi restaurants, Fukuzushi is priced slightly lower than many others. Lunch courses start at ¥2,625 and dinner courses go for ¥6,300 and ¥8,400.

At least two people need to order the dinner courses, but an à la carte menu is also available for solo diners.

Fukuzushi, 5-7-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku; +81 (0) 3 3402 4116; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m., closed on Sunday and national holidays.

MY OPINION

I THINK THAT ALL THE RESTAURANTS OF  JAPAN ARE BERY GOOD BUT THIS RESTAURNTS ARE EXTREMELY COOL ,THERE ARE MANY CLEANNING IN THIS RESTAURANTS THE RESTAURANTS ARE VERY VERY FAMOUSE !!!