Carmen Basilio Essays

Moviemakers and Scholars Series class we had the privilege of watching a documentary film called, Fighting the Mob: The Story of Carmen Basilio. In perspective, this was very special because the story is held dearest by our own, Dr. Buttino, as he was directly involved in the story and in the making of the film. The ESPN documentary, Fighting the Mob: The Story of Carmen Basilio, was created to inform the American people about the corruption involved in the sport of boxing during the nineteen-fifties

Cozumel , Mexico is an amazing place to visit. My personal experience was so fun! I swam with all kinds of sea life, went paddleboarding and had a great time. Some places I would like to visit when I go back are the Mayan Ruins, Xcaret Park, and Tulum Beach. My favorite part of Mexico was swimming with the dolphins whose skin is very soft and silky. Once I arrive in Mexico I plan on staying at the Hilton Mexico City Reforma. When I get settled in I will go lounge by the pool and take plenty of pictures

1) Explain Nikes success in Football since 1994 Nikes strategy in the marketing world has evolved every year, growing and becoming stronger and more world wide known. In 1994, Nike in the football world was small and wasn’t keeping up with the big competitor of Adidas. Nike took every chance they received to grow their brand internationally which started off with the world cup in 1994 in the United States. Nikes revenue for football started off as $40 million dollar business and grew to a 1.5

and middleweight titles six times with a record of 173 wins, 19 losses, 6 draws, 2 no contests, 108 KO’s (knockouts), and never once suffered a 10 count in his professional career. Robinson also fought all of the top boxers of his time such as Carmen Basilio, Jake LaMotta, and many more, unlike Mayweather who cherry-picked and avoided most top fighters who posed a threat to his undefeated record (Augustyn, Smith). First

welterweight champion and also held the middleweight title five times. Sugar had excellent power and was unbeatable in that time. He was considered the best fighter in history. The Hall of Famers Sugar beat were, Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano, Gene Fullmer and Fritzie Zivic. Sugar was so efficient that he won his first fighter of the year award in 1942 and his second fighter of the year award in 1951. He became pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights