NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (January 6, 2012)—One of the east coast’s up and coming boxing manager’s, New Jersey’s Rich Masini has been building up quite a stable of fighters and has three of the brightest prospects on the East Coast in Heavyweight John Lennox, Cruiserweight Jaywon Woods and Welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young and all three not only plan to stay active but start making big moves in 2012.
All three train in the Atlantic City under the tutelage of Ray McCline and all have been improving on their trade and are ready for 2012.
Lennox of Cartert, New Jersey is trained by Charles Thomas and has amassed a record of 8-1 with four knockouts and was extremely busy in 2011 as he went 5-1 with three knockouts.
“We saw constant improvement in John and I saw the transformation in him before my eyes”, said Masini.
“The impact of Ray McCline joining Charles Thomas is profound as John was an athlete (Lennox was an All American football player at Montclair State) who can now fight
Lennox has a lot of confidence about the future.
“We are going forward with an aggressive schedule. I am just continuing from my last fight and I am just going to let my hands go”, said Lennox.
“When John fights on January 13th, it will be my third fight with him”, said McCline
“We have been working on defense and fundamentals. John has a lot of heart and grit and determination and we are trying to re insert that football mentality back in him. We like what we get out of and we look forward to more progress.
Woods is a fighter with a lot of promise and talent. The twenty-six year old of Atlantic City has boxing in his blood as he is the son of former Heavyweight contender Darroll Wilson.
Woods, 8-1 with five knockouts will be making his first appearance in eighteen months when he takes on Rayshawn Myers on January 13th in Philadelphia.
“Jaywon is the biggest X-Factor of the three”, said Masini
“I see signs with a collision Corse with a title. Even after the layoff we anticipate big things and long term success”
“By the end of the year, I want to be a candidate and up the ante and have that title by the middle of next year”, said Woods
“Jaywon is very talented and he has a great opportunity with Rich Masini”, said trainer McCline
“He has great speed, strength, length and power and we are excited for Jaywon to show off those skills”
Last but not least is Young, who many on the east coast have predicted big things for.
The Welterweight from Atlantic City is 2-0 and will look to start the New Year on a positive note when he fights on January 19th in Staten Island, New York
“Without a doubt he will be champion”, said an exited Masini.
“It’s not an IF but WHEN. He has a tremendous support team that is led by his family”
“I am looking forward to having ten fights in 2012”, exclaimed Young
“Whether it’s a first round knockout or a decision the key is to get the job done and get the victory. On January 19th, I want to put on a good show for my fans”
McCline shares the same enthusiasm as Masini.
“The sky is the limit for “Juice”. He has a little of everything Quick hands, Quick feet, instincts, sneaky power”, said McCline, who continued with high praise
“He reminds me of a young Meldrick Taylor. He wants to fight and we have got great sparring. Boxing people will hear lot from him for the years to come.
“Rich Masini has provided these three with a great opportunity to succeed”
Masini concluded by looking forward to 2012 and beyond
“We have assembled a great team with Charles Thomas, Ray McCline and our in-house matchmaker Renee Aiken and I feel that big things are on the way for these kids”
Cover your walls with imagination and a few simple objects.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service August 24, 2004 | Hoedel, Cindy Byline: Cindy Hoedel Bare walls are often the final frontier in home design. Furniture, rugs, light fixtures and window treatments typically take precedence. Once all those pieces are in place, the icing on the cake would be to hang fabulous art works on every vertical surface.
The problem is, it takes years, if not decades, to acquire enough true works of art to fill a home. Meantime, all too often, framed family photos, posters or mass-produced “couch paintings” are pressed into service.
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It turns out designers and other creative professionals are fairly bursting with ideas on how you can take your walls from bare to there!
(EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Jim Santilli, an upholstery shop owner, was stymied about how to fill a tall wall under a vaulted ceiling when he moved into his home. go to site public domain images
“I was broke. I had no money left for cool art. What I wanted was primary colors and geometric lines, exactly like pickup sticks,” Santilli says.
So he grabbed a box and started to play, dropping and pushing them around until he came up with a pleasing composition. He then built a giant-sized version, using dowels, a belt sander for tapering and enamel paints.
The finished sculpture looks playful, Santilli says. It looks like it is “falling off the wall in an interesting way.” (END OPTIONAL TRIM) Designer Ann Willoughby sometimes creates sculptural compositions on walls using objects found in nature _ tree branches, for example.
“In theory I’m not big on paintings,” says Willoughby. “I’m more interested in using an object or something that other people wouldn’t use, things that have a real personal meaning to me. I like things that are either from nature or are beautifully crafted.” (BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) For example, Willoughby has some gigantic pottery platters that “look like armor or big targets” hanging on the walls in her home.
In addition to her own creative inspirations, Willoughby gathers ideas by paying attention to decor ideas that work in public buildings and in friends’ homes.
One friend of Willoughby’s keeps a giant blank canvas on display. “Sometimes what’s not there is as intriguing as what is there,” she says.
Here are more ideas from Willoughby for a highly personalized display: publicdomainimagesnow.net public domain images
_ Paper a whole wall with love letters someone wrote you.
_ Take clothespins, clips and other household objects and form letters of the alphabet from them. Then use the letters to form words.
_ Project inspirational words or a fragment of poetry onto a wall with a mini, low-power projector.
(END OPTIONAL TRIM) You can also work with photos to achieve a personal look. With the help of modern photo-editing software, anyone can manipulate personal or public-domain photos to create cool effects.
One option for your photos is to use Photoshop to create an Andy Warhol-type effect, says designer Eric Negrete.
Massing objects creates visual drama and a burst of color, Negrete says. Here are three of his favorite ways:
_ Mount a bunch of glass wall vases in a gridlike pattern and put a single bold-colored flower (real or silk) in each.
_ Frame a collection of unusual objects, such as old-fashioned sewing scissors, in identical frames and make a pattern with the frames.
_ “Layer” an interesting mirror or mirrors over a kilim rug on the wall.
Whatever your style, a quick trip around your house, yard or the local flea market is all you need to transform your walls from fizzle to sizzle.
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