Name: Lou DiBella
Boxing promoter and television/film producer
- Promoted Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins, both former middleweight world champions.
- Currently promoting: Paul Malignaggi; Kermit Cintron; Monte Barrett; Chazz Witherspoon; Andre Berto; Ike "Bazooka" Quartey & Buddy McGirt, Jr.
- Graduate of Harvard Law School.
- Head of programming for HBO Sports for more than 10 years.
- Started his own promotional firm -- DiBella Entertainment.
- Established "The Leavander Fund".
- Owns the San Francisco Giants affiliate & the Connecticut Defenders
- Acted as himself as a boxing promoter in "Rocky Balboa".
- http://www.dbe1.com/
Favorite Book: "The Heart of the Matter" by Graham Greene
"My favorite book?...Well...ah,...that's food for thought...Can I go with a tie?...Okay, I got it..."The Heart of the Matter" by Graham Greene and "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck. I love both writers. If I had to say why these two books, it's simply because both men are two of the greatest authors of the 20th century. Both are able to get down in print what it is to be human." |
