![]() In 2018, Buffer signed with DAZN to serve as the exclusive ring announcer for all of its boxing broadcasts, which include deals with Matchroom. Sugar Ray Leonard once told Buffer, "When you introduce a fighter, it makes him want to fight." Trump said of Buffer, "He's great, he's the choice, he has a unique ability.I told my people, 'We got to have him.'" Buffer's work was also admired by many boxing greats. īy the late 1980s, Buffer was the exclusive ring announcer for all bouts in Donald Trump-owned casinos. Consequently, Buffer has earned in excess of $400 million with the license for his trademark. He began the process of obtaining a federal trademark for the phrase in the 1980s, acquiring it in 1992. By 1984, Buffer developed the catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" in his announcing, which gained enormous popularity. By 1983, he was announcing all boxing matches promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank on ESPN, which gave him a national identity at a time when ring announcers were strictly locally hired talent. In 1982, Buffer began his career as a ring announcer. He held various jobs including a car salesman, then began a modeling career at age 32 before becoming a ring announcer at age 38. He enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War at age 20 and served until age 23. ![]() ![]() Buffer's parents divorced when he was 11 months of age, and he was then raised by foster parents, a school bus driver and housewife, in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. His father was enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase: "Let's get ready to rumble!"īuffer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1944. Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or " MC") for boxing, professional wrestling, and National Football League events.
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