With his tuxedo image and famous trademarked phrase, Michael Buffer is one of the most recognized faces in the world of sports and entertainment due to his 20 plus years of announcing many of the biggest championship boxing events with “LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!"® (hereinafter referred to as “LGRTR”®).
Mr. Buffer announces internationally for many different sports, entertainment, corporate and private events often utilizing “LGRTR!”®. He is considered the “Premier Sports and Entertainment Announcer” by millions of fans worldwide. He is in high demand internationally for TV/Film/Radio voice-over work, as a product spokesperson, TV commercials and special personal appearances for sports, entertainment, corporate events and special promotions.
“LGRTR!”® is known as the “clarion call to the pure integrity of the competitive spirit”, promoting an “adrenalin boosting, positive will to win attitude!” in the hearts and minds of fans of all ages.
Many NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL teams create a higher level of excitement playing Mr. Buffer's “LGRTR!”® and the player introductions before the start of their home games through special recordings or the licensed use of him voicing his famous phrase from the CD titled ESPN Jock Jams Vol. 1. The Buffer Partneship is consistently inundated with requests for personal appearances or special voice tapes by Professional Sports Teams, Minor League Teams and Collegiate Teams representing all sports, along with numerous corporate functions, T.V. shows, movies and cartoons (such as the Fox Network T.V. show, “The Simpsons” and Comedy Central's “SouthPark”) and various private functions.
Mr. Buffer's international exposure is huge, with Europe being his largest market outside the U.S. Michael Buffer has established himself as an American sports icon and his "Let's Get Ready to Rumble®" trademark phrase, surpassing over $400,000,000 in retail sales of its licensed and branded products, has firmly positioned itself as a part of American Culture.
NEW YORK, December 2, 2008 – The hilarious Ready 2 Rumble franchise is flexing its muscles and planning a major, star-studded return to the ring in spring 2009 with the launch of Ready 2 Rumble Revolution, the newest game in the much-loved series. Bringing the franchise to Wii™ for the first time, the game retains all the knockout features of best-sellers Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 1 and Round 2, while delivering a knockout punch of style and attitude. Tailored to take advantage of the motion-controlled realism of Wii, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution makes landing a punch more fun than ever.
Ready 2 Rumble Revolution is poised to take back the title as the undisputed champion of arcade boxing games and we hope to reach an even bigger audience than ever thanks to the huge popularity of Wii," said Phil Harrison, President of Infogrames, the parent company of Atari. "The outrageous celebrity caricatures... Read more»»
