Sports CC Jewish CI tmmunity Center (I Memipittitan Detroit To Self Improvement Louis Arena on Nov. 13, but his fight was cancelled because of a problem with the ring. "It's almost like he can't let go," Leon explained. "I don't think he'll be content until he gets a title shot." Said Scotty, "I think I'm about five fights away from another title shot." It's the goal of Buck's promoter Tom Johnson, the former International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion, to get Buck ranked in the world top 10. When Buck fought as an amateur, Leon could deal with the sight of his son getting hit, but he can barely watch now. "When he had the headgear on, it was alright," said Leon, who couldn't watch his son's first professional fight. "I still have a dif- ficult time. It's nerve racking, and I k now the danger factor. Scotty's mother Linda has an easier time watching the fights, standing ringside with a camcorder. Although his parents have no objec- tions to their son fighting, Buck has already made plans for the child he doesn't have yet. "Never will I let my kid fight," he said. "It's brutal, and it hurts. You have to put in 110 percent." " , „7cieova& "loaive4 neasa, „ ... Agedrib49, 7‘e Ifatzeze Sacageiata„ 7‘e 72eteceee ne-asa„ , „ ,114449- 7aPotea& 744, Veee >44, From Young Israel of Oak Park Tuesday, December 1, 1998 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building ■ - Room 332 There is no charge for this program. Sperber's North Kosher Restaurant, located inside the JCC, will be serving dinner until 8:00 p.m. For the hearing impaired, an Infrared Sound System is available. 1998 For more information or to register, please call (248) 661-7649. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building '6600 West Maple Road ■ West Bloomfield, MI 48322 82 Detroit Jewish News A Farmington Hills builder makes a second home in the ring. Eyteagetee044,„, Rabbi Steven Well 11/27 Running The Show MIKE ROSENBAUM Special to The Jewish News A Ten years later, Tarnow is a licensed boxing referee, judge and timekeeper. He works about three or four nights a month, usually judging or refereeing amateur bouts. He hasn't given up his day job — a good move, because he receives no pay for his boxing work, except for an occasional mileage reim- bursement. So what does he get out of boxing? "The enjoyment of helping people. This may be their only way out of the lifestyle they're in," Tarnow said. "And s a boy, Steve Tarnow enjoyed watching Friday night fights on. TV. Little did he know that boxing would one day offer him a second career and a chance to appear on the big screen. Tarnow, a 49-year-old West Bloomfield resident, is the owner of Preferred Building Company, a cus- tom remodeling business. About 10 years ago, he went to watch a customer's son box. At the bout, Tarnow chatted with a member of his health club who worked as a boxing official. Telling Tarnow that officials were always in demand, Tarnow decided to give it Steve Tarnow watches 10-year-old boxers Benjamin Fuller and a shot. Raphael Sinega)