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"I know that you (my fans) are still waiting for me. Thank you!"
TeamLiquid, April 01, 2007
After being eliminated in Ongamenet offline preliminary last 2 weeks,
Boxer has made his way back to MBCGame Survivor League by winning 3
matches straight in the offline preliminary held by MBCGame. As to
show his gratitude to the fans for their wait, in the first game
vs SuperMan, The Emperor did a spectacular nuke rush and
continuously nuked the Protoss for 4 times
(VOD)
His wins today means Boxer will be back to MSL Survivor League
which begins on April 5th after half a year absent from the pro scene.
Yes, we know you'll be back, even much ealier than one could expect 6 months ago. :-)
Latest interview...
MBCGame Survivor draw and schedule...
Watch MBCGame live...
MBCGame and OGN tournament system comprehensive explaination...
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AirForce ACE Team founded
TeamLiquid, April 04, 2007
Korea AirForce Army has officially created a Starcraft team based on its current line-up of enlisted progamers. The team is named ACE (AirForce Challenge E-Sports). Zerg veteran H.O.T-Forever will be team captain, along with Boxer, ChRh, Sunny (Terran), Rage, fOru (Protoss), and MuMuyng, Clon (Zerg).
As planned, AirForce ACE Team will participate in the 2007 Proleague starting on the 14th of this month. Get ready for Boxer's return to the scene, this time in a whole new team!
Read more...
Pictures of the ceremony...
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Boxer's comeback interview
TeamLiquid, December 15, 2006
It has been confirmed that BoxeR will be participating in the Survivor
League as part of the Air Force team. "BoxeR has adapted well to the
army and trains hard, so we have given permission to allow him to
participate in progaming".
Boxer has been reported to started training once again for
his Survivor match. He will be facing Pantech's Nal_keke,
followed by either Samsung's StOrk or Dream.T)OriOn from CJ.
Read more...
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The Emperor is back?
November 27, 2006
After finishing the basic training, Boxer has been assigned to the Air Force intelligence center,
where he will be allowed to train as part of the military's progaming team.
He is expected to appear in the MBCgame Survivor League first round, the first step in qualifying for the next MSL.
His first game will be against Nal_keke (Z) on 1st of January 2007!
Read more (GosuGamers)
Read more (TeamLiquid)
Boxer's latest pictures...
Video clip...
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"Crazy As Me"
November 1, 2006
About a year ago, the famous autobiography by Lim Yo-Hwan had been
translated into English by BinaryStar at
yohwanbiography.blogspot.com
for few charpters before being abandoned. Today, we are happy to announce that
the torch has been passed to another member of the zealous Starcraft world. Marencielo, the author
of the much respected progaming blog Sense of Star,
has proceeded the uncompleted translation work of "Crazy As Me"
at boxerbiography.blogspot.com.
The book, first published in Korea in the Fall of 2004, is a comprehensive and stirring story about the
life of the most important figure of e-sports, hence is an invaluable gift to all who see Starcraft
and gaming in general as their life's passion.
Read "Crazy As Me"...
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ROKAF web site went down due to Emperor's charisma
Chosun, October 31, 2006
It is reported that recently an extremely high amount of visits to
the ROK Air Force's web site
to see the picture of Boxer with his new division has caused
the site to go down.
As a result,
the picture has been removed from the site and sent
to Boxer's family instead. The section that hosted it
has been closed and is expected to be opened back after a week.
BoxerForever also experienced a similar high
traffic problem last month after being featured by FighterForum, which made
the site almost inaccessible and eventually be moved to a dedicated server.
The picture...
ROKAF's page...
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Interview with TeamLiquid.net
TeamLiquid, October 8, 2006
"StarCraft at the pro level has changed so much over your career,
why do you think you have been able to be successful for so long?
- I think it’s my constant renewal of new goals and sense of duty.
In particular I think I had a sense of duty to change the social
perception of e-sports..."
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Interview after SuperFight
TeamLiquid, October 3, 2006
"..In the army, I can't do all the other things I wanted to do as a civilian.
So I can actually focus on a few things better.
I want to prove that the army is where progamers can learn new
things, not where progamers end their careers."
Read more...
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CJ SuperFight: Boxer vs YellOw: 3-2
October 3, 2006
The classic fight between the two greatest rivals in Starcraft history
- once again ended with Boxer winning 3-2. After the disappointing loss to
Savior, Boxer got his strength back and defeated his lifetime rival YellOw
in a rather old-school and nostalgic series.
Game 1: Boxer < YellOw on Jungle Story
Game 2: Boxer > YellOw on Ragranok
Game 3: Boxer > YellOw on Arcadia 2
Game 4: Boxer < YellOw on Peaks
Game 5: Boxer > YellOw on Longinus
VOD (CrunchyRoll)
VOD (Youtube)
Discussion (TeamLiquid)
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CJ SuperFight: Boxer vs Savior: 0-3
October 3, 2006
Savior proves why he deserves the first spot in KeSPA's ranking by
defeating the Emperor 3-0, thus winning the first SuperFight match
and a prize of approximately $10,000.
Game 1: Savior > Boxer on Araknoid
Game 2: Savior > Boxer on Blitz
Game 3: Savior > Boxer on Longinus
VOD (CrunchyRoll)
Discussion (TeamLiquid)
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CJ SuperFight: Boxer on the big day
TeamLiquid, October 3, 2006
On the day the SuperFight takes place,
FighterForum has a special pictoral feature in which
they have a photographer each following Boxer, YellOw, and Savior
throughout the day to update their latest pictures on the fly.
Read more (TeamLiquid)
Boxer's update page (FighterForum)
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SKY Proleague: SKT T1 vs KTF - SlayerS_`BoxeR` vs Ever)Z(aQua
SKY ProLeague Week 4, September 25, 2006
Unlike some rumors, it seems Boxer got clearance to play in SKY until the
very day he had to join the army.
In the last 2 weeks,
SKT T1 lost to Sparykz and eNature, both are 'lesser' teams skill-wise, and
now they have to face a much stronger team - KTF.
But it's different this time - they got their great leader back.
Once again, a truly Boxeresque game!
VOD...
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IloveOOv's message
FighterForum, September 13, 2006
It is believed that IloveOOv has left a message for Boxer at our site (number 116).
Here is the translation of the message:
"Brother Yohwan,
I do not think this as us being separated!!
Deep in my heart, I wish I could go with you.
But I will become your succesor to the throne instead.
Go the the army and come back safely!
From IloveOOv to Emperor with love,"
Read more (in Korean)
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Boxer's response to BoxerForever.com
FighterForum, September 13, 2006
When asked by FighterForum about BoxerForever.com, the Emperor said:
"I am grateful for the passion it shows. I am always thankful for
fan interest and was again shocked by foreign fans' passion. I
am simply taking a break to open the path for my juniors. I especially
like the writing on the bottom (top) of the page, We know you will be back."
Thank you, Boxer! Whenever you want to say something to fans
all over the world, contact us.
Read more (in Korean)
Read more (TeamLiquid)
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CJ SuperFight: Boxer vs YellOw and IPXZerg
TeamLiquid, September 15, 2006
Fans will be able to see Boxer playing some more games before joining the Army.
A special event called SuperFight hosted by CJ Media
will feature 2 best-of-5 matches between Boxer and 2 great Zerg players
that fans want to see him fight against most. They are YellOw - his
lifetime rival, and IPXZerg (aka Savior) - a new generation ZvT star.
SuperFight will take place on October 3rd, 6 days before Boxer's enrollment.
What an awesome occasion to say goodbye!
Read more...
SuperFight homepage...
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Boxer quits MSL
TeamLiquid, September 15, 2006
The game against SiLvEr yesterday is probably Boxer's last Starleague game before he joins the Army.
Today, Boxer has announced his withdrawal from MSL Pringles 2 due to the fact that
the quarterfinal rounds will not end before his
scheduled enrollment. There will be an extra game between Nal_rA and SiLvEr to decide who will take Boxer's place.
So the sad news has arrived earlier than expected,
but at least fans can be comforted that Boxer has played with his best in the last 2 games.
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MSL Pringles 2 - Week 4: Boxer vs SiLvEr - Congratulations, Boxer!
TeamLiquid, September 15, 2006
Our Emperor has made his second win
after an overwhelming TvZ battle against the
challenger SiLvEr. This win advances him to the second stage - round of 8.
Let us all hope the last days of his amazing career will last for as long as it could.
VOD...
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Boxer's first visit to the Army
TeamLiquid, September 15, 2006
Boxer has just visited the Air Force, where he will spend the
next 2.5 years to do his service.
Not so surprisingly, the Emperor was ceremonially greeted by the unit.
View video...
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MSL Pringles 2 2006 - Results and standings
TeamLiquid, September 14, 2006
Everything you need to know about the ongoing last Starleague of the Emperror.
Updated regularly by jkillashark at teamliquid.net.
Notice: Boxer will play against SiLvEr tonight (on map Longinus)!
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Interview after defeating Nal_rA: "I want to still be a pro in my 30s."
TeamLiquid, August 25, 2006
"..I wanted an even longer match. I wanted to see Nal_ra use everything
Protoss has, Aribters, Carriers, everything. I wanted to beat Nal_ra
after he did everything he could against me. Whenever I lost to Nal_ra
I lost only after showing everything I had. I hoped that would happen
today too but I won before it could happen. So I'm not as happy as I
thought I would be. "
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MSL Pringles 2 - Week 1: Boxer defeated Nal_rA
TeamLiquid, August 27, 2006
...On the one hand Nal_rA, who placed 2nd after Savior last season, and
on the other hand no less than the Emperor himself. The Emperor, who
may be playing the last Starleague of his career. Both players have
a long history and before this game the statistics displayed a comfortable
9-2 in Dream Toss' favour. They are also both known for their strategic
genius and the ability to adapt to new and unusual maps, Blitz
is such a map.
Read more...
VOD...
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Boxer is leaving
TeamLiquid, August 17, 2006
..The time has come. The real world has
come barging into this virtual world of StarCraft and plucked the biggest and
brightest star. In the back of our minds we all knew the day would come, but as
the years rolled by and we clung to the faint hope that the inevitable could be
put off forever.
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