Wasfi Tolaymat
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Wasfi Tolaymat is a Chicago
businessman and boxing manager who owns and operates the Chicago Fight Club Boxing Gym. He works with his wife, Chicago boxing promoter Cynthia Tolaymat [who owns Chicago Fight Clubs Promotion LLC and specializes in the promotion of boxing and mixed martial arts] to put on amateur and professional boxing shows in Chicago. A Jordan
ian immigrant, Wasfi Tolaymat is the owner of Sibley Supply, a store fixtures and restaurant equipment supply company in the Chicago
area. He resides with his wife and five children in Chicago
. Before immigrating to the United States in 1978, Tolaymat was an international bus driver covering routes between Syria
, Iraq
, Saudi Arabia
, Kuwait
, and Lebanon
. He later opened a successful driving school and an Arab coffee shop in Chicago
.
checked into the O'Hare Plaza Hotel 4:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, checked out of the hotel 5:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, and caught a 7:41 A.M. flight back to Los Angeles
. The hotel room where Simpson stayed in Chicago
was later secured by the Chicago Police Department
, where police discovered a broken glass in the sink. No blood was found on or near the glass, but blood was found on the sheets and towels. Simpson later claimed he reinjured his left middle finger when he broke a glass in the hotel room and gashed himself upon learning what had happened to his wife Nicole Simpson. Famed pathologist Dr. Michael Baden
testified the broken hotel room glass at the Plaza caused O.J. Simpson's left hand wounds. Tolaymat 'seized' the moment during public relations hysteria the Simpson trial caused to create a worldwide memorabilia sensation.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
businessman and boxing manager who owns and operates the Chicago Fight Club Boxing Gym. He works with his wife, Chicago boxing promoter Cynthia Tolaymat [who owns Chicago Fight Clubs Promotion LLC and specializes in the promotion of boxing and mixed martial arts] to put on amateur and professional boxing shows in Chicago. A Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian immigrant, Wasfi Tolaymat is the owner of Sibley Supply, a store fixtures and restaurant equipment supply company in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area. He resides with his wife and five children in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Before immigrating to the United States in 1978, Tolaymat was an international bus driver covering routes between Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, and Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. He later opened a successful driving school and an Arab coffee shop in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
The Man with the Sign, Selling Living History
Known for his signature hat, entrepreneur Wasfi Tolaymat was world famous in 1995 as 'the man with the sign' during O.J. Simpson's trial, who purchased all 31 pieces at auction, the contents of the hotel room O.J. Simpson stayed in at Chicago's O'Hare Plaza Hotel on June 13, 1994 for $4000 from the night he 'supposedly' gashed his hand, including: the carpet, drapes, a holy bible, the ashtray, ice bucket, bed, dresser, the mirrors, chairs, a table, night tables, lamps, the pictures and more. He offered the lot for immediate resale during the trial for $1,000,000. Offers of $300,000 and $700,000 for the complete bric-a-brac collection of O.J. Simpson's Chicago O'Hare Plaza Hotel room items got turned down. O. J. SimpsonO. J. Simpson
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...
checked into the O'Hare Plaza Hotel 4:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, checked out of the hotel 5:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, and caught a 7:41 A.M. flight back to Los Angeles
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. The hotel room where Simpson stayed in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
was later secured by the Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...
, where police discovered a broken glass in the sink. No blood was found on or near the glass, but blood was found on the sheets and towels. Simpson later claimed he reinjured his left middle finger when he broke a glass in the hotel room and gashed himself upon learning what had happened to his wife Nicole Simpson. Famed pathologist Dr. Michael Baden
Michael Baden
Michael M. Baden is a physician and board-certified forensic pathologist known for his work investigating high-profile deaths and as a host of HBO's Autopsy. He is also the Forensic Science Contributor for Fox News Channel...
testified the broken hotel room glass at the Plaza caused O.J. Simpson's left hand wounds. Tolaymat 'seized' the moment during public relations hysteria the Simpson trial caused to create a worldwide memorabilia sensation.
Champions Managed by Wasfi Tolaymat
- Carl Davis (boxer)Carl Davis (boxer)Carl Davis is a cruiserweight and former heavyweight. Davis was formerly trained by renowned American sports and fitness trainer John Schaeffer. He is managed by Chicago boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat....
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and IBO Intercontinental Middleweight Champion, Accra, Ghana - David EstradaDavid EstradaDavid Estrada is a Guatemalan-American boxer who is from Chicago.-Amateur career:Estrada started his amateur career in Chicago. He won several titles, including the Chicago Park District Championship in 1993, the PAL National Championship in 1997, and the Texas State Golden Gloves Championship in...
, World Boxing Council Fecombox Welterweight Champion ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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, former Texas State Welterweight champion, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...