Michael Buffer

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael Buffer born November 2, 1944 is a professional ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" He is known for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to a fighter's name. His half-brother is UFC announcer Bruce Buffer. Buffer was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an enlisted man in the United States Navy and his wife during World War II. When his parents divorced at 11 months of age, Buffer was raised by foster parents, a school bus driver and housewife, in the Philadelphia suburb of Roslyn. He enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War at age 20 and served until age 23. He held various jobs including a car salesman, then began a modeling career at age 32 before becoming a ring announcer at age 38.