Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Faces Juan Manuel Marquez Fight to Be Shown Live In More Than 170 U.S. Movie Theaters
Centennial, Colo. - Aug. 24, 2009 - NCM Fathom, in association with Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, will bring live world championship boxing to the big screen in high definition for the first time ever with the showing of the highly anticipated 12-round welterweight fight between six-time world champion in five weight divisions Floyd "Money" Mayweather and five-time world champion in three weight divisions Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and televised undercard on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT in select movie theaters nationwide.
Tickets for Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno" Fight LIVE are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit www.FathomEvents.com (theaters and participants are subject to change).
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Fathom into the Golden Boy family of sponsors as their interest in the Mayweather vs. Marquez mega-fight is another indication of the sheer magnitude of the fight itself," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "Having the fight in high definition in movie theaters throughout the country is unprecedented and gives boxing fans another outlet to watch the compelling action of a big-time fight."
Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno" Fight LIVEwill take boxing fans ringside to experience every jab and hook thrown during this ultimate showdown from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The historic match marks the return of boxing to movie theaters for the first time in nearly three decades.
"Watching fights at the movies goes back to the 1940s," said boxing historian Bert Sugar. "It's the next best thing to being there. Seeing a fight at a movie theater is the ultimate virtual experience. You pretty much get everything but the sweat."
The first boxing match publicly shown in movie theaters was the Eric Boon vs. Arthur Danaher fight in London seen in only three theaters on Feb. 23, 1939. The first boxing match shown in U.S. movie theaters was the Joe Louis vs. Lee Savold bout from Madison Square Garden in New York on June 15, 1951. The last fight to be widely shown in movie theaters was Sugar Ray Leonard's victory over Roberto "Fists of Stone" Duran in the famous "No Mas" fight on Nov. 25, 1980.
A 1996 Olympic Bronze medalist for the United States, Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KO's) has since gone on to strike gold in the professional ranks, firmly establishing himself as the best fighter of his era. Mayweather won his first world title - the WBC Super Featherweight World Championship - at the age of 21 in 1998. The Grand Rapids, Mich. native defended that title eight times before moving up to lightweight and taking the 135-pound belt in 2002. He went on to win the junior welterweight and welterweight world titles, respectively. Mayweather defeated Oscar de la Hoya in May of 2007 for the World Junior Middleweight Championship in a record-setting pay-per-view super-fight and in his last fight in December 2007, knocked out Ricky "Hitman" Hatton in the tenth round, handing the British superstar his first professional defeat. Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing soon after that fight. He went on to achieve crossover fame as a contestant on the hit show "Dancing with the Stars" and as a participant in WWE's "Wrestlemania XXIV."
"I can't wait to get back into the ring to reclaim my rightful place as boxing's pound-for-pound king while fans in movie theaters across the country experience it all live in high definition on 40-foot-screens," said Mayweather. "If you can't be ringside, this is another great way to see my return to the ring."
Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One / Numero Uno" will take place on what is historically considered boxing's biggest weekend - Mexican Independence Day or El Grito de Independence.
"Floyd has always wanted to appear on the big screen so this is just great," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "It's going to be a great night of boxing and watching it in high definition on such a large screen will be a great treat for the fans who go to theaters to watch it."
Mexico City's Marquez(50-4-1, 37 KO's) has long been revered by boxing purists as one of the best in the sport, having won 29 of his first 30 pro bouts before finally getting a world title shot in 1999. Following a loss in that fight, he didn't lose again for the next seven years. Marquez won the IBF Featherweight World Championship in 2003 and in the same year, also captured the WBA Featherweight title. Marquez would lose his belt via controversial decision in 2006, but he returned to win the WBC Junior Lightweight World Championship in March 2007. Marquez moved up to the 135-pound weight class in September of 2008 and won the Ring Magazine Lightweight World Championship. The 36-year-old added the WBA and WBO World Lightweight belts to his trophy case in his most recent fight on February 28, 2009.
"This fight against Floyd Mayweather is undoubtedly the biggest in my professional career," said Márquez. "The fact that this long awaited battle will be on the big screen in movie theaters across the United States is fantastic. I invite the fans everywhere to go to movie theaters so they can see everything live and in high definition on the big screen."
Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno" Fight LIVEappears on the big screen in high-definition with Cinema Surround Sound in select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Cobb Theatres, Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA), The Carolina (Asheville, NC), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA), through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
"NCM Fathom continues to offer something for everyone on the big screen and it does not get bigger than this," said Dan Diamond, vice president of Fathom. "This is the first boxing event offered through Fathom's network to a select number of theaters across the country and fight fans won't want to miss being ringside to see two of the greatest fighters of this era battle in a larger-than-life experience on the big screen."
Source: http://philboxing.com/news/story-26702.html
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Showing posts with label Mayweather Marquez Ticket. Show all posts
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Police execute search warrant at home of Floyd Mayweather Jr, hours before WWE TV appearance
Las Vegas Metro Police served a search warrant at the home of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Monday morning… Police refused to comment on what they were looking for at Mayweather’s home.
Mayweather’s car was found at the scene of a shooting, which happened at the Crystal Palace skating rink located on Boulder Highway. The shooting took place between 10pm and 11pm.
According to Metro Lt. Patrick Charoen, nobody was hurt but a vehicle was hit with several bullets.
Witnesses identified Mayweather’s car as it drove away. As of now, Mayweather isn’t a suspect.
.........................Update....................................
According to TMZ, Mayweather Sr. reports that the police was searching for a gun but didn't find anythng. He says his son is innocent.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-13475-Pro-Wrestling-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Police-execute-search-warrant-at-home-of-Floyd-Mayweather-Jr-hours-before-WWE-TV-appearance
Mayweather’s car was found at the scene of a shooting, which happened at the Crystal Palace skating rink located on Boulder Highway. The shooting took place between 10pm and 11pm.
According to Metro Lt. Patrick Charoen, nobody was hurt but a vehicle was hit with several bullets.
Witnesses identified Mayweather’s car as it drove away. As of now, Mayweather isn’t a suspect.
.........................Update....................................
According to TMZ, Mayweather Sr. reports that the police was searching for a gun but didn't find anythng. He says his son is innocent.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-13475-Pro-Wrestling-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Police-execute-search-warrant-at-home-of-Floyd-Mayweather-Jr-hours-before-WWE-TV-appearance
POLICE SEARCH HOME OF FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. AFTER SHOOTING
According to reports, Las Vegas police searched the home of Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier today after witnesses identified his Rolls-Royce as being involved in a shooting outside of the Crystal Palace Skating Center late Sunday night. No one was hurt or injured during the shooting, which took place between 10PM and 11PM, but a vehicle was hit with several bullets and witnesses identified Mayweather's car as it drove away. Police have refused to comment on what they were specifically looking for and Mayweather is not a suspect, although law enforcement is hopeing to speak with him to see if he has any information regarding the incident.
TMZ.com would later contact Floyd Mayweather Sr., who informed them that his son had nothing to do with the incident. Accoring to Mayweather Sr., his son informed him that police searched his home today looking for a gun, but were unable to find one. He also revealed that the likely reason why his son's car was identified is because he takes his kids there every Sunday to skate. No other details have been released at this time, but it is another minor headache that Mayweather Jr. will have to deal with just weeks before his anticipated return to the ring. There's currently a conference call scheduled later today for a "major announcement" regarding his Sept. 19th showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez.
Source: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=8399968
TMZ.com would later contact Floyd Mayweather Sr., who informed them that his son had nothing to do with the incident. Accoring to Mayweather Sr., his son informed him that police searched his home today looking for a gun, but were unable to find one. He also revealed that the likely reason why his son's car was identified is because he takes his kids there every Sunday to skate. No other details have been released at this time, but it is another minor headache that Mayweather Jr. will have to deal with just weeks before his anticipated return to the ring. There's currently a conference call scheduled later today for a "major announcement" regarding his Sept. 19th showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez.
Source: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=8399968
Police: Mayweather Vehicle Seen at Shooting Scene
Las Vegas police search Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Rolls-Royce in shooting investigation
Police searched boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Rolls-Royce at his home Monday in the investigation of a shooting outside a Las Vegas skating rink, authorities said.
No one was hurt, but another vehicle was hit with bullets late Sunday outside the Crystal Palace Skating Center, police Lt. Patrick Charoen said.
Officer Bill Cassell, a Las Vegas police spokesman, said it was not immediately clear whether Mayweather was present during the shooting at the ice and roller skating center several miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip.
Charoen said witnesses described the Rolls-Royce and said it was involved in the shooting. Investigators obtained a warrant to search the vehicle at one of Mayweather's Las Vegas-area homes.
"It doesn't mean he was involved," Charoen said of Mayweather. "He's not a definite suspect. It just means the vehicle was seen at the scene."
Mayweather's manager, Leonard Ellerbe, denied Mayweather was involved in the shooting. He would not say whether Mayweather's vehicle was at the scene.
"Floyd Mayweather was not involved in the reported incident. None whatsoever," said Ellerbe, chief executive of Mayweather Promotions.
The 32-year-old Mayweather lives and trains in Las Vegas. Ellerbe said Mayweather would take part as scheduled Monday as guest host of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s "WWE Monday Night RAW" on cable television.
Ellerbe also took part in a conference call Monday announcing that Mayweather's Sept. 19 comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand resort in Las Vegas will be shown live in about 170 theaters nationwide. The bout will also be shown on pay-per-view television.
Mayweather is considered a pound-for-pound boxing king, having won six world boxing championships in five weight classes. He is undefeated in 39 fights, with 25 knockouts.
The bout with Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) was delayed in July after Mayweather damaged rib cartilage while training.
Source: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=8399968
Police searched boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Rolls-Royce at his home Monday in the investigation of a shooting outside a Las Vegas skating rink, authorities said.
No one was hurt, but another vehicle was hit with bullets late Sunday outside the Crystal Palace Skating Center, police Lt. Patrick Charoen said.
Officer Bill Cassell, a Las Vegas police spokesman, said it was not immediately clear whether Mayweather was present during the shooting at the ice and roller skating center several miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip.
Charoen said witnesses described the Rolls-Royce and said it was involved in the shooting. Investigators obtained a warrant to search the vehicle at one of Mayweather's Las Vegas-area homes.
"It doesn't mean he was involved," Charoen said of Mayweather. "He's not a definite suspect. It just means the vehicle was seen at the scene."
Mayweather's manager, Leonard Ellerbe, denied Mayweather was involved in the shooting. He would not say whether Mayweather's vehicle was at the scene.
"Floyd Mayweather was not involved in the reported incident. None whatsoever," said Ellerbe, chief executive of Mayweather Promotions.
The 32-year-old Mayweather lives and trains in Las Vegas. Ellerbe said Mayweather would take part as scheduled Monday as guest host of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s "WWE Monday Night RAW" on cable television.
Ellerbe also took part in a conference call Monday announcing that Mayweather's Sept. 19 comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand resort in Las Vegas will be shown live in about 170 theaters nationwide. The bout will also be shown on pay-per-view television.
Mayweather is considered a pound-for-pound boxing king, having won six world boxing championships in five weight classes. He is undefeated in 39 fights, with 25 knockouts.
The bout with Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) was delayed in July after Mayweather damaged rib cartilage while training.
Source: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=8399968
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Papa Mayweather: Miguel Cotto can knock Manny Pacquiao's ass out
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Floyd Mayweather Senior’s wrinkled face is a map of hard living.
There are as many nooks, nicks, crannies and crevices on his face that you might think you’re looking at a lunar map.
For a guy whose middle name is Joy, there’s been plenty of pain and anguish, some of it self-inflicted, in his years.
He’s 56 now and, on Saturday he buried his estranged father, Theartha (age 81).
His own ring career was sabotaged by a prison stint for slinging drugs. They say he was once shot at while holding his son, future world champion and boxing supernova Floyd Joy, in his arms.
I don’t know if there is a right side of the tracks in gritty Grand Rapids, Mich., but Mayweather, whose father took a hike when he was only 15, was to the ghetto born.
I don’t claim to be a close friend of his. I’m certainly no associate or confidante of the poetry spouting, Mountain Dew swilling trainer.
But I have been in his presence enough to know he’s not the Heckle & Jeckel cartoon character he portrays on the HBO 24/7 minstrel shows.
Mayweather Sr. is a real man and he knows boxing, the mechanics of the sport, inside and out. If he knew cars the way he knows fighters, he would working on Porsches and Mercedes Benz vehicle and not some gas guzzling clunkers.
I was surprised that Papa M was willing to discuss boxing, seemingly a more mundane topic than ever as he prepared for his father’s wake on Friday in Michigan. But he was and this is part of what he had to say.
On the cold public reaction to Marquez-Mayweather: “Some fights catch on as they get closer to happening. That may be the case here, that the excitement will build as the fight gets closer.”
On his brother Roger’s criminal law problems: “I stay out of it because that is his business. He’s the one that’s got to deal with it, not me. I will say this, though…if he doesn’t learn and learn real fast, it’s going to end in something that’s not so nice.”
On Li’l Floyd showing ring rust Sept. 19: “Every fighter has some ring rust after a layoff. But he will win this fight with Marquez. Marquez is a good, tough fighter but my son is too slick for him.Marquez’s hands will be just too slow. Marquez won’t be able to counter punch Floyd the way he did Pacquiao and others. It’s going to be a big difference in timing. Marquez might think fast but can he get off fast? Floyd won’t let him do that. My son's feet, his hands and his brain are too fast."
On dealing with a lung disease: “It makes you short of breath but I feel good know. I’m going back to Vegas on Tuesday. I want to keep trying to help my son get ready for Marquez.”
On the Pacman-Cotto fight coming Nov. 14: “I think Pacquiao is too much for Cotto right now but my thing is if Cotto can hit hard to the body and to the head, he can knock Pacquiao out. Cotto knock his ass out! If he don’t land those shots, he is not gonna win against Pacquiao.”
Maybe this is an appreciation of Floyd Senior. Come to think of it, it is.
Deal with it because, when it comes to boxing and the hard knocks of life, this man is an expert.
He never went to college but he is loaded with common sense.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Papa-Mayweather-Miguel-Cotto-can-knock-Manny-Pacquiaos-ass-out
Floyd Mayweather must take risks to prove he's not just a fair weather champ
Golden Boy Promotions are doing their best to whip up interest in the return of Floyd Mayweather Jnr next month.
Ticket sales are slower than hoped.
These are not the best of times to be selling ringside seats for top dollar.
But a slow market in Las Vegas is only part of the story. Pretty Boy Floyd is learning the hard way that the view he has of himself is not one shared by the world.
Mayweather is touched by genius, no doubt. He has every shot in the book and more. The truth is he might turn out better than even he thinks if he put himself to the test more.
Mayweather fights on his terms. His dismantling of Ricky Hatton was a classic case. He knew he would have too much for Hatton yet still he would not come down to 140lbs to fight him.
It is not about the weight, he said afterwards. It is about the fighter. He makes my point for me.
He should have taken Hatton at lightwelter, not 147lbs, to prove his boast of being the best pound for pound.
His comeback against Juan Manuel Marquez might be tougher than he thinks but ultimately I expect him to have too much for the Mexican.
So do the punters. That is part of the reason they are staying away.
There was a fight against Miguel Cotto out there. Another against Manny Pacquiao. That would have been the heroic thing to do.
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A web poll is asking fight fans to select the best fighter of all time. Technically you would fancy Mayweather to feature in the debate. The dear, departed Arturo Gatti probably won't.
But who would you rather watch? Gatti took the Mayweather fight knowing it was a long shot. Say no more.
The best in my time was Sugar Ray Leonard. The best of all time was Sugar Ray Robinson. Both took on all-comers. My type of fighters.
Clearly he is lining up the winner of Cotto and Pacquaio. That is a great fight in the same MGM Grand arena. They won't have trouble filling that.
Mayweather's camp has been disrupted by the domestic difficulties that have enveloped uncle Roger. Floyd will cope with that. He's used to it. The undercard has been ramped up to tempt the pay-for-view punter. Chris John and Rocky Juarez do it all over again for the WBA featherweight belt after their thrilling draw in February.
Michael Katsidis likes a tear up, too. He takes on Vicente Escobedo for the WBO interim lightweight title.
Golden Boy's staple undercard packer Zab Judah takes on Antonio Diaz. There is plenty there for the purist.
But this is no Mike Tyson on the comeback trail. No Sugar Ray. Brilliance and box office are not the same thing. The former had both.
Mayweather needs to add fireworks this time around to his undoubted gifts. He needs to take risks.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2009/08/22/floyd-mayweather-must-take-risks-to-prove-he-s-not-just-a-fair-weather-champ-115875-21615178/
Desperation in Vegas: Marquez-Mayweather turns into Free For All
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Here's a $2,000 package special offer just sent out by the MGM Grand Hotel. The key word might be "free."
I expect the next email to talk about free blackjack, free roulette, free craps play and maybe some free games in the poker room. That's not the kind of poker Dr. Hayden Kho records on video either.
Btw, I don't know who the guy portrayed next to Mayweather is but I ask you, is that the soft, cuddly face of Manny Pacquiao's old pal, Juan Ma?
It might be the Frito Bandito but it is not Juan Manuel Marquez.
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I don't know about you guys but I think I will hold out until the MGM ups the offer to include that private jet flight roundtrip gratis.
Not to mention that poolside cabana meetup with the one, the only Britney Spears!
What happens in the cabana, stays in the cabana!
It would be really neat if they changed the nickname for this promotion, and I use that term loosely.
Bob Arum labeled Pacquiao-Cotto "Fire Power."
Can't we call Marquez-Mayweather "Fire Sale?"
Just asking.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Desperation-in-Vegas-MarquezMayweather-turns-into-Free-For-All
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Mayweather: "I'm Fighting Juan Because He Beat Manny"
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going back at the critics who continue to ask for a legit reason that backs his decision to fight Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19 - instead of Manny Pacuqiao, who is considered by most as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. Mayweather sees Marquez as a better fighter and says the Mexican fighter already beat Pacquiao - twice. Pacquiao and Marquez fought to a controversial draw in 2004 and then Pacquiao won a close split decision over Marquez in 2008.
"This fight already has the two best pound for pound fighters in boxing. Marquez is one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. He was knocked down three times [by Pacquiao] and still got a draw. We all know who won there. I thought Marquez won the second time. I picked the guy who won, not the guy who lost. That tells me to take this fight seriously and to train hard," Mayweather told El Boxeo Vision.
Mayweather claims that he didn't pick Marquez for an easy night of work. He wanted a tough fight. Mayweather is returning from a near two-year layoff but Marquez is moving up from 135 to a catch-weight of 144-pounds.
"I didn't want an easy opponent for my return and that's why I accepted the fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez is a great Mexican fighter and one of best pound for pound fighters in boxing," Mayweather said.
Source: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=21690
Pacquiao/Cotto, Mayweather/Marquez to get instant replay
The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to bring instant replay to one of the only major sports in America without it. This move is one that critics around the sport have wanted for quite some time, as it adds clarity and transparency to a sport that has displayed very little over the course of times.
A number of fights in recent history has shown us exactly why this move is a great one, and with a Fall lineup that appears to be slated with one mega fight after the next, the time couldn't be more appropriate.
When you look back to the recent fight between Nate Campbell and Timothy Bradley, it was clear that a headbutt caused the nasty gash Campbell suffered, and subsequently ended the fight, yet there was no integrity on behalf of the referee who officiated, and as a result, a warrior in the sport who has received less than his fair share of opportunities has to now deal with a TKO on his record that will reduce that level of participation even more.
The first fightcard to feature this new addition to the sport is the well anticipated card featuring the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Juan Manuel Marquez showdown, which is set to take place on September 19th. Beyond that, there are a number of other showdowns slated to have it as well, with the most notable being the Cotto/Pacquiao showdown.
Neither Cotto or Pacquiao have a history of headbutts but this would gaurantee an outcome with firm integrity if such a thing happens, taking away the odds of having yet another mega fight end up in a stirring controversy.
Referees will have sole discretion to use the feature as necessary, so if one decides not to use it when foul play was obvious, it leaves blame for one person and one person only.
Should be interesting, and it's great to see this first step in bringing some well needed integrity to the sport.
Lets just hope isn't the final step.
Stay tuned.
***Although approved by the Commission, one final step is necessary in solidifying this measure***
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-845-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d20-PacquiaoCotto-MayweatherMarquez-to-get-instant-replay
A number of fights in recent history has shown us exactly why this move is a great one, and with a Fall lineup that appears to be slated with one mega fight after the next, the time couldn't be more appropriate.
When you look back to the recent fight between Nate Campbell and Timothy Bradley, it was clear that a headbutt caused the nasty gash Campbell suffered, and subsequently ended the fight, yet there was no integrity on behalf of the referee who officiated, and as a result, a warrior in the sport who has received less than his fair share of opportunities has to now deal with a TKO on his record that will reduce that level of participation even more.
The first fightcard to feature this new addition to the sport is the well anticipated card featuring the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Juan Manuel Marquez showdown, which is set to take place on September 19th. Beyond that, there are a number of other showdowns slated to have it as well, with the most notable being the Cotto/Pacquiao showdown.
Neither Cotto or Pacquiao have a history of headbutts but this would gaurantee an outcome with firm integrity if such a thing happens, taking away the odds of having yet another mega fight end up in a stirring controversy.
Referees will have sole discretion to use the feature as necessary, so if one decides not to use it when foul play was obvious, it leaves blame for one person and one person only.
Should be interesting, and it's great to see this first step in bringing some well needed integrity to the sport.
Lets just hope isn't the final step.
Stay tuned.
***Although approved by the Commission, one final step is necessary in solidifying this measure***
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-845-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d20-PacquiaoCotto-MayweatherMarquez-to-get-instant-replay
Five key X-factors hang over Floyd Mayweather as clock ticks on comeback fight
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As Floyd Mayweather's comeback bout against Juan Manuel Marquez hits its 30-day countdown, here are the five most important things to watch:
1. Promotional divide
Mayweather's self-promotion skills helped carry the last few years of his career, but now that Mayweather Promotions has shouldered an increased direct financial exposure, his personal obligations take on a larger role than ever.
The first tangible evidence of that will be his appearance Monday night as host of World Wrestling Entertainment's "RAW" TV show, less than four weeks before the Sept. 19 fight.
More such publicity-engendering appearances are expected in the weeks to come, including another HBO "24/7" series.
They have not hampered Mayweather in the past. Remember: He did "Dancing With the Stars" in the weeks leading to his sizzling 2007 knockout of Ricky Hatton.
But he also got booted from that program seven weeks in advance -- not the two weeks he would have faced by reaching the finals -- and immediately expressed relief that the reality fare didn't overlap fight preparation.
Other high-profile fighters flopped under similar promotional duress within the past decade, when the self-promoted fighter came into vogue.
Oscar De La Hoya created Golden Boy Promotions in 2001. Since then, his record is 5-4.
Lennox Lewis, who also fought under his own promotional banner, was involved in the production of "Ocean's Eleven," in a cinematic fight against Wladimir Klitschko, after which he was knocked out and lost the heavyweight title against Hasim Rahman.
Antonio Tarver, after starring in "Rocky Balboa" as Mason "The Line" Dixon, was outclassed and lost his light heavyweight title to a 41-year-old Bernard Hopkins.
Could Mayweather be next?
2. The Pac factor
Mayweather is fighting external forces in addition to the one Marquez presents within the ring, none bigger than Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's November clash with Miguel Cotto already is hailed as the biggest fight of the year.
Bob Arum -- Pacquiao's promoter and Mayweather's ex-promoter -- is certain to use Mayweather-Marquez as a piggybacking opportunity to divert media attention to his own fight.
There already is widespread debate about how Mayweather-Marquez will sell in a tough economy, especially with UFC 103 scheduled the same night.
But how much the Mayweather-Marquez buzz is overridden by the enormous interest in Pacquiao-Cotto could have an even bigger impact on Mayweather's negotiating strength when, and if, he opens talks with Pacquiao for the biggest potential fight in boxing.
3. Undercard overhead
Mayweather agreed to unspecified financial concessions to allow for a beefed-up undercard, against the potential promise of a back-end payoff in pay-per-view percentages.
Mayweather-Marquez is the attraction, but Chris John-Rocky Juarez II holds nearly as much appeal to hardcore fight fans. Add in Zab Judah-Antonio Diaz and another fan-favorite bout between gladiatorial Michael Katsidis and 2004 U.S. Olympian Vincente Escobedo, and you have the deepest pay-per-view card in years.
If that can't outperform a UFC show headlined by a Rich Franklin-Vitor Belfort fight, boxing is in deeper trouble than anyone knew.
4. Mexican Dependence Day
Mayweather-Marquez is on Mexican Independence Day weekend, although the marketing suggests it is anything but independent of North America's most earnest fight fans, with Marquez, Diaz and Juarez all key focal points.
Tecate beer announced this week a $25 rebate plan for purchasers of its product who also buy the fight, which essentially halves the pay-per-view cost.
There also will be a Mayweather-Marquez commemorative Tecate can marketed on the West Coast.
For all of Mayweather's complaints about how Arum pushed him almost exclusively against Hispanic opponents to take advantage of that market, it is telling how strongly he self-markets to the same audience.
5. Training conundrum
Roger Mayweather's legal issues are certain to be a central focus of the early "24/7" episodes, although less likely to play a key role in the actual fight.
His pending felony battery charge, stemming from an incident this month involving a female boxer he once trained, is unlikely to be adjudicated before the fight, and his camp role equally unlikely to be affected.
Source: http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/index.ssf/2009/08/five_key_xfactors_hang_over_fl.html
Making sense of Money and Manny
"The strong move quiet, the weak start riots"
Love him or hate him, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the best boxers of this era.
With that said, he is also one of the most polarizing characters the sport has ever seen because of his controversial outspoken nature among other things.
One thing Floyd is most vocal about is his wealth. I guess the name speaks for itself.
Actually, Floyd has a habit of saying things- things that in my opinion, diminishes his brilliance in the ring.
"Silent waters run deep." But I guess for Floyd, silent waters run in deep sh*t because you can never get the man to be silent- unless of course if you ask him about his "rib injury". Actually, in behalf of the press, I thank him for providing boxing with quotes and sound bytes. I'm not going to lie, we are after all in the information and hype industry.
But just as a girl once told me, "talking will only get you in trouble". Perhaps Floyd thinks otherwise as he tries to talk his way out of trouble and sell his September comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
The thing is with Floyd however is that nobody seems to believe him anymore. His shock and awe type of statements put even the best headline writers like our New York Boxing Examiner aka "dance like a butterfly, sting like a moth" Michael Marley to shame. Sometimes I wonder whether Floyd himself believes in what he says.
One of Floyd's most favorite targets lately is Manny Pacquiao. In an article by Michael Vester of Boxingscene.com Floyd reminded people why he didn't need to fight Pacquiao and said "I'm fighting Juan (Manuel Marquez) because he beat Manny". It pretty much contradicts his old statement but hey, Floyd said he doesn't need to fight Pacquiao so I guess that's why he's going to try and beat the guy that beat Pacquiao- except that Marquez never beat Pacquiao. In the world of "IFs" he may have, but in the real world he hasn't. Truth be told, in the same "IF" world, Floyd was beaten by Oscar De la Hoya like his father Floyd Sr. himself insinuated after their "World Awaits" clash in May of 2007- yup, the same Oscar that quit against Pacquiao and not Larios who stood toe-to-toe with Pacquiao 'til the final bell.
Mayweather Jr. has also made statements against Bob Arum saying the Top Rank boss hash prejudice against Black people, and that the problem with his people is that they don't support him the way Cotto and Pacquiao's people give them their suppport. The quote machine can go forever with Floyd but what I find ironic is, Pacquiao who Floyd said couldn't sell fights anywhere near the way he can, is already outselling his upcoming comeback fight despite Pacquiao's fight not due til' November. Funnier is that Pacquiao has not even done any sales talking yet to the extent that Floyd has.
I guess Floyd might want to blame his people for not rallying behind him but honestly, Floyd should start considering some backyard cleaning and he needs to start with his. If you want to have people rally behind you, do not turn them off by shoving money at their faces and making them feel like they are worthless.
Perhaps TheBoxingTruth.com's John Chavez and Ricardo Lois said it best,
“I’m not a huge fan of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and himself touting he’s a multi-gazillionaire and the fact that he makes 500 million dollars every time he fights but I don’t want to see the fight flop, I think it would be bad for boxing in terms of Pay-Per-View numbers as well as ticket sales but maybe the people around him need to realize that he is not as big of a star as he would like people to believe.”
Ricardo Lois then added,
“How do you think it makes me feel Floyd when I’m outside in my flip-flops putting different oil in my 1999 Honda man? You think you make me want to be a fan? You’re alienating me brother. You’re alienating me.”
Or perhaps Floyd can simply take a page out of Pacquiao. And that page says, "thrill us when you fight and do your real talking inside the ring".
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-10947-Indianapolis-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Making-sense-of-Money-and-Manny
FOR FLOYD JR - CAN A SHRINK PERHAPS HELP?
Recent published reports indicate that Floyd Mayweather Jr stated that he is fighting Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19th because Marquez “beat Manny” and Junior sees Marquez as a “better fighter” than Pacquiao.
Okay, everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
But that is no excuse.
Perhaps the guy has been gone from boxing so long that he is now confused and does not remember the Pacquiao/Marquez fight results.
Or even know that BoxRec still exist.
Hey Junior, get on your computer and log on to BoxRec. If you don’t know how to do that, simply ask around. That should wake you up man!
The last I checked BoxRec I saw that the records indicate Manny Pacquiao holds a one draw and one win over Marquez. And, along the way there were four knock downs suffered by Marquez.
Where then did Junior get his information about Marquez beating Pacquiao twice?
Perhaps Junior is suffering bad dreams from all of a sudden getting out of retirement to fight again.
Maybe the heat in the gym and the stress of training again is messing up his brain and he can’t think straight!
Could that also be the reason why all of a sudden he had a “rib injury” that caused the fight to be postponed to September 19th?
How can he say that the Marquez/Mayweather fight is between the two “best pound for pound fighters in boxing”?
True, Junior was once the best p4p but he is not anymore. That title now belongs to Manny Pacquiao. Until someone beats him, he will remain as such!
And, Marquez has never held the best p4p title.
Something must be seriously wrong for Junior to make such statements.
Hey, I am aware perhaps this is Junior’s way of hyping the fight to get more fans to come and see his return to the ring live or via PPV.
That is perfectly okay. The hyping, I mean.
But he needs to be truthful and factual
Many folks are already disillusioned about boxing per se. Releasing false statements like Junior did, does not help the sport many consider as “unwholesome”.
Junior should know better than that.
But then again, perhaps he does not really care about the credibility of the sport that made him who he is today as long as it brings him more money.
Or something is really awfully wrong.
Can a shrink perhaps help?
Source: http://philboxing.com/news/columns.php?aid=658&id=26617
Okay, everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
But that is no excuse.
Perhaps the guy has been gone from boxing so long that he is now confused and does not remember the Pacquiao/Marquez fight results.
Or even know that BoxRec still exist.
Hey Junior, get on your computer and log on to BoxRec. If you don’t know how to do that, simply ask around. That should wake you up man!
The last I checked BoxRec I saw that the records indicate Manny Pacquiao holds a one draw and one win over Marquez. And, along the way there were four knock downs suffered by Marquez.
Where then did Junior get his information about Marquez beating Pacquiao twice?
Perhaps Junior is suffering bad dreams from all of a sudden getting out of retirement to fight again.
Maybe the heat in the gym and the stress of training again is messing up his brain and he can’t think straight!
Could that also be the reason why all of a sudden he had a “rib injury” that caused the fight to be postponed to September 19th?
How can he say that the Marquez/Mayweather fight is between the two “best pound for pound fighters in boxing”?
True, Junior was once the best p4p but he is not anymore. That title now belongs to Manny Pacquiao. Until someone beats him, he will remain as such!
And, Marquez has never held the best p4p title.
Something must be seriously wrong for Junior to make such statements.
Hey, I am aware perhaps this is Junior’s way of hyping the fight to get more fans to come and see his return to the ring live or via PPV.
That is perfectly okay. The hyping, I mean.
But he needs to be truthful and factual
Many folks are already disillusioned about boxing per se. Releasing false statements like Junior did, does not help the sport many consider as “unwholesome”.
Junior should know better than that.
But then again, perhaps he does not really care about the credibility of the sport that made him who he is today as long as it brings him more money.
Or something is really awfully wrong.
Can a shrink perhaps help?
Source: http://philboxing.com/news/columns.php?aid=658&id=26617
Muhammad Speaks: Pacquiao beats Cotto, Mayweather beats Manny
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James Brown, a living rage whenever he took the stage, had The Famous Flames.
That was Soul Brother Number One’s backup group when he used to “take it to the bridge” with Maceo and the rest.
Former world light heavyweight champion and now top flight trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was formerly known as Eddie “The Flame” Gregory. The nickname was an easy fit as his then manager Jack Singer owned a steakhouse of the same name.
On a New York day so hot that the polar bears in the Central Park Zoo checked into the Plaza Hotel to cool off, I got a phone call from the loquacious ex-champion who grew up in a Brownsville, Brooklyn, housing project with hoops star World B. Free and baseball star turned manager Willie Randolph.
Muhammad’s prize pupil these days is light heavy champion Bad Chad Dawson and he got that job when Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Dawson parted ways.
Thursday found EMM in hot and humid Houston where he will handle Ishe Smith, a decided underdog to unbeaten prospect and Brooklynite Danny Jacobs, under the Malignaggi-Diaz main event on HBO.
Muhammad was quotable as a fighter and he remains topical and on point in 2009.
He’s also opened up a new Vegas gym for boxers and MMA fighters, the International Fight Club at 5818 Spring Mountain Road (near Jones). For more info, contact EMM by email at champround11@aol.com. With the closing last week of the Top Rank Gym, the IFC may pick up some loose fighters from both sports.
Here are some of the topics we touched on including his Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight prediction.
FLOYD VS. MANNY: “Without a doubt, that fight will happen. Pacman’s speed is too much for Miguel Cotto. He can outpoint Cotto just on speed. You can’t beat Manny throwing one jab at a time because he comes right over the top on you. It would take the Mayweather style to beat Manny. Floyd is a full fledged welterweight, he’s just too big for Manny. He will beat Pacquiao.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Muhammad-Speaks-Pacquiao-beats-Cotto-Mayweather-beats-Manny
Interview with Theodore A. Atlas Jr.: On Pacquiao-Cotto, Mayweather-Marquez, Boxing Websites, and tons more!
Teddy Atlas needs no introduction, who doesn’t know this boxing trainer who you see every Friday Night on ESPN Boxing. This interview was requested by the website readers. I would like to think Ms. Kathy Zito from the Dr. Teddy Atlas foundation for helping make this happen.
David Tyler – I’m a writer for doghouse boxing’s website…….
Teddy Atlas – That means nothing to me because I do not go into your world. You people go on the internet and do all that stuff and I stay away from that, I’m a cave man or whatever. I become better off even though I am probably missing out on something I’m also keeping my blood pressure down from seeing certain things that would not service me in any good way. I only returned your call because I read your e-mail and you sounded sincere, you were kind and courteous.
DT- Thank you, Ok……
TA – Like my old friend Jack Newfield said and he was a great writer and great man. He was a champion for the downtrodden people. He used his columns to always look out for the underdog. He obviously made his living in journalism so he had to be on the internet when it came about. He even said to me, he said “Teddy you’re probably right about the internet even though it is the progressive thing because some people have turned it into nothing more than a graffiti board.” It’s being used as a bulletin board where people can express their thoughts and opinions without being based on facts or anything positive.
DT – Well I just wanted to ask………
TA – I don’t read any boxing internet articles unless someone sends me something or fax me something which I really don’t care to read in the first place. There is just so many boxing websites that I wonder how they survive. For a sport that doesn’t seem to get enough attention, proper attention in the proper areas when it’s doing something right, it just seems that there is not a proper presence of media attention. And then I get calls from “so called” writers who say I am Joey Pulako and I write for ringside boxing, or I write for Left Hand Boxing or Bloody nose boxing, I’m like how many of these sites exist out there? For a sport that doesn’t get any attention it seems like there must be a trillion boxing websites.
DT – Yes, I understand but surely you understand that these websites are practically the only way boxing fans can get their fix?
TA – I see some of these so called writers and I say boy oh boy how do they get to be writers. Again I believe that it’s because of the internet where you don’t have the restrictions or standards when you had the hard trend media where you had deadlines and editors and some sort of organization like being responsible have a background in journalism even before you get a chance to put something in print. Now some are given the opportunity to do that with no background, preparation, no responsibility, no regard or respect and the only thing they seem to be good at is having some agenda or vent against someone. Then again I see some of these message boards from the fans and these fans seem to be just as bent and just as maladjusted as some of these writers that are not responsible and shouldn’t have access to vent with the writers who are twisted and bent. I’m like these people should get a life this is insane!
DT – I have been focusing on interviews because its people like yourself that are the “historians” of boxing. Teddy, what do you think about the state of boxing today?
TA – The way it’s been the last few years not just today, it’s been an ongoing and maybe failing situation for sometime now. I think it’s kind of like communism. You know communism and I’m sure your readers are going to go wow Teddy is equating communism with boxing, my gosh. What I mean is the theory of communism was based on something that had merit in the human realm. There wasn’t going to be the rich and the very poor, everybody was going to be taken care of, things were going to be even for everyone. It didn’t work out. There were the rich and the very poor, no in between. The people that got in with the government were very well taken care of just the same as before communism came aboard. The people that got in with the government became the ultra rich and you still had the very poor. That’s how boxing is, there’s nothing in-between; we have the ultra rich and the very poor. We have the De La Hoya’s, the Pacquiao’s, the Mayweather’s, you know that list of people and obviously life is good for them. Then you have just regular boxers who can hardly get work. They are fighting for a thousand dollars or twelve hundred dollars or if their lucky maybe two thousand dollars. Out there in space in these lost horizons they are not able to get to a steady place even if they have some ability. They just are not able to get to the level of these other guys where they are taken care of in a promotional way and many will never be given that opportunity to live in that place. Of course there are fighters who have moderate talents and lesser than moderate talents and they will never get to that place and their skills are part of the reason for that. There’s always going to be a rating system whether it for doctors, lawyers or baseball players. Look at baseball, even a shortstop hitting below average is making millions of dollars. Boxing is not like that only the very few make the big millions of dollars and the rest feed off the crumbs.
TA - David, Excuse me I’ve got to take this call……..
TA - Sorry about that. It was a call from this foundation that I run that I had to take. I may not know much about the internet but I’m advanced enough to know how to use call waiting. I run this charity foundation and every day there is something going on that requires my attention. It’s a hands on operation and we get many requests mostly for kids without insurance and suffering from cancer. We’ve got two kids right now that are paralyzed from accidents this summer and I’ve got to make some tough decisions on how to help these kids. But getting back to our conversation, like I said most kids in other sports will not be a Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays but you can reach a level of stability, security and that’s missing from boxing. Again, it’s the communist theory again; most of the boxers will be down at the bottom with a very few fortunate up at the top. No middle level that can provide the security that comes in other sports.
DT – Why?
TA – I’m just saying that the problem is there is boxers who can’t get the work. There is no in between but there could be, it’s just there is no organizational center for boxing, there’s no rhyme or reason, there’s no National Body, there’s no nucleus to it, there is nobody marketing the sport. This sport has been around over two hundred years more than any other sport and yet it is very underdeveloped and simplistic in having an infrastructure for these issues that I’m talking about. But that’s what it is, you could say that it has become a cult driven sport. Sure the fans will come out for the big fights, the big shows, but they don’t support the place I’m talking about. In some ways I’m calling it an event driven sport now. The next big event will be Mayweather and Marquez followed by the Pacquiao and Cotto events, okay when these events happen the sport looks, sounds, smells and feels like it’s doing pretty well. There will be chatter about it, there will be movement about it but when those events have taken place, the sport again drifts away to that quite place and it wouldn’t have to if it had the interest and promotion in those middle areas. Does this make sense?
DT – Yes sir. Teddy, what are your thoughts on the Mayweather/ Marquez fight?
TA – I see it having elements of interest because there are certain areas, variables, intangibles that make it interesting. You got Mayweather who has been out of the ring over 18 months so the question is how does that year and a half affect him? You got Marquez who is a warrior and a very likeable guy and a really good fighter. You have to admire his work ethic, the guys he has fought, the way he conducts himself. You have to admire his character and the way this man has carried himself at the highest level of the sport. He will be doing everything he can to make this a fight that he can win. That reason alone will make it a good competitive fight. But the variables that come into play will be is Marquez too small, is Marquez too old, he is older and been in some tough fights, is this the night he gets old, does his skin hold up, Mayweather could maybe do a job on him from the outside he cuts him up and it doesn’t become the kind of contest that we want it to become. Also, is Mayweather coming back for the wrong reasons? We’ve all heard about his money problems with the IRS. They have a lien on his house. This causes him to come out of retirement. Okay that’s fine maybe he was going to come out anyway, but when he came out, let’s be honest about it if we’re going to talk about it, some people will not want to hear this but why make your comeback against a top professional guy? Especially this quickly after being away such a length of time? He wanted a certain amount of money from HBO and they said he must take this level of opponent. He could have taken less money from what I understand but he would have taken a lesser opponent. It’s that pressure of having to come back and make a lot of money right NOW! So taking that kind of opponent right out of the box is certainly a variable, it could be an intangible and influence this fight. Having said all of that, I think that Mayweather will have his hands fuller than he thinks he is, I think he took a smaller guy who he thinks is easier to hit and Mayweather looks at himself as an artist, a magician, a guy that prides himself on being top level in the sport and will exploit the problems with his opponent. I think at the end of the day it’s going to be a helluva fight. Maybe Mayweather turns out to be too big. Maybe Mayweather cuts him up. The question of how Mayweather will look after being out for over a year and half will play in there somewhere.
DT – Teddy, what are your thoughts on the Cotto/ Pacquiao fight?
TA – It’s not the fight it would have been a couple of years ago or even a year ago. I think it could have been an interesting fight and maybe it still will be, I have no final say on it, it’s just my opinion. I just don’t think it will be the interesting fight that we want it to be or potentially on paper what it is supposed to be; a small Pacquiao fighting a bigger stronger Cotto whose primary asset is going to the body against the quicker fleeter footed small guy and wear him down. I don’t know that Cotto will be able to do that and that was one of the interesting things, big speed advantage versus a super quick fighter with a come ahead style and wear him down. That’s the interested part but it will not play out because Cotto is damaged goods. I know that some of these psychopaths are going to say, Teddy is off his rocker. I am not saying that Cotto doesn’t have heart, I’m not saying that he is not a warrior, he’s got all the heart in the world. I think he showed us he is damaged in the Clottey fight. I think that he was torn apart and ready to be taken, ready to spit the bit, and again to those psychopaths out there, save your words, I don’t listen to them and I don’t want to hear them. You have your opinion and I have mine and mine is based on being in this business my whole life. Yes Cotto is a warrior but fighters are humans first and fighters second. They are human, they have their frailties, their weak times, and they suffer from depression just like all humans do at times. Cotto was affected by the Margarito fight, his confidence was shaken, shaken to the CORE! He had doubts and those doubts were showing against Clottey and he wasn’t sure if he could handle it. Yes he won the fight but he was on the cuff, on the brink of being pushed over the cliff. In a weird way Clottey saved him because he did not act like a fighter should, he did not seize the moment, he didn’t push Cotto off the cliff, and he let him survive. That’s why Clottley does not have the right to be called a Champion. He didn’t pull the heart out of the guy when the heart was hanging out there. Cotto won, but I saw the signs, I know what I was watching, does that mean that he won’t pull himself together in the next fight? No it doesn’t mean that, but it means from my experience that’s it’s unlikely. It means that he is not in a situation where he is comfortable and I don’t know if he is ever going to get back there. I’m betting that he is not going to get back spiritually, emotionally, and physically, to that place where he finds comfort. If Pacquiao doesn’t disappoint us and by the way he saw the Clottey fight, he saw the weaknesses, he knows what he was watching, he saw a vulnerable guy, he saw a damaged guy, and I think Pacquiao will go after him. Pacquiao will throw the punches in those first three rounds that Clottey didn’t throw. Pacquiao will make sure that during those little spots where others have allowed Cotto to recuperate, he will come with many, many power shots that will take out Cotto. I think if Pacquiao does that, Cotto does not survive, I think that the ghost of Margarito is still tap dancing in his brain. The Margarito memory combined with the Pacquiao tenacity, I think that Pacquiao gets rid of Cotto inside of five maybe three rounds. This will not become the kind of epic battle that it had the potential to be.
That does it for part one. A long but interesting read from Teddy Atlas. I am working on part two which is Teddy’s top ten P4P with today’s fighters and his all time list of boxing’s greatest. Check back soon.
Source: http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/Tyler082009.htm
David Tyler – I’m a writer for doghouse boxing’s website…….
Teddy Atlas – That means nothing to me because I do not go into your world. You people go on the internet and do all that stuff and I stay away from that, I’m a cave man or whatever. I become better off even though I am probably missing out on something I’m also keeping my blood pressure down from seeing certain things that would not service me in any good way. I only returned your call because I read your e-mail and you sounded sincere, you were kind and courteous.
DT- Thank you, Ok……
TA – Like my old friend Jack Newfield said and he was a great writer and great man. He was a champion for the downtrodden people. He used his columns to always look out for the underdog. He obviously made his living in journalism so he had to be on the internet when it came about. He even said to me, he said “Teddy you’re probably right about the internet even though it is the progressive thing because some people have turned it into nothing more than a graffiti board.” It’s being used as a bulletin board where people can express their thoughts and opinions without being based on facts or anything positive.
DT – Well I just wanted to ask………
TA – I don’t read any boxing internet articles unless someone sends me something or fax me something which I really don’t care to read in the first place. There is just so many boxing websites that I wonder how they survive. For a sport that doesn’t seem to get enough attention, proper attention in the proper areas when it’s doing something right, it just seems that there is not a proper presence of media attention. And then I get calls from “so called” writers who say I am Joey Pulako and I write for ringside boxing, or I write for Left Hand Boxing or Bloody nose boxing, I’m like how many of these sites exist out there? For a sport that doesn’t get any attention it seems like there must be a trillion boxing websites.
DT – Yes, I understand but surely you understand that these websites are practically the only way boxing fans can get their fix?
TA – I see some of these so called writers and I say boy oh boy how do they get to be writers. Again I believe that it’s because of the internet where you don’t have the restrictions or standards when you had the hard trend media where you had deadlines and editors and some sort of organization like being responsible have a background in journalism even before you get a chance to put something in print. Now some are given the opportunity to do that with no background, preparation, no responsibility, no regard or respect and the only thing they seem to be good at is having some agenda or vent against someone. Then again I see some of these message boards from the fans and these fans seem to be just as bent and just as maladjusted as some of these writers that are not responsible and shouldn’t have access to vent with the writers who are twisted and bent. I’m like these people should get a life this is insane!
DT – I have been focusing on interviews because its people like yourself that are the “historians” of boxing. Teddy, what do you think about the state of boxing today?
TA – The way it’s been the last few years not just today, it’s been an ongoing and maybe failing situation for sometime now. I think it’s kind of like communism. You know communism and I’m sure your readers are going to go wow Teddy is equating communism with boxing, my gosh. What I mean is the theory of communism was based on something that had merit in the human realm. There wasn’t going to be the rich and the very poor, everybody was going to be taken care of, things were going to be even for everyone. It didn’t work out. There were the rich and the very poor, no in between. The people that got in with the government were very well taken care of just the same as before communism came aboard. The people that got in with the government became the ultra rich and you still had the very poor. That’s how boxing is, there’s nothing in-between; we have the ultra rich and the very poor. We have the De La Hoya’s, the Pacquiao’s, the Mayweather’s, you know that list of people and obviously life is good for them. Then you have just regular boxers who can hardly get work. They are fighting for a thousand dollars or twelve hundred dollars or if their lucky maybe two thousand dollars. Out there in space in these lost horizons they are not able to get to a steady place even if they have some ability. They just are not able to get to the level of these other guys where they are taken care of in a promotional way and many will never be given that opportunity to live in that place. Of course there are fighters who have moderate talents and lesser than moderate talents and they will never get to that place and their skills are part of the reason for that. There’s always going to be a rating system whether it for doctors, lawyers or baseball players. Look at baseball, even a shortstop hitting below average is making millions of dollars. Boxing is not like that only the very few make the big millions of dollars and the rest feed off the crumbs.
TA - David, Excuse me I’ve got to take this call……..
TA - Sorry about that. It was a call from this foundation that I run that I had to take. I may not know much about the internet but I’m advanced enough to know how to use call waiting. I run this charity foundation and every day there is something going on that requires my attention. It’s a hands on operation and we get many requests mostly for kids without insurance and suffering from cancer. We’ve got two kids right now that are paralyzed from accidents this summer and I’ve got to make some tough decisions on how to help these kids. But getting back to our conversation, like I said most kids in other sports will not be a Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays but you can reach a level of stability, security and that’s missing from boxing. Again, it’s the communist theory again; most of the boxers will be down at the bottom with a very few fortunate up at the top. No middle level that can provide the security that comes in other sports.
DT – Why?
TA – I’m just saying that the problem is there is boxers who can’t get the work. There is no in between but there could be, it’s just there is no organizational center for boxing, there’s no rhyme or reason, there’s no National Body, there’s no nucleus to it, there is nobody marketing the sport. This sport has been around over two hundred years more than any other sport and yet it is very underdeveloped and simplistic in having an infrastructure for these issues that I’m talking about. But that’s what it is, you could say that it has become a cult driven sport. Sure the fans will come out for the big fights, the big shows, but they don’t support the place I’m talking about. In some ways I’m calling it an event driven sport now. The next big event will be Mayweather and Marquez followed by the Pacquiao and Cotto events, okay when these events happen the sport looks, sounds, smells and feels like it’s doing pretty well. There will be chatter about it, there will be movement about it but when those events have taken place, the sport again drifts away to that quite place and it wouldn’t have to if it had the interest and promotion in those middle areas. Does this make sense?
DT – Yes sir. Teddy, what are your thoughts on the Mayweather/ Marquez fight?
TA – I see it having elements of interest because there are certain areas, variables, intangibles that make it interesting. You got Mayweather who has been out of the ring over 18 months so the question is how does that year and a half affect him? You got Marquez who is a warrior and a very likeable guy and a really good fighter. You have to admire his work ethic, the guys he has fought, the way he conducts himself. You have to admire his character and the way this man has carried himself at the highest level of the sport. He will be doing everything he can to make this a fight that he can win. That reason alone will make it a good competitive fight. But the variables that come into play will be is Marquez too small, is Marquez too old, he is older and been in some tough fights, is this the night he gets old, does his skin hold up, Mayweather could maybe do a job on him from the outside he cuts him up and it doesn’t become the kind of contest that we want it to become. Also, is Mayweather coming back for the wrong reasons? We’ve all heard about his money problems with the IRS. They have a lien on his house. This causes him to come out of retirement. Okay that’s fine maybe he was going to come out anyway, but when he came out, let’s be honest about it if we’re going to talk about it, some people will not want to hear this but why make your comeback against a top professional guy? Especially this quickly after being away such a length of time? He wanted a certain amount of money from HBO and they said he must take this level of opponent. He could have taken less money from what I understand but he would have taken a lesser opponent. It’s that pressure of having to come back and make a lot of money right NOW! So taking that kind of opponent right out of the box is certainly a variable, it could be an intangible and influence this fight. Having said all of that, I think that Mayweather will have his hands fuller than he thinks he is, I think he took a smaller guy who he thinks is easier to hit and Mayweather looks at himself as an artist, a magician, a guy that prides himself on being top level in the sport and will exploit the problems with his opponent. I think at the end of the day it’s going to be a helluva fight. Maybe Mayweather turns out to be too big. Maybe Mayweather cuts him up. The question of how Mayweather will look after being out for over a year and half will play in there somewhere.
DT – Teddy, what are your thoughts on the Cotto/ Pacquiao fight?
TA – It’s not the fight it would have been a couple of years ago or even a year ago. I think it could have been an interesting fight and maybe it still will be, I have no final say on it, it’s just my opinion. I just don’t think it will be the interesting fight that we want it to be or potentially on paper what it is supposed to be; a small Pacquiao fighting a bigger stronger Cotto whose primary asset is going to the body against the quicker fleeter footed small guy and wear him down. I don’t know that Cotto will be able to do that and that was one of the interesting things, big speed advantage versus a super quick fighter with a come ahead style and wear him down. That’s the interested part but it will not play out because Cotto is damaged goods. I know that some of these psychopaths are going to say, Teddy is off his rocker. I am not saying that Cotto doesn’t have heart, I’m not saying that he is not a warrior, he’s got all the heart in the world. I think he showed us he is damaged in the Clottey fight. I think that he was torn apart and ready to be taken, ready to spit the bit, and again to those psychopaths out there, save your words, I don’t listen to them and I don’t want to hear them. You have your opinion and I have mine and mine is based on being in this business my whole life. Yes Cotto is a warrior but fighters are humans first and fighters second. They are human, they have their frailties, their weak times, and they suffer from depression just like all humans do at times. Cotto was affected by the Margarito fight, his confidence was shaken, shaken to the CORE! He had doubts and those doubts were showing against Clottey and he wasn’t sure if he could handle it. Yes he won the fight but he was on the cuff, on the brink of being pushed over the cliff. In a weird way Clottey saved him because he did not act like a fighter should, he did not seize the moment, he didn’t push Cotto off the cliff, and he let him survive. That’s why Clottley does not have the right to be called a Champion. He didn’t pull the heart out of the guy when the heart was hanging out there. Cotto won, but I saw the signs, I know what I was watching, does that mean that he won’t pull himself together in the next fight? No it doesn’t mean that, but it means from my experience that’s it’s unlikely. It means that he is not in a situation where he is comfortable and I don’t know if he is ever going to get back there. I’m betting that he is not going to get back spiritually, emotionally, and physically, to that place where he finds comfort. If Pacquiao doesn’t disappoint us and by the way he saw the Clottey fight, he saw the weaknesses, he knows what he was watching, he saw a vulnerable guy, he saw a damaged guy, and I think Pacquiao will go after him. Pacquiao will throw the punches in those first three rounds that Clottey didn’t throw. Pacquiao will make sure that during those little spots where others have allowed Cotto to recuperate, he will come with many, many power shots that will take out Cotto. I think if Pacquiao does that, Cotto does not survive, I think that the ghost of Margarito is still tap dancing in his brain. The Margarito memory combined with the Pacquiao tenacity, I think that Pacquiao gets rid of Cotto inside of five maybe three rounds. This will not become the kind of epic battle that it had the potential to be.
That does it for part one. A long but interesting read from Teddy Atlas. I am working on part two which is Teddy’s top ten P4P with today’s fighters and his all time list of boxing’s greatest. Check back soon.
Source: http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/Tyler082009.htm
Mayweather grapples with financial flop in Marquez fight
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From the looks of his mug shot, I could probably pin Wrestling Examiner Rick Rockwell.
Rockwell looks like he's a buff guy and he says he used to rassle but I would immediately blind him with the ceremonial salt that my homeboy Professor Toru Tanaka used over and over again to turn Bruno Sammartino into Stevie Wonder.
(I personally saw Bruno, who was as dumb as a box of rocks, fall for this ruse at least nine times at the Boston Garden.)
Let’s see Rockwell try to slam me to the mat when his eyes are burning like they’ve been soaked in jalapeno and habanero sauce!
But I won’t knock this Rock because he just made some knowing and salient observations about why box office challenged Floyd Mayweather is prepping for a return to the WWE ring this coming Monday night.
It’s called financial desperation. Mayweather and Golden Boy badly need the WWE platform to flog their ailing Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez PPV TV fight.
Tickets continue to move like frozen cakes and UFC bossman Dana White has turned up the heat with his UFC 103 show going head to head that night from Dallas.
You’ve heard of a perfect storm? Add in the cold, hard fact that, for all his likeability, counterpunching skill and those tenacious bouts against Manny Pacquiao, that the Mexican masses have never taken to Juan Ma like they did true icons Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Marquez-Mayweather is on the ropes and all Richie Rich Schaefer can gab about is the swell undercard. Isn’t this the same clueless cat who used to say people buy PPV for the main event and not for undercard bouts?
In some of the feedback I received, there were a few comments that really got these wheels turning in my head. They made me start thinking why Mayweather Jr. really needs to make this appearance on WWE RAW.
• Mayweather Jr. needs this appearance on WWE RAW to really hype up his fight.
• In fact, I can’t remember any recent Mayweather JR. fight that has received such little mainstream hype and coverage.
• Mayweather Jr. is arguably boxing’s second biggest name (behind Pacquiao of course) and the boxing chatter is surprisingly quiet.
• Mayweather Jr is all about the money and he needs to make this appearance on television to get a paycheck, since the PPV buy-rates and ticket sales are expected be low.
Maybe we will see Money May on camera at WWE Raw looking into the camera and saying, “I’m Floyd Mayweather and the hounds of the IRS have approved this message!”
Perhaps PBF will ham it up with old rival The Big Show but his real goal is to hopefully turn the Sept 19 event into something more than a Little Show.
I hear that good seats are still available for Marquez-Mayweather.
Anyone looking to buy up, oh let's say, 10 or 12 thousand ducats can get a hell of a deal. I am hearing there's free valet parking to be had and Oscar de la Hoya might be your celebrity valet.
Call 1 800 D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R.
Operators are standing by.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Mayweather-grapples-with-financial-flop-in-Marquez-fight
Mayweather out of money and an alias
The “debate” in boxing circles about Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s rationale for returning to the sport has but two litigators—Team Mayweather and reality. Indeed, it appears the man hitherto known as “Money” has very little of it. An Associated Press report published on July 4 weekend states that, according to public records, Mayweather owes a total of about $6.4 million to the IRS and the trashman, among others.
In response to the accusation that he’s in severe debt, Mayweather has essentially said, “No, I’m not.” A convincing, time-tested retort of innocence.
The stringency of Mayweather’s tax problems notwithstanding, it seems likely that Mayweather’s pockets are lighter these days. We know that he kept his money in his pockets because of the numerous photographs and videos depicting him in clubs, in all his insouciance, tossing wads of cash into crowds of flailing arms. Chances are that bank—i.e. his pant pockets—is feeling the credit crunch too.
That act of dalliance looked brainless then, and it is utterly staggering in retrospect if even half of the AP’s report is correct. Apologies to Mayweather and his manager Leonard Ellerbe, but when it comes to truth-telling, the AP is a little more credible.
With a little more than a week before the first installment of “Mayweather/Marquez 24/7,” it’s time to reconsider the nickname “Money,” given the available facts. I don’t propose to dismiss the moniker altogether—I suggest a mere transfer.
Try this on for size: Juan Manuel “Money” Marquez.
Pound-for-pound mainstay? Check. Alliteration? Check. Accuracy? Well, semi-check. Mayweather’s net worth is likely higher than Marquez’s. But “Money” Marquez is doing pretty well, and as far as we can tell, he’s not in standing up to his forehead in debt and tax liens.
Most importantly, though, in terms of delivering to boxing fans, Marquez has been nothing short of money over the past several years. The same cannot be said of Mayweather, in spite of his immense talent.
All told, when pushed to side with reality, “Money” better fits Marquez. So, henceforth, I will refer to the man formerly known as “El Dinamita” as “Money” Marquez.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-16208-Newark-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Mayweather-out-of-money-and-an-alias
News OFFICIALS NAMED FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ
LOS ANGELES, August 19 - The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19.
The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the bout will be Burt Clements from Nevada, Dave Moretti from Nevada and William Lerch from Illinois.
Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno," is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Quaker State, AT&T, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The explosive evening of boxing will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.
Source: http://philboxing.com/news/story-26592.html
The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the bout will be Burt Clements from Nevada, Dave Moretti from Nevada and William Lerch from Illinois.
Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno," is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Quaker State, AT&T, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The explosive evening of boxing will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.
Source: http://philboxing.com/news/story-26592.html
If Mayweather Doesn’t Focus, It Won’t Look Pretty
Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants you to know he’s the baddest man on the earth, capable of busting up a 7-foot superheavyweight heel who calls himself The Big Show. Cutting him down to size was no sweat for a little guy who really knows how to put on a big show. In fact, go dig up Andre the Giant, and Pretty Boy Floyd will take him out too.
Floyd also wants to tell you “beer drinkers” out there what he thinks of those tattooed dudes who do battle in mixed martial arts: “You can’t take my shoes off and take my shirt off and just throw me in a cage. You do that with animals. You don’t do that with humans.” At least not some races of humans: “In boxing, we know who’s dominating. Black fighters and Hispanic fighters is dominating in this sport. And this is not a racial statement, but there’s no white fighters in boxing that’s dominating. So they had to go to something else and start something new.”
(Got that, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Tomaz Adamek, and Carl Froch, you UFC wannabes? This goes for you too, Anderson Silva, Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson, Miguel Torres, Lyoto Machida, and you other non-white MMAers. And don’t even think of looking up from your Coors Light, Brock Lesnar.)
Mayweather, in case you haven’t heard, is coming out of retirement a month from tonight against some guy he hardly ever mentions. Floyd has plenty to say about the WWE and UFC, and he’ll even talk boxing if the name of Manny Pacquiao, his successor as the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter, is brought up. But at the opening bell Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, it may be the first time Mayweather looks straight ahead at Juan Manuel Marquez.
This is a mistake. Sure, Mayweather is the favorite. He’s won all 39 of his professional fights, often in dominating displays of speedy defense and unpredictable punching angles. But Marquez is no pushover, no made-to-order tuneup opponent. He has 50 wins in 55 fights, and 37 have come by knockout. Those KOs were against featherweights and lightweights (126 to 135 pounds), not a welterweight (147) like Floyd. But he’s beaten top talent like Marco Antonio Barrera, Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz, and got the better of Pacquiao for most of their first bout, a draw. He’s a tough guy who comes to fight. Mayweather had better be on his toes.
Will he? Floyd has had some distractions lately, not only the self-created ones cited above but also the arrest of his trainer uncle earlier this month. He also must contend with the dreaded pugilistic ailment known as ring rust, having not fought since 2007. Is that a recipe for success against “the second best fighter in boxing,” as Floyd Mayweather Sr. has called his son’s opponent?
Even if Floyd does win in the ring, he could end the night as a loser in the game he seems to be most concerned about: money. He’s made lots of it via pay-per-view fight telecasts over his career, a point he’s driven home in his dismissive critiques of MMA, a sport he sees as small-time. But UFC president Dana White has unloaded with a counterpunch, contending that Mayweather’s best PPV numbers have come not because of Floyd but because of his matchups (vs. Oscar De La Hoya, vs. Arturo Gatti, vs. Carlos Baldomir). “Floyd doesn’t sell fights, Floyd vs. a great opponent sells fights,” says White. “Not that I’m saying Marquez isn’t a good fighter, he’s a great fighter. But it’s just not a fight that people want to see right now.”
Those who agree with Dana White have another PPV option Sept. 19: UFC 103. That’s right, the sport that Floyd says can’t beat his PPV numbers is going to go head to head with him.
You’ve got to love that, even if you’re not an MMA fan. Why? Because to compete with a UFC card stacked with a dozen appealingly competitive fights, headed by a battle of ex-champions Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, Golden Boy Promotions has added luster to the Mayweather-Marquez undercard. Too often a boxing PPV has a great main event and not much more. But on the Sept. 19 card in Vegas, Chris Johns will defend his featherweight title in a rematch of his draw with Rocky Juarez, former welterweight champion Zab Judah will face Antonio Diaz and the always entertaining Michael Katsidis will fight ex-US Olympian Vicente Escobedo.
It’s shaping up as a great night of fights, with Floyd Mayweather Jr. taking on two formidable foes: Juan Manuel Marquez and the UFC. Can Floyd keep his focus on the guy across the ring?
Source: http://thefastertimes.com/boxing/2009/08/19/if-mayweather-doesnt-focus-it-wont-look-pretty/
Mayweather Gives Marquez His Props
Floyd gives his thoughts on the upcoming fight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. knows that on September 19, he won't be facing just any opponent and not a wrestler either but rather a true gladiator.
That's why, from Las Vegas, Mayweather assures us that against Juan Manuel Marquez, we'll see the return of the real "Number One".
"When I accepted the fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, it was because he was the perfect foe," said Mayweather. "Marquez is ideal because he's a great Mexican fighter, and I didn't want to test myself against an easy opponent and without questions, he's one of the best fighters in the world pound for pound."
Mayweather, who trains roughly about 10 minutes away from the Vegas strip, added that he felt Marquez beat Pacquiao in both of their fights which makes him want to prepare himself even harder.
"Because he's one of boxing's best, I'm training to the fullest," continued Mayweather. "And since I train this hard in general for all of my big fights, I'm doing it again because as far as I'm concerned, Juan beat Pacquiao twice and that tells me I have to take this [fight] serious."
September 19 will mark the first time Mayweather has competed since December 2007 when he knocked out Ricky Hatton in defense of his WBC welterweight title.
Source: http://www.411mania.com/boxing/news/113896
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