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maybe but he's the reason i got into boxing in his first fight againt hopkins in 06' back in 11th grade , it would pain me too much to type that
Maan I thought I was the youngest regular in this Forum.
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Maan I thought I was the youngest regular in this Forum.
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Originally Posted by TCERDA
Originally Posted by EdWord
maybe but he's the reason i got into boxing in his first fight againt hopkins in 06' back in 11th grade , it would pain me too much to type that
Maan I thought I was the youngest regular in this Forum.
damn im the youngest now lmao , but yeah as far as taylor goes, taylor is a good boxer some one said this he just needs a new trainer i agree with this hesshot without new trainer but his strength trainer is good so just drop head trainer and he needs more head move ment , had he had stewart for that fight hewoulda won, he won the first 4 AA just wasnt doing enough , no body punching either taylor needs stewart
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Still haven't seen Ward/Kessler in its entirety, only a few rounds on Youtube.
Gotta give props to Ward, didn't think he could pull it off.
He still holds too much for my liking. The headbutting wasn't as bad as what Tim Bradley does, but it was an effective weapon for Ward.
Taylor fights with zero swag nowadays. If he gets KO'ed by Ward, he seriously needs to quit.
Gotta give props to Ward, didn't think he could pull it off.
He still holds too much for my liking. The headbutting wasn't as bad as what Tim Bradley does, but it was an effective weapon for Ward.
Taylor fights with zero swag nowadays. If he gets KO'ed by Ward, he seriously needs to quit.
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On the Kessler thing. Never thought he was all that. Very basic. Extremely overrated. His only notable fight was against Joe Calzaghe (IMO) and got handled. Imjust sayin. BTW! Im rooting for Ward in this tourney.
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i doubt i wanna watch paul williams win 12 straight rounds against this num , and arreola??? he needs to start with boxing after dark with that crap perfomancehe put on , its not even his fault , whoever his management is they pulled the trigger so damn fast , both brothers are in there 30's the waiting gamewoulda benefited arreola in so many ways
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Bum Arreola barely belongs on FNF.
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tight i missed the fight saturday..bout to DL it...
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buncha headbutts and a shutout
Vegas fighting to keep Mayweather-Pacquiao
Kevin Iole
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
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As boxing promoters Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer have begun the process of hammering out a deal for a 2010 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MannyPacquiao, officials in Las Vegas are scrambling to keep the fight on the Strip.
Las Vegas has been hit harder than most cities by the recession and, with 13 percent unemployment, is in need of major events to bolster tourism and invigorateits economy. A potential Pacquiao-Mayweather bout would likely be the largest-grossing boxing match in history. Predictions for the pay-per-view sales alonehave reached as high as 5 million.
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Predictions for PPV sales alone for the potential Pacquiao-Mayweather bout have reached as high as 5 million.
(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Pacquiao is the top-ranked fighter in Yahoo! Sports' ratings of the world's best boxers with Mayweather sitting at No. 2. They're each in theirprime - Pacquiao is 30 and Mayweather is 31 - and each fights at welterweight.
Pacquiao, who is 50-3-2 with 38 knockouts and holds the World Boxing Organization welterweight title, has been named the Fighter of the Year by the BoxingWriters Association of America in 2006 and 2008 and is almost certain to win it in 2009. Mayweather, who is 40-0 with 25 knockouts, was the BWAA's Fighterof the Year in 2007.
Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, and Schaefer, on behalf of Mayweather, met in Las Vegas on Monday and agreed not to speak to the media.
"We're under a gag order until this gets done," Arum said Tuesday prior to a news conference at the Las Vegas Hilton to announce a middleweightchampionship bout between Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Espino.
Schaefer declined to speak about any aspect of the Mayweather-Pacquiao talks. But powerful Las Vegas political consultant Sig Rogich is leading a group that isexploring the possibility of erecting a 30,000-seat outdoor stadium on a Las Vegas Boulevard site once occupied by the New Frontier Hotel.
The majority of the most lucrative boxing matches in the past 15 years have been held in Las Vegas either at the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the Mandalay BayEvents Center, both of which are owned by MGM Mirage. Officials of MGM Mirage would be interested in the fight and would likely be the frontrunner to land itfor the MGM Grand if the bout is made.
Rogich, who worked in the George H.W. Bush administration, said Las Vegas officials are discussing a plan with El-Ad Properties, which purchased the NewFrontier Hotel and the 36 acres of Strip-front property it sits on for $1.2 billion from Phil Ruffin in 2007, to have the site serve as the location for thelucrative fight. The plan would be to have the fight sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, with a consortium of Las Vegas casinoscontributing money toward the cost.
Though Las Vegas has landed the majority of the major boxing shows in recent years, interest from venues outside Las Vegas in acquiring a Mayweather-Pacquiaomegafight is very high. Arum has received inquiries from many venues, including New Orleans, and Democratic political strategist James Carville has phoned Arumabout trying to broker a deal to bring the fight to the Superdome in New Orleans.
One advantage Las Vegas officials will have in landing the bout is that Mayweather resides in the city and Pacquiao has fought his last six fights, and nine ofhis last 12, there.
"We're aware of the interest from all over the country for this bout and our goal is simply to keep it here in Las Vegas," said Rogich, who wasonce the chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "We're just exploring the possibility of doing something [at the New Frontier site].
"We've reached out to the owners of the property to see if we can do something that makes economic sense. This is such a big fight and we are doingall we can to keep it in Las Vegas amid competition from many other places."
Kevin Iole
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
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Follow Kevin Iole on Twitter at @KevinI
As boxing promoters Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer have begun the process of hammering out a deal for a 2010 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MannyPacquiao, officials in Las Vegas are scrambling to keep the fight on the Strip.
Las Vegas has been hit harder than most cities by the recession and, with 13 percent unemployment, is in need of major events to bolster tourism and invigorateits economy. A potential Pacquiao-Mayweather bout would likely be the largest-grossing boxing match in history. Predictions for the pay-per-view sales alonehave reached as high as 5 million.
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* Mailbag: World wants Manny-Floyd Nov 24, 2009
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ADVERTISEMENT
Predictions for PPV sales alone for the potential Pacquiao-Mayweather bout have reached as high as 5 million.
(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Pacquiao is the top-ranked fighter in Yahoo! Sports' ratings of the world's best boxers with Mayweather sitting at No. 2. They're each in theirprime - Pacquiao is 30 and Mayweather is 31 - and each fights at welterweight.
Pacquiao, who is 50-3-2 with 38 knockouts and holds the World Boxing Organization welterweight title, has been named the Fighter of the Year by the BoxingWriters Association of America in 2006 and 2008 and is almost certain to win it in 2009. Mayweather, who is 40-0 with 25 knockouts, was the BWAA's Fighterof the Year in 2007.
Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, and Schaefer, on behalf of Mayweather, met in Las Vegas on Monday and agreed not to speak to the media.
"We're under a gag order until this gets done," Arum said Tuesday prior to a news conference at the Las Vegas Hilton to announce a middleweightchampionship bout between Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Espino.
Schaefer declined to speak about any aspect of the Mayweather-Pacquiao talks. But powerful Las Vegas political consultant Sig Rogich is leading a group that isexploring the possibility of erecting a 30,000-seat outdoor stadium on a Las Vegas Boulevard site once occupied by the New Frontier Hotel.
The majority of the most lucrative boxing matches in the past 15 years have been held in Las Vegas either at the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the Mandalay BayEvents Center, both of which are owned by MGM Mirage. Officials of MGM Mirage would be interested in the fight and would likely be the frontrunner to land itfor the MGM Grand if the bout is made.
Rogich, who worked in the George H.W. Bush administration, said Las Vegas officials are discussing a plan with El-Ad Properties, which purchased the NewFrontier Hotel and the 36 acres of Strip-front property it sits on for $1.2 billion from Phil Ruffin in 2007, to have the site serve as the location for thelucrative fight. The plan would be to have the fight sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, with a consortium of Las Vegas casinoscontributing money toward the cost.
Though Las Vegas has landed the majority of the major boxing shows in recent years, interest from venues outside Las Vegas in acquiring a Mayweather-Pacquiaomegafight is very high. Arum has received inquiries from many venues, including New Orleans, and Democratic political strategist James Carville has phoned Arumabout trying to broker a deal to bring the fight to the Superdome in New Orleans.
One advantage Las Vegas officials will have in landing the bout is that Mayweather resides in the city and Pacquiao has fought his last six fights, and nine ofhis last 12, there.
"We're aware of the interest from all over the country for this bout and our goal is simply to keep it here in Las Vegas," said Rogich, who wasonce the chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "We're just exploring the possibility of doing something [at the New Frontier site].
"We've reached out to the owners of the property to see if we can do something that makes economic sense. This is such a big fight and we are doingall we can to keep it in Las Vegas amid competition from many other places."
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because of the tax thing its going to be hard for to fighters that need money pac and floyd to want it else where
if vegas puts a bigger arena then it will be there
if vegas puts a bigger arena then it will be there
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just watched the Haye Valuev fight and my goodness was that hard to get thru...jesus....gonna peep the Ward fight tonite...
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On the Top Rank site they called this - 'One of the most anticipated fights of the year'
I'd still like to see Pavlik/Williams tho.
I'd still like to see Pavlik/Williams tho.
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I heard HBO is trying to put together its own mini tournament with the Jr. Welters.
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HBOs stable is crazy right now.
Would love to see that happen.
And Vegas is taking a little life from the sport. They need to get these big fights spread across the nation at bigger venues, like they used to do back in the80's.
Let other regions get some excitement and get a marquee venue to create a different angle for the promotion.
Either way MM/Pac is going to break records but it would be nice to see it in a football or baseball stadium.
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Is Joan Guzman still trained by Floyd Sr?
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I think I seen Ortiz tweet about going to want to see New Moon
#youneedtofindanewwaytomakealiving
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I think I seen Ortiz tweet about going to want to see New Moon
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Wow.
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who yall got tonight in the Bute- Andrade rematch ?
