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Kevin Gonzalez is a former writer for Bad Left Hook and author of The Night Tito Trinidad KO'd Ricardo Mayorga. He met Bert Sugar during the run-up to the Cotto vs. Pacquiao fight and sent me this photo.

5 days ago Matt Miller 0 comments 0 recs

This is the cover to the record "Ali and His Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay". 40 minutes of Ali, Sinatra & co. talking about Tooth Decay. Narrated by Howard Cosell. Explanation is here. http://franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID=82 Check out the back cover here: http://franklarosa.com/vinyl/MiscImg/AliGarden.jpg

5 days ago toodiesel 0 comments 0 recs

2 million buys for Cotto-Pacquiao?

Rey Colón of the ´El Vocero´ of Puerto Rico reported that the welterweight mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto generated approximately 2 million pay-per-view buys generating at least $120 million. No word on what Pacquiao´s cut will be but Cotto was mentioned to be making at least $10 million minimum.
This would be really surprising if true. Especially since Arum said around 1.5 mill earlier

6 days ago cardscott5 2 comments 0 recs

"Manny Pacquiao is the fighter and every time someone asks him if he wants to fight me, he says it is up to his promoter, he's going to take a vacation, whatever the answer is. I have yet to hear him actually say, 'yes I want to fight Mayweather.' We are the fighters and if one fighter is talking about fighting another fighter, then they should just come out and say it. Manny Pacquiao doesn't say anything directly about fighting me because he might just know it's not a fight he can win."

"He said during an interview he did leading up to his fight that he didn't think I wanted to fight him and that boxing for me was just a business and I wasn't interested in a good fight. But again, he never said during that interview that he would fight me. Why is he talking about what I won't do instead of what he wants to do? Plain and simple, it's because he knows he can't beat me under any circumstances."

"Less than an hour after his fight Saturday night the talk turns back to me. Their whole promotion was just a Mayweather sweepstakes. They know it and anyone could figure that out. Why, because my name kept coming up and I didn't even say anything. Even when he was interviewed on ESPN by Brian Kenny, he was asked about fighting me and what did he say? Not 'yes I want to fight Mayweather or bring it on.' But no! He said 'hum, ahh, well talk to my promoter."

"The world is much more intrigued by the thought of someone fighting me who can beat me. That is what everyone wants to see and the boxing world is trying to find that guy. Manny Pacquaio's people have done a good job of creating an image of him to be this unbelievable fighter and now the so-called guy to beat me. But like all the rest, he's not the one."

"There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too.???

"Tell Manny Pacquiao to be his own man and stop letting everyone, including his loudmouth trainer, talk for him. I am my own boss, speak for myself and tell it like it is. If Manny Pacquiao wants to fight me, all he has to do is step up to the plate and say it himself."

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

7 days ago Option27 5 comments 1 recs

I've thought about Mayweather for a long time now," Roach told ESPN.com from his Wild Card gym in Hollywood, Calif., on Monday. "He's the ultimate opponent. His style does pose some problems because he's very good at what he does. But after seeing Manny with Cotto, Manny showed he takes a punch well. We'll definitely knock Mayweather out. He'll break down. He can't stand up to Manny's pressure. He won't last as long as Cotto.

Freddie Roach, already making predictions about a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout. Roach adds that Pacquiao has more balls than Mayweather.

7 days ago Brickhaus 24 comments 0 recs

Pacquiao won. I was completely wrong. Cotto showed up, he just didn't have an answer for Pacman's speeed, power and more importantly skill. Other than talk crap on the web with unsubstantiated sensational claims, I post drawings on my blog.

7 days ago VeeisAnimated 7 comments 0 recs

Mayweather/Pacquiao already in the works?

"I just got off the phone with (Golden Boys Promotions CEO) Richard Schaeffer," Greenburg said. "He told me point-blank that Bob Arum would be getting that call on Monday and plans to come in and meet with Bob next to week to make the Mayweather fight.

8 days ago lildrummerboy 0 comments 0 recs

Andre Berto, hanging with Manny Pacquiao in the dressing room after the Cotto fight. Does this look like a guy who wants any part of Pacquiao? He looks like a little kid in a candy shop, that he's even able to be there. via Berto's twitter

8 days ago Brickhaus 0 comments 0 recs

Paul Samuels vs. Cello Renda from today's N'Dou-Hatton undercard, featuring a double knockdown at about :45. Once the entire fight is posted, I'll put that up as well, as the first round was also a barnburner.

10 days ago Brickhaus 6 comments 0 recs