T-K-G
Veteran
How sway? Isn't he like a god back home? Not expensive over there at all either
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Knicksman20
Superstar
I don't know about currently but when he was a little younger, he gambled a lot. And he had a bunch of kids outside of his marriage
T-K-G
Veteran
Nah I mean he was a whole ass senator back home, had multiple businesses, etc. had the whole country on his back, all off of boxing.
at that level you shouldn't even be paying for anything, it's like winning a NBA championship for the Knicks.
And the Philippines is absurdly cheap, people living like God's out there working remote 9-5 American jobs
Either that gambling debt is from somewhere else entirely or he just mentally can't retire until his body gives up
Knicksman20
Superstar
He had a serious gambling problem & had some big debts is what was being said. It's why the fight with Mayweather happened (huge pay day) & he eventually left Top Rank because he felt Arum was taking too big of a cut
UpAndComing
Veteran
I heard that when it comes to Politics in the Philippines, it's normal to put up your own money to help the government or for your campaigns. Looks like alot of money he had was spent while in office
T-K-G
Veteran
Manny gambles a lot, lives lavish and has had a giant entourage ever since he started making big money.
There's been talk of money issues for years and wouldn't be shocked if it's a reason why he went into politics in the first place.
Remember the Philippines tried to smack him for like $75M in tax evasion on his U.S. earnings years ago too.
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
All them kids he had outta wedlock was gon be costly but that tax evasion bill is heftyManny gambles a lot, lives lavish and has had a giant entourage ever since he started making big money.
There's been talk of money issues for years and wouldn't be shocked if it's a reason why he went into politics in the first place.
Remember the Philippines tried to smack him for like $75M in tax evasion on his U.S. earnings years ago too.
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Sad as fukk. Guy knows what it is to be in abject poverty. He don't wanna see that again 
Rashidi Ellis Among Five Fighters Suspended For Team Combat League Brawl
By Matthew Brown
Welterweight contender “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis (24-1, 15 KOs) was among the five boxers suspended by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) for his role in the brawl that erupted at the July 17 Team Combat League (TCL) event at the Royale Nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. The TCL event was a matchup between Ellis’s Boston Butchers team and the Atlanta Attack.
The brawl started after Samuel Arnold punched Miguel Teo in the face after the bell in response to what appeared to be mouth-to-cheek contact from Teo to Arnold. Teo followed Arnold across the ring, attempting to punch Arnold back. Arnold responded with a double leg takedown, and the brawl spilled to the center of the ring. Members of both teams entered the ring, and a melee ensued.
Order was eventually restored, and the competition finished without further incident. Following a review of the footage, the MSAC decided to suspend five fighters involved in the scuffle, including Ellis. The other fighters suspended were Amin Mitchell, Samuel Arnold, Miguel Teo, and Mona Ward. Ellis’s suspension is set to expire on October 23, and he will not be permitted to fight until then.
Ellis, who’s been looking to make his return to traditional boxing, is expected to be back in the ring before the end of the year. Ellis last fought in January 2023, a fight that ended in a close majority decision loss to Roiman Villa. He’s mulling multi-fight deals from ProBox TV and Overtime Boxing (OTX). In an exclusive interview with Brunch Boxing last month, Ellis also expressed his desire to challenge Jaron “Boots” Ennis for the IBF welterweight title that Ennis holds.
T-K-G
Veteran
anyone else like working out with this series on in the background?
malbaker86
Gators
I get that the Super Bowl experience is already expensive and the focus wouldn’t be on boxing/the boxer, but I always felt that some fighters should fight during the bye week of the Super Bowl in whatever city it is.
Would feel like a way to get some recognition and possibly some known names to attend the fight
Would feel like a way to get some recognition and possibly some known names to attend the fight
i mean its the rare sports day/weekend where even boxing is an afterthought for ME lol...esp if the eagles make another appearance in the SB
T-K-G
Veteran
i feel like all these combat sports (and even niche ones like battle rap) always pick the same weekends to have events andit's the dumbest shyt ever, now you're all splitting viewership instead of having your own weekend, and the average viewer isn't going to rewatch a live event without having the experience of other people reacting to it in real time as well
it's like they all just googled "most popular weekends for tv" and pick the same days every time
