they are not airing his bout im sure..hes facing vivian harris
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Black_Jesus
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Anybody who Prov fights, he takes them to the brink win or lose, he is definitely legit... the fact that this fight is literally ALL RISK no reward is why I respect khan.. and everyone who talks about Khan not fighting punches should as well
Black_Jesus
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Supposed to be for two weeks after I came back if I recall
Black_Jesus
Superstar
It doesn't matter.. Hes fukked up every opponent Ive seen him fight so far. Even the ones he lost to
No
I dont know why Ashley Theophane keeps running around saying this
Adrien Broner isnt Floyd Mayweather's fighter and he doesnt make his fights.
I would want AB vs another Junior Welterweight Champion or RING Top 10 opponent (that deals with Haymon) to happen next once AB wins the belt.
That means I want AB vs Cuenca, Provodnikov, or Imam.
Hunter: Andre Ward Will Be Best Fighter, Not Pacquiao
Posted by: Rick Reeno on 9/11/2015 .
By Rick Reeno
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - On Tuesday afternoon, the soon to be retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat with the media and answered questions regarding his post-boxing future . He was asked for his opinion as to which fighter will become the number one guy in the sport. Mayweather took a minute to think about the answer and then surprised a few people when he named his May 2 opponent, Manny Pacquiao, as the guy who will sit on the throne as the top fighter in the sport post-September 12.
"Probably Manny Pacquiao. We can't just take [his recognition and accomplishments] away from him. We can't just take that away from him because he lost to me. I would say Manny Pacquiao," Mayweather said.
Mayweather won a twelve round unanimous decision over Pacquiao, and the fight crushed every existing financial record in the sport.
The final career opponent for Mayweather, this coming Saturday night, will be former two-time champion Andre Berto.
Berto is trained by Virgil Hunter, who disagrees with Mayweather's opinion on Pacquiao becoming the number one guy in boxing.
Hunter believes his longtime student, Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs), is the best fighter in the world and come Sunday morning he will still hold the title, according to Hunter, as the best fighter in the sport.
"[It's going to be] Andre Ward, because he's the best fighter in the world bar none. Andre Ward is the best fighter in the world. In the welterweight division you mean? They can say who they want to say. But the best fighter in the world is Andre Ward. Nobody wants to fight Andre Ward. To me, he's the best fighter in the world," Hunter said.
Hunter: Andre Ward Will Be Best Fighter, Not Pacquiao
SOG is the best fighter in the world already. Nobody will beat SOG...nobody
#SOGGang
:soggang:
Posted by: Rick Reeno on 9/11/2015 .
By Rick Reeno
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - On Tuesday afternoon, the soon to be retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat with the media and answered questions regarding his post-boxing future . He was asked for his opinion as to which fighter will become the number one guy in the sport. Mayweather took a minute to think about the answer and then surprised a few people when he named his May 2 opponent, Manny Pacquiao, as the guy who will sit on the throne as the top fighter in the sport post-September 12.
"Probably Manny Pacquiao. We can't just take [his recognition and accomplishments] away from him. We can't just take that away from him because he lost to me. I would say Manny Pacquiao," Mayweather said.
Mayweather won a twelve round unanimous decision over Pacquiao, and the fight crushed every existing financial record in the sport.
The final career opponent for Mayweather, this coming Saturday night, will be former two-time champion Andre Berto.
Berto is trained by Virgil Hunter, who disagrees with Mayweather's opinion on Pacquiao becoming the number one guy in boxing.
Hunter believes his longtime student, Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs), is the best fighter in the world and come Sunday morning he will still hold the title, according to Hunter, as the best fighter in the sport.
"[It's going to be] Andre Ward, because he's the best fighter in the world bar none. Andre Ward is the best fighter in the world. In the welterweight division you mean? They can say who they want to say. But the best fighter in the world is Andre Ward. Nobody wants to fight Andre Ward. To me, he's the best fighter in the world," Hunter said.
Hunter: Andre Ward Will Be Best Fighter, Not Pacquiao
SOG is the best fighter in the world already. Nobody will beat SOG...nobody
#SOGGang
:soggang:
@patscorpio why you keep getting all the shows in your area breh?
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
Posted by: Boxing Clever on 9/11/2015 .
Popular Massachusetts' welterweight Danny "Bhoy" O'Connor (26-2, 10 KOs) takes on Brooklyn's Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (23-2, 4 KOs), in a 10-round rematch of their 2011 bout won by Bracero, as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN Saturday, October 10 from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with televised coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The evening's co-main event will feature undefeated super featherweight knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (19-0, 19 KOs) battling exciting brawler Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 KOs) in a 10-round bout and rising local prospect Ryan "The Polish Prince" Kielczweski (23-1, 7 KOs) takes on the exciting Rafael "Dynamite" Vazquez (16-1, 13 KOs) in a featherweight bout.
"I'm excited to be fighting at a building with great boxing history such as the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said O'Connor. "I won the Golden Gloves there and I can't wait to fight there again. I'm also excited to avenge my first loss against Gabriel Bracero. I'm so ready for this!"
"This is a huge fight for me and my career," said Bracero. "I only have one thought in my mind and that's victory. Danny is a tough opponent and on a winning streak right now. The best 'Tito' Bracero will be there October 10. I beat Danny before and I plan to do so again, in his backyard, even more convincingly. My best days are still ahead of me and you will see that come October 10."
"I'm excited for the October 10th PBC on NBC Sports Net from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "All three TV fights are super competitive matchups with the outcomes in doubt. In the main event, Boston's Danny O'Connor will rematch with Brooklyn's Gabriel Bracero in an attempt to avenge a close decision loss. Undefeated junior featherweight puncher Jonathan Guzman will try to keep his record perfect against dangerous contender Danny Aquino. The opening bout features another 50/50-type matchup as Quincy's Ryan 'The Polish Prince' Kielczweski faces hard-punching, world-ranked Rafael Vazquez from Brooklyn."
The city of Lowell is one rich in boxing history and is the hometown of Massachusetts legend and three-time Fight of the Year participant "Irish" Micky Ward. "It is an honor to have this fight happen in my hometown," said Ward. "Danny O'Connor is so ready for this opportunity. He is focused like I've never seen him before."
Part of Lowell's deep boxing history are the future Hall of Famers who have fought in the city as amateurs, including Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson & Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
"Bringing a big fight to Lowell is incredible," said Ken Casey, Founder of Murphys Boxing, "Lowell is such a great fight town and it is Micky Ward's hometown. For Danny O'Connor to have the chance to avenge his first loss in his own backyard with all his fans cheering him on is going to be a site to see."
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Murphys Boxing, are priced at $125, $85, $50 and $35, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Special student, veteran and senior ticket prices also available. For tickets visit www.lowellauditorium.com
A National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, O'Connorgets a chance to avenge his defeat to Bracero when they square off October 10. The 30-year-old is coming off of three straight knockout victories over Michael Clark, Andrew Farmer and Chris Gilbert. Fighting out of Framingham, Massachusetts, O'Connor is looking to impress in a fight on his home turf.
Bracero has won nine of his 11 fights since defeating O'Connor in 2011 and hopes to see a repeat of that performance on October 10. Fighting out of Brooklyn, the 34-year-old owns victories over Dmitry Salita, Pavel Miranda and Jermaine White. He will be going into unfriendly territory for his first pro fight in Massachusetts.
Owner of a perfect knockout percentage, Guzman looks to build off of his last three fights, all knockouts coming in the New England region. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the 26-year-old fighting out of Lawrence, Massachusetts faces the toughest challenge of his career and will look to make his mark as a 122-pound contender.
The 25-year-old Aquino made his mark with a hard fought victory over the previously undefeated Kielczweski in April and returns to New England in hopes of taking down another unbeaten prospect. Born in Mexico, Aquino fights out of Meriden Connecticut and owns victories over Jhon Alberto Molina and Coy Evans and will hope to make it three wins in a row on October 10.
A runner-up in the 2008 National Golden Glove tournament, the 25-year-old Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. Born and raised in Quincy, he bounced back from his first defeat to deliver a first round knockout over Anthony Napunyi in May. Another tough challenge awaits "The Polish Prince" as he looks to prove his world title worth.
Brooklyn's Vazquez has kept a busy schedule in 2015 and will return for his fifth fight this year when he challenges Kielczweski. While the 37-year-old Vazquez is ranked highly in the world rankings at number seven and is seeking a world title opportunity, fame and glory are not his top priorities. With an autistic daughter and a wife diagnosed with cervical cancer, Vazquez fights for his family. Getting a late start to boxing, Vazquez, who lost both of his parents at an early age and endured a stint in prison as a wayward youth, turned pro in September 2010. He has since donated portions of his purses to autism research, while also holding fundraisers to help raise awareness.
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
Posted by: Boxing Clever on 9/11/2015 .
Popular Massachusetts' welterweight Danny "Bhoy" O'Connor (26-2, 10 KOs) takes on Brooklyn's Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (23-2, 4 KOs), in a 10-round rematch of their 2011 bout won by Bracero, as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN Saturday, October 10 from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with televised coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The evening's co-main event will feature undefeated super featherweight knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (19-0, 19 KOs) battling exciting brawler Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 KOs) in a 10-round bout and rising local prospect Ryan "The Polish Prince" Kielczweski (23-1, 7 KOs) takes on the exciting Rafael "Dynamite" Vazquez (16-1, 13 KOs) in a featherweight bout.
"I'm excited to be fighting at a building with great boxing history such as the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said O'Connor. "I won the Golden Gloves there and I can't wait to fight there again. I'm also excited to avenge my first loss against Gabriel Bracero. I'm so ready for this!"
"This is a huge fight for me and my career," said Bracero. "I only have one thought in my mind and that's victory. Danny is a tough opponent and on a winning streak right now. The best 'Tito' Bracero will be there October 10. I beat Danny before and I plan to do so again, in his backyard, even more convincingly. My best days are still ahead of me and you will see that come October 10."
"I'm excited for the October 10th PBC on NBC Sports Net from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "All three TV fights are super competitive matchups with the outcomes in doubt. In the main event, Boston's Danny O'Connor will rematch with Brooklyn's Gabriel Bracero in an attempt to avenge a close decision loss. Undefeated junior featherweight puncher Jonathan Guzman will try to keep his record perfect against dangerous contender Danny Aquino. The opening bout features another 50/50-type matchup as Quincy's Ryan 'The Polish Prince' Kielczweski faces hard-punching, world-ranked Rafael Vazquez from Brooklyn."
The city of Lowell is one rich in boxing history and is the hometown of Massachusetts legend and three-time Fight of the Year participant "Irish" Micky Ward. "It is an honor to have this fight happen in my hometown," said Ward. "Danny O'Connor is so ready for this opportunity. He is focused like I've never seen him before."
Part of Lowell's deep boxing history are the future Hall of Famers who have fought in the city as amateurs, including Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson & Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
"Bringing a big fight to Lowell is incredible," said Ken Casey, Founder of Murphys Boxing, "Lowell is such a great fight town and it is Micky Ward's hometown. For Danny O'Connor to have the chance to avenge his first loss in his own backyard with all his fans cheering him on is going to be a site to see."
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Murphys Boxing, are priced at $125, $85, $50 and $35, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Special student, veteran and senior ticket prices also available. For tickets visit www.lowellauditorium.com
A National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, O'Connorgets a chance to avenge his defeat to Bracero when they square off October 10. The 30-year-old is coming off of three straight knockout victories over Michael Clark, Andrew Farmer and Chris Gilbert. Fighting out of Framingham, Massachusetts, O'Connor is looking to impress in a fight on his home turf.
Bracero has won nine of his 11 fights since defeating O'Connor in 2011 and hopes to see a repeat of that performance on October 10. Fighting out of Brooklyn, the 34-year-old owns victories over Dmitry Salita, Pavel Miranda and Jermaine White. He will be going into unfriendly territory for his first pro fight in Massachusetts.
Owner of a perfect knockout percentage, Guzman looks to build off of his last three fights, all knockouts coming in the New England region. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the 26-year-old fighting out of Lawrence, Massachusetts faces the toughest challenge of his career and will look to make his mark as a 122-pound contender.
The 25-year-old Aquino made his mark with a hard fought victory over the previously undefeated Kielczweski in April and returns to New England in hopes of taking down another unbeaten prospect. Born in Mexico, Aquino fights out of Meriden Connecticut and owns victories over Jhon Alberto Molina and Coy Evans and will hope to make it three wins in a row on October 10.
A runner-up in the 2008 National Golden Glove tournament, the 25-year-old Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. Born and raised in Quincy, he bounced back from his first defeat to deliver a first round knockout over Anthony Napunyi in May. Another tough challenge awaits "The Polish Prince" as he looks to prove his world title worth.
Brooklyn's Vazquez has kept a busy schedule in 2015 and will return for his fifth fight this year when he challenges Kielczweski. While the 37-year-old Vazquez is ranked highly in the world rankings at number seven and is seeking a world title opportunity, fame and glory are not his top priorities. With an autistic daughter and a wife diagnosed with cervical cancer, Vazquez fights for his family. Getting a late start to boxing, Vazquez, who lost both of his parents at an early age and endured a stint in prison as a wayward youth, turned pro in September 2010. He has since donated portions of his purses to autism research, while also holding fundraisers to help raise awareness.
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
Knicksman20
Superstar
This is exactly what I thought. Bradley gets sloppy & loops his punches in exchanges. I can see Teddy helping correct this
@patscorpio why you keep getting all the shows in your area breh?
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
Posted by: Boxing Clever on 9/11/2015 .
Popular Massachusetts' welterweight Danny "Bhoy" O'Connor (26-2, 10 KOs) takes on Brooklyn's Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (23-2, 4 KOs), in a 10-round rematch of their 2011 bout won by Bracero, as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN Saturday, October 10 from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with televised coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The evening's co-main event will feature undefeated super featherweight knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (19-0, 19 KOs) battling exciting brawler Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 KOs) in a 10-round bout and rising local prospect Ryan "The Polish Prince" Kielczweski (23-1, 7 KOs) takes on the exciting Rafael "Dynamite" Vazquez (16-1, 13 KOs) in a featherweight bout.
"I'm excited to be fighting at a building with great boxing history such as the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said O'Connor. "I won the Golden Gloves there and I can't wait to fight there again. I'm also excited to avenge my first loss against Gabriel Bracero. I'm so ready for this!"
"This is a huge fight for me and my career," said Bracero. "I only have one thought in my mind and that's victory. Danny is a tough opponent and on a winning streak right now. The best 'Tito' Bracero will be there October 10. I beat Danny before and I plan to do so again, in his backyard, even more convincingly. My best days are still ahead of me and you will see that come October 10."
"I'm excited for the October 10th PBC on NBC Sports Net from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium," said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "All three TV fights are super competitive matchups with the outcomes in doubt. In the main event, Boston's Danny O'Connor will rematch with Brooklyn's Gabriel Bracero in an attempt to avenge a close decision loss. Undefeated junior featherweight puncher Jonathan Guzman will try to keep his record perfect against dangerous contender Danny Aquino. The opening bout features another 50/50-type matchup as Quincy's Ryan 'The Polish Prince' Kielczweski faces hard-punching, world-ranked Rafael Vazquez from Brooklyn."
The city of Lowell is one rich in boxing history and is the hometown of Massachusetts legend and three-time Fight of the Year participant "Irish" Micky Ward. "It is an honor to have this fight happen in my hometown," said Ward. "Danny O'Connor is so ready for this opportunity. He is focused like I've never seen him before."
Part of Lowell's deep boxing history are the future Hall of Famers who have fought in the city as amateurs, including Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson & Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
"Bringing a big fight to Lowell is incredible," said Ken Casey, Founder of Murphys Boxing, "Lowell is such a great fight town and it is Micky Ward's hometown. For Danny O'Connor to have the chance to avenge his first loss in his own backyard with all his fans cheering him on is going to be a site to see."
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Murphys Boxing, are priced at $125, $85, $50 and $35, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Special student, veteran and senior ticket prices also available. For tickets visit www.lowellauditorium.com
A National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, O'Connorgets a chance to avenge his defeat to Bracero when they square off October 10. The 30-year-old is coming off of three straight knockout victories over Michael Clark, Andrew Farmer and Chris Gilbert. Fighting out of Framingham, Massachusetts, O'Connor is looking to impress in a fight on his home turf.
Bracero has won nine of his 11 fights since defeating O'Connor in 2011 and hopes to see a repeat of that performance on October 10. Fighting out of Brooklyn, the 34-year-old owns victories over Dmitry Salita, Pavel Miranda and Jermaine White. He will be going into unfriendly territory for his first pro fight in Massachusetts.
Owner of a perfect knockout percentage, Guzman looks to build off of his last three fights, all knockouts coming in the New England region. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the 26-year-old fighting out of Lawrence, Massachusetts faces the toughest challenge of his career and will look to make his mark as a 122-pound contender.
The 25-year-old Aquino made his mark with a hard fought victory over the previously undefeated Kielczweski in April and returns to New England in hopes of taking down another unbeaten prospect. Born in Mexico, Aquino fights out of Meriden Connecticut and owns victories over Jhon Alberto Molina and Coy Evans and will hope to make it three wins in a row on October 10.
A runner-up in the 2008 National Golden Glove tournament, the 25-year-old Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. Born and raised in Quincy, he bounced back from his first defeat to deliver a first round knockout over Anthony Napunyi in May. Another tough challenge awaits "The Polish Prince" as he looks to prove his world title worth.
Brooklyn's Vazquez has kept a busy schedule in 2015 and will return for his fifth fight this year when he challenges Kielczweski. While the 37-year-old Vazquez is ranked highly in the world rankings at number seven and is seeking a world title opportunity, fame and glory are not his top priorities. With an autistic daughter and a wife diagnosed with cervical cancer, Vazquez fights for his family. Getting a late start to boxing, Vazquez, who lost both of his parents at an early age and endured a stint in prison as a wayward youth, turned pro in September 2010. He has since donated portions of his purses to autism research, while also holding fundraisers to help raise awareness.
O'Connor vs. Bracero Headlines 10/10 PBC on NBCSN
Lowell
..what a dump..isn't there already another PBC card scheduled on 10/10?
Lowell
Not that Im aware of
When did Thurman say he wanted to KO Virgil?
as long as there's no other TV card im missing ill prolly be in the house for it
..then after go to wings over lowell for some hot garlic and golden BBQ wings and fries..just like old times
im not sure, but im sure he did.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER EXCLUSIVE: "I MADE A FORTUNE IN THE SPORT OF BOXING...EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END"
By Ben Thompson | September 11, 2015
BT: Floyd, when you look back at your career, is there anything that you would've done differently?
FM: I'm very, very happy with how my career has went. I made a fortune in the sport of boxing. I'm very, very blessed and I'm very, very thankful. I think that just in life, everybody is dealt a certain hand and I think that I was dealt a royal flush. I just kept believing and just communicating with my team. We spoke things into existence. I think if I would've played the role of the good guy, I don't think that I would have done the record-breaking numbers that I've done; I don't think I would have made the type of money that I made.
BT: Is it easy for you to walk away from something that you've been doing all of your life? Do you think you might be tempted to come back for maybe one more fight if the offer is right?
FM: Well, I've been offered nine figures to continue to fight already, and that's up front. I mean, I think I'm skillful enough and have the boxing IQ to go to 50, but I think everything happens for a reason. There's a time and a place for everything and everything comes to an end. I mean, I'm still going to be involved in boxing. I still want to be involved with boxing and helping young fighters, but as far as me fighting, this is my last fight.
BT: Is there anything that you're going to miss, either good or bad, about the sport?
FM: There's things that I do like about the sport and there's things that I don't like about the sport. At the press conference, there was something that I didn't like on both sides, as far as Virgil Hunter getting up there talking about it's a hood thing and this is something dealing with the urban community and as far as my father. My father had his time. When he had his time, he did what he had to do with his career. I think a trainer needs to play his position, train the fighters, prepare the fighters, and basically take a back seat. On both sides, the trainer needs to let the fighter do the talking because the fighter has to do the fighting. The trainers can say, "Well, I prepared my fighter the best way I can prepare him and mentally, hopefully, he's in the right place because I've done my job as far as getting his body in shape physically."
BT: Obviously on Saturday, you're facing Andre Berto for your final fight. In some of your past fights, your opponents have kind of shut it down once they realized they were losing and falling behind on the scorecards. Did you choose Berto with the expectation that he'd make for an exciting because he wouldn't be the type of guy to do that?
FM: Well, with me, I'm a different creature so he might have to. Ricky Hatton, he put it all out there. Ortiz put it all on the line. He got so frustrated with me, but he put it all on the line. One thing I know about Berto, he's going to come to fight. Win, lose, or draw, he's going to come to fight. What's so crazy is I was told Ortiz was upset about me and Berto fighting. It's okay for Berto to give you an opportunity to fight for a world title, but it's not okay for me to give a man a shot back at his old title that you beat him for? Somebody gotta give him a shot. They're talking about he's 3 and 3 in his last 6 fights, something like that. I cannot judge a fighter off his last 6 fights. I only can judge him off his last fight. He done the same thing that Canelo done to, what is it, Josesito Lopez, so he obviously did something right.
BT: Do you think some of the criticism this fight has received is unfair?
FM: You know what they really want to say? "Floyd, you making too much money too easy. It needs to be more difficult for you. You need to take a loss. Floyd, we want to see you lose." Basically that's what they want to see happen. Their last hope was Manny Pacquiao. I'm not overlooking Berto, but I'm just saying that was the last fighter that they believed could give me a very difficult challenge and I passed the test with flying colors. It wasn't that it was easy; I just made it look easy. I mean, I think that when you do your homework, when I fought Marquez, remember, Marquez called me out. I had took a little vacation away from the sport, came back and fought the number two pound-for-pound guy. When I beat Marquez, they said he's too old and over the hill. But I guess when he knocked Pacquiao out, they didn't say he was over the hill. When I fought De La Hoya when De La Hoya was probably 34 and I was 30, somewhere around that area, they said De La Hoya was over the hill, but I beat him for the world title. All these guys I've beaten, I've beaten them for world titles, but then when I beat them, they say they old and washed up. When I beat Mosley, he came off his biggest victory against Antonio Margarito, a guy that they said I was scared of; a guy that was cheating. When you look at the history of boxing, when Mosley got off the enhancement drugs, his fight game was totally different. Berto, we'll see what he brings to the table.
BT: Do you consider that a compliment in a way? I mean, the fact that people are dismissing Andre Berto as a serious threat and would prefer for you to maybe fight a guy who outweighs you by 20 or 30 pounds is essentially an admission that they think you're just that damn good.
FM: I take my hat off to everyone and say thank you. Y'all are finally seeing what I've been seeing for so long. They're seeing the same thing that I'm seeing, but I've been seeing it in a different way. You was one of the only believers with the Pacquiao situation. One minute, people say he's a coward, he's a chicken, all he do is hold, but he made $100's of millions of dollars doing it. I think every fighter should love the Mayweather method. The method is just in life to work and get paid or become your own boss. I'm one of the best at doing that. Work, get paid, and enjoy life. I don't tell nobody how to fight. I mean, those two fighters that fought the other day, it was a remarkable fight, it's good to watch, but you can't bang out for 20 years. You can't bang out for 19 years. All these fighters having all those toe-to-toe battles, well let's see if they can talk about their favorite fighters 20 years from now like they're talking about me.
BT: Any plans for when you do retire? I know you'll still be promoting, but is there anything else you plan on getting into?
FM: I got things I'm working on outside of boxing, you know, that can still clean up $100-$200 million a year. I'm up right now negotiating business on the outside. I got Warren Buffet on speed dial. I know Mark Cuban. I can call him if I want to. I can call Jerry Jones if I want to. I got guys in the UK. I got my Russian billionaire buddies; my guys in New York, my billionaire buddies in New York that I do business with. It all came from working smarter, not harder. You know, I speak from the heart. You know, I do business with everybody. It's not a black thing, it's not a white thing, it's a green thing. I'm on the green team.
BT: I know you addressed this with a statement already, but I have to ask, is there anything else you want to say about the story that came out regarding USADA.
FM: I've always done things the honest way. People are going to have their opinions regardless of what I say.
BT: Fair enough. Well Floyd, I know you're busy, so I appreciate you letting me get in a few questions days before the fight. Is there anything else you want to add before I let you go?
FM: In the sport of boxing right now, Lou Del Valle, he's from New Yok and he's a hell of a trainer; a very, very good trainer. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, a good trainer. Cornelius Boza Edwards, I mean, that's like one of the best guys you want on your team. Do It All Bob, when it comes to wrapping your hands, he's by far the best. Wrapping hands, Rafael, he still was one of the top guys, but Bob is unbelievable at wrapping hands. He's also gonna be the best cut guy soon. As far as working cuts, Rafael [Garcia], you know, he's still the top guy; he's still at the pinnacle. Understand these are people that these fighters need to know about because I'm about to leave the sport and these guys are available.
You know, a lot of times, guys want to be like, "Oh yeah, I'm sticking with my coach that I had since the amateur days." The problem with your coach is this, he's accustomed to working with an amateur. In Las Vegas, we do everything the professional way. Do you know who's also a very good coach? Nate Jones is a very good boxing coach and Augie Sanchez, from Las Vegas, he's a very good coach. Fernando Vargas, he's looking like he's becoming a good coach. I know he's working with his son, if I'm not mistaken. He came by my gym at one particular time. We would love to work with Fernando Vargas as far as working with his son and taking him to the next level. That's the only thing we want to do with these fighters is take them to the next level. We believe in helping the fighters get to a certain level that they can make a lot of money. Of course, with us taking all the risk as far as putting up everything, we want to make money too, but we don't want to fukk over a fighter. We don't want to do what those promoters in the past did to fighters. I'm a fighter myself for about 2 more days, so I know how a fighter should be treated.
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER EXCLUSIVE: "I MADE A FORTUNE IN THE SPORT OF BOXING...EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END" || FIGHTHYPE.COM
By Ben Thompson | September 11, 2015
BT: Floyd, when you look back at your career, is there anything that you would've done differently?
FM: I'm very, very happy with how my career has went. I made a fortune in the sport of boxing. I'm very, very blessed and I'm very, very thankful. I think that just in life, everybody is dealt a certain hand and I think that I was dealt a royal flush. I just kept believing and just communicating with my team. We spoke things into existence. I think if I would've played the role of the good guy, I don't think that I would have done the record-breaking numbers that I've done; I don't think I would have made the type of money that I made.
BT: Is it easy for you to walk away from something that you've been doing all of your life? Do you think you might be tempted to come back for maybe one more fight if the offer is right?
FM: Well, I've been offered nine figures to continue to fight already, and that's up front. I mean, I think I'm skillful enough and have the boxing IQ to go to 50, but I think everything happens for a reason. There's a time and a place for everything and everything comes to an end. I mean, I'm still going to be involved in boxing. I still want to be involved with boxing and helping young fighters, but as far as me fighting, this is my last fight.
BT: Is there anything that you're going to miss, either good or bad, about the sport?
FM: There's things that I do like about the sport and there's things that I don't like about the sport. At the press conference, there was something that I didn't like on both sides, as far as Virgil Hunter getting up there talking about it's a hood thing and this is something dealing with the urban community and as far as my father. My father had his time. When he had his time, he did what he had to do with his career. I think a trainer needs to play his position, train the fighters, prepare the fighters, and basically take a back seat. On both sides, the trainer needs to let the fighter do the talking because the fighter has to do the fighting. The trainers can say, "Well, I prepared my fighter the best way I can prepare him and mentally, hopefully, he's in the right place because I've done my job as far as getting his body in shape physically."
BT: Obviously on Saturday, you're facing Andre Berto for your final fight. In some of your past fights, your opponents have kind of shut it down once they realized they were losing and falling behind on the scorecards. Did you choose Berto with the expectation that he'd make for an exciting because he wouldn't be the type of guy to do that?
FM: Well, with me, I'm a different creature so he might have to. Ricky Hatton, he put it all out there. Ortiz put it all on the line. He got so frustrated with me, but he put it all on the line. One thing I know about Berto, he's going to come to fight. Win, lose, or draw, he's going to come to fight. What's so crazy is I was told Ortiz was upset about me and Berto fighting. It's okay for Berto to give you an opportunity to fight for a world title, but it's not okay for me to give a man a shot back at his old title that you beat him for? Somebody gotta give him a shot. They're talking about he's 3 and 3 in his last 6 fights, something like that. I cannot judge a fighter off his last 6 fights. I only can judge him off his last fight. He done the same thing that Canelo done to, what is it, Josesito Lopez, so he obviously did something right.
BT: Do you think some of the criticism this fight has received is unfair?
FM: You know what they really want to say? "Floyd, you making too much money too easy. It needs to be more difficult for you. You need to take a loss. Floyd, we want to see you lose." Basically that's what they want to see happen. Their last hope was Manny Pacquiao. I'm not overlooking Berto, but I'm just saying that was the last fighter that they believed could give me a very difficult challenge and I passed the test with flying colors. It wasn't that it was easy; I just made it look easy. I mean, I think that when you do your homework, when I fought Marquez, remember, Marquez called me out. I had took a little vacation away from the sport, came back and fought the number two pound-for-pound guy. When I beat Marquez, they said he's too old and over the hill. But I guess when he knocked Pacquiao out, they didn't say he was over the hill. When I fought De La Hoya when De La Hoya was probably 34 and I was 30, somewhere around that area, they said De La Hoya was over the hill, but I beat him for the world title. All these guys I've beaten, I've beaten them for world titles, but then when I beat them, they say they old and washed up. When I beat Mosley, he came off his biggest victory against Antonio Margarito, a guy that they said I was scared of; a guy that was cheating. When you look at the history of boxing, when Mosley got off the enhancement drugs, his fight game was totally different. Berto, we'll see what he brings to the table.
BT: Do you consider that a compliment in a way? I mean, the fact that people are dismissing Andre Berto as a serious threat and would prefer for you to maybe fight a guy who outweighs you by 20 or 30 pounds is essentially an admission that they think you're just that damn good.
FM: I take my hat off to everyone and say thank you. Y'all are finally seeing what I've been seeing for so long. They're seeing the same thing that I'm seeing, but I've been seeing it in a different way. You was one of the only believers with the Pacquiao situation. One minute, people say he's a coward, he's a chicken, all he do is hold, but he made $100's of millions of dollars doing it. I think every fighter should love the Mayweather method. The method is just in life to work and get paid or become your own boss. I'm one of the best at doing that. Work, get paid, and enjoy life. I don't tell nobody how to fight. I mean, those two fighters that fought the other day, it was a remarkable fight, it's good to watch, but you can't bang out for 20 years. You can't bang out for 19 years. All these fighters having all those toe-to-toe battles, well let's see if they can talk about their favorite fighters 20 years from now like they're talking about me.
BT: Any plans for when you do retire? I know you'll still be promoting, but is there anything else you plan on getting into?
FM: I got things I'm working on outside of boxing, you know, that can still clean up $100-$200 million a year. I'm up right now negotiating business on the outside. I got Warren Buffet on speed dial. I know Mark Cuban. I can call him if I want to. I can call Jerry Jones if I want to. I got guys in the UK. I got my Russian billionaire buddies; my guys in New York, my billionaire buddies in New York that I do business with. It all came from working smarter, not harder. You know, I speak from the heart. You know, I do business with everybody. It's not a black thing, it's not a white thing, it's a green thing. I'm on the green team.
BT: I know you addressed this with a statement already, but I have to ask, is there anything else you want to say about the story that came out regarding USADA.
FM: I've always done things the honest way. People are going to have their opinions regardless of what I say.
BT: Fair enough. Well Floyd, I know you're busy, so I appreciate you letting me get in a few questions days before the fight. Is there anything else you want to add before I let you go?
FM: In the sport of boxing right now, Lou Del Valle, he's from New Yok and he's a hell of a trainer; a very, very good trainer. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, a good trainer. Cornelius Boza Edwards, I mean, that's like one of the best guys you want on your team. Do It All Bob, when it comes to wrapping your hands, he's by far the best. Wrapping hands, Rafael, he still was one of the top guys, but Bob is unbelievable at wrapping hands. He's also gonna be the best cut guy soon. As far as working cuts, Rafael [Garcia], you know, he's still the top guy; he's still at the pinnacle. Understand these are people that these fighters need to know about because I'm about to leave the sport and these guys are available.
You know, a lot of times, guys want to be like, "Oh yeah, I'm sticking with my coach that I had since the amateur days." The problem with your coach is this, he's accustomed to working with an amateur. In Las Vegas, we do everything the professional way. Do you know who's also a very good coach? Nate Jones is a very good boxing coach and Augie Sanchez, from Las Vegas, he's a very good coach. Fernando Vargas, he's looking like he's becoming a good coach. I know he's working with his son, if I'm not mistaken. He came by my gym at one particular time. We would love to work with Fernando Vargas as far as working with his son and taking him to the next level. That's the only thing we want to do with these fighters is take them to the next level. We believe in helping the fighters get to a certain level that they can make a lot of money. Of course, with us taking all the risk as far as putting up everything, we want to make money too, but we don't want to fukk over a fighter. We don't want to do what those promoters in the past did to fighters. I'm a fighter myself for about 2 more days, so I know how a fighter should be treated.
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