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Yea, PBF handled his business. Fuck the people that were booing and said PBF was running. He dominated the entire fight, why take a chance of getting KO'd in the last round? (Imo PBF still won 12 rd)
The interview after the fight was funny. First, PBF tells Larry Mechant he doesn't know anything about boxing. Then... "If Oscar De La Hoya wants to leave fighting the best, tell him to bring it on and i'll tax that ass too" haha
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DLMZ10oB8zk
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather's post-fight press conference should have been televised on HBO PPV because it sure had a lot more drama than his fight against Carlos Baldomir did on Saturday.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he's ready to take his hardware and head into retirement.
Forty minutes after Mayweather easily outpointed Baldomir to win the welterweight championship and confirm his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, he strolled into the Mandalay Bay media room and dropped a bombshell.
In an emotional scene, he said he will retire after his next fight.
He arrived at the press conference dressed in a dark suit and flashing his broad smile. The interview session figured to serve as a victory lap following his dominating performance and to start the drumbeat for an eventual showdown with Oscar De La Hoya.
However, moments after taking the podium, Mayweather's mood suddenly changed as he was overcome with emotion.
Searching for words, Mayweather choked up before turning to weep on HBO executive Kery Davis' shoulder.
After Mayweather regained his composure a couple of minutes later and wiped his face with a white towel, he found the words that took everyone by surprise.
"I love the sport," Mayweather said in a soft voice as he continued to wipe away tears. "One more fight and I'm through. I don't need boxing. I'm not in it for the money. It's about legacy. I'm rich and I've accomplished what I want."
There was a stunned silence in the room, one that included several members of Mayweather's family, after hearing the No. 1 fighter in the sport -- at his peak at age 29 -- say he would walk away from boxing after one more fight.
"When I heard him say that I thought of Jim Brown and Barry Sanders. I thought of Michael Jordan when he went to play baseball," said Davis, who is close with Mayweather. "Oftentimes when guys are at the top of their game, and they don't know what is left to accomplish, they do that."
Although most are skeptical about the announcement -- how many fighters have announced a retirement only to change their mind almost immediately? -- Mayweather was convincing. His emotional breakdown was certainly no act.
"I'm leaving on top. That's what it's about," said Mayweather, who has won five titles in four divisions. "I'm not hurting for money, for nothing. I love my family. They tore my name down, tore my family down and I still rose to the top."
Throughout his career, Mayweather has dealt with a litany of problems. There have been several assault accusations; criticism from fans and media over many of the fights he has taken; a nasty split with promoter Bob Arum; an even nastier split with his estranged father and former trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr.; the license revocation and subsequent incarceration of uncle and trainer Roger Mayweather and other dramas.
It all seemed to finally get the better of Mayweather.
Over and over, he promised one more fight and then retirement.
"I thought about retiring after the Zab Judah fight [in April]," Mayweather said. "The sport has been great to me. When I die, my legacy will live on. One more fight and I am through."
Over and over, he said he wasn't in boxing for the money, although he earned at least $8 million to fight Baldomir.
"I got a lot of money. I couldn't spend it in a billion lifetimes," Mayweather continued. "It's about being a legend in the sport, and I am a legend. I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in this sport. I won the titles I wanted to win.
"I don't need no five-star restaurants. You can give me McDonald's and I'm cool with that. Give me Pizza Hut."
"I got a lot of money. I couldn't spend it in a billion lifetimes. It's about being a legend in the sport, and I am a legend. I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in this sport. I won the titles I wanted to win." Floyd Mayweather
Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's best friend, adviser and assistant trainer, said he would support him in any decision he made.
"I love Floyd unconditionally, so I stand behind him 100 percent," said Ellerbe, who served as head trainer Saturday during Roger Mayweather's absence. "If he hangs his gloves up tomorrow, I'm with him. I'm with him for life."
In one of the lighter moments of the session, Mayweather (37-0, 24 KOs), who hurt his right hand around the sixth round but barely needed to break a sweat to beat Baldomir (43-10-6, 13 KOs), said what everyone knew: "It was a cakewalk if you want to know the truth."
Mayweather said he wanted his final fight to be against De La Hoya, a junior middleweight titlist and boxing's greatest economic force. He is trained by Mayweather Sr., adding another juicy dimension to what would already be a mega fight.
A De La Hoya-Mayweather fight -- with a target date of May 5 -- would be a massive event and is the only fight in the sport that figures to easily draw more than one million pay-per-view buys.
"I know we'll make the De La Hoya fight happen," Mayweather said. "We still got another big fight to do, but if it's not on my terms it won't happen."
That is probably unrealistic, given De La Hoya's proven drawing power combined with Mayweather's less-than-stellar public appeal. He drew just 9,427 fans Saturday night and his previous two pay-per-view fights haven't cracked 375,000 buys. The Baldomir fight probably won't either.
De La Hoya fight or not, Mayweather said he is content with his decision to quit after his next fight.
"As of right now, I know what I want to do," he said. "I'm happy."
He said he would remain involved in boxing in some capacity. He said he planned to start Mayweather Promotions and work with adviser Al Haymon to expand his outside-the-ring business opportunities.
Mayweather also said he planned to go back to school to earn his GED. He dropped out in 12th grade to devote himself full time to making the 1996 Olympic team, where he received a bronze medal.
Davis was as stunned as anyone by Mayweather's announcement.
"Obviously, whatever he wants to do, we will always wish him the best," Davis said. "We've had a great relationship. We'll wish him the best with whatever he wants to do with the rest of his life. But he's certainly at the top of his game right now, so him leaving the sport at this point would certainly surprise anyone.
"But I'm not fighting anybody. Nobody is hitting me. I would never try to talk anyone into doing what they don't feel like they want to do anymore." Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.
..so he knew all along that the Margaritos, Cottos, Mosleys, etc. would NEVER happen and he still chose Baldo as his opponent before his last blowout? weak...
i still havent had the luxury to watch this fight, but speaking to many boxing fans, im hearing it wasnt worth getting anyway..Quote:
Originally Posted by benzo
hmm and him saying hes going to fight the best is somehow a slap on boxing's face, cos he HAS easily ignored some "best" fighters in the weight categories.
bring on oscar, perhaps then mayweather may get some more universal respect.
i still respect PBF, perhaps through bias, but he needs a real name to fight.
:chef:*(:):mexico:
sorry bout using those smilys, just felt like doing that..
Any predictions for this Saturday's fight in Madison Sqare Garden? I'm going with Klitschko 8rd TKO over Brock.
^that's a good prediction. Brock sucks and Wladamir takes a few rounds to get going so yeah, prolly KO between rounds 6 and 8 via the Russian Hammer right hand.
Mayweather has proven himself to be stupid, ignorant, AND arrogant. He pulls this bullshit now about how "it's not about the money...". BULL FUCKING SHIT!!! He's praying to the greenback god that DLH will give him the time of day so he can cash out huge and be done with boxing. As far as what he said to Larry Merchant...PBF should be shot. Merchant deserves respect from anybody who knows or gives a fuck about boxing. Merchant has done more for boxing as a whole than Mayweather ever will. PBF pulled the exact same shit on ESPN's Brian Kinney before the Judah fight but Kinney made Mayweather look like a complete asshole (this is not debatable) on national TV. Only Merchant's class kept it from happening again. Peace-
^ heat! but i feel u bro. PBF was very disrespectful to Merchant who has been consistently fair to fighters. he gives honest opinions etc.
Pbf will always be a loudmouth, thats his "thing".
anyway, Klitschko to win? yes! perhaps TKO i dont know.
oh shit klitschko fucked him up he might be the beast heavyweight out right now which aint sayin much
stoppage in the 7th right? damn rynmur has been predicting quite well lately.
indeed hectis, it does kind of suggest klitschko is greatness in the heavies,
but to be honest, this says nothing, where is the sparkle and brilliance of the heavyweight category.
at the same time we cannot discredit vlad, hes been consistent and has proven his point. but more does need to be done.
peace guys
Oscar vs. PBF is signed and sealed, May 5 2007. Wladamir has been offered 20 million to fight Evander Holyfield LOL! Peace-
^^^ Cant wait til the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight. 6 months is so far way
20 million to kill a man?Quote:
Originally Posted by benzo
^haha, yeah that's exactly what I said to myself when I read it. Sad but true, dude.
i thought Mayweather vs. Baldomir fight was mad boring.. maybe May was playin it safe but cmon.. shit was boring as fuck....
Predictions for tonight's fight... I'm hoping it will go the distance and end with a Pacquiao SD.
tis a good lineup for tonight, and who will win it.. hmm..Quote:
Originally Posted by rynmur04
i doubt its cleancut .. but i have pacman with SD perhaps as well. difficult though.
I was hoping last night's fight would be the fight of the year. Waste of $60, two bad decisions before the main event and than the 3rd RD KO. Morales didn't even try to get up, there goes his career.
ah man, it wasnt anything close to being a tight decision or anything.
erik got outdone and thats quite sad.
i suppose after that fight, where could erik go?
pacman has options and seems on top of things. perhaps erik just wasnt in the right mindframe which overshadowed his obvious skills and craftmanship.
overall, what a shame, especially for one of them anyway.
damn... Pacquiao was just too much for Morales... 3 knockdowns in 3 rounds.... i was sorta rooting for Morales but reality plays it differently.. props to Pacquiao... what a figter.. he landed 54% of all his punched thrown...damn..
co-sign. I think Morales was in the right frame of mind but it is obvious to me now that he is not able to absorb the punishment anymore. Happens to the best of them. Props to Erik for manning up after the fight and giving Manny his praises for his speed and power. Morales has too much pride to start taking B-level fights...I think we've seen the last of this great warrior.Quote:
Originally Posted by tekunique
I would rather see pacquiao fight marquez then barrera if i remember right didnte pacquiao allready beat the shit out of barrera? and marquez and pacquiao had a real close fight in which there should have been a remacth
^^^ Yea, I was impressed with Marquez' KO win over Jaca last week. At first, IMO he was struggling with the young kid, but he pulled it together in the mid rds. Pacman v. Marquez first fight was a draw and I guess alot of people had Marquez up on points who were not judges.I don't think Marquez can stay up with Manny now b/c Pacman is a much better fighter today than he was 2 years ago. Hopefully in the end, Pacquiao goes with the better fight instead of the higher paying one.
After seeing Barrera in with Juarez twice I'm not so sure he's got a whole lot left in the gas tank (like Morales). He's still throwing short, hard shots but the combos and movement aren't there like they used to be. JMM is a great tacticion but I don't think he carries enough power to really hurt MAB either. I don't see MAB winning on points, he'd have to knock out JMM, which is a fucking hard thing to do. JMM matches up best with Pac but like others have said, I think Manny is simply too much right now. I'd love to see Rocky Juarez get a couple more fights under his belt and then take on Manny. Dude just needs to let his hands go more...
Ok what is everyone watching tonight? HBO or Showtime? I'd rather watch the showtime fights, but I have HBO. Still a good night for boxing on both stations.
In order of how entertaining they'd be...
Cotto > Quintana
Winky > Quartey ...TKO
Margarito > Clottey ...TKO
Lacy > Tsypko ...TKO
I can't believe Margarito couldn't get him outta there. That's got to hurt the buzz about his power shots, etc.
lacy did not look too good in his fight and got lucky it should have been a draw. winky looked good as allways now if tayler wins maybe we can have a rematch.
word...Quote:
Originally Posted by hectis
Now that it's been revealed that Lacy faught from the second round on with a torn rotator cuff everyone is back on his sack. Kinda ironic... He'll be out for 6 months to year. Sucks to be him.
taylor won but i dont think there will be a remacth between him and winky they said taylor might calzaghe this is looking like a reamacth that will never happen or it will happen too long fron now
that is not good now will have to wait to see how good/bad he isQuote:
Originally Posted by benzo
What are you guy's opinion of Taylor. He's gaining more haters with each fight and I've been one for awhile now. The dude has proved absolutely nothing in the ring. He has no ring smarts, fights sloppy, and doesn't seem to have the KO power to stop an elite figter. He lost the Winky fight hands down. If he fights Joe Calzahge he'll get his ass beat in. That, I would pay to see. Peace-
Quote:
Originally Posted by benzo
if he beats calzahghe then winky and dose it with out ? then he will be top 3 pound for pound winky blew the first fight and the 2nd one might never happen
i still dont understand how they gave him the wins over Hopkins... he can take punches but nothing special IMO...he has potential since hes still young, i give him that much....Quote:
Originally Posted by benzo
When I first started watching Taylor (around JT vs. B-Hop fight), I was really impressed by him, but as I keep watching him more and more, I get tired of his easy technique. He never attacks his opponent, he backs up and throws a few jabs, every now and then a hook, but that's all he does. His technique is to get in a few good punches, then hold his opponent so he can't get nothing going. C'mon what's so special about that. IMO he should fight out of his hometown and get a ref that won't put up with that shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by benzo
B-Hop may return to the ring to fight heavyweight Maskaev?
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../11329286.html [This interview, plus other boxing news]
Dec. 10, 2006
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Hopkins sizes up massive Maskaev as comeback foe
Ex-champ, 42, eyes test vs. Russian heavyweight
By KEVIN IOLE
REVIEW-JOURNAL
In 2004, Oleg Maskaev and Bernard Hopkins fought within two months of each other, but they were 84 pounds apart.
Maskaev weighed 240 pounds when he scored a ho-hum decision over David Defiagbon on July 23, 2004. Then on Sept. 18, Hopkins weighed 156 when he knocked out Oscar De La Hoya.
But if Maskaev successfully defends his WBC heavyweight title against unheralded Peter Okhello today in Moscow, Hopkins may well be the big Russian's next opponent.
"When you think of it in those terms, regarding the weight, it's pretty incredible that I'm talking to you about fighting this man, isn't it," Hopkins said with a chuckle. "Sometimes I have a hard time believing it myself."
Hopkins, who held a share of the middleweight title from 1995 until 2005 when he lost a controversial decision to Jermain Taylor, has decided to continue boxing and has ended his brief retirement.
He'll be 42 in January, though, and said he won't fight just to collect a check.
"I only want the big fights that would have historical implications," Hopkins said.
A bout with Maskaev would have that.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer offered Maskaev $2.5 million to fight Hopkins, though Maskaev promoter Dennis Rappaport has asked for $5 million.
Hopkins said he likes the thought of the fight because of the risk it would present.
"I'd be walking the tightrope and I'd do it for three minutes a round," Hopkins said. "I'm an elusive, smaller guy with a lot of experience and I'd make Maskaev look like the Russian guy who fought in the one 'Rocky' movie -- a big, strong, robotic guy.
"It would have to be my most perfect fight, even more perfect than the (Felix) Trinidad fight at the Garden in 2001. I could win every second of every round, but all it would take would be one shot for him to crack me and it would be all over."
Should the Maskaev fight not come to fruition, Hopkins said he would like a bout with super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe has a bout scheduled March 3 against Peter Manfredo Jr. If he were to win, it would be his 20th consecutive defense, which would match Hopkins' record.
In that case, Hopkins said he would like to be Calzaghe's next opponent to prevent the Welshman from breaking his record. Hopkins expressed confidence he'd have few problems with Calzaghe, whose most notable win was a whitewash of previously unbeaten Jeff Lacy.
"Jeff Lacy has all the tools, but I saw all those punches he was taking and it was because of the things he was doing that made it hard on himself," Hopkins said. "Me and Calzaghe would be Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy reversed. You would see Bernard Hopkins taking care of this guy and you would have to ask yourself, how does this old man do these things."
ive heard about that^^ bhop v maskaev???
damn, i dont know what to think. Thing is, i cant understand how bhop just comes back fighting after promising his late mum or granma (i forgot) that he wont fight again. ok thats a minor point, but i hope he doesnt go over the top.
I suppose it can be a perfect fight if he can show his superiority like he did against that tarver. if he pulls this off, he deserves a status of legendary legend, feel me?
as for taylor. hes good, but offset by boringness. there is not much that apeals to me about his way of fighting/boxing. ok he beat bhop, but comon, that wasnt clear cut. and the fight against winky didnt prove a thing. I agree with benzo that if he fought calzaghe, hed lose.
BTW..
thats reminds me, Peter Manfredo was saying that Calzaghe is scarcly known in the american boxing scene!! serious????? after lacy hes still unknown????
i got the source on that on www.bbc.co.uk then sports then boxing, some headline.
anyway folks peace
i hope b-hop dose not return to fight maskaev
Heavyweight contender James Toney has a jelly belly, but he'll never be mistaken for Santa Claus because he's not nearly that jolly.
And Toney might be even more irritable than usual these days because, as he prepares for his title elimination rematch with Samuel Peter on Jan. 6 (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT), he has traded in frequent trips to Southern California's Jerry's Famous Deli for bowls of boiled lima beans. Gone, too, are Toney's beloved cigars.
The changes came about because for the past month, Toney has been working with noted conditioning guru Billy Blanks of Tae Bo exercise video fame. Blanks, who has known Toney for several years, prescribed the healthy dose of lima beans to go with a more serious fitness regimen in order to help him be in better shape when he meets Peter at the Hard Rock resort in Hollywood, Fla., with a title shot against Oleg Maskaev at stake.
The rematch was ordered after Peter (27-1, 22 KOs) won a debatable split decision against Toney (69-5-3, 43 KOs) on Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. What wasn't debatable, however, was that the jiggly Toney was not in top condition. Nor was he in peak form for his March draw against then-beltholder Hasim Rahman.
Toney, who weighed 157 on the night he won the middleweight title from Michael Nunn in 1991, weighed a flabby 233 against Peter. He was a less-flattering, career-heavy 237 against Rahman.
"Think of what James accomplished fighting a big, strong, young guy like Peter in the shape he was in," said Dan Goossen, Toney's co-promoter. "The majority of people felt James won the fight. Now, imagine a well-conditioned James Toney and it's staggering how good he can be. It was astounding that for not being in 100 percent top condition, James was able to do as well as he did against those guys [Peter and Rahman]."
Toney always has struggled with his weight. But now at age 38 and 80 pounds north of where he won the first of his three world titles in three divisions, he finally has come to the realization that although his boxing skills are unquestioned, his conditioning habits need to change in order for him to have the best chance of beating bigger, stronger, younger heavyweights.
"James finally understands that there is more to being in shape than going to the gym every day and working hard in sparring," Goossen said. "It entails doing weights, agility exercises and running. And it also entails eating the right foods. Not going on a diet, but staying away from Jerry's Deli, where he would go three times a day.
Billy Blanks, a martial arts expert and former amateur boxer, was in attendance at the first Peter-Toney bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles
While Toney continues working with boxing trainer Freddie Roach, he said he is committed to Blanks' conditioning program.
"When I agreed to go with Billy, I told him he had my whole undivided attention, that whatever needed to be done, I would do it," Toney said. "No question or arguments about anything. I would just do it. I do not see anybody in the world train like Billy Blanks. The man is in great shape. If you look at him now, you would say this is the man you want to be. I want to be the same way."
Blanks, a martial arts expert and former amateur boxer before his fitness pitchman days, has Toney on a 1,500-calories-per-day diet. It's low in fat and carbohydrates and dominated by meals of fish and chicken to go with the lima beans.
"We are on a fat burner's diet," Blanks said. "I have somebody cooking for him and he eats five meals a day, drinking a lot of water, which he has never done as much as he is doing now. So he is cleaning his body out.
"His body is going to look like it has never looked before and his performance is going to even be better. James can outbox [most of his opponents] at the weight he was. But now, he is going to be able to identify boxing with his body and be able to make them all combine together and become a total weapon."
Even though Toney's camp expects him to be in great condition, it won't divulge his current weight.
Toney, never a fan of roadwork, is also running more.
"We run in the mornings. We are doing sprints, drills," Blanks said. "We are doing what he should have done a long time ago."
What they are doing, apparently, is working. "Before, I guess, I was not training too hard because when I went home, I would not be sleepy," Toney said. "But believe me, now I go home every night sleepy. Just try to get home, get to that couch and get to that bed."
Toney needs to do this for boxing and for himself. He's lingered around so long for good reasom...he's one of the most skilled boxers of our time. C'mon James, whup that ass so we can get a good dose of the 'Lights Out' humour.