(KNOCKOUT NATION – JANUARY 25, 2009)
It was Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik all over again as HBO featured an old lion viewed as the underdog against the more youthful fighter who is in the prime of his career. Similar to the Hopkins vs. Pavlik fight, the old lion passed the test with flying colors. On Saturday night, in front of an electric, sold Staples Center crowd, Shane Mosley stopped Antonio Margarito by TKO with 23 seconds left of the 9th round. The crowd appeared to be a pro Margarito crowd as Mosley was flooded with a chorus of “BOOS” as he made his way to the ring. On the other hand, Margarito was greeted with a warrior’s welcome as he made his way to center stage. Continue reading
(KNOCKOUT NATION – JANUARY 12, 2009)
Sony Pictures Classics confirmed the acquisition of North American rights to writer-director James Tobackʼs (FINGERS, BUGSY and TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) acclaimed documentary, TYSON (winner of the Un Certain Regardʼs Knockout Prize at the Cannes Film Festival). TYSON will have its North American premiere later this month at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released in theatres on April 24, 2009. In addition, NBA All- Star Carmelo Anthony comes onboard the film as an executive producer..
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(KNOCKOUT NATION – JANUARY 12, 2009)
WBO & IBF Lightweight champion, Nate Campbell has decided to give up his WBA Lightweight Super Champion title. Campbell issued the following statement to explain his decision for doing so:
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(KNOCKOUT NATION – JANUARY 12, 2009) A proposed bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton may be off as negotiations have begun to break down.
Talks have slowed because Pacquiao seeks a 60% split and Hatton’s team opposes the proposition, according to Philippine Broadcasting Station ABS-CBN.
Team Pacquiao feels in light of his domination of Oscar De La Hoya, their man is the bigger draw, Ricky Hatton’s squad says their guy brings the loyal British following.
Franklin “Geng” Gacal, Pacquiao’s lawyer, said the fight will not happen if they don’t garner 60% of the purse.
“We have informed Bob Arum that we are not signing the contract. Manny is not contented with what is laid on the table. If the figures won’t move, we will look for another [challenger],” Gacal said.
In related news, Floyd Mayweather Jr’s has contacted Pacquiao’s team, which may set of the fan’s fight.
“Mayweather’s camp is making an appeal, they’re talking to us. They’ve talked to my attorney and told him that they’re interested in the fight so we’re listening to them,” Pacquiao told ABS-CBN.
Max Kellerman is one of the most respected boxing analysts, but most of us know he has a past rooted in Hip-Hop. Check out a video treat called “Young Man Rumble” with Max and his man Sam. Max had skills!
Max & Sam came and left so fast that nobody really noticed them after they were signed to Columbia Records in 1994. But, we’ll alway like Max the commentator with a decidedly Hip-Hop swagger!
(KNOCKOUT NATION – DECEMBER 29, 2008)
Many press and media reports coming out of Puerto Rico and Mexico have indicated that Oscar De La Hoya may be interested in facing undefeated, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. The fight would follow the storyline of Julio Jr. getting some in ring revenge for the two losses his father suffered at the hands of De La Hoya. Continue reading
Filed under: Boxing | Tags: boxer, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Muhammad Ali, the greatest
Who is Shaun Boothe? He’s a man that does a very ill series called “The Unauthorized Biography of…” In this one, Boothe takes on the “great one” Muhammad Ali and sums up the champ’s illustrious legacy in under five minutes. Check it out.
50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather had a good friendship going and then…the fight.
50 Cent recently talked to ESPN about the incident and suggested that the smaller Mayweather attacked him first.
“Yeah, we got into a little scrap, a little boxing match,” 50 Cent told the sports network. “Well, it wasn’t really much of a boxing match because he hit me in the back of my ear. He’s so fast, he’s just so fast. The thing about it is, everyone who is around him works for him. And for a second, he tried to talk to me like I was one of the people working for him. He tried to tell me what to do so I grabbed him. I snatched his little ass up then he hit me and was like ‘What’s wrong with you?’ We were mad for a second, but then everything went back to normal.”
“He was going to do the match in WWE at Wrestlemania and he started telling everyone that I was going to be there. So everyone got all excited and started asking me if I was going to come, and I was like, ‘If you’re really getting $20 million for this, then give me some money.’ He was sitting there with a million dollars cash in a bag, and he kept telling me he was going to get me money for appearing, but I was like ‘No, give me some of that money right there.’ He had one million dollars in the bag, it was physically right in front of me, so why should I have to wait to get paid? Just give me that money right there. He wasn’t with it, and that’s how it all started.“
Filed under: Boxing | Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Snoop dogg, snoop dogg's fatherhood
No fighting here, but Snoop could serve as a good tune up fight if Roy decides to rebound from his crushing defeat by Joe Calzaghe. Actually, Tha Doggfather and Roy Jones Jr. spar in the ring Sunday on Snoop Dogg’s “Father Hood” only on E. Click here for a preview of the match.
Filed under: Boxing | Tags: "Money" Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Freck Billionaire, Joe Budden, Max B
(KNOCKOUT NATION) It looks like Floyd Mayweather is taking his artist Freck Billionaire very seriously. The boxing master has taken his Philthy Rich Records to Amalgam Digital, home of rappers like Joe Budden and Max B. Freck and Mayweather Pwill be on tour with Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and T-Pain starting Dec. 14, Here is the undefeated champ in rare form.
Also, rumor has it that Floyd has already started to train again and is hoping for battle with Manny Pacquiao.
Below are the dates for the “I Am Music” tour.
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