Jerry Jones: I want Cowboys Stadium to be the 'Madison Square Garden' of boxing -- Dallas Morning News

By Mark Francescutti, Dallas Morning News

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently talked about the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium on March 13 to ESPN Radio:

Some highlights:

"I spent two days in Mexico. They are such huge boxing fans, the biggest boxing fans in the world today are Mexican sports fans. That aligns beautifully with our fans, with what we want to do with the Dallas Cowboys. I was still heart-broke over not getting to play in the (NFC) championship game, but there I was, talking it up because I know what boxing might could mean to our stadium.

"We'll drop (the Stadium big screen) down probably another 25, 30 feet for the fight. I could envision some classic fights annually. ... I really think that we could be really be a special place to fight. ... Maybe we could be like Madison Square Garden when it comes to boxing."

Source: cowboysblog.dallasnews.com

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Mosley, Mayweather ready to hit the road -- ESPN

By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

The Shane Mosley-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight championship fight on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas looms as the biggest fight of the year unless the winner winds up facing pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in the fall.

Even if Pacquiao doesn't face the winner, Mosley-Mayweather is still a significant fight and Golden Boy is about to launch the promotion full blast.

In addition to a forthcoming "24/7" series on HBO that will follow the buildup to the HBO pay-per-view fight, there will also be a three-city media tour. But the tour isn't going to just be for media members. The good news for fight fans is that all three events are open and free to the public.

Although the fight was signed a few weeks ago, Golden Boy and HBO smartly decided to wait until after the Winter Olympics so it does not get lost in the shuffle.

The tour, run by tour manager Kelly Swanson, will open March 2 at the NOKIA Theater in Times Square in New York. On March 3, the show will roll into the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C. When the Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya tour hit Washington a few years ago, Mayweather was a huge hit and the fan favorite in the city, which is probably one of the reasons organizers of this promotion decided to hit the nation's capital again. The tour's final stop will come March 4 at the NOKIA Plaza at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Other than a few interviews, Mayweather has not been heard from very much since the fight he was negotiating with Pacquiao, which had been tentatively slated for March 13, imploded over their disagreement on the drug testing protocol. Then, Mayweather's fight with Mosley came together.

It will be interesting to hear what Mayweather has to say about all of it. I am psyched because they'll be hitting Washington, making it easy for me to go see what they have to say since I live in northern Virginia, only about a half-hour from the Lincoln Theater.

I expect Mayweather to be respectful of Mosley's accomplishments and Mosley to give Mayweather credit for his talent. But I also expect there to be some fireworks. Sure, they are selling a fight, but I also don't think either of them likes each other very much.

It should be fun.

Source: espn.go.com

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Fit Pacman: Pacquiao passes pre-fight exams -- GMA News

GMA News

Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao underwent the required pre-fight physical examinations over the weekend and was declared fit to duke it out with Joshua Clottey on March 13 in Texas.

Pacquiao trooped to the San Pedro Medical Center in San Pedro, California to have his reflexes and vital signs checked and according to sportscaster Chino Trinidad, easily passed the battery of tests that included a check on his blood pressure, eye-hand coordination and balance, as well as an eye exam.

The 31-year-old pride of the Philippines also went through blood tests over two weeks before his WBO welterweight title defense against the tough Clottey.

Pacquiao, according to Trinidad, was visibly shaken having his blood taken for tests against performance-enhancing substances.

“Mahirap kapag ikaw ay kinunan ng dugo, lalo na sa aming mga atleta. Ang kailangan namin ay lakas so pag kinunan ng dugo, manghihina ka. Makaka-recover ka lang mga three or four days pa (after)," the Pacman told Trinidad in his TV interview.

(Language: Tagalog)

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV

The blood testing issue was interestingly the main reason for the fallout of negotiations for his botched megafight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Pacquiao had frowned upon Mayweather’s demands for random blood testing and instead pitched a procedure no more than 24 days before fight night.

For the Clottey fight, Pacquiao believed he has more than enough time to “recover" his strength.

“OK naman yan (blood tests) 24 days before the fight. Makaka-recover pa tayo," he said.

Pacquiao and his team are extremely confident against Clottey, whom trainer Freddie Roach said will fall for the first time in his career.

“Well, the more I watch Clottey, the more mistakes I find in him and I’m very confident Manny is going to knock him out and be the first person to knock him out," Roach said in an interview with the show “On the Ropes" posted on The Mushroom Magazine.

"I know he (Clottey) has a good chin. He’s a tough guy and he’s a nice guy, but just studying the tapes of him, he won’t last 12 rounds with Manny Pacquiao in my opinion," he added.

Pacquiao, whom Roach said is doing great in training, will continue to hold camp at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles until March 8, the day they head to Dallas for fight week.

The Pacman, according to Fight News, is scheduled to hold an open workout on March 10 at the basement of the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine, Texas and join Clottey for a press conference at the Dallas Stadium on the same day. - GMANews.TV

Source: gmanews.tv

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Boxing Picks: Joshua Clottey Profile -- Online Sports Handicapping

Online Sports Handicapping

Boxing Picks Joshua Clottey Profile: While not quite a household name in the boxing world Joshua Clottey is one of our boxing picks staffs favorite fighters. Undervalued by most boxing picks “experts” Clottey, 35-3, 20 KO’s, has consistently performed very well against the best and made money as the boxing betting underdog. In his next fight against Manny Pacquiao on March 13th Clottey once again will be in a familiar role as the underdog. Clottey dropped a disputed decision to Miguel Cotto in his last fight but Clottey beat up and bloodied the high-profile Zab Judah via technical decision before the Cotto bout.

The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Boxing Betting Line has Pacquaio as a -600 favorite at SBGGLOBAL.COM.

In the Zab Judah fight Clottey showcased his precision punching , air-tight defense and tremendous conditioning. Clottey who trains in Brooklyn, NY is known to run 9+ miles per day as part of his regime. Josh has one of the best left hands in the sport with a booming jab and ripping hooks that he fires both to the head and body. The resilient Clottey claims that no man has ever “hurt” him in the ring. The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Boxing Betting Line has Clottey as a +425 underdog.

Technically proficient, Josh protects his chiseled frame with excellent use of his long arms and elbows. Clottey’s lone weakness appears to be his delicate hands and tendency to be too defensive. Clottey is a stiff puncher with both hands but not a devastating puncher. Against Antonio Margarito Clottey was giving the champion Mexican all he could handle before hurting both of his hands, thus dropping a decision. Clottey could surprise Pacquiao March 13th.

The Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Boxing Betting Total is at 9.5 Rounds with the Over at -180.

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Joshua Clottey Tale-Of-The-Tape

From: Brooklyn, NY via Ghana
Ht. 5’8”
Wt.: 147
Age: 32
Reach: 70”
Style: Peek-a-boo Boxer\Puncher
Best Punch: Left Hook
Rounds Fought: 248

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The Dark Side of Oscar de la Hoya -- Bleacher Report

By Zeferino Jackson, Bleacher Report

During Oscar de la Hoya's career, the fans have been treated to a chameleon like figure difficult to understand and even harder to predict. Despite a career in which his public image was almost perfectly orchestrated, there have been several leaks throughout the years which possibly define the true character of the Golden Boy.

Behind the smiling face and the sad story about his mother’s death and his subsequent Olympic glory, we find a very flawed and often malicious individual in Oscar de la Hoya. Although known as the Golden Boy to some, De La Hoya is also known by many to be racist, a sore loser, a deadbeat dad, and even an alleged rapist.

OSCAR THE RAPIST AND DEADBEAT DAD

This report may come as something new to some fans but hardcore fans are aware of previous allegations against Oscar de la Hoya throughout the years. Oscar de la Hoya was actually accused of rape several times during his career and even opted to pay an alleged victim a settlement out of court instead of attempting to clear his name.

One of the more shocking allegations was his possible rape of a 15-year-old girl in Mexico back in 1996. Other stars like Michael Jackson were declared guilty in the court of public opinion when they settled their rape cases with money instead of going before a jury.

Luckily for Oscar de la Hoya, his public image was guided almost perfectly by Bob Arum and the public was usually unaware of his shady activities. Ironically, after De La Hoya separated from Arum, he went on to make derogatory statements regarding Arum’s Jewish background.

Oscar de la Hoya’s statements against African Americans and Jews are also well documented. It has also been reported that the famed boxer has father many illegitimate children all over the nation without paying them a cent. However, in all fairness it has been reported that De La Hoya has been financially supporting the daughter he had with Shanna Moakler after having been hit with a $62.5 million dollar paternity suit.

OSCAR THE RACIST BULLY

As a high school student at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California, Oscar de la Hoya was known for both his soft side and his vicious side. According to former classmates, De La Hoya once ran into a burning crack house in order to rescue his pet rat, Gonzalo.

A former high school girlfriend stated her name only as Maria and said the following:

“When his rat, Gonzalito, was still alive, Oscar was real affectionate. When it died because he couldn’t save it, things changed. It was crazy, he cried for like two weeks and started telling me that he was fighting for the rat. He started to hate the blacks because the crack house where the rat died was full of black crackheads. He buried Gonzalo in my backyard and swore to me that he would never lose to the blacks.”

According to some East LA locals, Oscar De La Hoya’s “Golden Boy” moniker has a double meaning unknown to the majority of the public. Some East Los Angeles residents have come forward and shared their knowledge regarding the sordid past of Oscar de la Hoya and his well-known nickname:

Julio An Contreras, East Los Angeles:

“I seen him a couple of times back in high school. He was one mean ese homes. He was always bragging about how he was this boxer and he could kick anyone’s ass in the school. He would always pick on the white kids. If he liked your girl, he would kick your ass in front of her. After he would beat up a kid, he would start pissing all over him. His piss was always really bright yellow and stunk because he took vitamins. Most of us here are Mexican and our parents did not have money for vitamins. Oscar would always brag and shit that he was better than other Mexicans because he took vitamins. After he beat up a few freshmen and peed on them, people started calling him “golden boy”, you know, like golden shower. I was glad when he left the school. He definitely wasn’t the nice guy he is now; he was mean to the core and didn’t give a fuck. Now he gives out turkeys and stuff on Thanksgiving but before he was different.”

Hector Montes de Vergasana, East Los Angeles:

“I never went to Garfield High but I am from East L.A and I have heard the stuff about Oscar beating kids up. Most people don’t know it but that ese was known as Golden Boy before he was even popular. He was a real gangster and would beat you up if he liked your girl. I heard he once beat up this skinny black guy from Crenshaw, called him a n***er and then started pissing all over him like R Kelly. I don’t know if his piss was bright yellow because I wasn’t there.”

OSCAR THE CROSSDRESSING CHEATER

Recently, golf star Tiger Woods was hammered in the media for cheating on his wife multiple times with multiple women. However, there are other celebrated athletes that have done far worse but were lucky enough to escape a lengthy media condemnation. Oscar de la Hoya is definitely one of the lucky few.

In De La Hoya we have an adored superstar that has fathered multiple children with multiple women and has proven to be unfaithful to each and every one of them. De La Hoya was even caught photographed wearing women’s lingerie and looking inebriated while frolicking around with a stripper.

Although De La Hoya chalked up the existence of these photos to being mere creations of “Photoshop”, boxing fans really don’t believe him but in reality don’t care either way. According to sources, there were even more graphic pictures that did not come to light. Some allegedly showing De La Hoya bent over while being worked over by the stripper as she wears a strap-on dildo. Luckily for De La Hoya, his legal team was able to pay off the stripper and halt the further spread of the pictures. If Tiger Woods had been caught in this manner, he would have had to fake his own death in order to live in peace.

THE NEW DON KING

In spite of De La Hoya’s alleged attempts to clean up boxing via his promotional company, he has demonstrated many of the abusive and underhanded tactics previously known to more vilified promoters.

Most recently, De La Hoya was largely responsible for the smearing of Manny Pacquiao as he helped Floyd Mayweather’s team spread the unfounded claims that Pacquiao was using illegal performance enhancing drugs. De La Hoya even went on to allude that he felt extra steroid enhanced strength in Pacquiao’s power although he had previously stated that Pacquiao did not hit very hard.

Instead of using his promotional vehicle to better the sport, De La Hoya used his influence to cast yet another dark cloud over the sport just because he lost in humiliating fashion to his opponent and saw the opportunity to damage his reputation. This was also subsequent to De La Hoya previously trying to steal Pacquiao from rival promoter Bob Arum by reportedly giving him a bag full of cash, a well documented old Don King tactic.

SHOULD OSCAR'S FLAWED CHARACTER BE IMPORTANT?

Ironically, if De La Hoya’s flaws would have been exposed all throughout his career, he might have been an even bigger star a la Mike Tyson. Hopefully, times will change and sports figures will cease to be role models deified by fans and public relations specialists.

Sports figures have been misclassified as role models when in reality they are not. What they do in their bedrooms should have no influence on their earning power.

Why should Tiger Woods be vilified for sleeping with several women just because he plays golf and gets endorsements? If anything, Woods is behaving like a normal man would in a similar situation. Why should he get on television teary eyed and apologize to the public? Is the general public that pious and holy that Woods has sinned in such an extraordinary manner so foreign to the average person?

Source: bleacherreport.com

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Calif Commission Agenda: Judges, Margarito & New Director -- The Sweet Science

By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science

Whether it’s a blockbuster prizefight like next month’s Manny Pacquiao facing Joshua Clottey or a smaller boxing match featuring novice pro fighters, not all fights end with a knockout so inevitably it goes to the score cards.

That’s when judges and referees are most crucial.

The California State Athletic Commission meets on Monday Feb. 22, at the State Building in Los Angeles to discuss selecting new ring officials for boxing and mixed martial arts. Also, the new Executive Officer will be formally introduced and boxer Antonio Margarito figures to be reinstated from suspension.

Judging a fight between professional prizefighters can involve a few hundred dollars to a few million dollars. Often the deciding results of a boxing match or MMA fight can determine the outcome of a fighter’s future income.

So why not have regular evaluations for judges? Why not have penalties or rewards for judges who are paid to give their assessment of a pro boxing or MMA match? Why is it such a mystery that the same poor judges still working?

The same can be said of referees. They are the third person in a ring or cage and have the power to stop a fight, halt the action, declare a knockdown or determine whether a cut has been caused by accident, or declare a mismatch. A referee for a prizefight is the single most powerful official in sports.

So why are poor referees not penalized or retired if unable to perform to high standards? And why are some referees not awarded with premium television fights for a job well done?

Recently, at the last scheduled public meeting for CSAC, a number of referees and judges spoke on these same issues.

Ray Corona, who judges and referees boxing only, has never been assigned to referee a world title fight and seldom gets assignments for television fights.

“When am I going to get on a world championship fight?” Corona asked the Commission during a public meeting on Dec. 21 in Los Angeles. “All I want is to get a shot.”

Corona, who lives in Fontana, has been working as a judge and referee for 12 years in California. He feels that he’s been tabbed as a gangster because of a criminal record but he’s raised seven children including an Iraq War veteran who is now a law enforcement officer for Los Angeles Police Department.

“Just put me in the officials line up,” said Corona. “It’s always the same officials that get the title fights.”

Corona thinks that a law suit he filed against the state - for endangering his life when a fighter he refereed was later deemed to have HIV - has affected his opportunities.

Jerry Cantu is another who feels he’s been passed over for plum assignments.

“In 12 years I never did a title fight until six months ago,” said Cantu. “I thought I paid my dues.”

A major reason that referees and judges have experienced problems gaining assignments is that there is no current evaluation or selection process.

Marty Denkin, a former Executive Officer and referee, still judges prizefights and pointed out that the state did have a system but it fell through the cracks after changes in the Commission.

“This has been going on for 40 years,” Denkin told the Commission. “We have to have evaluation and classification so people can know where they stand.”

Denkin proposed setting up a point system on a data base that indicates who has worked assignments, turned down fights, and the total amount of money earned for those past assignments. A ledger he presented showed that a small number of referees got more assignments than others.

One major omission not discussed was the quality of some of those officials. A number of poor referees and judges continue to get assignments though they repeatedly do poorly in prize fights.

Adding more referees and judges for boxing and MMA is another necessary step needed. Recently two more referees were added but with limited if any experience. A comprehensive system to train, teach and select referees and judges systematically is absolutely needed.

“We have a lot of work to do,” said Mario Rodriguez, the chair for the Commission.

Indeed. The lives of thousands of professional prizefighters depend on quality judges and referees.

New Executive Officer and Margarito

The Commission will introduce George Dodd as the new Executive Officer for the CSAC one of the busiest fight states in the country.

Dodd, 40, who comes from the state of Washington, worked as a program manager for that state’s athletic division. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he spent 20 years and is also a former wrestler.

Dodd will be present to see whether former WBA welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito is reinstated after a one-year suspension. The native of Tijuana, Mexico was suspended for use of illegal hand wraps before his fight against Shane Mosley on January 2009. Most expect Margarito to be allowed to fight again.

Source: thesweetscience.com

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Joshua Clottey: 'If I Beat Manny Pacquiao, It's Not An Upset' -- FanHouse

By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse

A native of Ghana who is preparing for a March 13 challenge for the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) crown held by seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 knockouts) of The Bronx, N.Y., spoke to FanHouse on Thursday from his sleeping quarters near his training facility at Fort Lauderdale's Contender Gym in Fla.

This is the first of four diaries for Clottey that will appear regularly on FanHouse as the 32-year-old Clottey enters the most lucrative and biggest fight of his career.

It's 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, Feb. 18. Joshua Clottey is sleeping. Or he was sleeping. Clottey was rustled into conciousness by the third of four calls from media specialist, Ed Keenan, insisting that he had to do a telephone interview.

Speaking through a hoarse voice that struggles against his desire to return to slumber, Clottey says, "Okay, I have to do this, so let's go." Clottey knows, by now, what's coming, and he's growing more and more tired of hearing the same questions.

Questions such as those about Godwin Nii Dzanie Kotey, who was to work Clottey's corner for the first time were it not for visa problems that prevented him from coming to America. In place of Kotey is Lenny DeJesus, under whom Clottey's strategy has been worked out over the past three weeks at the Florida-based gym owned by former two-time world champion, John David Jackson.

"I went to Ghana to try get a Visa for my trainer, and it didn't work out for Godwin Kotey. I think that was three weeks ago, and I've moved on. I'm training with Lenny DeJesus, we're training hard, and we're very happy," said Clottey.

"I can't tell you my strategy. I can't and will not tell you what I'm going to do to Manny Pacquiao," said Clottey. "But I'm coming to fight -- I will tell you that. This is, I do know: Manny Pacquiao is not that different from anyone else that I've fought."

Pacquiao is, however, a southpaw who has gotten more-and-more powerful as his weight has risen, having gone 11-0, with eight knockouts since his last loss by unanimous decision to Erik Morales in March of 2005 as a super featherweight (130 pounds).

Pacquiao has stopped his past four opponents, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and, Miguel Cotto, respectively, while weighing 134, 142, 138, and, 144 pounds.

The most notable southpaw Clottey has fought was Zab Judah, against whom Clottey won a dominant, technical decision.That bout, in August, 2008, earned, for Clottey, the IBF title.

Cotto was coming off of June's split-decision victory over Clottey when Pacquiao dethroned him in the 12th round.

"Manny Pacquiao is a human being, like everyone else. He's just a really good fighter who is out there now who is No. 1 now," said Clottey. "I don't know how he's coming to fight me, but I can tell you that I'm a different fighter altogether than anyone else that he's faced. I'm a really difficult fighter, you see."

Clottey enjoys the fact that, unlike Cotto and De La Hoya, he will be allowed to fight at the 147-pound weight limit rather than being contracted by Pacquiao to fight at catch weights of 145 pounds like Cotto and De La Hoya.

"It is good for me to be at 147. I'm a very big welterweight, so it's not really easy to make 147. I'm going to be big," said Clottey, beginning to warm up. "But I'm going in there and taking it like, 'I'm just going to go in there and do my thing and make people happy.'"

Clottey said that he did not do that with Cotto, against whom he failed to cut off the ring and to take advantage of a fighter who, at times, appeared to be dazed by the challenger's punching power.

"Cotto is a very tough fighter. He had been beating guys and knocking guys out before I fought him. There are people who think that I got robbed. That's because I'm a big welterweight who doesn't necessarily throw a lot of punches, but I throw good punches that are going to connect," said Clottey.

"I felt like I threw more punches that connected well than Cotto did. You don't have to throw a thousand punches that miss a lot. I don't miss punches. I throw punches that land," said Clottey. "I don't throw punches that get blocked. I don't respect that. I want to conncect good. After fight, Cotto's face showed who won and who lost. That's the way I'm coming to fight Manny Pacquiao."

But will those punches be appreciated against a Manny Pacquiao, whose activity level alone could earn a momentum and favor with the crowd and the judges -- perceived or otherwise?

"Pacquiao is coming from a smaller weight to welterweight, and he's going to have an advantage in speed already because he's a smaller guy. I cant' throw a lot of punches Pacquiao will do. But I will connect enough to make him slow down and wear down, and bring his speed down," said Clottey.

"I will also rely on my pressure. But I don't know what Pacquiao is coming to do, so I have to use my head. I don't know if he's planning to move around. but I'm not going to make him chase me. I will be right there," said Clottey. "I want to make this fight so exciting that the fans will have something to talk about. I don't run. I'll keep coming. I'll be there."

Clottey's three losses were to former world champions, Carlos Baldomir, Antonio Margarito, and, Cotto. Clottey led against Baldomir when he was disqualified for head-butting, and was in front, also, against Margarito before having to fight the final eight rounds with injuries to both hands.

"I've never left the ring feeling like I lost. I feel like I'm undefeated. If I win this fight against Manny Pacquiao, I will never feel like I beat the best fighter in the world," said Clottey.

"I will feel like I had a fight with Manny Pacquiao, the best fighter out there, and I won," said Clottey. "So even if I beat Pacquaio, and people talk about it like it's a big upset, I'll say, 'It's not an upset, but a win.'"

Clottey has heard what Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, has said that the Filipino superstar has planned for him -- and that's a knockout, as in, Pacquiao will be the first man to stop Clottey.

"That's okay by me. Because anything Freddie Roach has said, Pacquiao has done. I have respect for him for that," said Clottey. "And if I get into the ring, and, the big guy that I am, Pacquiao beats me so bad that he knocks me out, then that says something about Pacquiao," said Clottey.

"But trust me: My training is going very well for this one. I work out in the morning, running from here to the beach. I run on the beach. I go to the gym. I spar," said Clottey, adding that one of his sparring partners has power, and another moves around and boxes.

"Today, I sparred 10 rounds with four-minute rounds and a 30 second rest in between. I'm not really even tired after I'm finished," said Clottey. "I'm in shape. I want to prove to the whole world that this a fight that I can win, and that they should be careful not to write me off."

Source: boxing.fanhouse.com

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Mega superstar Mayweather: Too generous to pugilistic peon Pacquiao -- Examiner

By Michael Marley, Examiner.com

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is not appreciated fully.

I woke on Sunday morning and I, for one smelled the coffee. Now I know what is brewing in terms of a Manny Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.

I stumbled across the below posted egomaniacal rant from a New York City press conference three years in which Mayweather pulled the world's coat.

Now I am fully educated. Now I know what time it is. Now I know what the respective roles are if and when they fight (if it's Sunday, I am sure they will but check me manana).

You see, kids, you must learn, acknowledge and bow in the direction of the Big Boy Mansion in Las Vegas when you realize that:

Only Mayweather is the “mega superstar” of boxing.

Only Mayweather is the “cash cow” of boxing.

Only Mayweather is the straw that stirs the drink in boxing.

Only Mayweather is in dog shape even when not in training.

Only Mayweather can be “the A side” in any fight, an opponent is automatically the “B side” by ran, by being less than a “mega superstar.”

Only Mayweather is the greatest fighter who ever walked the earth. In fact, rumors abound that the Boxing Hall Of Fame may waive the usual five year waiting period for induction based on his being a “mega supertar.”

Only Mayweather is the alpha.

Only Mayweather is the omega.

And only Mayweather agreed to let Pacquiao—this lesser talent, this non “mega superstar”--get a 50-50 split of all revenue had their prior deal gone through.

Thus, we can now deduce that only Mayweather would give a lesser light, an underling, a boxing beggar if you will...take home half the money. Instead of demanding that this pugilistic peon they call Pacman, take whatever few crumbs might be thrown his way...

Why?

Maybe it's because only Mayweather is so generous but we can't be certain.

Only Mayweather knows and Mayweather is not telling.

The truly charitable ones, the genuine mega superstars, do not have to blow their own horn, not when it comes to blessed charity, not when it comes to largesse.

Call the mega superstar Mayweather the cheerful giver.

(mlcmarley@aol.com)

Source: examiner.com

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Another winter storm due to hit DFW Tuesday but shouldn't concern The Event -- Examiner

By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com

DALLAS, TX - Another winter storm is scheduled to land in Dallas - Fort Worth on Tuesday afternoon. Back on February 11, a snow storm of 2-4 inches was predicted and it eventually grew to 12.5 inches to greet the National Basketball Association All - Star Game weekend.

Still, 108,000 showed up at Cowboys Stadium to produce the highest - attended basketball game of all time.

What can we expect from the weather on Saturday, March 13? This is unknown so far.

But a crowd between 40,000 - 50,000 should be expected by the first bell at Cowboys Stadium.

As of now, over 30,000 tickets have been sold. About 20,000 of those on the opening weekend of sales and the other 10,000 without any advertising or publicity since then. Only powerful word of mouth.

Six billboards are sprinkled throughout DFW between now and The Event. Advertising and publicity are starting to take hold in both English and Spanish.

The Event is already a monster successful hit.

Nobody could have blamed Cowboys owner Jerry Jones if he just walked away after Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy insulted him by being a last - minute no show when the event in question was Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

But Jones hung in there and Bob Arum came back to Jones with Pacquiao vs. Clottey so Jones and Cowboys Stadium were back in the boxing business.

Jones previously dabbled in the sweet science as he managed and promoted a long - forgotten heavyweight in and from the state of Arkansas long before he bought the Cowboys and the old Texas Stadium lease down the road in Irving.

I don't think a possible mid March snow or ice storm could negatively affect the March 13 fight.

The last major snow/ice storm in Dallas was the weekend of my Bar Mitzvah in 1973 preceeding the Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins Super Bowl and Miami's 17-0 season. But that hopefully will be another story for another day.

I'm more concerned both fighters are mentally and physically ready to perform at a very high standard. Clottey did get off to a late start training due to the still unresolved matter of his trainer not being allowed into America.

I can't believe we are talking about snow and ice in Texas in mid March anyway.

Source: examiner.com

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