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"Every fight I have the same mentality. It is either my life or my opponent's life. For that reason alone, I don't know why a fight wouldn't be personal. Our rivalry is just a little bit spicier.
We are ten days away from a great, excellent rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones, Jr. This week we had two super media days with both fighters. I'm sure you saw some of the stories and photographs that were highlighted by those media days. What we're going to do today is we'll first start with Roy Jones and his team followed by Bernard Hopkins and his team. So at this time we are joined on the line by John Wirt, who is CEO of Square Ring Promotions, and also McGee Wright, who is the manager of Roy Jones and Roy Jones, Jr. himself.
Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins opted for sunny weather and sandy beaches when deciding where to train for his long-awaited rematch against Roy Jones Jr. which is set to take place Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas live on pay-per-view. Hopkins decided the warm weather would make for better training conditions and bring back memories of preparing for past fights as Miami has been home to Team Hopkins for over 10 bouts since 2001.
"I'm fighting one of the toughest guys out there (Enrique Ornelas) and I have more to lose than him. I must let myself believe that I am him, and that he is me. Not everybody can do it, but I can.
"This guy (Enrique Ornelas) is not a cream puff. This guy is not anyone that you pick for a tune-up or a softy. Enrique and his brother are well respected and have given everyone they fought a fight, win lose or draw. That's the type of guy I am, I duck no one. I take no one lightly. Again, I didn't want to be a part of the matchmaking part. A fight is a fight, no matter if you're in Vegas or you're in Philadelphia.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Five-hundred sixteen years ago tomorrow, Christopher Columbus landed on the northwest coast of a tiny island in what is now known as the Caribbean Sea on his second voyage to the New World, and called it San Juan Batista. Today, we know it as Puerto Rico (meaning "rich port"). On December 11, Ronald "Winky" Wright and Grady "Bad Boy" Brewer will be doing some landing of their own, in "Back to Business," a match-up of middleweights at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, live on Pay-Per-View.
Las Vegas, NV - Floyd Mayweather, who listened to several comments made by Manny Pacquiao's promoter and trainer about a possible match-up between the two fighters, still has yet to hear Manny Pacquiao himself say he wants to fight him.
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto stepped onto the scales earlier today, weighing in at 144 lbs and 145 lbs respectively, in front of a full house and ruckus crowd of 6,500 fans, with 3,000 more watching in the MGM Grand lobby and Sports Book. Both fighters could not have been happier that the "weight" is over and the countdown is on with just over 24 hours to go before they meet in the ring for FIREPOWER: PACQUIAO VS COTTO. The championship bout takes placetomorrow, Saturday, November 14, at MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
LAS VEGAS - BIG George Foreman leads the list of boxers, professional athletes, celebrities and the esteemed press core who all have opinions about the outcome of FIREPOWER: MANNY PACQUIAO and MIGUEL COTTO. The championship bout takes placeon Saturday November 14 at MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
"I am back and I am going to continue to make noise in the sport of boxing.