I mean how this **** works? Will They refund everybody who bought Tickets for MSG?
I now have to cancel plane tickets and reservations and all that!!
That sucks man. This would have been such a sick card at MSG and I do not know how the hell it was all set up and than a couple weeks before the fight it is not going to be sanctioned by NYSAC.
ChrisMannixSI Chris Mannix
Source: New York Athletic Commission will reject Antonio Margarito's application for a license. Margarita-Cotto will move out of NY
wow wtf was Top Rank thinking what is the new venue going to be?
I watched The Contender a few years back and thought Peter Manfredo Jr's wife looked kinda hot considering he can't fight a lick I kinda fancied my chances if I was down Rhode Island way. But as I don't expect to travel to those parts anytime soon I got to thinking which boxer has the hottest wife? I'm not talking about girlfriend but a woman that some boxer walked down the aisle with.
did you see Sakio Bika's wife on the contender she is smokin.
1. Shane Mosley
2. Floyd Mayweather
Khan vs. Peterson completely sold out, fighters purse
Richard Schaefer has informed that the show here in DC is a clean sellout. Congrats. #Boxing is dead? Whatever. #KhanPeterson
Main event purses: Khan $1.1 million (but he'll make more from UK TV), Peterson $650,000. #KhanPeterson #boxing
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danrafaelespn Dan Rafael
Khan and Peterson will both make more than is listed from ticket sales and international television revenue.
Canelo just fought cintron
Its going to be good for HBO Boxing when about 2.6 million people tune in to watch James Kirkland absolutely destroy Saul Alvarez.
No they will see greatness rise in canelo:boxing:
Yeah right they will be like I cant believe we ever bought that ginger hype job as Kirkland and Ann Wolfe celebrate over a unconscious Alvarez.
true dat last thanksgiving when Marquez fought Katsidis it got 998,000 viewers. 1.59 million viewers are really solid numbers. To bad the only reason he gets those amount of views is because daddy. Saul Alvarez actually earned his fame il give him props for that.
Its funny how about 1.5-2 million people watch a Boxing match in America and it is a success where as 35-40 million tune into a Boxing match in Mexico. 43.2 million tuned into Pacquiao vs. Marquez III most watched fight ever in Mexico.
There's a difference. HBO is a paid subscription service in America. In Mexico I believe boxing is on Network TV.
I know and HBO only has about 26 million subscribers I believe as well so that really limits Boxing's audience.
for those of us who have invested a significant part of our lives for it, it is something that will stay with us forever. it is an elite fraternity that only you know if your a part of. like when you took those beatings and kept coming back for more, eventually beating the people who were beating you. getting caught with that perfect body shot that made you question why you werent at home playing video games. the ice cold feeling in your veins as you wait to walk to the ring. nothing else like it. cheers.
great post
I'm a big-time practitioner of Martial Arts. I train in several different styles, but when it comes to being a fan of Boxing there is nothing like it. You'd think I'd be a big fan of MMA, but I'm not. I've always found a boxing match far more compelling. It's the difference between watching a jack-of-all-trades and watching a master artisan. The point that these elite Boxers refine their hand to hand skills is incredible when coupled with the many variations of technique and completely unique personal styles.
No Boxer is completely alike, even though they all use the same two tools.
Boxing is so deep, yet simple enough for the average joe to understand.
It's this simple complexity that keeps me drawn to the sport. The passion and the fear as well as the elation that I feel through a big fight. I can't find it anywhere else.
I remember these guys at a gym I used to go to were real big into judo and karate so I figured they would be real big into ufc/mma and i started talking to them and I could not believe how they said it was such trash and how much better Boxing is than it. I know everyone has their opinion but these guys did not train in Boxing but martial arts yet they loved Boxing and really disliked mma it puzzled me. I have come to realize that this is actually somewhat common in traditional martial arts gyms here is a quote from Jackie Chan.
At the recent premiere for "The Spy Who Lives Next Door," ESPN.com caught up with actor and martial arts star Jackie Chan to ask him his opinion of MMA.
Apparently, he's not too fond of it.
"I don't like to see 'ultimate fighting,'" Chan said. "As a martial artist, I find it too violent putting them in a cage. At the end, it's not fighting anymore. That's not the martial arts. Martial arts is about respect.
"When somebody is knocked down, stop. I really respect Sugar Ray Leonard. Come on, stop. Don't fight. That's not the spirit. When you're down, I'll grab you up. 'Are you OK? Should we continue?' That's the martial arts spirit. That's what I want."
Read Jake Rossen's blog post here.
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interesting.....
so according to these actual numbers, Manny not only fought more than floyd this year, but OUTSOLD HIM BOTH TIMES.
Correct and please do not turn this into a flomo vs pactard thread I beg you.
Also Pacquiao vs. Marquez III was the most watched Boxing match in Mexican Television History peaking at about 43.5 million viewers.
Klitschko vs. Haye was watched by approximately 500 million+ people.
These are obviously worldwide figures not just American TV now lol and not PPV.
Fighters always sound better when being talked about by some dude from your barbershop rather than actually watching them.
Boxing is hard to explain. All I have to say really is look at a fighter like Timothy Bradley he is literally one of the most ripped up men I have seen and I do not just choose him just bc how ripped he is but he is on a vegan diet and works on the most modern excersises and follows the strictest diet known to nutritionists. You can use Bernard Hopkins also for example and the longevity he is experiencing in the game because of proper diet and staying in the gym even when he does not have a fight coming up.
800k..................
I am surprised your that optimistic. I remember seeing 2 white girls facebook statuses about how excited for the fight they were lol and I asked them why they were so excited for the fight and they said the 24/7 and it was the first boxing event they ever ordered.
Being optimistic I can see it surpassing 700k. It was the hottest google search all day yesterday in America.