Mayweather-Hatton Conference Thread

[typeone]

He aint know ****ney but he could pass for one I guess, he has the same manner about him...Ya gotta love it!!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Leonard Ellerbe is a ****ing TOOL!!!! Who gives a **** what he says anyway. He has his head so far up Floyds ass its ridiculous.

Jai,

Why do you think Big L is tool-ish?

I have always heard very good things about him from industry people.

[Azteca]

Jai,

Why do you think Big L is tool-ish?

I have always heard very good things about him from industry people.

like what?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I'm just saying Dios, chill out!. I regarded, amongst others, that you were a reasonible Floyd fan poster. Up for debate - not blind love for Floyd. You've changed recently, and not for the best it seems.

To much NSB can make a man go insane you know?

A certain percentage of what I say is purely hyperbolic and intended to elicit a response or spur conversation. You just gotta figureout what's what. In fact, my nick on my other forum is "DUPLICITY".


I trust that Rick isn't ****ney. What is his accent called?

I saw this list of celebs w/ "****ney" accents. Which are, and which aren't?

Alfie Bass (actor, born in Bethnal Green)
David Beckham (footballer, born in Leytonstone)
Nigel Benn (boxer, born in Ilford)
David Bowie (singer, born in Stepney Green)
Billy Bragg (singer, born in Barking)
Bernard Bresslaw (actor, born in Stepney)
George Carey (archbishop, born in Bow)
Jack Cohen (founder of Tesco supermarket chain, born in Whitechapel)
Windsor Davies (actor, born in Canning Town)
Alfred Hitch**** (film director, born in Leytonstone)
Stanley Holloway (actor, born in Manor Park)
Angela Lansbury (actress, born in Poplar)
Vera Lynn (singer, born in East Ham)
Warren Mitchell (actor, born in West Ham)
Dudley Moore (actor, born in Dagenham, Essex)
William Morris (craftsman, born in Walthamstow)
Alf Ramsey (football manager, born in Dagenham, Essex)
Maggie Smith (actress, born in Ilford, Essex)
Terence Stamp (actor, born in Stepney)
Jack Warner (actor, born in Bow)
Barbara Windsor (actress, born in Shoreditch)

[Azteca]

Is Mayweather *****???

- I have never really heard about his wife.
- He has kids...but even gay's have kids.
- He just joined dancing with the stars...i mean who the hell dances. ******, that's who.
- When he got low blowed by Judah, he seemed to enjoy it. He had his catcher face goin' when he went on his knees.
- Brags about his clothes. Only a gay man brags about his clothes.

Well, is he?

[SkillspayBills]

Leonard Ellerbe is a ****ing TOOL!!!! Who gives a **** what he says anyway. He has his head so far up Floyds ass its ridiculous.

He works for Floyd and they make money together, I didn't know supporting your fighter means you are a tool. That's like calling you a tool because you are a fan of Juan Diaz, it's assinine,budd.

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Yeah there all ****neys. I reckon...the ones i know anyway. haha.

For a small country Britain is very diverse in its dialects. You can go 20 miles down a road and people speak different to the people where you are.

Hatton lives a long way away from London, and if you had a Londoner and Hatton together, you'd notice a big difference.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

like what?

Like he is a good businessman. That he is polite. That he is a good buffer from dealing with the rest of Team Mayweather, etc... Remember who spoke on Roger's behalf at the NSAC?

Also read a good article about him. Follows:

Mayweather Aide Proves a Match

By Rich Campbell
Special to The Washington Post
Saturday, November 4, 2006; Page E08

It's 2:30 in the morning on Tuesday, and Leonard Ellerbe's phone is ringing. It's Floyd Mayweather Jr., as usual. Time for Ellerbe to go to work.

He heads off to meet Mayweather for a run followed by a workout at the gym. Calls in the middle of the night don't bother Ellerbe. In fact, they're customary. The Washington native gladly sacrifices the sleep because he'll do whatever it takes to help Mayweather stay on top of the boxing world.



ELLERBE (Ethan Miller - Getty Images)





"So many people are jealous of our relationship," Mayweather said this week. "We're best friends and we're going to continue to work hard and be the best we can be."

Ellerbe is Mayweather's personal adviser. And his strength and conditioning coach. And his business representative. Basically, Ellerbe said, it's easier to list the things he doesn't do for Mayweather than those he does.

"Floyd's job is to take care of business inside of the ring, and my job is to take care of business outside of the ring," Ellerbe said via phone from Las Vegas this week. "That combination makes his job that much easier. He can just focus on the task at hand, and that is whupping [butt]."

Ellerbe will try to help Mayweather do that, too, tonight when Mayweather (36-0, 24 KOs) fights Carlos Baldomir for the WBC Welterweight Championship at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Ellerbe will be in Mayweather's corner due to the absence of Mayweather's uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, whose license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in a melee during Mayweather's unanimous decision over Zab Judah in April.

Ellerbe was suspended for four months and fined $50,000 for his role in the skirmish, but he's back now and happily admits his presence won't make a difference. Mayweather, he says, is in control no matter who is in his corner.

"My outlook on it is a trainer can't get in there and fight for a fighter," Ellerbe said. "A trainer can get in there and prepare a fighter, but it's up to the fighter to go in there and execute the game plan."

There was a time when Ellerbe, 41, was the fighter. When he was 13 years old, living near 42nd Street and Benning Road Northeast, he idolized Sugar Ray Leonard and developed a love for boxing. He would take three separate buses each day to a gym in Hillcrest Heights. There, he learned how to box and, in his words, got "busted up."

"Once you come into a gym, once you get the basics down, then they throw you in there with the wolves," Ellerbe said. "That's exactly what happened. I hung in there. I always had a tough mentality. I never wanted to give up. I was getting beat up every day. I mean every day. But I stuck with it."

Throughout his time at Spingarn High, Ellerbe soaked up the sport. He learned about conditioning and strength training while pursuing his amateur career. "Bad luck," he says -- broken hands and other injuries at inopportune times -- derailed any chances of making it big. Still, he was determined to make a living in boxing despite joining the Air Force and moving to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

About 25 years ago, Ellerbe met Roger Mayweather at a gym in Nevada. Mayweather trained Ellerbe for a while and introduced him to his teenage nephew, Floyd. Ellerbe's relationship with Roger and Floyd blossomed. Meanwhile, his own career petered out after about 40 amateur fights.

Shortly after Floyd turned professional following the 1996 Olympics, Ellerbe moved to Las Vegas and began helping Floyd with odd jobs and some conditioning. He has been with Floyd during Floyd's ascent to boxing stardom, and his list of responsibilities has lengthened over time.

With that comes sacrifices, Ellerbe said. He is single and lives alone in Las Vegas. He is on call almost constantly. But he wouldn't have it any other way.

"I have fun on my job," Ellerbe said. "Granted, I work from 18 to 20 hours [a day], seven days a week. My whole livelihood revolves around Floyd Mayweather. I'm okay with that because it's a choice that we make in life. It's a sacrifice, but I truly love my job."

[EliteSoldier]

Maybe he's bi, who cares what he enjoys in his personal life.

[SkillspayBills]

I didn't know "gay's" was a race, must have been labled one recently. What does his sexual preference have to do with his boxing ability. No offense, this is quite possibly one of the worst threads I have witnessed in a while.