Cotto/Martinez underperforms, does 350,000 buys

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They aren't much better. Things are actually worse.

Also the difference back then was that Pac and Floyd were the 2 major PPVs. It's not like this year where there's so many. Floyd wasn't even fighting 2 times per year back then. He fought only once. And a lot of fans knew that, so his numbers performed even better because he only fought once and not again til the following year.

barring the financial market meltdown, things were never really that bad. America is still the land of opportunity, it's still the land where cash flows like milk and honey.

There's still welfare, there's still financial aid, there's still college and there are still jobs available. There is a path for everybody in this country, no matter where they came from to achieve success. That's why this is the greatest country in the world.

[radioraheem]

barring the financial market meltdown, things were never really that bad. America is still the land of opportunity, it's still the land where dollars flow like grass and is ripe for the picking for anyone hungry and creative enough to get a piece.

There's still welfare, there's still financial aid, there's still college and there are still jobs available. There is a path for everybody in this country, no matter where they came from to achieve success. That's why this is the greatest country in the world.

Yes, and every empire has crumbled. Nothing lasts forever. Food stamps -- the number of people on it is at an all-time high. College? There's a huge student loan problem where many are defaulting. The loans are at like a trillion. It's real bad. There's jobs available depending on what you do and where you live.

There's a reason why business went down overall all across the board this year first quarter. Things like that trickles down to affect boxing and other forms of entertainment. It's not like the world is going to end or some ****. It's just that things aren't that pretty.

[DARKSEID]

Yes, and every empire has crumbled. Nothing lasts forever. Food stamps -- the number of people on it is at an all-time high. College? There's a huge student loan problem where many are defaulting. The loans are at like a trillion. It's real bad. There's jobs available depending on what you do and where you live.

There's a reason why business went down overall all across the board this year first quarter. Things like that trickles down to affect boxing and other forms of entertainment. It's not like the world is going to end or some ****. It's just that things aren't that pretty.

If you study hard, You pass. If you dedicate yourself to the material, you will possess knowledge. If you possess knowledge, people will pay you for it.

After you get your degree in the field that you researched, you start applying and demonstrating your proficiency in your field and you get a job. Then you pay the loans off.

If People are amassing debt because they can't get a job, it's not the system's fault, it's theirs.

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barring the financial market meltdown, things were never really that bad. America is still the land of opportunity, it's still the land where cash flows like milk and honey.

There's still welfare, there's still financial aid, there's still college and there are still jobs available. There is a path for everybody in this country, no matter where they came from to achieve success. That's why this is the greatest country in the world.

I have 3 degrees and apply for jobs every night....I can't get an interview to save my life right now. There are too many applicants for each position....the economy sucks diznik.

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I have 3 degrees and apply for jobs every night....I can't get an interview to save my life right now. There are too many applicants for each position....the economy sucks diznik.

Oh, well I researched which jobs were most in demand before I chose my major so I never had that problem.

Keep trying man. It's hard to believe that if you applied to enough places you wouldn't get at least one interview.

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If you study hard, You pass. If you dedicate yourself to the material, you will possess knowledge. If you possess knowledge, people will pay you for it.

After you get your degree in the field that you researched, you start applying and demonstrating your proficiency in your field and you get a job. Then you pay the loans off.

If People are amassing debt because they can't get a job, it's not the system's fault, it's theirs.

Tell that to my parents who could not afford to put me through college. I know more than my bosses do....I deal with federal contracts and bring in about a million a year; I just brought in 30K yesterday from a contract. That's the only reason my company kept me while they drastically downsized. Things aren't clear-cut like you seem to think they are man. Theoretically, you may be correct but there is a thing called supply and demand. There is a massive supply of qualified people looking for work and the demand for the employers is not that great. They are taking applications for position for up to a year before conducting interviews and by that time, you have 300 people looking at 1 job. You have to know someone to get a technical job. Most are over-qualified for laymen work and lost in the shuffle for jobs they are qualified for.

The economy was crap when I graduated in 2009 and it hasn't gotten any better.

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Tell that to my parents who could not afford to put me through college. I know more than my bosses do....I deal with federal contracts and bring in brought in 30K just yesterday from a contract. That's the only reason my company kept me while they drastically downsized. Things aren't clear-cut like you seem to think they are man. Theoretically, you may be correct but there is a thing called supply and demand. There is a massive supply of qualified people looking for work and the demand for the employers is not that great. They are taking applications for position for up to a year before conducting interviews and by that time, you have 300 people looking at 1 job. You have to know someone to get a technical job. Most are over-qualified for laymen work and lost in the shuffle for jobs they are qualified for.

The economy was crap when I graduated in 2009 and it hasn't gotten any better.

Be grateful you dont live in the philippines. What americans consider bad is nothing in comparison to what we go through.

Over there, we don't make excuses, we just work hard.

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Oh, well I researched which jobs were most in demand before I chose my major so I never had that problem.

Keep trying man. It's hard to believe that if you applied to enough places you wouldn't get at least one interview.

I can get a job selling insurance, those clowns call me all the time about jobs. Engineering is a tough business. They pay unemployed guys with years of experience 20% below their worth because they know that they can. These guys top out at their companies and then get canned when the company hires a recent grad to do their job for less than half of what they were paying that guy.

[Check_hooks]

Gross domestic product -- the broadest measure of economic growth -- contracted at a 2.9% annual rate in January through March. That's the weakest quarter for the U.S. economy since the first quarter of 2009, amid the Great Recession.

That's negative (-2.9%). Really bad!

Damn thats really bad, I dabble with Forex so I'll use this info when I look at charts later

And to the other dude, just because you have a degree doesn't mean your guaranteed a job. Alot of my friends have college degrees and aren't even working in that field or even have a job

Those student loans ain't no joke doe

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Be grateful you dont live in the philippines. What americans consider bad is nothing in comparison to what we go through.

Over there, we don't make excuses, we just work hard.

I hear ya. I just keep grinding away...I have done my research as well to see what these companies are considering important and I'm back in school....AGAIN taking classes. I'm taking 3D CAD now and practicing SolidWorks in my spare time. Next semester, I'm taking Inventor (3D parametric modeling) and taking my EIT exam. Immediately after that, I'm getting a reference letter from my friend at work who is a P.E. and starting to study for my P.E. license. A degree used to mean something, now, it's just a prerequisite I suppose. I'm just going to make it impossible for people to look the other way.