3rd Annual John Bray Free Youth Boxing Clinic a Success
Posted on | April 1, 2010 | No Comments
San Fernando, California (April 1, 2010)
Local Youth Listen to Speakers, Learn About Life Skills and Boxing Techniques
The John Bray Boxing Foundation and LAPD Foothill Jeopardy Program teamed up to hold the 3rd Annual John Bray Free Youth Boxing Clinic this past Saturday in an effort to continue to assist at-risk youth in the area. Both non-profits arranged this free youth boxing clinic because of the issues with kids that are of crucial importance to the community. Many children and young adults face temptations everyday, whether it is drugs, gangs or peer pressure. The free youth boxing clinic was organized to provide a safe haven for the kids as well as give them a chance to listen to very interesting motivational speakers as well as learn a few boxing techniques from former and current professional boxers.
The clinic kicked off with special guests speaking to participants about life skills and attitude development. These guests consisted of both professional boxers and community leaders such as former world champion Rafael Ruelas, Foo Fighter Guitarist Chris Shiflett, former middleweight contender and president of the Retired Boxers Foundation Alex “the Bronx Bomber” Ramos, and keynote speaker Ken Greene who is a legal advisor and attorney for the California Boxing Hall of Fame.
Also in attendance was President of the California Boxing Hall of Fame Don Frasier, referee Jack Reiss, former heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams, top trainer and cut man David Martinez, and former Contender TV Series Star and current WBC CABOFE middleweight champion Miguel Espino who showed some pointers to the kids.
After the special guests spoke, the boxing clinic commenced and participants were shown different boxing techniques on heavy bags, speed bags, double end bags and foot work. The clinic wrapped up with a free raffle and kids were given various gifts from our sponsors.
The John Bray Boxing Foundation would like to thank Officer Jose Hererra and Captain Hilsner of the LAPD Foothill Jeopardy Program for all their assistance in the event.
We would also like to graciously thank the following sponsors for making thisAnthony Martin Wrapping Hands event a reality: Everlast Worldwide Inc., Powerade, Convicted Artists, Visual Impact Stunt Equipment Company, the International Stunt Association, Remetee Clothing and the Tournament of Contenders.
For video coverage of the event, please access http://vimeo.com/10576106
If you would like to donate to or for additional information on the John Bray Boxing Foundation, please visit www.johnbrayboxingfoundation.org or contact Jerry Gonzalez at (559) 643-9313.
Tags: Alex Ramos > California > Chris Shiflett > Jack Reiss > Jeremy Williams > John Bray Boxing Foundation > Ken Greene > LAPD > Rafael Ruelas > San Fernando
AUDLEY: I WON’T BE HAPPY UNTIL I’M A WORLD CHAMPION
Posted on | April 1, 2010 | No Comments
By: Michael Emons
AUDLEY Harrison believes he has underachieved as a professional boxer – even if he wins the European belt next week.
Harrison turned professional in 2000 after winning a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics and instantly set his sights on claiming a world heavyweight title.
He fights fellow Briton Michael Sprott for the vacant European Championship at London’s Alexandra Palace on Friday, April 9 in a make-or-break night in his career.
A defeat would lead to Harrison retiring, while victory would keep his world championship aspirations alive.
“In 2000 I was the talk of the town but I slipped from a mountain top,” said 38-year-old Harrison.
“Now I’m climbing back up and in 2010 I will take my position as the man at the top of the heavyweight division.
“In 2004, when I was 17-0, Ring Magazine had me as the future of heavyweight boxing but I went off track.
“Now I’m back on track and before I retire I will get justice and be World Heavyweight Champion.
“When I was 19 I had no qualifications and was locked up in a young person’s institution.
“When I came out I went to college to get some qualifications as I had nothing. Within ten years I got a degree, won an Olympic gold medal and started my own company, A-Force Promotions.
“But I’m not happy with my career as my goal is to be world champion and I won’t be satisfied until my career goal is achieved. I will win a world championship before I retire.
“The winner of this fight gets a guaranteed top ten ranking in the WBC rankings so I’m really excited.
“I’m mentally, physically and spiritually ready and it’s my time to be back on top.
“I’ve got the talent and everything that’s needed to be a World Heavyweight Champion. I’m training really hard and I’m looking so good in the gym it’s scary. It’s been a long road but I feel I’m back at my best.”
Harrison lost to Sprott with a third round knockout back in February 2007 when the English title was on the line.
However, Harrison is confident of claiming a victory this time around.
“Now god has given me the chance to rectify my loss against Michael Sprott,” added Harrison. “I knocked him down in the first round but made a terrible error and fair play to Michael he capitalised.
“Having this opportunity to fight for the European title and fight Michael Sprott is a blessing.
“The result is going to be Audley Harrison – victory. It could be a knockout but that depends on how brave Michael Sprott is. But he will be taking a lot of punishment and whatever he brings I’ll have an answer and be ready for it.”
Tickets for the Harrison v Sprott clash on April 9 cost £30 and £60 and are available from www.seetickets.com or 0871 230 7148.
HOPKINS VS. JONES II FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Posted on | April 1, 2010 | No Comments
BERNARD HOPKINS
“I don’t want to look like a bully on Saturday night. I want him to bring his ‘A Game.’
“I will knock this guy out. It is going to be up to Merkerson whether he lives or dies. (To Merkerson) It is going to be up to you to stop it!”
“It’s personal. It’s definitely personal. I’m in the fight business which is the hurt business.
“This weekend is a holiday weekend and I want to give Roy a gift that I think he deserves. (Gives Jones an Easter Basket). He has been running like a rabbit for 17 years and I was looking for a rooster, but all I found was these chickens and he is chicken.
“He didn’t want to fight me because after 1993 I got better, but he didn’t.
“This victory will be one of the top three fights in my career.
“Roy Jones is a desperate man. A desperate man is a dangerous man.
“I helped start his legacy and I’ll be the one to end it.
“Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s not like I’ve been sitting around for the past 17 years. I’ve had 21 title defenses.
“Somebody’s going to be out of character. One of us will have to be. If I want to knock him out, which I do, I will have to be out of character.”
ROY JONES JR.
“I guess he is what they call my ‘rival.’ I don’t like it, but it is what it is. Saturday I am going to clear that up.
“I have it all mapped out. I am the best I have ever been.
“He can’t stand me, he can’t beat me, and he can’t do anything about me.
“Giving me the bunny was dumb, because what idiot as old as he is and still believes in the Easter Bunny?
“This is going to be vintage Roy Jones. I feel the best I have felt in a long time. In past fights I have felt like I over trained. This fight I feel just right.
“Roy Jones Jr. ready as ever!”
NAAZIM RICHARDSON, Hopkins’ Trainer
“I would like to thank everyone for coming out. As a trainer, this is a premier position. You want to be involved in fights like this. Two of the top pound-for-pound guys in the last couple of years matching up head-to-head.
“Bernard is a consummate professional. You don’t have to babysit Bernard.
“I guarantee the Roy Jones Jr. you are going to see Saturday is not the one you saw against Tarver, Johnson or Green. This is going to be the very best Roy Jones Jr. you’ve seen in years. I am confident of that and that is the Roy Jones Jr. we prepared for.”
ALTON MERKERSON, Jones’ Trainer
“It’s always a pleasure to come to Las Vegas. It feels like home. This fight should have taken place years ago, but unfortunately it didn’t. All of the hype all of the expectations are going to come to a head this Saturday night. There are a lot of people who have been undermining these great athletes, but don’t have to worry because Saturday night is going to be a great fight.”
ROY JONES SR.
“I did not come here to talk. I am not here to talk. (Shakes hands with Bernard Hopkins). Don’t take it personal.”
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
“Seventeen years has come down to three days. Three days more and then you are going to see these two guys in the ring again. They are legends. The most recognized fighters of our generation.
“I was down in Florida last week for Bernard’s open media workout. I saw something different. I personally have never seen Bernard Hopkins as intense, so prepared, and so ready as he is for this fight and I know this is the same for Roy Jones Jr.
“They deserve the right to fight each other again. Make sure you are going to be here, fight fans and media to see this legendary showdown between these two fighters.
“You snooze you lose. This fight is only going to be available on Saturday night live in the arena and live on pay-per-view. No replays. You watch it on Saturday night or you don’t watch it at all. I don’t want to hear complaints ‘I waited 17 years and now I missed it’. This fight is only being shown once.”
JOHN WIRT, CEO of Square Ring, Inc.
“I’m excited to be here this is going to be a historic fight. It has taken 17 years to get this fight done. We are particularly proud to be involved with the MGM Mirage. This is going to be distributed on closed circuit in bars and restaurants, movie theaters and in hundreds of countries around the world.”
# # #
“The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Square Ring Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and Southwest Airlines. The event will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $750, $500, $300, $200 and $100 are on sale now at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
The Hopkins vs. Jones II pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and has a suggested retail price of $49.95. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. The main event is scheduled to begin live immediately following the college basketball semi-finals. For Hopkins vs. Jones II fight week updates, log on to www.goldenboypromotions.com.
WEDNESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES IN CONJUNCTION WITH FRIDAYS SPRING FLING BOXING EVENT AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | No Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2010)—Wednesday morning at The Legendary Blue Horizon, some of the principals involved with Friday night’s big “Spring Fling” boxing even were on hand to talk about their bouts.
In the main event, USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis will take on tough Jose Gonzalez in a non-title bout. In the co-feature, it will be Ennis’ brother, Farah Ennis risking his undefeated record when he takes on Frankie Santos in a Super Middleweight bout scheduled for eight rounds.
The card is promoted by Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions LLC
Derek “Pooh” Ennis (20-2-1, 13 KO’s—USBA Jr. Middleweight champion)–
“I am ready to fight. I was supposed to defend my title by things fell though”
“All I know he is 6 feet tall and Friday night we will get it on”
Mike Fingerman (Fingerman Promotions—Promoter of Derek & Farah Ennis)
“I am proud to have Derek and Farah on the same card”
“We will defiantly defend the title next”
“This is the first time the at the Ennis brothers will appear on the same card in Philadelphia”
Farah Ennis (12-0, 6 KO’s—Super Middleweight)
“I came from a fighting family and I am going to put on a show”
Moz Gonzalez (Co-Manager of Derek and Farah Ennis)
“When you have a team that we have, it’s worth giving 110%”
“Both of these boys will be world champions”
Luis Esquilin (1-2-1, Featherweight)
“My Nickname is Smurf. I trained real hard to be somebody and stay out of trouble”
Billy Briscoe (Trainer for Luis Esqulin)
“This is my first time being Luis head trainer. I worked cuts and was 2nd for his previous fights and I have seen great improvement from Luis”
Clement Bethea (1-0, Jr. Welterweight)
“I am thankful for the opportunity to fight again”
Vernoca L. Michael (Promoter for Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions LLC)
“Cards like this is what the Blue Horizon is a bout.”
“The venue gives these fighters an opportunity to showcase their skills”
Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $200 for Queen Seating, $125 for Presidential Seats, $65 for VIP Seating, $55 for Ringside Seating and $45 for General Admission Seating. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-763-0500 or through PayPal by clicking www.legendarybluehorizon.com/html/tickets.html Doors open at 6:30 PM / First Bout begins at 7:30 P.M.
The Legendary Blue Horizon™
1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA
SUGAR RAY LEONARD FEATURED ON BROADCAST TEAM FOR HOPKINS VS. JONES II APRIL 3 PAY-PER-VIEW
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | No Comments
BOXING HALL OF FAMER JOINS JOE TESSITORE AND DOUG FISCHER ON SUPER FIGHT PAY-PER-VIEW TELECAST LIVE FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
LAS VEGAS, March 31 – Boxing superstar and legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, a man who knows better than most what it’s like to compete in a super fights and legendary rematches, will join an elite team of announcers at ringside and help call the action for the pay-per-view telecast of “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II” Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Leonard, a boxing Hall of Famer who will always be remembered for his classic battles against Roberto “Mano de Piedra” Duran, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, Marvin “Marvelous” Hagler and Wilfred “El Radar” Benitez, and rematches with Duran and Hearns, will provide color commentary for the broadcast, along with blow by blow announcer Joe Tessitore and color commentator Doug Fischer forwhat promises to be one of the most intriguing boxing events of 2010.
Also at the announcers’ table on Saturday night will be Mario Solis, who will handle blow by blow commentary on the Spanish-language simulcast along with color commentator and former world title challenger Jose “Shibata” Flores, while “The Colonel” Bob Sheridan will handle blow by blow duties with Dave Bontempo adding the color call international viewers.
“The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Square Ring Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and Southwest Airlines. The event will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $750, $500, $300, $200 and $100 are on sale now at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
The Hopkins vs. Jones II pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and has a suggested retail price of $49.95. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. The main event is scheduled to begin live immediately following the college basketball semi-finals. For Hopkins vs. Jones II fight week updates, log on to www.goldenboypromotions.com.
Tags: Bernard Hopkins > Boxing > broadcasting > Doug Fischer > Joe Tessitore > Roy Jones Jr. > Sugar Ray Leonard
RAGE IN THE CAGE# 141 REPORT
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | No Comments
RITC 141 – Friday, April 16th, 2010
RAGE IN THE CAGE# 141
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Desert Diamond Casino Presents:
RITC 141 – Garcia vs Larsen RITC WW Championship
Friday April 16, 2010
Desert Diamond Casino
Tucson, AZ
Doors Open: 6PM, Fight Time: 7PM
Rage in the Cage tickets now on sale at the Desert Diamond Box Office ( 520-393-2799 or 866-DDC-Wins ) and through TicketMaster ( 1-800-745-3000 ). Advanced tickets are $25, $40 and $100. $5 higher on fight day.
In the Main Event, RITC WW Champion and Total Combat Champion Alex Garcia ( 9-4 ), from Yuma, takes on Jeremy Larsen ( 5-1 ) from Tucson.
In addition, a large contingent of Apex MMA fighters will be on this on this card ( Arizmendi, Yager, Lopez, Llanes, Acuna, Perez, Champion ).
Fight Card:
Alex Garcia ( 170 ) vs Jeremy Larsen ( 170 ) RITC WW Championship
Eddie Arizmendi ( 210 ) vs TBA
Jacob Devree ( 160 ) vs Eric Regan ( 160 )
Leonard Wilson ( 170 ) vs TBA
Roman Salazar ( 155 ) vs Michael King ( 145 )
Michael Barney ( 145 ) vs Carlos Ortega ( 140 )
Joe Yager ( 235 ) vs TBA
David Lopez ( 185 ) vs Reyes Ortiz ( 185 )
Cliff Starks ( 195 ) vs Curtis Washington ( 190 )
Andres Acuna ( 175 ) vs Jaymes Schulte ( 165 )
James Llanes ( 195 ) vs TBA
Andrew Perez ( 175 ) vs Chad Williams ( 175 )
Keith Brasfield ( 170 ) vs Joel Champion ( 170 )
Ryan Spears ( 160 ) vs Eddie Jacob ( 160 )
Jesus Arevalo ( 140 ) vs TBA
Tim Worth ( 150 ) vs Pat Donovan ( 145 )
Fight Card subject to change
Upcoming events:
Bad Blood #8 – Muay Thai Fights
Saturday May 22, 2010
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Chandler, Arizona
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Saturday August 21, 2010
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Chandler, Arizona
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Saturday, April 3rd 2010
DESERT QUEST Brazilian Jiu-jItsu & Grappling Championship
Broadway Recreation Center, 59 E. University Dr, Mesa, AZ
Weight Ins start at 9:00am-12:00pm -Tournament starts at 1:00pm (Same day weight ins)
The academy that wins the overall tournament Adults and Kids & Teens, GI & No Gi divisions will receive a DESERT QUEST CHAMPIONSHIP 3-piece samurai sword set.
Adults & Teens & Kids will now receive a DESERT QUEST CHAMPIONSHIP T-Shirts, DESERT QUEST CHAMPIONSHIP tournament certificate (All-Kids will receive a competition medal).
Weight Classes: 122-134- 135-147 – 148-160 – 161-173 – 174-187 – 188-201 – 202-213 – 214 over
Event Directions to the tournament: From I-10 (North or South) -Take US 60 East – Take Ramp toward S. Country Club Dr. (AZ-87) – Go 0.3 mi – Turn left on S. Country Club Dr. – Go 1.4 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.1 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.6 mi – Arrive at 59 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, on the right. From loop 101 (North or South) – Take ramp onto US-60 East – go 2.9 mi – Take Ramp toward S. Country Club Dr. (AZ-87) – Go 0.3 mi – Turn left on S. Country Club Dr. – Go 1.4 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.1 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.6 mi – Arrive at 59 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, on the right..
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Antonio “Mandingo” McKee: The “El Negro” Effect Hits the MFC
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
by: Jeff Chan MFC Staff
Something’s going on at the Maximum Fighting Championship that’s making our competitors nervous. Maybe you caught a glimpse at MFC 20: Destined for Greatness or MFC 22: Payoff. Derrick Noble and Carlo Prater sure did. That something is Antonio “Mandingo” McKee, a ferocious fighter who’s been mowing through the ranks for over 10 years and is on a 7-year, 13-fight unbeaten streak. What the other MMA promotions don’t want you to know is that in Antonio McKee, the Maximum Fighting Championship has one of the best fighters in the world.
In the early 2000s, word was circulating through the MMA (then known as NHB, or “no holds barred”) world about an aggressive fighter named Antonio McKee.
Nicknamed “Mandingo”, McKee was an outstanding high school and college wrestler with a record of 112-0 who had been exposed to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Francisco Bueno and was furthering his submissions training with early MMA participants Joe “Ghetto Man” Charles and Combat Grappling’s Tedd Williams.
McKee had a grand total of four days notice for his first fight on October 13, 1999. His opponent was MMA journeyman Shannon “The Cannon” Ritch, who at the time was 11-10. Mandingo won by submission from strikes and hasn’t slowed down.
His record? It depends who you ask. Some accounts list it as 24-3-2, but McKee maintains that it’s closer to 54-2-1. The point is that Antonio McKee has amassed a record that most fighters could only dream about.
What about the “Mandingo” moniker? “It means ‘intelligent warrior’”, explains McKee. “You can call me that, but you could also call me ‘El Negro’ because I’m coming up to Canada like a storm. All those little bitches up there who think they’re tough… I want them to get a hold of the MFC. Mark Pavelich can line them up and I’ll whoop all of their asses. I’m on a knockout / tap out mission, man. I’m going to break arms and snap legs, so if I catch you in a submission, you better tap.”
And how about the criticism that he isn’t an exciting fighter? That he’s just a wrestler who takes people down and then holds them there? Antonio’s quick to fire back: “Everyone wants to see people get hit in the head. Well that’s exactly what I do… I just do it on the ground. And I’m not holding nobody down there, it’s them holding onto me! I’m on top of them, trying to knock their liver out and they’re hangin’ on hoping the ref will stand us up again.
If you don’t like me on top of you, then just get up. I’m only 155 pounds, what’s your problem?”
So Antonio McKee is tactical stand-up fighter with an explosive takedown and a strong top game. Sound like any fighters you’ve heard of outside of the Maximum Fighting Championship? Maybe a highly popular and well-rounded fighter from Quebec? “Don’t talk to me about GSP”, says McKee, “Did you see that last fight?
That was boring as hell! Pay attention and you’ll see that he’s been fighting more like me as time goes on. The only difference between us is that I’m better. And BJ Penn? I wish he could get released from his contract for just one fight so I could whoop his ass.”
“I’m the best fighter in the world at my weight. I’m callin’ out all the suckers who think they can fight at 155. Come and beat me so I’ll shut up. I’ll go sit on top of a rock and retire. The truth is though, man… once I pick them up and slam them and the punches start coming… they don’t want no more. Just look at their faces after I’m done. They’re split open, bleeding, all lumped up, and need stitches, and I look just like I did when I walked in.”
Any closing comments or advice? “Don’t have any sex before your matches. I got some about four hours before the Carlo Prater fight and, man, my legs were gone. We all know we’re not supposed to do it, but for a horny guy like me…
it’s hard. I still threw a monkey wrench into Prater’s plans that night though.”
When will we get to see Antonio “El Negro” McKee in the Maximum Fighting Championship again? Not soon enough for McKee, who says “if I don’t get a fight soon, maybe I’ll just come up there to beat up Mark Pavelich!” So keep an eye on the still-developing lineups for the upcoming Maximum Fighting Championship
events:
MFC 25: Vindication on May 7, 2010
MFC 26: Retribution on August 27, 2010
MFC 27: Breaking Point in December, 2010
Tags: Antonio McKee > Maximum Fighting Championship > MFC > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA
JOHN RUIZ QUOTES FROM QUESTIONS ASKED AT TODAY’S MEDIA WORKOUT IN MANCHESTER
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | No Comments
Regarding Haye’s win vs. Nicolai Valuev: “I was surprised he (David Haye) got a decision in Germany. Luck was on his side. I congratulate him. He did what he had to do and got the win.”
On Haye’s popularity in the US: “It’s still in the beginning. His name is spreading around. He needs to face somebody who’s been in the heavyweight division and that’s me. He still isn’t well known in the United States.”
On comparing Haye to Evander Holyfield: “Holyfield’s a legend. I can’t compare them today. Every fight is difficult because everybody comes to win. That’s what makes boxing special.”
On changes since he’s been had Miguel Diaz as his head trainer and criticisms: “We’re still here and hopefully this time around we’ll get a win. You’re seeing more of the Ruiz from the past – boxing and punching, not holding. How many guys can say they’ve fought and won the two world heavyweight championships.”
On winning the third world title with a victory against Haye and being mentioned with Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield. “It is going to work this time. No matter what they say, they can’t take it away from me.”
On Haye’s talking: “He can talk all he wants but he knows he’s in a tough fight.”
On an American winning the world heavyweight title: “I was born in the United States and my family is Puerto Rican. I’m a Puerto Rican-American. I’ve accomplished a lot during my career. I am the first Hispanic World Heavyweight Champion, but I’m an American and I’m bringing the belt back home.”
On watching tapes of Haye: “I don’t focus on the other fighter, I focus on myself. He’s going to prepare himself and use the style he believes will win the fight.”
On his experience: “Experience plays an important part but so does youth. We’ll see what comes out on top. I have a new team — trainers Miguel Diaz and Richie Sandoval, and a new promoter, Golden Boy — but there are still some people who’ve been part of the team for a long time. I’m at peace, blessed with my family, and I’ve never been in tune with boxing like this during my career.”
On fighting in England: “I’ve fought here six times (6-0). These fans put favoritism behind them and root for a good fight. I’ve fought everybody in the world, never avoiding anybody, and I’m very proud of that.
I’ve traveled the world and boxing has been a savior for me.”
Tags: Boxing > David Haye > Evander Holyfield > Germany > heavyweights > John RUiz > Miguel Diaz > Puerto Rican > Richie Sandoval
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