I think the public now is beginning to appreciate this man's talent. As the most talented fighter in the world, he will be in a position to be the biggest attraction and make the most money. I think one thing will naturally follow the other, as long as -- as he said -- is cooperative with the media and knows and understands promotion. The sky's the limit. |
I'm not comparing him as a fighter to Marvin Hagler, because there was only one Marvin, but the situation is the same. But I promised Antonio I would do everything in my power to make 2006 his year. If he doesn't get those fights this year, it won't be for a lack of effort. It will be because guys aren't interested in picking up the pen and signing the paper. |
I'm still trying to make (the fight). It all rests now on the shoulders of Floyd Mayweather. |
It did surprise me, |
It looked like the brace was working until he moved to his right and back, and the knee buckled. |
It's a disaster ready to happen again, ... Why is HBO doing this? Is money so important, or are these guys who are the big names so important? |
It's a disaster ready to happen again. Why is HBO doing this? Is money so important, or are these guys who are the big names so important? |
It's discretionary decision with the referee whether a fight will be canceled, and the referee (Richard Steele) decided to let the fight go on. |
It's disgraceful; completely, totally unconscionable. |
It's not completely finalized, but I talked with Steve (Wednesday) and he has given me a proxy to go ahead. It's not really 'official' official, but the building is on hold, and we've got the date (from Showtime), so we're just about there. |
It’s not going to derail plans. We are going on with this fight, |
James was, and is, very proud of his skills. He's so intelligent, he loves to fight; most guys today in boxing don't love to fight. They fight to get the money. James loves to be in the ring; that's where he feels the most comfortable. So there was always pressure on us when he was fighting for us to get him a fight, even if it was a low money fight. |
Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray on ABC and so forth. By the time they were ready to go for the big bucks, they were household names. In this environment, it's much tougher. |
Mark's a straight shooter. You're not going to be able to feed him (nonsense). He knows the numbers down to the penny and he knows the pay-per-view business like no one else. |
Men see it as a sideshow and women hate it. It has no future. |