Now if you look at the top 10 heavyweights, there are just a few Americans. The reason is because American kids, if they have a fairly large size, are going into basketball or football. When I started with Ali in the 1960s, a lineman in the NFL made $5,000 a year. All the guys wanted to be heavyweight boxers. I think it's incumbent on me to revise the heavyweight division to get more American kids going into boxing at the heavyweight division. |
People felt he was a worthy successor to Lennox Lewis and he could carry the mantle of the heavyweight division the way Lennox did. But it was not to be. Vitali is very disappointed, |
People thought he was a quitter. |
Ricky Hatton is not going to fight a real opponent until he drains all the money out fighting secondary guys, in my opinion. That's why we decided not to go after him. |
That's going to be juicy news, it's going to blow open. |
That's right and we didn't lose one buy. In fact we may have gained buys because now the fans in the Philippines think he can beat Erik. |
The doctor came in and fired the trainer two weeks ago. We just found out that he's been without a trainer since then. |
The health of this sport revolves around the heavyweight division and you have to have good, competitive fights in the heavyweight division, |
The heavyweight division takes as much of a blow on this as Bob Arum did. It's not good for the heavyweight division. You can't cry over spilled milk. Whatever is left out there, you have to make the best of it. |
The one criticism I have about Don is that he doesn't have any restraint. You make a buck, but it doesn't have to be your last buck. |
The public knows this will be a great fight. |
There had never been a black guy up to that point who had been a television commentator in the U.S., so I suggested he hire a black guy to do the TV. He thought it was a great idea, so we tried to get Willie Mays. |
There is so much pride in Jose Luis Castillo. It is a pleasure to promote him. He is a gentleman and a family man. He is someone who trains and who is dedicated to the sport of boxing. |
They're out of their minds. Who do they think they are? This is totally inappropriate. What they've done highlights the fact they're an organization that has absolutely no credibility. |
This card is great for the public, |