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TIME FOR MAYWEATHER TO MAKE THIS FIGHT HAPPEN

September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I’ll have to admit, I’ve always liked Floyd Mayweather. I’ve had him on my show several times over the years and always found him to be funny and articulate. He has a great sense of humor and always played along with my politically incorrect questions, so he was my kind of guy….

While it’s tough to stomach all the bulls*** I see on the 24/7 shows and the press conferences, I realize he’s trying to sell a fight and make some money….

Every time I’ve seen Floyd in Las Vegas, I’ve never seen him turn down an autograph or a picture, and he’s always been great with the fans….

So my experience with him has been positive….

I’m also one of the few who pick him to win against Manny Pacquiao and feel he’s going to deliver a boxing lesson to Pacman….

All that being said, it’s time for Floyd to stop the nonsense, sign a contract and make this fight happen….

Pacquiao has agreed to blood testing and also to be tested three days before the fight, so Mayweather’s excuses are done….

And if I were commissioner of boxing, he’d have 30 days to sign for the fight or get his license revoked….

Boxing desperately needs this fight, because we haven’t had a big one since Pacman-DeLaHoya a few years ago….

If this fight happens, it will be the biggest thing since……well, I’m having a difficult time remembering….

It’s all people will be talking about in the month leading up to the fight and the promotional tour figures to be unforgettable….

Now it’s up to Floyd to make it happen. We’re all waiting….

In the meantime, we have to go through a third Pacquiao-Marquez fight and a possible Mayweather-Amir Khan matchup before we get to the main event….

Again, this is where boxing needs a commissioner; to order the top fighters to face each other or suffer dire consequences….

And this goes for the Klitschkos, who would either fight each other or be stripped of their titles….

Wlad and Vitali are miles apart from any contender and need to fight to settle the heavyweight division. In no other sport would siblings be allowed to duck competition….

I know it’s a pipedream, but here’s my wishlist for boxing:

-A no-nonsense, honest commissioner who will match the best fighters against each other on a regular basis.

-A move back to the original eight weight classes, with one champion per division.

-Suspensions, heavy fines and revoked licenses for any top fighters who refuse to fight each other.

I can dream, can’t I?

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NOTES ON A SCORECARD

September 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Here we are just a few weeks from training camp and the NBA players and owners aren’t meeting and seem to be miles apart. Instead of negotiating around the clock and only leaving the bargaining table for bathroom breaks, these guys are going to cost us at least half a season….

Hall-of-Famer Rick Barry is a frequent guest on my show and says the players are going to lose millions of dollars they are never going to get back, while the owners will actually be turning a profit during the lockout….

He’s right, of course, and also right about another point: After months of not playing, the players will agree to a deal they could have signed over the summer….

It’s only been a week, but so far the NFL is off to a great start….

With high scoring games, lots of offense and close outcomes, it reminds me of college football…

It seems that missing half of training camp due to the lockout prevented coaches from conservative play calling and playing the field position game….

Here’s to hoping there’s a lockout every summer….

I like Victor Ortiz and he’s a very good fighter, but he has no chance to upset Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night….

Victor is an action fighter and hits hard, but also wild and easy to hit….

He also doesn’r have a good chin, which doesn’t bode well for him….

Ortiz was battered and quit against Marcos Maidana and knocked down twice while winning the Welterweight title against Andre Berto….

Mayweather is going to deliver a boxing lesson to the kid and win by unanimous decision or late round knockout….

In Mayweather we have an all-time great fighter with great defensive skills, tremendous hand speed and lightning reflexes. Against a guy who’s easy to hit, that’s dangerous….

If I’m running the Big-12, I’m not going to sit back and watch the conference dissolve. A pre-emptive strike is needed to save the conference and they should immediately extend invitations to Boise St, BYU and TCU….

This would get the Big-12 back to 12 teams and add three teams who are always very good; with Boise St. and TCU national powers….

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Weekend Notes

July 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Last week, I stated I would not watch one second of the British Open without Tiger Woods; but when I read that 53-year-old Greg Norman held the lead after three rounds, I decided to tune in for the final day….
 
Despite playing in awful conditions and bogeying the first three holes, the Great White Shark still held a share of the lead after 11 holes and we were were getting close to history….
 
Unfortunately, someone named Padraig Harrington pulled away and won the championship and denied Norman of becoming the oldest player ever to win a major….
 
Even though I’ve never heard of him, I’m told Harrington won the title last year….
 
Since the title was won with a score over par, I have to assume Tiger would have won this tournament had he been healthy. So in my mind, Harrington is the asterisk champion….
 
On the telecast they mentioned Harrington is Irish, so at least he has that going for him. So it’s safe to say he’ll go on a three-day bender to celebrate….
 
Can’t wait to get to Las Vegas this week for the Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto fight, which will take place at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. If I could pick two fighters in any weight class to meet, it would be these two….
 
Both of them come forward, both throw combinations, both are tough and both have huge hearts. On top of that, both are great fighters and arguabky the two best Welterweights in the world….
 
With all due respect to Floyd Mayweather, Cotto and Margarito are the best in the 147 lb. division….
 
Check that, Paul Williams is also in their class and has already defeated Margarito on a controversial split decision last year at the Home Depot Center….
 
Question: If Williams, Cotto and Margarito are all better Welterweights than the Pretty Boy, why do so many people have the Pretty Boy on top of their Pound-for-Pound lists?….
 
Answer: Because HBO has been spewing this line of bulls*** for years and people believe it….
 
For Floyd to earn the title of boxing’s best, he needs to quit ducking the best fighters in his division….
 
I haven’t been to Las Vegas for a big fight in a long time, so getting to sit ringside for the best fight in years is a treat….
 
Prediction? Tough, tough call, but I think Margarito is a little tougher and will wear Cotto down with his relentless attack….
 
Antonio is a wrecking machine who methodically beats you down; which, by the way, is the same description you could apply to Cotto….
 
Also, Cotto is the HBO house fighter; which always seems to make a difference on the judges’ scorecards….
 
HBO and the powers-that-be desperately want to make a Cotto-Oscar DeLaHoya fight for December, but a Margarito win would ruin everything….
 
Over the years, Oscar has wanted no part of the Tijuana Tornado and certainly will not take a Margarito fight if Antonio wins….
 
But Oscar has interest in a Cotto fight and HBO is drooling at the thought of a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico matchup on pay-per-view….
 
Give the Golden Boy a couple of tune-up fights and this could be the biggest pay-per-view of all time….
 
Problem. Cotto has an enormous mountain to climb in Margarito….
 
I like Antonio to win and upset the HBO applecart….
 
Watch the judges, though, because of the shameful history of HBO house fighters winning scandalously bad decisions….
 
If it’s a close fight, Margarito will probably get screwed….
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