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INFO & STATS: British Boxer / Won Ring light heavyweight title held by Hopkins / 45-0 / 32 K.O.’s
TOPICS: Fight against Hopkins; gone the way he wanted it to? / Hopkins crafty and dirty boxer; his negative game plan against Calzaghe / Hopkins pretending to be hurt; using that as a way to rest / Getting caught with the right by Hopkins in the first round; injured from it? / No time to think about the hit in the first round; letting boxing instinct, skills and stamina come through / Hopkins’ statement that “Calzaghe didn’t beat him” and that he was “ripped a win”; sore loser / Calzaghe taking the high road with Hopkins’ statements about “losing to a white boy” / Boxers getting in line to fight Calzaghe; his next fight / Fight with Roy Jones close to getting done? / Where he would like to fight his final matchup? / Keeping an “even keel” throughout his career. |
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INFO & STATS: American Boxer / Reigning Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion / Upcoming matchup with Joe Calzaghe.
TOPICS: Feelings with the upcoming fight with Joe Calzaghe / The Dream-Team in his corner; why he put the team together / Comment regarding “losing to a white boy” / Feeling offended if the comment was in reverse? / The existence of the double-standard over comments being said / Bernard bringing the “double-standards” out / Not having to agree; credibility the factor. |
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INFO & STATS: MMA Fighter / PRIDE Champion / 2-Time Olympic Wrestler.
TOPICS: Thoughts on facing Anderson Silva / Preference facing Silva standing up or on the ground / PRIDE fighters adjusting to UFC poorly / Adjustment to UFC rules and the cage / Dan’s style vs. Silva’s style / Dan’s iron jaw, never being knocked out / Survival instinct taking over in the fight with Wanderlei Silva / Loss to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson / Approach to the style of Quinton Jackson vs. the style of Anderson Silva / Making a living working MMA in the United States / MMA becoming bigger than Boxing, better marketing now / What makes it different for the fans watching vs. Boxing matches. |
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INFO & STATS: Boxing Trainer / Worked with 15 world boxing champions, including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jose Napoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio and Luis Rodriguez. / Author: My View From The Corner.
TOPICS: Muhammad Ali being a student of the art of boxing / Not knowing he had such an exceptional talent with Ali, but saw his speed / Media reaction to Muhammad Ali / Nurtured the relationship with Ali and Howard Cosell / Cussing out Ali during a fight / The heat in the jungle loosened the ropes in the ring / Responses from Ali after cussing him out / Calling Ali on his birthday / Response to Sugar Ray coming out of retirement to face Hagler / Sugar Ray’s athleticism was helpful / Duran never said “no mas” / Respect for Duran when facing Sugar Ray / Thoughts on the “Phantom Punch” and Liston’s reaction to it / Great fight expected this weekend with Pavlik-Taylor / Trainer has to be there when the fighter needs him / Greatest heart of fighters worked with. |
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INFO & STATS: Pro-Boxer / 32-0, 29 Knockouts / Reigning WBC & WBO Unified Middleweight Champion.
TOPICS: Dramatic life changes since winning the championship / Getting to meet the fans after the fight / Pushing the goal of becoming a champ, maintaining fire and edge / Beating Jermain Taylor, Taylor not in the best shape? / Staying in shape, powerful right hand / Throwing the right hand early in the rematch fight against Taylor / Taylor to change tactics in rematch? / Knowing he could get through the first fight with Taylor / Responding after being knocked out for the first time / Youngstown representation in the Las Vegas rematch / Love for Ray Mancini & Kelly Pavlik in Youngstown / Looseness and confidence before the rematch / Adding extra weight, speed effect towards rematch fight. |
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“The Iceman”, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter for UFC, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
TOPICS: Where did fighting style in MMA come from with a history in wrestling / Choosing fighting over traditional sports / Was better at individual competition, one on one / Great defense against take-downs / Opponents have to worry about getting knocked out by him when coming in to grapple / Great punchers won’t do as well as they have to have a ground game / Thoughts on criticism of MMA fighters / Johnny Morton’s jump from NFL to MMA / Brock Lesnar expectations / Likes the true form of competition in MMA / How to rev down after a fight and just be himself away from the sport / No problems with everyday guys trying to challenge him / Avenging the losses against ‘Rampage’ Jackson, and hopes to have the opportunity against him / ACL tear in his fight against Ortiz / Was able to protect his ACL while standing / Experience in writing his book “Iceman” / Expectations for 2008. |
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INFO & STATS: Former Sportswriter & Longtime Commentator HBO Sports / Ringside Mayweather vs. Hatton.
TOPICS: Reaction to Mayweather Jr.-Hatton fight / Mayweather’s KO punch / Hatton’s approach to the fight / Mayweather Jr and the type of fighter he is / The atmosphere of the fight, and the fans present / How the British reacted to the fight / Hasn’t seen a show like that since Ali / Bad taste with fans boo’ing the National Anthem / How the fans connect to Ricky Hatton / Floyd Mayweather’s entrance to Bruce Springsteen and flanked with “Dancing With the Stars” friends / When will Mayweather fight next? / Hasn’t fought in the welterweight division, and there are a lot of fighters available for him to fight / Mayweather Jr. vs. Cotto? |
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INFO & STATS: Welterweight Boxer / PPV match-up against Ricky Hatton.
TOPICS: Training camp, pushing himself to the limits / Upcoming match-up with Ricky Hatton, thoughts about Ricky’s chances against him / Impressions with Rick’s 43-0 record, not beating opponents at the top of their game / Rick’s weight variations between matches, personal weight maintenance habits / Time spent in the ring, having an effect on Floyd’s body over time? / Regular maintenance of his hands / “Edge” and “Hunger”, where it came from, personal background growing up. |
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INFO & STATS: Former Italian-American Boxer / Former Lightweight Champion of the World / Independent Filmmaker / ESPN Documentary - Triumph and Tragedy: Ray Mancini.
TOPICS: Life after the ring, independent filmmaking / Entering the fight-game as a youngster during the 60s and 70s / Father’s inability to become a World Champion / Father’s war story / Winning the World Title, giving the belt to his father / 25th anniversary and ESPN documentary of the fight with Duk Koo Kim, tragic fight resulting in Kim’s death / Preparing for the fight with Duk Koo Kim / Seeing himself in Duk Koo Kim / Body wanting to shut-down in the match, mind wanting to continue / Negative comments, setting the record straight, his children’s understanding of the fight and death of Duk Koo Kim / Reconciling the death of Duk Koo Kim / Faith in God, carrying him through hard times / The Korean community and their understanding / Filming the documentary of his fight with Duk Koo Kim / Finding closure and peace with the death of Duk Koo Kim / Success and support from the people of Youngstown, Ohio. |
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INFO & STATS: Professional Middleweight Boxer / Defeated Jermain Taylor in Round 7 / New Middleweight Champion.
TOPICS: Feeling sinking in after defeating Jermain Taylor the Middleweight Championship / During the road to the title shot, did he feel it would not happen? / Getting his first shot towards the Championship fight / Support from the Youngstown fans during the weigh-in and matchup / Being listed with the great names out of Youngstown who have been pro-boxers / Keeping calm, focused and diligent leading up to the match / Thoughts on Emanuel Steward’s comments / Going down during the match / Having a good shot after taking a heavy round being knocked down in the 2nd / Hitting Jermain with the jabs and straight right hand shots in the 7th round / Having a good finishing touch and knowing that he had accomplished that against Jermain in the 7th / Rematch clause in the contract and looking forward to proving himself with another fight / Coming home to Youngstown and the fans awaiting him / Getting tips from fellow retired boxers in Youngstown before the match. |
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INFO & STATS: Retired Pro Boxer / Former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World / 44 Fights & 41 Wins
TOPICS: Taylor vs. Pavlik Middleweight Fight / Emanuel Steward working with Taylor / Training in the Poconos / Feelings stepping into the “ropes” as “King” / Training the hard part, fight the easy part of being a Pro Boxer / Being in retirement and missing the “Crown” / Fight with Mike Tyson and being a memorable fight / Feelings about the popularity behind MMA-UFC. |
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INFO & STATS: MMA Fighter / TOPICS: Discussed how he made the decision to come out of retirement to fight Tim Silvia. Felt surprised by his knockout of Tim, as he doesn’t feel he is a knockout fighter and ranks it as one of the best moments of his career, being 44 and competing. Touched on how he first got into MMA, and felt he was struggling as a wrestler and became intrigued, and was a fill in for a tournament, and eagerly jumped aboard. Gave his opinion on what he first thought of MMA when he first joined. Reflected on his time in the US Army, and is affected by soldiers who are now serving for the military, so he felt the need to raise awareness and funds to help soldiers. Talked about the heat in Iraq and traveling, due to duststorms and the communities he saw there, and spoke on the morale of the troops. Went on to speak about the matchup against Gonzaga, and the challenge he feels he will face against him and his style he will have to fight him with. |
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Discusses the type of fighter Ricky Hatton is and the quality of fights. Gives a view on the type of fighters Hatton has faced. He tells the type of dedication that the boxers have to getting ready for the fights. Discussed Jose Luis Castillo’s previous fights and how they affect him now and how Ricky Hatton has taken less hits. Tells how excited he is for the upcoming fights. Explains how the decision of Cory Spinks was made. Gives his thoughts on UFC and MMA fights. Thinks “super-fights” will make a comeback once the fighters are there. |
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Current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) / Former amateur boxer / White speaks about about the very beginning getting into mix martial arts, his being a big boxing fan since being an amateur, his view of the UFC…being a smart and good athlete, his first taste of the UFC when after he purchased the company. Dana spoke about how “BIG” the company is and “what’s the limit?” going on to say it crosses all barriers and is out selling WWE Pay-Per-Views and it’s on the level of the NBA and MLB. He gave his take on deaths in Pro-Boxing and Bernard Hopkins saying he can take on any UFC fighter. White went on to say that the reality is that his fighters come from real backgrounds, college and martial arts unlike the WWE. He feels the sport of boxing has been destroyed by the “Don Kings” and the gave his take on things that have gone wrong with the sport. He spoke on how his knowledge of fighting has helped him run the UFC, despite being a college drop-out and not having a business background. |
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I’ve spoken with Bernard Hopkins maybe 25 times and this was the best interview I’ve ever had with him. B-Hop logged Jungle time Tuesday to talk about his coming fight with Winky Wright, why he’ll be a brand new athlete in this fight, how his extreme discipline creates his power, if he could have fought as a heavy weight, why Roy Jones Jr. eats bird food, plus the reason he doesn’t respect the Mixed Martial Arts guys. |
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He’s so honest! When was the last time you heard an undefeated champion say another guys is pound-for-pound the best fighter? Days before the Jermain Taylor v Cory Spinks fight, Jermain Taylor explained what Spinks’ style is like, the reason he doesn’t need to bomb guys out to win, what he did wrong against Winky Wright, why having to play a father role at an early age is the reason he’s number 1 and what his boxing exit strategy is? |
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I had a great talk with boxing trainer Teddy Atlas and he explained why the public is skeptical about this weekend’s De La Hoya v Mayweather Jr. super fight, how this fight is probably 3-5 years too late for Oscar, if extreme fighting hurting the sport, why fighters have to confront their “truth” and their “lie” and what Cus Demato use to tell him. |
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Oscar De La Hoya’s trainer Freddie Roach is the two time trainer of the year and we discussed why Oscar needs this fight with the best pound for pound fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr., if Oscar has tested his trainer, how you counter-act Floyd’s hand speed, if he likes his fighters to fight mad and why Shane Mosley is helping to train Oscar. |
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After Oscar got up, Floyd Mayweather Jr. told me how he’s going to beat Oscar’s ass, why Oscar is scared, why he’s the best fighter off all time, how you can have Bill Gates’ money and not be able to buy Floyd’s kind of talent and why Oscar is not one of the greatest. |
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Oscar De La Hoya and I talked about his May 5th fight v Mayweather, why he couldn’t be trained by Mayweather’s dad, why Oscar is still competing when he no longer needs to the money, where he’d rank this fight in his career, how Hopkins mastered him and what was the most gratifying moment in his career. |
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