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There’s still a bizarre dynamic between boxing and mixed martial arts. For some reason many boxing head honchos still view MMA as the enemy. Some like Bob Arum even lash out at the growing fanbase by saying the fighters “roll around like homosexuals” and the followers are “skinheads.” I’ve never gotten it. I never will. There [...] Props: Crave Online (viaCage Potato) Quoteworthy: “I think they’re using James as a way to say MMA fighters are better than boxers. If he fights a quality ground guy, once he goes to the ground he’s gonna get killed. But If a guy chooses to stand up with James, James is gonna destroy him. That’s why they [...] Top Rank boxing chief Bob Arum has plenty of people in his crosshairs this week he doesn’t need to unload on prior enemies like UFC president Dana White and owner Lorenzo Fertitta. The Las Vegas Sun reports that both of the UFC head honchos will be amongst the 45,000 to take in the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey [...] Props: BoxingScene.com Quoteworthy: “I conquered the world in the boxing ring all the while I was puffing cigarettes and drinking beer. I won three world title belts and I stood toe-to-toe with so many legends, beating some of them. Vernon Forrest, God rest his soul, was a great boxer yet I beat him back twice. I cannot [...] The Filipino fight community is a tight one. UFC fighters Mark Munoz and Brandon Vera are well aware of what’s happening in the ridiculous Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. negotiations. Munoz has lost his patience with Mayweather: “I think Mayweather is just making excuses. I think he’s scared,” Muñoz, a … according to fossilized fight promoter Bob Arum: “It’s over. O-V-E-R. (The USADA) is viewed by the Pacquiao side as being partisan. He doesn’t want to use them. I don’t want to use them. They’re so inflexible they can’t be used. As far as I’m concerned the fight is over. Can it be revisited in the [...] Props: Yahoo!Sports Quoteworthy: “The much-anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all but set for March 13, a source told Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather has agreed to terms and promoter Bob Arum is making a trip to Manila, Philippines, to finalize a deal with Pacquiao, the source said.Las Vegas, Dallas and New Orleans are the [...] |
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