Celebrities, Athletes, Boxers and Trainers Weigh In: WHO R U PICKING?
LAS VEGAS, NV (April 30)…Some of the most recognized boxing fans in the world are weighing in on the match-up between undefeated six-time world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBA Welterweight Super Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, who are set to meet in Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a mega-bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
From real estate moguls to NFL Pro-Bowlers, NBA All-Stars to Hall of Fame fighters and trainers, we have their opinions on who they believe will emerge victorious this Saturday. Below please find the predictions of these prominent personalities as they lend their thoughts on this historic match-up.
CELEBRITIES
“I’m picking Mayweather. Although I think they are both champions and I’m really looking forward to the fight!”
- Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of The Trump Organization, host of NBCreality-series The Apprentice
“Some people fight with their fists, some people fight with their mouths…May 1st FIST meets Mouth. Sugar Shane by knockout!”
- George Lopez, comedian and host of Lopez Tonight!
Paul Williams Returns to the Home Depot Center against Kermit Cintron May 8th
THE WEIGHT IS OVER: Boxing fans, the wait is over; world championship boxing returns to Carson next month, featuring Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams in a 12-round super welterweight clash with Kermit ‘The Killer’ Cintron on Sat., May 8. Williams will fight over his weight, at 147 pounds, in HBO World Championship Boxing’s headliner dubbed ‘The Weight is Over,’ presented by Goosen Tutor Productions, in association with DiBella Entertainment. Williams first fought at The Home Depot Center in 2006, where he stopped undefeated Walter Matthysse and decisioned Antonio Margarito in 2007 for the WBO Welterweight Title in his two previous efforts at The Home Depot Center.
Tickets are available now for as low as $25, with VIP floor seats priced at $200. Other tickets in the 8,000-seat outdoor stadium are available at $50 and $100 at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.Ticketmaster.com, as well as The Home Depot Center Box Office (open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
Mayweather v Mosley Weigh in Open to Public
WHEN: Friday, April 30, 2010
1:00 p.m. PT – Doors Open
3:00 p.m. PT – Weigh-In Begins
3:10 p.m. PT (Approx.) – Main Event On Scale
WHERE: MGM Grand Garden Arena
ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, April 30, 2010, Live at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®
NEW YORK (April 27, 2010) – So what do several of the world’s best super middleweights think of the up-and-coming crop of fighters in boxing’s best and deepest division?
“The future of the super middleweight division is very bright, especially here in the U.S.,” said Andre Dirrell, who trails Arthur Abraham in the Super Six World Boxing Classic™ standings with two points. “European fighters have controlled the division recently, but all that has changed with what has happened in the Super Six.“There are a lot of young, talented American fighters coming up the ranks who can make some noise in the division.”
Those talented 168-pound fighters will be on display come Friday night as unbeaten Marcus “Too Much” Johnson (18-0, 14 KOs) battles Derek “The Black Lion” Edwards (25-0, 13 KOs) in a 10-round main event live on ShoBox: The New Generationon SHOWTIME ® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
“Free-View” of Mayweather v Mosley non-televised undercard.
Las Vegas (April 27)…With the Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? mega-fight this Saturday, fans now have something extra to look forward to on fight night, as a free undercard preview will be broadcast by several satellite and cable providers, including DirecTV, Dish Network, inDEMAND and TVN. The “free-view” will feature two of the exciting non-televised undercard fights before the pay-per-view telecast begins. The special one and a half-hour show will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.
The two fights included in the broadcast will be Mayweather Promotions’ fast-rising star Jesse Vargas (9-0, 4 KO’s) vs. Arturo Morua (25-13-1, 14 KO’s) in an eight round junior welterweight fight and Golden Boy Promotions’ undefeated junior lightweight prospect Eloy Perez (16-0-2, 4 KO’s) vs. Gilberto Leon (23-7-2, 7 KO’s) in a ten round NABO title fight. The free telecast will feature color commentary by “The Colonel” Bob Sheridan and Dave Botempo.
“Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions both have young talent featured on this show that we feel deserve a chance to showcase their talent,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. ”Both of these fights are expected to be competitive and exciting, and will be a great start to what is going to be the biggest night in boxing this year.”
“May 1 is going to be a great night of boxing from start to finish,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. ”The Mayweather vs. Mosley undercard is so packed with talent, we wanted to give fans a chance to see even more than what is already being offered on the pay-per-view telecast.”
Q & A: Paulie Malignaggi
How is Training Coming Along? Amir Khan is a different fighter than Cotto, Hatton, or Juan Diaz. Are you training any differently for this fight?
Thanks for having me, training is coming along great. I’m feeling 100 percent for this fight. I’m in great shape, and I’m ready to get it on right now. Yeah every fight have to make some adjustments, just because everyone brings something different to the table, and Amir Khan brings a few things different. So were preparing for what Khan might bring. We got great sparring, and things couldn’t be looking better.
Freddie Roach has said he expects Khan to end the fight in 3 round. What do you expect from Amir Khan?Amir Khan better be ready for 12 rounds. If he thinks it’s going to end early then he has another thing coming. Paulie Malignaggi don’t lay down for no one, I think I’ve proved that in my fights already.Everyone knows New York is your hometown and this is Khan’s first fight in America. What do you expect the Garden to be like the night of the fight? Did Khan make a mistake agreeing to fight in New York?
I tip my hat off to Khan for coming into New York, but MSG will be PRO-Malignaggi, and Khan will hear it as soon he gets close to the building. It’s going to be great, Fourth of July is coming early, so get your tickets!
Tickets are on sale now and are priced at $555.00, $355.00, $255.00, $125.00 and $65.00, and can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden box office, through Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.thegarden.com.
Adamek Beats Areola
In an action-packed heavy-weight bout, Thomasz Adamek beat Chris Areola by scores of 114-114, 115-113, 117-111. Areolas face was swollen so bad after the fight, that he himself announced that “I look like Shrek.” Areola couldn’t match the skill and movements of Adamek throughout the fight.
Areola managed to land a few good shots and combinations, but it wasn’t enough to handle the agile Adamek who moves in-and-out, put together combinations and used a lot of movement. Adamek’s mouth piece came out several times during the bout, and the sole of his shoe broke off. His corner had to tape the sole back onto the rest of the shoe.
Areola’s soft mid-section showed. He came in at a weight of 250lbs. at weigh-in. This was Areola’s second loss. This was Adamek’s third fight at the heavyweight division – he is undefeated in that class.
Alfredo Angula Beats Joel Julio!
On HBO’s Boxing After Dark, Alfredo Angula took on Joel Julio on the undercard bout before the main event. Julio fought an extremely calculated fight, landing combinations and controlling the rounds. Angula’s power and experienced showed however by landing the heavier more flush shots. About halfway through the 11th round, Angula landed an crushing overhand right that sent Julio to the canvas. He never recovered and the ref stopped the bout.
Kessler Over Froch!
In an explosive bout in the Super Six Boxing Classic on Showtime, Mikkel Kessler defeated Carl Froch in a 12-round war. The scores were 115 – 113, 116-112 and 117-111.
Kessler gets Roadwork in Before fight
Photos by: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Denmark’s Kessler has been living and training in a remote countryside hotel to escape “Mikkel-Mania,” the media frenzy surrounding the Group Stage 2 fight in Denmark. Kessler is coming off of a Group Stage 1 upset loss to 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward in which he lost the WBA 168-pound title.
Photos by: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs), who has never lost a fight in his hometown of Denmark, needs a victory to get on the board in the cumulative points-based tournament. He’s looking to defeat Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) on Saturday night and earn back the WBC belt he lost to Joe Calzaghe in 2007.
The inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic is a ground-breaking, six-fighter tournament from SHOWTIME Sports featuring the class of the super middleweight (168-pound) division. The field is comprised of world renowned fighters competing in a points-based round-robin tournament for the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup
