Filed under: Boxing, Comedy, Sports | Tags: cannoli, Daily Line, Mike Tyson, Tea with Tyson
Video via Hot Clicks
Check this great video of Mike Tyson having breakfast with some dude I’ve never seen before. This is hilarious. My favourite was Mike’s take on canoli’s:
“I hate cannoli’s… they’re like a curse to me… I’ve had experiences with them and have had engagements with them and it didn’t turn out pretty nice.”
Epic.
Mike Tyson is the man. He is misunderstood by so many people but every time I see him in something where he’s just being himself he is always extremely likable. Seems like a genuinely good dude who was dealt a really tough hand in life. And if this video was shot recently, it appears Mike has got himself into better shape. He was starting to get pretty massive.
Filed under: Boxing, NHL, Sports | Tags: Evander Kane, fight, Knockout, Matt Cooke, NHL
Check out my boy, former Vancouver Giant, Evander Kane, one punch Matt Cooke.
Kane is named after a certain former boxing champ, who sometimes goes by Evan Fields, and he certainly channelled him in this fight.
Cooke has been a spineless agitator for years, and it looks like he finally got his due. Where you at, Marc Savard?
Filed under: Boxing, MLB, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, Sports | Tags: Antonio Gates, best athlete, Bo Jackson, bo knows, Dave Winfield, Deion Sanders, Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown, Jim Thorpe, Lionel Conacher, Macho Man, Multi-sport, Randy Poffo, Randy Savage, Roy Jones Jr., Two-sport
10) “Macho Man” Randy Savage - Wrestling/Baseball
Including the Macho King on this list is admittedly a stretch. Maybe I put too much stock in his six WWF/WCW Titles, hundreds of Flying Elbow Drops, The Mega Powers and incredible Slim Jim commercials? Maybe Bill Goldberg, The Rock or Brock Lesnar could have been used as better examples of wrestlers with multi-sport supremacy? However, I kept coming back to Randy “Macho Man” Poffo. Unbeknownst to many, he played in the minors for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, reaching his baseball zenith in 1974 for the Single A Tampa Tarpons, where he knocked in 66 RBIs while playing DH, OF, 1B and C. Maybe the most amazing fact from his baseball career is that he tore muscles and ligaments in his throwing shoulder in ’73, then taught himself how to throw left-handed and returned to baseball the next year. The injury limited his effectiveness and effectively ended his pro baseball dream, but his perseverance and dedication continued as he became one of the most popular and beloved pro wrestlers of all-time. Oh yeah! The Macho Man is number 10, barely beating out Brian Jordan.
Bonus points were awarded thanks to this.
9) Roy Jones Jr. - Boxing/Basketball
Roy’s athletic career is definitely in its twilight, but at its peak, RJJ was one of the most dynamic and electrifying athletes ever. The 1990s Boxer of the Decade, Roy has won eight world titles in four weight classes, became the first fighter to start his career as a junior middleweight and win a heavyweight title and should have won a Gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (he was robbed by a corrupt judge and settled for the Silver). Anyone who watched him fight in his peak knows he had incomparable hand speed, foot speed and punching power. If you doubt his skills, ask Montell Griffin. Jones cemented his multi-sport legacy in 1996 when he became the first athlete to participate in a pro basketball game and a pro fight in the same day, scoring five points playing in the USBL in the afternoon and knocking out Eric Lucas to retain his Super Middleweight title later that night. At 5’11″, Roy probably didn’t have the height to play in the NBA, but he is the only man to complete such an epic feat, earning him the 9th spot on this list.
Roy also got bonus points. For this.
8) Antonio Gates - Basketball/Football
My first exposure to Antonio Gates was not as the San Diego Chargers future Hall of Fame tight end. Before he terrorized defenses in the NFL, Gates terrorized the paint playing Div. 1 college basketball for Kent State. Antonio was no bench-warmer at Kent State, leading the Golden Flashes to a MAC Championship and the Elite 8 as a junior and being named a Honorable Mention All-American as a senior. His stats during college are impressive, averaging 16.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.2 spg and shooting better than 30% from 3 for his career. Since scouts considered him too short to play in the NBA, the 6’4″ Gates arranged an NFL tryout. The Chargers signed him as an undrafted free agent and he has been one of the NFL’s best tight ends ever since. He is now a five-time Pro Bowler, has over 50 career TD catches and his current trajectory will probably end with him being enshrined in Canton as a NFL Hall of Famer. If he was 3-4 inches taller, Antonio might be on a similar trajectory in the NBA. To be such an impressive NFL player in the modern game without playing college football is absolutely incredible. Tight end prototype and former NCAA power forward Tony Gonzalez almost took this spot (and not just because he has a hot wife). Tony can ball, but he wasn’t the best player on his Cal basketball teams. Gates was the best player on his Kent State teams. Throw in the fact that Gates leapt to the NFL without the seasoning and football maturation of college ball and the arguments over.
7) Charlie Ward – Football/Basketball/Baseball
For those of you that only know Charlie from his career as an above-average journeyman NBA point guard, you might be surprised to see him on this list. Don’t be. Ward played basketball at Florida State, leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in back-to-back years and eventually breaking the school record for steals. But he also was the quarterback for the football team… and he won the friggin’ Heisman trophy. Not only was he named the best player in college football, but he also led FSU to a National Championship in 1993. Seriously. He is deservedly in the College Football Hall of Fame and was even offered a contract to back-up Joe Montana with the Kansas City Chiefs. He declined to play for the Knicks. On top if it all, he was drafted as a Shortstop/Outfielder by both the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, even though he hadn’t played baseball since high school. Didn’t excel as a pro, but was one of the best all-around athletes ever and is the only dude ever to win the Heisman and play in the NBA.
6) Jackie Robinson - Baseball/Football
While Jackie is best known for breaking down baseball’s colour barrier in 1947 and being one of the greatest players in baseball history, baseball was actually once considered his worst sport. At UCLA, Jackie lettered in four sports: football, basketball, track and baseball. In fact, he is the only athlete in UCLA history to accomplish such a feat. He showed his greatest promise in football. Jackie was named All-Pac 10 while at UCLA, lead the nation in kick return yardage, led the Bruins in rushing and passing yards and eventually played semi-pro for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League. After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour, Jackie was forced into military service, which cut short his football career. After the war he began to concentrate on baseball and after winning MLB’s inaugural Rookie of the Year award in 1947, Jackie’s career blossomed. He was a six-time All-Star, won the MVP in ’49 and a World Series title in ’55. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and his jersey number 42 was retired by all MLB teams in 1997. More accolades continued posthumously, as he was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He might have been the most influential athlete on this list from a cultural perspective, but his athletic merits alone would put him near the top of any self-respecting “Greatest Athlete” list.
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Filed under: Boxing, Sports, Television | Tags: Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch, Don King, Evander Holyfield, Jermaine Taylor, Mike Tyson, Oprah, Showtime, The Rumble, World Boxing Classic
As many of you probably heard, Iron Mike was on Oprah earlier this week. He talked about all the things you’d expect Oprah to ask him about: Robin Givens, the tragic death of his infant daughter, his legal/personal struggles and chomping Evander Holyfield’s ear. I watched most of the interview, and thought Mike was looking/acting mighty fragile.
For a great recap of the Oprah interview, please read the thoughtful and extremely well-written post done up by Dave Larzelere over on The Rumble. Great stuff from a top-notch boxing blog. Read Dave’s article here.
One of the nuggets gleamed from Oprah’s interview was that Tyson and Holyfield haven’t really spoken since The Bite, and Mike admitted he was not truly sorry when he initially apologized right after the fight. Well, Oprah didn’t become the Queen of the World by letting opportunity pass her by, so she did what O does and now… this Friday… Tyson AND Holyfield will sit down with the Mighty O to talk ears, lost fortunes and more ears. Set those Tivo’s.
After getting emotional watching Oprah, all you boxing heads best be watching the Super Six this weekend. Carl Froch vs Andre Dirrell and Jermaine Taylor vs Arthur Abraham get the middleweight super tournament started Saturday on Showtime and it should be some great action. I really think this sort of tournament is the kind of stuff boxing needs to do more off. It increases the quality of the card (taking a page from the UFC’s book), highlights a strong division and puts six of the top middleweights into a fair battle for 168 lb supremacy. But Don King is getting paid off of it, so it’s not all good. Learn more about the Super Six here.
If you like the Tyson image above, check out Nick Gentry‘s photostream on Flikr. Excellent stuff.
Filed under: Boxing, Movies, Music, Sports | Tags: 1974, Africa, BB King, Bill Withers, concert, documentary, Don King, James Brown, Muhammad Ali, Music, power, Rumble in the Jungle, soul, Zaire
With summer blockbusters like Transformers 2, The Hangover, Harry Potter and District 9 getting all the chatter, there is no movie that I want to see more than Jeffrey Levy-Hinte‘s Soul Power. This documentary takes an in-depth look at the Zaire ’74 Music Festival, a massive concert that was promoted by Don King to coincide with the classic Ali v. Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle“. Everyone knows about the Rumble, Ali Boombayah and the impact the trip to Africa had on the G.O.A.T., but the concerts that were set to coincide with one of boxing’s greatest spectacles have remained an afterthought. Not after Friday, July 10th, when the film begins its limited release.
With the Rumble originally set to go down in September, a pantheon of musical genius from the US and Africa was compiled to compliment the fight. Legends such as the great James Brown, Bill Withers, BB King, Celia Cruz and The Spinners (Spaceballs theme!) were teamed with African contemporaries such as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and Tabu Ley to create a musical voltron the world will be lucky to witness again. When George Foreman suffered a cut in training and the fight had to be postponed until the end of October, it was too late to stop the concert due to logistical issues. The three-day show went on a month before the fight, contributing to its relative obscurity.
Director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte recently shared this about the movie with Rolling Stone:
“For me, what I loved is that at every moment people are making music. They’re making music when they’re speaking, when they’re on the stage, when they’re in their hotel rooms, when they’re walking down the street. Obviously, I put together the film to accentuate that, but that was my overriding sense, and also in this kind of united through the rhythm, [they are] united through this, it’s trite to say, universal language of music.”
The film was recently screened at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews and promises to be a grand combination of incredible music, boundless optimism and cultural awakening. And let’s be honest, how can a movie featuring Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Don King not be entertaining?
Click here to check show times in your area.
Filed under: Boxing, Music, Sports, Video Games | Tags: dance-off, dead, Fight Night 4, game face, leather jacket, legend, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, tribute
Man, what a surreal couple of days.
Yesterday as I was reveling in the joy of seeing my face in Fight Night Round 4, I heard the news… the King of Pop was dead. Sort of went like this:
“What?!!!”
“It says here Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest”
‘”No way. What website is that?”
“Perez Hilton”
“Check something more reputable”
Sure enough, it was true. It was all over the tv, the radio, the internet. I was shocked. I quickly sent a text to R & S co-founder and Michael Jackson fan, Cbet, to which he could only reply, “I heard. Fucking brutal”. The out-pouring of respect for Michael Jackson over the past day since the news broke has been incredible. Logging into Facebook for the first time in weeks earlier today, I was greeted by numerous status updates from people of all different ages and backgrounds conveying their grief and disbelief over the loss of a legend.
The fact of the matter is this. Michael Jackson was truely an icon, the likes of which my generation had never seen before him and will probably never see in our lifetimes. Obviously we could appreciate the grandeur of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, but Michael Jackson was more tangible. If someone were to tell me that they hadn’t ever heard of Michael Jackson, I would no doubt look at them as if they were an alien. In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I’ve probably never met a single person who couldn’t easily conjour up a personal story in some way involving Michael Jackson or his music. I can think of 3 favorites just off the top of my head:
1. When I was about 5-6 years old (1985) I had a replica of the jacket Michael Jackson wears in the Thriller video. I wore that jacket everywhere. I remember dancing around listening to the record. Those were good times.
2. A friend was at a party and there was a dude there who was some kind of Michael Jackson super-fan. He dressed and danced sort of like Michael Jackson, even though this wasn’t a costume party. Part way through the party, the dude reached into his pocket and pulled out a Michael Jackson CD. Without considering anyone else’s interest, he walked over to the stereo and threw the CD on. Everybody was into it for the time being. The problem was, the dude put the CD on 4-5 more times! Anytime someone would put music on, Super-fan would vito it and put Jackson back on. Classic!
3. An inpromptu dance-off that took place between 2 Michael Jacksons one fateful Halloween night in Calgary.
It’s unfortunate that over the past 20 years Michael Jackson has turned into more of a circus act than anything else, but his contributions to music and popular culture can not be overlooked. Music lost one of the greats.
OK, now back to Fight Night Round 4…
This game is excellent. I took the time last night to create my Fight Night photo game face and the results are pretty good.
The side view is pretty accurate, especially the Debi family nose.
This game face feature opens up a whole new world for created players. Any boxer not in the game can be easily created. Created fighters can be uploaded onto the EA servers for other network users to download and apparently there will even be some updates from EA. Here’s hoping someone makes a nice Jack Johnson.
The career mode has been greatly improved also. The training modes are engaging, making it fun to climb the ranks from bum to (hopefully) legend. I’m only 4 fights in to my career but I don’t see myself losing interest in this game the way I have in previous Fight Night games.
What a great time to be a fan of boxing games, with Punch-Out and Fight Night Round 4 being released within a month of each other. No matter what system you rock, there’s a top-notch boxing game available to you.
Filed under: Boxing, Clips, Comedy, Sports | Tags: Bobby Brown, face tattoo, interview, Jimmy Kimmel, Mike Tyson, Monster Mash, pigeons, Tyson, Winter Wonderland
Whenever Mike Tyson comes on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, it is must see TV. Joining Jimmy to promote his new documentary “Tyson” (an awesome flick by the way, go see it), Mike waxes on trying to hurt Evander Holyfield, his original plan for his face tattoo and his new outlook on life. It’s a great interview and showcases a friendly, happy side of Iron Mike that was rarely seen in the past.
Mike is looking a little rotund, so any comeback talk woud be way of base. But it’s great to see one of the greatest athletes of all-time getting himself together.
And if you have never seen Mike Tyson on Jimmy Kimmel, watch the videos below for all you need to know:
Showing off his pigeons with Uncle Frank
“Walking in a Winter Wonderland” duet
“Monster Mash” duet with Bobby Brown
Filed under: Boxing, Comics, Sports | Tags: Heavyweight Champ, Jack Johnson, The Original Johnson, Unforgivable Blackness
I just discovered this earlier today as I was nerding out on the net but it’s actually been out for a few months now. Go to Comicmix.com to read all 11 issues of this excellent comic profiling the life of the first African-American Heavyweight champ, Jack Johnson.
For more information on Jack Johnson, be sure to check out Ken Burns’ documentary ‘Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson‘. Jack Johnson is an extremely important figure in boxing’s history and any boxing fan would be terribly remiss to pass on his story.
Filed under: Boxing, Sick Highlights, Sports | Tags: commercials, HBO, KO, Manny Pacquiao, May 2, PPV, Ricky Hatton, Round 2
[Click image above to watch a replay of the fight - FREE]
Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao laid claim to the title of one of the greatest boxers of all-time with his absolute destruction of the pride of Manchester, Ricky Hatton. From the opening bell, it was evident that Hatton was going to be in big trouble as he kept charging in on Pac and would get cracked hard for his troubles. Pac counter-punched Hatton perfectly, culminating in two 1st round knockdowns. In the 2nd, Pacman let loose and connected with one of the most devastating punches ever. As I was watching I knew the fight was over the second glove hit chin. One of the best power punches I have ever seen, and even more impressive because it came from the man that many critics said would lose his power as he continued to move up in weight.
Pac pulled in a reported $12 million for his troubles and now the fight of the century appears to be on the horizon: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. This fight would be absolutely epic and the winner would cement his place among the hall of legends. As a huge boxing fan, I pray this fight happens and that all sides agree that this is the fight to top all other fights.
Until then, the richest man in the Philipines is the pound-for-pound king. Does Mayweather have the cajoones to put his perfect record on the line? Stay tuned.
In celebration of the Pac-man’s victory, we rounded up some of his best work outside the ring.
Philipino McDonald’s Commercial
Nike Commercial
Pacquiao, Freddie Roach & Erik Morales – San Miguel Beer Commercial
Talk & Text Commercial
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: 24/7, fight, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton
ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael is reporting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to end his retirement tomorrow by announcing that he will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in July.
Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) will come up in weight to face Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) in the 144 lb weight class.
Marquez, best known for his 2 epic battles with Manny Pacquiao, is currently ranked 2nd in Ring magazine’s Pound-for-Pound rankings.
The winner of the Marquez-Mayweather fight will likely face the winner of tomorrow night’s Pacquiao-Hatton fight. The likely, and most desirable, outcome is a Pacquiao-Mayweather super-bout. However, in the event of an upset in either fight, the possibility of Marquez-Pacquio III or Hatton-Mayweather II is also extremely intriguing.
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: Antonio Margarito, Boxing, Carlos Baldomir, contender, Knockout, Peter Manfredo, Simpsons, Stinger, Walid Smichet
I just saw this on TSN. This is about as good a knockout as you’ll ever see.
TSN also just reported that low-end Antonio Margarito could return to boxing as soon as June, when he will face Carlos Baldomir. The fight will likely take place in Mexico as Margarito’s US boxing license is currently suspended for the infamous hand-wrapping incident.
Wonder if Margarito will break out the stinger for this fight?
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: drag, dressing like a woman, Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, retirement
After four losses in his last seven fights, The “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya has retired from boxing. Not a big shocker, as anyone who shelled out $50 to watch him get pummelled in his last few fights can verify that his best days were behind him.
I’ve never been a big Oscar fan, but he was a great boxer. He had an amateur record of 223-6 (with 163 knockouts), won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, won 10 belts in six different weight classes, started his pro career 31-0 and grossed more money than any boxer ever. Not bad for a poor kid from East LA.
His epic feuds included fights with Julio Caesar Chavez (who he beat twice), Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas and foe turned friend “Sugar” Shane Mosley.
You can’t hate on him for his heart, as he always fought the toughest challengers, even when he was overmatched. He went toe to toe (and lost) with the likes of legends such as Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Enjoy spending your money Oscar. Imagine all the sexy tights and heels you can buy with hundreds of millions of dollars. Just keep the pics to yourself.
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Godzilla, HBO, Hideki Matsui, Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Money, Predator, Sr.
According to Dan Rafael, ESPN’s boxing guru, “Money” Mayweather is gearing up for a return to the ring. It looks like July 11 is the proposed date, with Mayweather’s people talking to HBO about broadcasting the fight. According to a person close to Floyd:
“He’s itching to go. The way he sounded, he is willing to take on whoever they throw in his face. He would do the [Manny] Pacquiao-[Ricky] Hatton winner, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez. The only one he doesn’t have an interest in is [a rematch with] Oscar De La Hoya. But in Floyd’s mind, he knows there is one Godzilla, and that’s a fight with Pacquiao.”
Actually, there is only one Godzilla… and that’s Hideki Matsui. Nevertheless, a super fight versus Pacman would be the biggest fight currently possible in boxing and would rival any fight of the past 10 years for PPV power.
Given Mayweather’s recent tax issues, it isn’t a surprise that he is returning to the ring. Floyd is a true showman and it wouldn’t surprise me if his quasi-retirement was engineered purely to hype up his inevitable return. As long as they do another HBO 24/7 featuring Poppa Predator and Uncle Roger, I’m down.
Filed under: Boxing, Clips, Sports, Video Games | Tags: Glass Joe, Little Mac, Punch Out, Wii
I know this vid has been around for a couple months but with NFL season over, we all need something to get us through the coming dark days. This vid needs little introduction. If you know who Little Mac is, just watching Glass Joe getting knocked out must bring back sweet memories. And if you don’t know who Little Mac is, your ass better call somebody.
Watch for Punch Out to be re-born on the Wii on March 31, 2009.
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: Andre Berto, Antonio Margarito, Boxing, HBO, Naazim Richardson, Sugar Shane Mosley, Welterweight
At 37 years old, ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley is back on top of boxing’s welterweight division. Mosley shocked the boxing world on Saturday with a convincing win over heavy favorite Antonio Margarito. Mosley dominated the entire fight , building with the jab and finishing off with devastating power punches in the late rounds.
Trainer Naazim Richardson seems to have turned the clock back 10 years and re-invigorated Mosley, who many thought to be well past his prime. Richardson is steadily building a name for himself as one of the best trainers in boxing, having also trained Bernard Hopkins for his upset win over Kelly Pavlik.
Things are now set-up nicely for a Mosley/Berto fight. When it appeared that Mosley/Margarito wasn’t going to happen, Mosley/Berto was the rumored fallback fight. Mosley has stated that he would like to fight Berto and Berto is coming off a well-fought victory over Luis Collazo last Saturday. Pitting the young up-and-comer against the rejuvinated veteran would make for a great matchup in the welterweight division.
Filed under: Boxing, Sports | Tags: cancelled, ducking, fight, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton
A proposed Manny Pacquiao/Ricky Hatton super-fight scheduled for May 2 is off. Pacquiao declined the fight even after Hatton offered to give him more than 50% of the fight’s revenue.
Sounds like boxing fans will now have to settle for Hatton facing either Oscar De La Hoya or the winner of the Marquez-Diaz fight as his next opponent. However, Hatton’s promoter, Richard Schaefer, didn’t completely rule out the fight with Pacquiao:
“We’re going to go and lock in another fight, but if Pacquiao calls in an hour or a day and I don’t have a fight locked in, I’ll call the Hattons and let them know”
This type of thing is really bad for the sport of boxing. Boxing is badly losing out to MMA in viewership and a fight like this, with two big-name fighters in their prime, could be a huge step in the right direction. Boxing’s governing bodies need to step up and discourage boxers from ducking fights.
Filed under: Boxing, Sports, Television | Tags: Alfredo Angulo, Andre Berto, Antonio Margarito, Boxing, Don King, HBO, Juan Diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez, Luis Collazo, Ricardo Mayorga, Sugar Shane Mosley, Sweet Science, Tyson, Welterweight
Has the NFL playoff break left you wondering where to get your sporting fix this weekend? Well, HBO has a great line-up on tap for boxing fans this Saturday (1/24):
Tyson (1995), 5pm PST/6pm EST: – Starring Michael Jai White (Spawn) as Mike Tyson. Born in poverty in New York, Mike Tyson could have been just another statistic, but the combination of a brilliant trainer and incredible talent made him the youngest heavy-weight champion of all time, before his dream became a nightmare.
Don King: Only in America (1997), 7pm PST/8pm EST – Starring Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) as Don King. With his unmistakable presence, style, and aura of danger, Don King changed the face of boxing forever with events like ‘The Thrilla in Manila’, and ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’; this is his story. Is that Eddie Winslow as Muhammed Ali?
HBO Boxing: World Championship Boxing – Margarito/Mosley, 9pm PST/10pm EST: - Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino presents a twelve round Welterweight Championship bout, featuring the incredible skills of WBA Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KO) vs. Sugar Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KO).
Also, keep these other upcoming HBO fights in mind:
2/14/09 – Afredo Angulo (13-0, 10 KOs) vs. Ricardo Mayorga (30-6-1, 6 KOs)
2/28/09 – Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) vs. Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs)
and, if you get a chance, check out the replay of the Berto vs. Collazo fight from this past weekend (1/17). I know it’s early but it could very well end up going down as one of the best fights of ’09.
