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Friday, December 5th, 2008There’s an awful lot of confident faces in Las Vegas going into this Saturday’s fight between Oscar De La Hoya & Manny Pacquiao. Estimates of two million PPV buys for the fight? Plus, Amir Khan thinks that Ricky Hatton is in his sights in the future.
Kimbo Slice has arrived in Japan
Friday, December 5th, 2008Picture here of him at Narita Airport. He’ll be at the K-1 Yokohama Arena show tomorrow.
The LA Times talks about betting on boxing and mixed martial arts
Friday, December 5th, 2008I will be curious to see how much money ends up getting bet (in total) on this Saturday’s fight between Oscar De La Hoya & Manny Pacquiao. I’m also intrigued by how much is being bet on the online sportsbooks as opposed to the brick & mortar establishments.
More media heat-up for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Oscar De La Hoya, the businessman, tries to explain by Oscar the boxer is so mad at Manny Pacquiao, the boxer and the businessman. Plus, focusing in on the HBO 24/7 hype series for De La Hoya/Pacquiao… is it working? If not, what’s the missing ingredient? Plus, is this fight really a circus? Are sponsor rebate checks for the event really going to stabilize or drive up PPV buys for Saturday’s fight?
Media heat-up for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008The media heat-up for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao is in overdrive. Throngs of international media writers are in Las Vegas covering the fight, but there are some questions about what kind of PPV buyrate the event will really draw. Is this the last fight for De La Hoya? Will Bob Arum be able to promote Pacquiao (should he win) against Ricky Hatton in a fight in Dubai?
WEC 37 (12/3 Las Vegas) event thoughts
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Miguel Torres retained his WEC Bantamweight Title on December 3rd in Las Vegas by defeating Manny Tapia in R2.
Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel is an embarrassing fight to book in Affliction
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008The idea that the Affliction 2 show on January 24th in Anaheim is going to have Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel on the card is appalling on several levels.
WEC 12/3 Las Vegas fight card line-up
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Main card announced for TV: Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia, Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro, Waggney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura, and Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez.
UFC’s Dana White: Movie director in South Boston
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008The Boston Globe has a profile article on UFC President Dana White in South Boston as he is directing the filming of a two-hour TV pilot for Spike TV that is based around the mafia scene in Boston.
UFC 93 (1/17 Dublin) fight card line-up
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008UFC 93 on January 17th in Dublin, Ireland is headlined by former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin versus former PRIDE Middleweight champion Dan Henderson.
UFC 92 (12/27 Las Vegas) fight card line-up
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas, Nevada is co-headlined by Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir to determine a #1 contender for UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
Press Release: WEC announces first ever event in San Diego
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008WEC will have a live event on Sunday, January 25th at the San Diego Sports Arena. The event will be headlined by Jens Pulver vs. Urijah Faber and Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone.
Bob Arum: Our next great hope… Dubai
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Bill Dwyre in the LA Times today has a fun column talking about the heat-up for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao and how Ricky Hatton stands to profit handsomely by facing the winner.
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