Archive for October, 2007

Will Jay Larkin help land the IFL on HBO?

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Jay Larkin has been the President and COO of the International Fight League for only a month but he certainly is no rookie when it comes to the fight game. Larkin spent over 20 years at Showtime starting off as a junior publicist and ending as an executive producer. While ...

This Week’s Probables

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

At the start of every week we'll let you know what we're working on and which interviews you can expect to hear on jarrypark.com. Below is a list of interviewees we have already confirmed. Something tells me this is going to be a great week. IFL fighter, member of the Toronto ...

The IFL’s Judgement Day

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Next Saturday (11/3) is without a doubt the biggest night in the short two-year history of the International Fight League. The league will be holding its first-ever Grand Prix event with the semifinals emanating from the Sears Centre outside of Chicago, IL and the finals on 12/29 from the Mohegan ...

The Press Conference Wars

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Somewhere Vince McMahon must be smiling. First, Randy Couture announces he'll be holding a press conference to discuss his resignation from the UFC. A couple of days later, coincidentally or not, the UFC decides to hold a press conference to announce their new TV deal with Spike beginning 30 minutes ...

“I’m tired of swimming up stream…something needs to change.”

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Meanwhile, here are some of the highlights from Couture's presser that was shown live HDNet and proelite.com were: "I've had issues with Zuffa and the company since they bought it in 2001...It's the little things that make athletes feel appreciated that weren't done...weren't being done from my perspective that were ...

“Before I Leave I Just Wanted To Beat The Best British Fighter Out There”

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I wasn't able to record Floyd Mayweather's latest conference call for his upcoming bout against Ricky Hatton (12/8, HBO PPV) but below are some of the highlights: On whether he (Mayweather) was happy to get booted off Dancing With The Stars early so he could focus on his training: "Well, I would ...

The State of Boxing

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Apologies for the lame title but that really is the best way to describe my conversation with Dave Larzelere aka Larz aka Large from No Mas. If you are a boxing enthusiast and haven't checked his site out you're truly missing out. For my money, he's the best boxing writer ...

Kurt Angle discusses his DUI, his future in MMA, Lesnar signing and more

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

What a year its been for Olympic Gold medalist Kurt Angle. First, he leaves World Wrestling Entertainment after a legendary seven-year run. WWE claimed they fired him for repeated drug suspensions; Angle claimed he pulled a fast one on Vince and tricked him into releasing him. Rumors then begin to ...

October 3, 2004

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

That date will forever signify the end of my innocent obsession with sports. Once the Montreal Expos, my Expos (and yes they actually did had fans), played their final out things started to change. Simply put, I began to loathe sports. The one thing I could count on had finally ...