Archive for the ‘Press Conference’ Category

Five Years Too Late?

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Roy Jones Jr. (51-4, 38 KOs) faces Felix "Tito" Trinidad (42-2, 35 KOs) next Saturday at Madison Square Garden (true). The boxing world is buzzing over this showdown between two legends of the ring (not really). Fans are willing to pay $5,000 to seat ringside for this bout (I would love to ...

Part Two Of Press Conference Monday: Horodecki & Hieron Preview The IFL WGP Finals

Monday, December 17th, 2007

The International Fight League held a conference call today featuring Chris Horodecki (11-0-0) & Jay Hieron (13-4-0). The last time I checked Horodecki was scheduled to face Ryan Schultz for the IFL's Lightweight title at the 12/29 World Grand Prix Finals. That said, I haven't checked my e-mail in the ...

Part One Of Press Conference Monday: HDNet Fights Post-Fight PC

Monday, December 17th, 2007

As promised a couple of days ago in my HDNet Fights live-blog, below is the audio from the post-fight press conference. Some of the highlights include: * Mayhem being Mayhem. He definitely has some great lines but do you ever get the sense that he sometimes tries a little too hard? Nonetheless, ...

HDNet Fights: Take Two

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Mark Cuban's HDNet is quickly establishing itself as a leader in MMA programming. Witness the fact that they'll be showing four solid events in the month of December alone. Things start off with HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon this Saturday night followed by Sportfight XXI on 12/22, the IFL World GP ...

A TUF Night To Predict

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Sure, it's no Hatton-Mayweather but if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to fill your appetite of combat sports tomorrow night you must check out the The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV (9 PM ET/PT). Guida vs. Huerta. Danzig vs. Speer. Some other filler matches include the return of ...

There’s Only One Ricky Hatton

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

I touched on this last week but the reason I love the current edition of HBO's 24/7 so much is because the differences between Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather are so vast its almost comical. Sure, Oscar De La Hoya is no Pretty Boy Floyd but there's no denying that ...

Booker T Digs His Change Of Scenery

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The worst kept secret in professional wrestling - six-time Heavyweight champion, Booker T, signing with TNA - proved to be correct last month. Since signing with TNA, Booker has repeatedly said that he was unhappy with the current direction of his former employer World Wrestling Entertainment. In fact, after his ...

Let’s Get It On…One More Time

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The UFC held a conference call today to officially announce that Georges St. Pierre (14-2-0) (right) will be replacing the injured Matt Serra at UFC 79 to challenge Matt Hughes (41-5-0) (left) for the interim Welterweight title. Hot diggity, the UFC really worked their magic with this one. Sure, we all ...

Boxing 101 With Professor Roger Mayweather

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

After one episode, HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 is, by far, my favorite show on television. I love everything about it: the characters, the access, the production, the writing and, most importantly, the theme song (I feel like going 3-4 rounds everytime I hear it). Undoubtedly, two of the biggest stars of the ...

Will HDNet Fights Soon Become A Force To Be Reckoned With?

Friday, November 16th, 2007

HDNet Fights' first foray into the world of Mixed Martial Arts was, well, a mixed bag. Their 10/13 card was put together on very short notice (described as a "trial run") and while some of the fights were certainly entertaining it is believed that their upcoming show on December 15 will ...