World boxing - Interviews
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7 Apr 2005 17:07
IBF welterweight king Kostya Tszyu, who will meet the enormously popular Ricky Hatton on June 4 in the most hostile of environments – the challenger’s backyard before 18,000 fans at MEN Arena in Manchester, England, says the fight presents exactly the kind of challenge he needs. "This fight has motivated me to train harder than I ever have before," said Tszyu, who has won 13 consecutive bouts...
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7 Apr 2005 15:55
Kermit Cintron: ". Lujan came at him the first couple of rounds and Margarito adjusted. Margarito then began to take him apart. I walked away thinking that he was a great champion..."
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4 Apr 2005 17:26
- You also had managerial problems and a physical exam that the boxing commission wanted you to be re-checked for. Did those problems contribute to your loss that night against Pacquiao?
Marco Antonio Barrera: I think so, there were just so many problems. I think Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer and every one that was backing me knew about all those things but we did not want to make excuses for the loss but take it as it comes, as a bad night and not demerit or take anything away from the victory of Manny Pacquiao...
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30 Mar 2005 16:06
- Now that we're on the subject, how did you get the nickname “Big Truck”? Was this something you earned or is it something that has stuck with you since you were a kid?
Wayne Braithwaite: "No, it was something that I earned. In my career nothing was given to me. I had to work for everything I have. I got the nickname in my first pro fight. I fought an opponent by the name of John Douglas back home in Guyana. I knocked Douglas out in four rounds. After the fight, they asked him to describe my punching power. His exact words were, “It felt like I got hit with a big truck...”
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29 Mar 2005 17:57
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is tired of sitting back and keeping quiet. The "Pretty Boy" is coming out of his shell and starting to sound like a miniature James Toney. Mayweather has been irate ever since Gatti's camp almost pulled the plug on the fight when they said the Mayweather camp did sign the contract quick enough to make the promotion of the fight and Gatti's training feasible for a June fight. BoxingScene caught up with Floyd Mayweather to get his thoughts on his upcoming fight with Arturo Gatti, his personal feelings about Gatti and potential fights with Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya...
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15 Mar 2005 15:37
- Does Morales’ punching power worry you at all?
Manny Paquiao: "No I’m not worried about the punching power of Erik Morales. He doesn’t punch as hard as Marco Antonio Barrera".
- Some betting shops are giving good odds that you’ll end the fight within the distance. Are you expecting a knockout?
Manny Paquiao: "I just came to win this fight. I’m not saying anything about a knockout. I’m just going to do what I do and I want to make people happy this fight..."
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28 Feb 2005 15:15
Jeff Fenech: "Mike wants me to help him get ready for a comeback fight in Washington DC in June. He is still one of the most devastating fighters in the world and if he trains properly he will crush Vitali Klitschko and John Ruiz who hold the heavyweight titles these days. I believe Mike has a new mindset and that he is focused on regaining his place at the top of boxing..."
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21 Feb 2005 16:04
- Knowing that you were on the undercard with Bernard and that you could potentially have a big fight with him down the line, did that affect your overall game plan and how you came out to fight?
Jermain Taylor: "Could be. I felt a little bit of pressure. All the fans looking like, ‘Is he the future? Is he not the future?’ But I don’t worry about all that though, I just go in there and take care of business..."
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21 Feb 2005 14:50
Howard Eastman: "I hope he will give me another opportunity.
Most definitely he ran. He was strategizing at the same time. I cut the ring off and the referee never gave us a chance to fight. I was fighting Hopkins and the referee at the same time..."
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16 Feb 2005 15:59
- What are your expectations going into the upcoming Howard Eastman fight on February 19th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles?
Bernard Hopkins: “I am going to go in there and be Bernard. I will remove any thoughts from Eastman’s mind that he can win the fight so that in his mind he is only trying to survive. I will force my will and demeanor upon him. I plan to counter him mentally and physically...”
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