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50 has shown he is a great business man but in my opinion he needs to look into investing in other things other then boxing. Everyone gave 50 props for being a promoter but because everyone was under the impression he had Floyd on his roster. Without Floyd I don't think much of fifty when it comes to being a boxing promoter.
we'll see how he does, I think he has a card in December with andre dirrell. I guess Gamboa is fighting on the Pacquiao undercard next month so I guess he's working with top rank at least for that.
he's got money and a certain appeal, or at least a curiosity. not sure how long he'll stay in the business though, seemed like his intentions were to be partners with floyd and make a Pacquiao fight, but whatever the reasons that's not happening.
he's got money and a certain appeal, or at least a curiosity. not sure how long he'll stay in the business though, seemed like his intentions were to be partners with floyd and make a Pacquiao fight, but whatever the reasons that's not happening.
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Khan wants Danny Garcia rematch after Molina
Boxing article posted on November 3rd, 2012 | Post Comment
Khan Molina Khan vs Molina Carlos Molina danny garcia amir khan By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) says he’ll be looking to get a quick rematch against his recent conqueror WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) next year once Khan gets past his Golden Boy chosen opponent lightweight Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) on December 15th at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Khan told Radio Raheem at Maxboxing.com “I asked for the rematch [with Danny Garcia] but they didn’t want one. Hopefully Golden Boy can get me that rematch next year after the Molina fight.”
Khan went onto say that he felt he would have knocked Garcia out had he chosen to box him instead of slugging it out with him in their fight last July. Khan thinks the sole reason he was knocked out was because he got made at Garcia and his father Angel Garcia for some of the things that they had said about him during their press conferences.
It’s going to be interesting to see if Golden Boy will actually attempt to get the rematch for Khan with Danny Garcia because this seems a little out of their nature given some of the softer opposition they’ve put Khan in with during his time with them. It’s hard to believe that Golden Boy will risk having their golden goose Khan plucked clean by Garcia in a rematch. Khan really doesn’t match up well at all with the hard hitting Garcia, and I can’t imagine them letting Khan take that risk again.
Golden Boy will likely steer Khan away from Garcia permanently, as well as Lucas Matthysse and focus more on trying to put Khan in with lightweights or faded or weak punching light welterweights like Zab Judah. Khan already beat Judah once before but I can see him getting matched up with Judah again just so that Golden Boy can have Khan facing and beating a fighter with a name.
Boxing article posted on November 3rd, 2012 | Post Comment
Khan Molina Khan vs Molina Carlos Molina danny garcia amir khan By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) says he’ll be looking to get a quick rematch against his recent conqueror WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) next year once Khan gets past his Golden Boy chosen opponent lightweight Carlos Molina (17-0, 7 KO’s) on December 15th at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Khan told Radio Raheem at Maxboxing.com “I asked for the rematch [with Danny Garcia] but they didn’t want one. Hopefully Golden Boy can get me that rematch next year after the Molina fight.”
Khan went onto say that he felt he would have knocked Garcia out had he chosen to box him instead of slugging it out with him in their fight last July. Khan thinks the sole reason he was knocked out was because he got made at Garcia and his father Angel Garcia for some of the things that they had said about him during their press conferences.
It’s going to be interesting to see if Golden Boy will actually attempt to get the rematch for Khan with Danny Garcia because this seems a little out of their nature given some of the softer opposition they’ve put Khan in with during his time with them. It’s hard to believe that Golden Boy will risk having their golden goose Khan plucked clean by Garcia in a rematch. Khan really doesn’t match up well at all with the hard hitting Garcia, and I can’t imagine them letting Khan take that risk again.
Golden Boy will likely steer Khan away from Garcia permanently, as well as Lucas Matthysse and focus more on trying to put Khan in with lightweights or faded or weak punching light welterweights like Zab Judah. Khan already beat Judah once before but I can see him getting matched up with Judah again just so that Golden Boy can have Khan facing and beating a fighter with a name.
Froch: I have no problems fighting Bute in Montreal
Boxing article posted on November 3rd, 2012 | Post Comment
Bute Grachev Bute vs. Grachev lucian bute carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: Despite the bellyaching IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch made about fighting Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward in their home countries, Froch is now saying he has no problems traveling to Canada to fight former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute over there in Montreal in front of his loyal boxing fans.
Froch said to Sky Sports News “I believe going on the road to Montreal will inspire me. I’ve been on the road to box many times – I’ve been to Denmark, Finland, Connecticut and Atlantic City twice. It’s not a really daunting prospect to go over to Montreal and face Bute.”
Oh boy, I can see it now. Froch goes over to Montreal and then immediately starts complaining after he gets beaten. I can see Froch yapping long and hard if he loses a decision over there, likely saying if the fight had taken place in Nottingham he’d have won. That’s what Froch was saying after he lost to Kessler in Denmark.
Before the fight Froch was sounding just like he is now about how he had no problems going into Denmark to fight in front of Kessler’s fans, but afterwards Froch was singing a different tune about how he would have won the fight if it had been in Nottingham. Froch probably would have beaten Kessler if it had taken place in Nottingham. I mean, after watching Andre Dirrell go over to Nottingham, school Froch and then lose the fight, I definitely think Froch would have beaten Kessler and even Andre Ward in Nottingham. But that doesn’t mean that Froch should have gotten wins in those fights.
Look at Froch’s fight with Dirrell. Do you honestly think Froch would have gotten a decision over Dirrell had that fight been outside the UK? I don’t. I think Froch would have lost that fight 9 rounds to 3 had it not taken place in England.
Froch is saying it’s no big deal to fight Bute in Montreal right now, but I bet he’s going to be yapping like mad if he goes there and loses. Just watch. I can’t see Bute winning a controversial decision. I’ve never seen Bute win a controversial decision in Canada. If he wins, he deserves to win. But I can see some complaining from Froch if he loses over there. Boxing fans won’t listen to that kind of bellyaching after the fact, so I hope Froch keeps his yap shut after the fight.
Boxing article posted on November 3rd, 2012 | Post Comment
Bute Grachev Bute vs. Grachev lucian bute carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: Despite the bellyaching IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch made about fighting Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward in their home countries, Froch is now saying he has no problems traveling to Canada to fight former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute over there in Montreal in front of his loyal boxing fans.
Froch said to Sky Sports News “I believe going on the road to Montreal will inspire me. I’ve been on the road to box many times – I’ve been to Denmark, Finland, Connecticut and Atlantic City twice. It’s not a really daunting prospect to go over to Montreal and face Bute.”
Oh boy, I can see it now. Froch goes over to Montreal and then immediately starts complaining after he gets beaten. I can see Froch yapping long and hard if he loses a decision over there, likely saying if the fight had taken place in Nottingham he’d have won. That’s what Froch was saying after he lost to Kessler in Denmark.
Before the fight Froch was sounding just like he is now about how he had no problems going into Denmark to fight in front of Kessler’s fans, but afterwards Froch was singing a different tune about how he would have won the fight if it had been in Nottingham. Froch probably would have beaten Kessler if it had taken place in Nottingham. I mean, after watching Andre Dirrell go over to Nottingham, school Froch and then lose the fight, I definitely think Froch would have beaten Kessler and even Andre Ward in Nottingham. But that doesn’t mean that Froch should have gotten wins in those fights.
Look at Froch’s fight with Dirrell. Do you honestly think Froch would have gotten a decision over Dirrell had that fight been outside the UK? I don’t. I think Froch would have lost that fight 9 rounds to 3 had it not taken place in England.
Froch is saying it’s no big deal to fight Bute in Montreal right now, but I bet he’s going to be yapping like mad if he goes there and loses. Just watch. I can’t see Bute winning a controversial decision. I’ve never seen Bute win a controversial decision in Canada. If he wins, he deserves to win. But I can see some complaining from Froch if he loses over there. Boxing fans won’t listen to that kind of bellyaching after the fact, so I hope Froch keeps his yap shut after the fight.
Ricky Hatton: "I fought Mayweather, I was down, but as long as I was breathing in that ring you know I was trying to Knock him out!"
By Jenna Jay, OnTheRopes Boxing Radio, Doghouse
Jenna Jay: Ricky, last time you were in the ring, you were trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr. Who will you be working with now for this return bout?
Ricky Hatton: I am working with Bob Shelton, he’s been a Manchester trainer for a number of years, he has trained fighters from British level, to Commonwealth, to Europeans. He trained my brother for a world a title fight, when Matthew challenged Saul Alvarez, so he is a well respected coach in English terms. Personally to be honest with you, with me it’s about me going back to basics. I had the most success with working with Billy Graham, and Bob Shelton has all them training attributes that Billy Graham use to use, such as the distance training work, a bit of strength training, the body belt work, which was a big part of my game for a number of years, and going back to what made me to the fighter in the first place. Going back to the old school, the old training methods that made me what I am, and it’s not to say that I don’t take anything back or use what I’ve learned along the way, from the likes of Floyd Mayweather Sr., but I think at this point, it’s going back to basics, and what got me there in the first place.
Jenna: Being that you are 34 years old now, do you see yourself making any kind of changes to your style for this comeback run?
Hatton: Not particular, not a lot of things, the reason why they like Ricky Hatton is because as long as you’re in the boxing ring you go for the KO. I’ve seen so many fighters over the years fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., just survive, and trying to wait for the final round. Obviously you know when I fought Floyd I was down, but as long as I was breathing in that ring you know I was trying to Knock him out, and that’s what people like about me, so I don’t think my style will change, but more maturity obviously, I have to be little more cautious. My two defeats to Manny and Floyd is because I was going in as they would say in England, like a chicken with his head cut off, so that’s why they knocked me out. I have to tweak a few things, but ultimately it’s still the same old Ricky Hatton, that’s what people love.
Jenna: In the past year Ricky, quite a few top fighters have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. What are your thoughts about some boxers cheating to get an advantage?
Hatton: I don’t get it personally, performance enhancing drugs. I think I speak for majority of boxers, the reason why we went into boxing is trying to prove you’re the best in the world, you’re better than the guy in front of you, and the reason why you’re better than the guy in front of you is because of your talent, your dedication, your fitness, training, and stuff like that, and you do those things and you beat the man in front of you. That was the whole purpose in stepping in the ring in the first place, but if you got a little pick me up or a little bit of a lift, due to having performance enhancing drugs, then obviously it’s a total disrespect to boxers to trying to become the better man. I know when I step in the boxing ring, I want to beat the man in front of me because I am better than him, not because I had little bit of this and I had little bit of that. You want to be the best and you want to do it off your own back.
Jenna: Besides your British fans, you had a great following in the United States. Are you hoping you can gain that following back not just over in England, but back in the USA this comeback?
Hatton: Absolutely, my show on Nov 24th in Manchester, you know 20,000 was sold out in 2 days, it seems like I haven’t lost my popularity. When I had my problems with depression and suicide, some were obviously disappointed, but a lot of people were sympathetic to my down side or fall if you like. So yeah it’s about redeeming myself, World boxing, British boxing, my local community, my family, and just everybody. A lot people will come up and they will say you did us proud, you won so many world titles, you had a great career, there is no shame getting beat by Floyd and Manny, but they don’t have to sit with the man on my shoulder that keeps telling me that I ended up as a failure, and that’s the main reason I am coming back.
Jenna: Ricky through this interview you mentioned Mayweather and Pacquiao. Are you at all surprise with all the time you have been away from the ring, that those to have never got in the ring with each other?
Hatton: I am little surprised to be honest, the whole reason I went into boxing was to trying beat the best. I became the best in my division junior welterweight, I moved up in weight to try to challenge Floyd, and to become the best P4P, and needless to say I failed, but nobody can say I didn’t try. And If I didn’t want to be the best I could of stayed in my old weight, and could of done that for 2-3 years, but I didn't and I knew Floyd was the best so I moved up 7 pounds. Needless to say both boxers have to do what’s best for their family, the best deal they can get, because it’s your family’s livelihood and your livelihood. But ultimately the fact that trying to be the best, you have to swallow your pride and prove it, but it would be great thing for boxing if those two can fight.
Jenna: Ok, well in closing Ricky is there any message you want to send out to all your fans that have supported you and are looking forward to your ring return on November 24th?
Hatton: Thank you for all the support that I've been getting from all the fans from Great Britain and the United States, and obviously the reason for my comeback is because I feel like I let so many people down from fans from Britain to fans from America . I just ask forgiveness. I’ve had lot problems at that time. So that's what I am trying to do, trying comeback and make up for the wrongs I've done. Trying to make people whether it would be American boxing or British boxing, make people proud of me. Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone deserves a second chance. Give me the opportunity to try and prove to you and make you proud again.
By Jenna Jay, OnTheRopes Boxing Radio, Doghouse
Jenna Jay: Ricky, last time you were in the ring, you were trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr. Who will you be working with now for this return bout?
Ricky Hatton: I am working with Bob Shelton, he’s been a Manchester trainer for a number of years, he has trained fighters from British level, to Commonwealth, to Europeans. He trained my brother for a world a title fight, when Matthew challenged Saul Alvarez, so he is a well respected coach in English terms. Personally to be honest with you, with me it’s about me going back to basics. I had the most success with working with Billy Graham, and Bob Shelton has all them training attributes that Billy Graham use to use, such as the distance training work, a bit of strength training, the body belt work, which was a big part of my game for a number of years, and going back to what made me to the fighter in the first place. Going back to the old school, the old training methods that made me what I am, and it’s not to say that I don’t take anything back or use what I’ve learned along the way, from the likes of Floyd Mayweather Sr., but I think at this point, it’s going back to basics, and what got me there in the first place.
Jenna: Being that you are 34 years old now, do you see yourself making any kind of changes to your style for this comeback run?
Hatton: Not particular, not a lot of things, the reason why they like Ricky Hatton is because as long as you’re in the boxing ring you go for the KO. I’ve seen so many fighters over the years fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., just survive, and trying to wait for the final round. Obviously you know when I fought Floyd I was down, but as long as I was breathing in that ring you know I was trying to Knock him out, and that’s what people like about me, so I don’t think my style will change, but more maturity obviously, I have to be little more cautious. My two defeats to Manny and Floyd is because I was going in as they would say in England, like a chicken with his head cut off, so that’s why they knocked me out. I have to tweak a few things, but ultimately it’s still the same old Ricky Hatton, that’s what people love.
Jenna: In the past year Ricky, quite a few top fighters have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. What are your thoughts about some boxers cheating to get an advantage?
Hatton: I don’t get it personally, performance enhancing drugs. I think I speak for majority of boxers, the reason why we went into boxing is trying to prove you’re the best in the world, you’re better than the guy in front of you, and the reason why you’re better than the guy in front of you is because of your talent, your dedication, your fitness, training, and stuff like that, and you do those things and you beat the man in front of you. That was the whole purpose in stepping in the ring in the first place, but if you got a little pick me up or a little bit of a lift, due to having performance enhancing drugs, then obviously it’s a total disrespect to boxers to trying to become the better man. I know when I step in the boxing ring, I want to beat the man in front of me because I am better than him, not because I had little bit of this and I had little bit of that. You want to be the best and you want to do it off your own back.
Jenna: Besides your British fans, you had a great following in the United States. Are you hoping you can gain that following back not just over in England, but back in the USA this comeback?
Hatton: Absolutely, my show on Nov 24th in Manchester, you know 20,000 was sold out in 2 days, it seems like I haven’t lost my popularity. When I had my problems with depression and suicide, some were obviously disappointed, but a lot of people were sympathetic to my down side or fall if you like. So yeah it’s about redeeming myself, World boxing, British boxing, my local community, my family, and just everybody. A lot people will come up and they will say you did us proud, you won so many world titles, you had a great career, there is no shame getting beat by Floyd and Manny, but they don’t have to sit with the man on my shoulder that keeps telling me that I ended up as a failure, and that’s the main reason I am coming back.
Jenna: Ricky through this interview you mentioned Mayweather and Pacquiao. Are you at all surprise with all the time you have been away from the ring, that those to have never got in the ring with each other?
Hatton: I am little surprised to be honest, the whole reason I went into boxing was to trying beat the best. I became the best in my division junior welterweight, I moved up in weight to try to challenge Floyd, and to become the best P4P, and needless to say I failed, but nobody can say I didn’t try. And If I didn’t want to be the best I could of stayed in my old weight, and could of done that for 2-3 years, but I didn't and I knew Floyd was the best so I moved up 7 pounds. Needless to say both boxers have to do what’s best for their family, the best deal they can get, because it’s your family’s livelihood and your livelihood. But ultimately the fact that trying to be the best, you have to swallow your pride and prove it, but it would be great thing for boxing if those two can fight.
Jenna: Ok, well in closing Ricky is there any message you want to send out to all your fans that have supported you and are looking forward to your ring return on November 24th?
Hatton: Thank you for all the support that I've been getting from all the fans from Great Britain and the United States, and obviously the reason for my comeback is because I feel like I let so many people down from fans from Britain to fans from America . I just ask forgiveness. I’ve had lot problems at that time. So that's what I am trying to do, trying comeback and make up for the wrongs I've done. Trying to make people whether it would be American boxing or British boxing, make people proud of me. Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone deserves a second chance. Give me the opportunity to try and prove to you and make you proud again.
50 is weird. he's saying it's fake but he's talkin shit at the same time..
50cent 5 @50cent
I'm sick of all this nonsense Floyd asked me to act like were fighting cause no one was paying any attention after his 60 days.#SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
Domestic violence is very serious my apologies,my grand mother said we need to stop playing I'm done sorry#SK
50cent 5 @50cent
I know some the thing we do in hip hop for shock value are wrong. He just wanted some attention Floyd is like a brother to me.#SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
I always tweet thing for him like follow his fiancée and help promote him but one, I'm done with please don't ask me about it. #SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
Your right#SKRT @indepndntchick: 5 @50cent if @FloydMayweather wants attention then he should get in the ring.
50cent 5 @50cent
He just called he mad I said something about domestic violence. He just want be in music. You ever hear him RAP?lol
50cent 5 @50cent
He texting really trippin over the domestic violence tweet. It's true everybody know, he already did time for it. SMSAudio
50cent 5 @50cent
I'm sick of all this nonsense Floyd asked me to act like were fighting cause no one was paying any attention after his 60 days.#SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
Domestic violence is very serious my apologies,my grand mother said we need to stop playing I'm done sorry#SK
50cent 5 @50cent
I know some the thing we do in hip hop for shock value are wrong. He just wanted some attention Floyd is like a brother to me.#SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
I always tweet thing for him like follow his fiancée and help promote him but one, I'm done with please don't ask me about it. #SMSaudio
50cent 5 @50cent
Your right#SKRT @indepndntchick: 5 @50cent if @FloydMayweather wants attention then he should get in the ring.
50cent 5 @50cent
He just called he mad I said something about domestic violence. He just want be in music. You ever hear him RAP?lol
50cent 5 @50cent
He texting really trippin over the domestic violence tweet. It's true everybody know, he already did time for it. SMSAudio
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Nov 5, 1994:
George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ
On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to "all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail."
Born in 1949 in Marshal, Texas, Foreman had a troubled childhood and dropped out of high school. Eventually, he joined President Lyndon Johnson's Jobs Corps work program and discovered a talent for boxing. "Big George," as he was nicknamed, took home a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, after winning his first 37 professional matches, 34 by knockout, Foreman KO'd "Smokin'" Joe Frazier after two rounds and was crowned heavyweight champ. At 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasha, Zaire, the younger, stronger Foreman suffered a surprising loss to underdog Muhammad Ali and was forced to relinquish his championship title. Three years later, Big George morphed from pugilist into preacher, when he had a religious experience in his dressing room after losing a fight. He retired from boxing, became an ordained minister in Houston and founded a youth center.
A decade later, the millions he'd made as a boxer gone, Foreman returned to the ring at age 38 and staged a successful comeback. When he won his second heavyweight title in his 1994 fight against Moorer, becoming the WBA and IBF champ, Foreman was wearing the same red trunks he'd had on the night he lost to Ali.
Foreman didn't hang onto the heavyweight mantle for long. In March 1995, he was stripped of his WBA title after refusing to fight No. 1 contender Tony Tucker, and he gave up his IBF title in June 1995 rather than fight a rematch with Axel Schulz, whom he'd narrowly beat in a controversial judges' decision in April of that same year. Foreman's last fight was in 1997; he lost to Shannon Biggs. He retired with a lifetime record of 76-5.
Outside of the boxing ring, Foreman, who has five sons, all named George, and five daughters, has become enormously wealthy as an entrepreneur and genial TV pitchman for a variety of products, including the hugely popular George Foreman Grill.
George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ
On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to "all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail."
Born in 1949 in Marshal, Texas, Foreman had a troubled childhood and dropped out of high school. Eventually, he joined President Lyndon Johnson's Jobs Corps work program and discovered a talent for boxing. "Big George," as he was nicknamed, took home a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, after winning his first 37 professional matches, 34 by knockout, Foreman KO'd "Smokin'" Joe Frazier after two rounds and was crowned heavyweight champ. At 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasha, Zaire, the younger, stronger Foreman suffered a surprising loss to underdog Muhammad Ali and was forced to relinquish his championship title. Three years later, Big George morphed from pugilist into preacher, when he had a religious experience in his dressing room after losing a fight. He retired from boxing, became an ordained minister in Houston and founded a youth center.
A decade later, the millions he'd made as a boxer gone, Foreman returned to the ring at age 38 and staged a successful comeback. When he won his second heavyweight title in his 1994 fight against Moorer, becoming the WBA and IBF champ, Foreman was wearing the same red trunks he'd had on the night he lost to Ali.
Foreman didn't hang onto the heavyweight mantle for long. In March 1995, he was stripped of his WBA title after refusing to fight No. 1 contender Tony Tucker, and he gave up his IBF title in June 1995 rather than fight a rematch with Axel Schulz, whom he'd narrowly beat in a controversial judges' decision in April of that same year. Foreman's last fight was in 1997; he lost to Shannon Biggs. He retired with a lifetime record of 76-5.
Outside of the boxing ring, Foreman, who has five sons, all named George, and five daughters, has become enormously wealthy as an entrepreneur and genial TV pitchman for a variety of products, including the hugely popular George Foreman Grill.
JEFF MAYWEATHER: "50 WANTED AL'S POSITION...HE WANTED TO BE THE MAN"
By Ben Thompson | November 05, 2012
"I mean, it's one of those situations to where sometimes friends can't do business together. It's almost like if you have a friend, sometimes you can't loan your friend money. It's one of those situations. And don't get me wrong, I don't really know how much Floyd was involved because everything was being done while Floyd was incarcerated," stated world-class trainer Jeff Mayweather, who shared his thoughts on the ongoing feud between his nephew, Floyd Mayweather, and aspiring promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Things really heated up over the weekend when the two former friends traded insults via their official Twitter accounts. Some may say that Jeff, being Floyd's uncle, may be biased when it comes to the details surrounding the fall out, however, he does have firsthand knowledge about the plans that Jackson had for his promotional company, and he was one of his biggest supporters after speaking in-depth with the Jackson regarding the future of his own fighter, Celestino Caballero.
"I got a chance to talk to 50 and be around him; he's a brilliant businessman and he knows exactly what he's doing. I expect TMT Promotions to become the strongest promotional team in boxing, period. There are some very, very big plans that I can't even reveal at this time, but they're huge," Jeff would tell video correspondent Chris Robinson back in July when news first broke about Jackson's new venture into boxing. Of course, that interview was conducted roughly 5 days prior to Mayweather being released from prison. Since then, a lot has changed, likely due to the fact that Mayweather was not keen on some of the moves that Jackson was hoping to make with his former friend.
"One thing is this, I know Floyd's loyalty is to Al Haymon, and basically, the plan was to push Al Haymon out and that wasn't gonna happen. So I think that was the biggest thing I think that, as friends, they could have still made this thing really big, but 50 wanted Al's position," Jeff explained during a recent conversation with FightHype's own Percy Crawford. "He didn't just want to be a guy that was a part of Mayweather Promotions or TMT. He wanted to be the man and that position was already filled, and Floyd wasn't gonna allow no one else to take that position, so I think that's where they hit a wall."
Although we may never know exactly what Jackson's true intentions were regarding a business venture with Floyd Mayweather, one thing that has always been clear is Mayweather's loyalty to his team, so the idea of completely cutting out Haymon, the man who has helped Mayweather become the highest paid athlete in sports, seems like a bad move from the start.
By Ben Thompson | November 05, 2012
"I mean, it's one of those situations to where sometimes friends can't do business together. It's almost like if you have a friend, sometimes you can't loan your friend money. It's one of those situations. And don't get me wrong, I don't really know how much Floyd was involved because everything was being done while Floyd was incarcerated," stated world-class trainer Jeff Mayweather, who shared his thoughts on the ongoing feud between his nephew, Floyd Mayweather, and aspiring promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Things really heated up over the weekend when the two former friends traded insults via their official Twitter accounts. Some may say that Jeff, being Floyd's uncle, may be biased when it comes to the details surrounding the fall out, however, he does have firsthand knowledge about the plans that Jackson had for his promotional company, and he was one of his biggest supporters after speaking in-depth with the Jackson regarding the future of his own fighter, Celestino Caballero.
"I got a chance to talk to 50 and be around him; he's a brilliant businessman and he knows exactly what he's doing. I expect TMT Promotions to become the strongest promotional team in boxing, period. There are some very, very big plans that I can't even reveal at this time, but they're huge," Jeff would tell video correspondent Chris Robinson back in July when news first broke about Jackson's new venture into boxing. Of course, that interview was conducted roughly 5 days prior to Mayweather being released from prison. Since then, a lot has changed, likely due to the fact that Mayweather was not keen on some of the moves that Jackson was hoping to make with his former friend.
"One thing is this, I know Floyd's loyalty is to Al Haymon, and basically, the plan was to push Al Haymon out and that wasn't gonna happen. So I think that was the biggest thing I think that, as friends, they could have still made this thing really big, but 50 wanted Al's position," Jeff explained during a recent conversation with FightHype's own Percy Crawford. "He didn't just want to be a guy that was a part of Mayweather Promotions or TMT. He wanted to be the man and that position was already filled, and Floyd wasn't gonna allow no one else to take that position, so I think that's where they hit a wall."
Although we may never know exactly what Jackson's true intentions were regarding a business venture with Floyd Mayweather, one thing that has always been clear is Mayweather's loyalty to his team, so the idea of completely cutting out Haymon, the man who has helped Mayweather become the highest paid athlete in sports, seems like a bad move from the start.
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Tony
GARY RUSSELL JR: "EVERYTHING IS LINING UP PERFECTLY...IN MY EYES, I'M ALREADY THE MAIN EVENT"
By Percy Crawford | November 05, 2012
"Yeah, it's been coming together, man. Everything is lining up perfectly. I got the right training team around me. I got the right, really, everything man. Everything is lining up exactly as planned as far as me establishing myself as a fighter, establishing myself just in general all around, and it's all playing out right....When I fight on these undercards and things like that, in my eyes, I'm already the main event anyway. The only person that I really care about winning and looking exciting while doing it is me. So in my eyes, I'm already the main event....At the end of the day, the result doesn't change based on the fact that the opponent has changed. The end result is the guy other than Gary Russell Jr. will walk out of the ring with an L," stated undefeated featherweight contender Gary Russell Jr., who talked about his upcoming return to the ring this Friday when he headlines the November 9 "Night of the Olympians" ShoBox card. Check it out!
PC: I know it's getting close, but it's become somewhat of a tradition for us to get one in before your fights. Thanks for the time. How do you feel man?
GR: Yeah man, it's been crazy with everything going on, but you know I had to make some time and hit you up. I feel alright, man. I'm good. I'm focused and ready to put it down and handle this business and put another notch under my belt.
PC: Now that you are 20 fights into your career, do you feel like a veteran and that everything is coming together for you?
GR: Yeah, it's been coming together, man. Everything is lining up perfectly. I got the right training team around me. I got the right, really, everything man. Everything is lining up exactly as planned as far as me establishing myself as a fighter, establishing myself just in general all around, and it's all playing out right.
PC: Being that you are headlining a card that will showcase a lot of our Olympians making their pro debuts, do you feel that's pressure on you, because we have grown accustomed to expecting certain things from you, but the other guys on the card, it's the great unknown. We don't know what to expect from them.
GR: It's never extra pressure, man. To be an athlete, pressure is something that doesn't really exist. When pressure does exist, then that's when you become limited as a performer. As a fighter in general, the better you get and the more fights you win, the brighter the lights are gonna get, more eyes are gonna be watching, and more people will have expectations for you. It comes with the territory. If all of those things will get to you, then your career will be short-lived by trying to live up to the expectation. My job is to continue to do me, which I have been doing, and to just keep moving forward and keep pushing it. When I fight on these undercards and things like that, in my eyes, I'm already the main event anyway. The only person that I really care about winning and looking exciting while doing it is me. So in my eyes, I'm already the main event.
PC: As young as you are you, the card, like I said, is full of guys making their pro debut. You guys are all under the Al Haymon banner, so do you expect any of those guys to come to you for advice before their fights, and if so, would that be strange being that you are still very young?
GR: It's very possible that they can come to me for advice or whatnot. As far as me being young, I don't think that plays a big factor because my experience level as an athlete takes over at that point. You can learn from anyone all day, every day. It's not a big deal if they come to me. I definitely have a lot of experience in the game. I am 20 fights in and I have already been through what they are about to go through as far as having their first fight, so it would make a lot of sense for them to come to me as far as advice goes. A lot of fighters, when they start their pro careers, they are not really sure about what's going on. They are not sure of how things are being run. They are in a grooming process and if I can make their grooming process any easier, man, I'm all for it. They don't know that you can have an entire training camp preparing for a certain fight or for a certain guy and then a week out from the fight, the guy decides he don't want to fight you. They don't know that stuff like this happens, even with major fighters. Stuff like this happens and you gotta have mental toughness. A lot of that kind of stuff plays a big part in your career and it's a lot of things you're gonna have to watch out for as they grow.
PC: How do you feel about the way your career is progressing?
GR: I feel like it's progressing like it's supposed to be. I don't feel any different as a fighter. I am the same fighter. I do feel as though I have matured more in the ring as a fighter, but the basic makeup is still the same. We are always adding on a little more to our repertoire and we always want to give you a little more than what you seen the last time, but my career is moving perfectly and it's going the way we want it to go.
PC: I remember speaking to you before your fight against Christopher Perez and you had him figured out to a tee what you felt he was gonna do, and it obviously played out in the ring. There has been some name changes for this fight. Have you been able to find footage of your new opponent?
GR: Actually, it's weird that you say that because we were supposed to fight the Russian guy, Gusev. I think he was #8 in the WBA or WBO, one of the two sanctioning bodies. Maybe a week out from the fight, we hear that he decided not to take the fight, even after he had signed the contract and everything. He said he had an injury, so that fight isn't going to go through with the Russian guy. But we based our entire training camp around this particular guy; the entire training camp. We studied his ways, we studied his flaws and his strengths; we critiqued him down to a tee. We actually flew in sparring partners that had a similar style to this guy, so when the change happened so suddenly, now we're still stuck with the same sparring partners that we had. We did all of this training for a certain guy and now it suddenly changes at the last minute. A lot of fighters would actually get down on themselves because they feel all of their work is in vain. That's not really the case with us. I'm in tremendous shape; I'm 100% prepared and ready to fight. The thing that I have in common with all of the Olympians is that we are all elite fighters and we compete at that elite level. You never know who you are gonna face from one night to the next at the amateur level. You may have to fight 5 nights in a row to win the entire tournament, so you might fight a guy from Russia one night, then a guy from Cuba, and then a guy from Belarus. The styles will change and it's up to the fighter to be able to make the necessary adjustments in the fight. I feel as though for this fight, my pedigree will definitely take over. We got a little bit of footage on the guy. We are not one-dimensional. We are very versatile in the ring, so we are able to do things in there and we got enough footage to know what we have to do to beat this guy. At the end of the day, the result doesn't change based on the fact that the opponent has changed. The end result is the guy other than Gary Russell Jr. will walk out of the ring with an L.
PC: I understand the more your career moves forward, the less fights you take, but you fought 6 times last year and this will only be your second this year. Were there just some bad breaks with injuries and pullouts or was this by design?
GR: I have never been one for complaining about anything. I believe that God allows things to happen for a reason. I believe in God and if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today, so I feel as though he allowed things to happen in my life for a reason. Unfortunately, we were supposed to have fought I think maybe 2 more times this year, but like you say, injury here, guy pull out there, and then another injury here. We never know, but I know that it could have been the break that I needed. It gave me more time with my family. I just had my second daughter. I have a 3-month-old daughter now and I'm just blessed. It gave me that family time that I needed and it gave me my Gary Russell time, so I'm 100% focused and ready to move forward. We are gonna have a big 2013!
PC: For the fans that have been under a rock and haven't seen your skill set, what can the fans in California expect as well as the Showtime subscribers to see from Gary Russell Jr. on the 9th?
GR: A lot of excitement. My job as a fighter…a lot of fighters think I'm just going to go out here and fight, when in actuality, we are entertainers. My job is to entertain. I will definitely bring a lot of hand speed, a lot of punching power, and I will bring entertainment to the sport, so hopefully when they tune in, they like what they see.
PC: Best of luck to you Gary. I'm definitely glad we were able to get it in. Is there anything you want to say before I let you go man?
GR: Man, keep God first and everything else follows.
By Percy Crawford | November 05, 2012
"Yeah, it's been coming together, man. Everything is lining up perfectly. I got the right training team around me. I got the right, really, everything man. Everything is lining up exactly as planned as far as me establishing myself as a fighter, establishing myself just in general all around, and it's all playing out right....When I fight on these undercards and things like that, in my eyes, I'm already the main event anyway. The only person that I really care about winning and looking exciting while doing it is me. So in my eyes, I'm already the main event....At the end of the day, the result doesn't change based on the fact that the opponent has changed. The end result is the guy other than Gary Russell Jr. will walk out of the ring with an L," stated undefeated featherweight contender Gary Russell Jr., who talked about his upcoming return to the ring this Friday when he headlines the November 9 "Night of the Olympians" ShoBox card. Check it out!
PC: I know it's getting close, but it's become somewhat of a tradition for us to get one in before your fights. Thanks for the time. How do you feel man?
GR: Yeah man, it's been crazy with everything going on, but you know I had to make some time and hit you up. I feel alright, man. I'm good. I'm focused and ready to put it down and handle this business and put another notch under my belt.
PC: Now that you are 20 fights into your career, do you feel like a veteran and that everything is coming together for you?
GR: Yeah, it's been coming together, man. Everything is lining up perfectly. I got the right training team around me. I got the right, really, everything man. Everything is lining up exactly as planned as far as me establishing myself as a fighter, establishing myself just in general all around, and it's all playing out right.
PC: Being that you are headlining a card that will showcase a lot of our Olympians making their pro debuts, do you feel that's pressure on you, because we have grown accustomed to expecting certain things from you, but the other guys on the card, it's the great unknown. We don't know what to expect from them.
GR: It's never extra pressure, man. To be an athlete, pressure is something that doesn't really exist. When pressure does exist, then that's when you become limited as a performer. As a fighter in general, the better you get and the more fights you win, the brighter the lights are gonna get, more eyes are gonna be watching, and more people will have expectations for you. It comes with the territory. If all of those things will get to you, then your career will be short-lived by trying to live up to the expectation. My job is to continue to do me, which I have been doing, and to just keep moving forward and keep pushing it. When I fight on these undercards and things like that, in my eyes, I'm already the main event anyway. The only person that I really care about winning and looking exciting while doing it is me. So in my eyes, I'm already the main event.
PC: As young as you are you, the card, like I said, is full of guys making their pro debut. You guys are all under the Al Haymon banner, so do you expect any of those guys to come to you for advice before their fights, and if so, would that be strange being that you are still very young?
GR: It's very possible that they can come to me for advice or whatnot. As far as me being young, I don't think that plays a big factor because my experience level as an athlete takes over at that point. You can learn from anyone all day, every day. It's not a big deal if they come to me. I definitely have a lot of experience in the game. I am 20 fights in and I have already been through what they are about to go through as far as having their first fight, so it would make a lot of sense for them to come to me as far as advice goes. A lot of fighters, when they start their pro careers, they are not really sure about what's going on. They are not sure of how things are being run. They are in a grooming process and if I can make their grooming process any easier, man, I'm all for it. They don't know that you can have an entire training camp preparing for a certain fight or for a certain guy and then a week out from the fight, the guy decides he don't want to fight you. They don't know that stuff like this happens, even with major fighters. Stuff like this happens and you gotta have mental toughness. A lot of that kind of stuff plays a big part in your career and it's a lot of things you're gonna have to watch out for as they grow.
PC: How do you feel about the way your career is progressing?
GR: I feel like it's progressing like it's supposed to be. I don't feel any different as a fighter. I am the same fighter. I do feel as though I have matured more in the ring as a fighter, but the basic makeup is still the same. We are always adding on a little more to our repertoire and we always want to give you a little more than what you seen the last time, but my career is moving perfectly and it's going the way we want it to go.
PC: I remember speaking to you before your fight against Christopher Perez and you had him figured out to a tee what you felt he was gonna do, and it obviously played out in the ring. There has been some name changes for this fight. Have you been able to find footage of your new opponent?
GR: Actually, it's weird that you say that because we were supposed to fight the Russian guy, Gusev. I think he was #8 in the WBA or WBO, one of the two sanctioning bodies. Maybe a week out from the fight, we hear that he decided not to take the fight, even after he had signed the contract and everything. He said he had an injury, so that fight isn't going to go through with the Russian guy. But we based our entire training camp around this particular guy; the entire training camp. We studied his ways, we studied his flaws and his strengths; we critiqued him down to a tee. We actually flew in sparring partners that had a similar style to this guy, so when the change happened so suddenly, now we're still stuck with the same sparring partners that we had. We did all of this training for a certain guy and now it suddenly changes at the last minute. A lot of fighters would actually get down on themselves because they feel all of their work is in vain. That's not really the case with us. I'm in tremendous shape; I'm 100% prepared and ready to fight. The thing that I have in common with all of the Olympians is that we are all elite fighters and we compete at that elite level. You never know who you are gonna face from one night to the next at the amateur level. You may have to fight 5 nights in a row to win the entire tournament, so you might fight a guy from Russia one night, then a guy from Cuba, and then a guy from Belarus. The styles will change and it's up to the fighter to be able to make the necessary adjustments in the fight. I feel as though for this fight, my pedigree will definitely take over. We got a little bit of footage on the guy. We are not one-dimensional. We are very versatile in the ring, so we are able to do things in there and we got enough footage to know what we have to do to beat this guy. At the end of the day, the result doesn't change based on the fact that the opponent has changed. The end result is the guy other than Gary Russell Jr. will walk out of the ring with an L.
PC: I understand the more your career moves forward, the less fights you take, but you fought 6 times last year and this will only be your second this year. Were there just some bad breaks with injuries and pullouts or was this by design?
GR: I have never been one for complaining about anything. I believe that God allows things to happen for a reason. I believe in God and if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today, so I feel as though he allowed things to happen in my life for a reason. Unfortunately, we were supposed to have fought I think maybe 2 more times this year, but like you say, injury here, guy pull out there, and then another injury here. We never know, but I know that it could have been the break that I needed. It gave me more time with my family. I just had my second daughter. I have a 3-month-old daughter now and I'm just blessed. It gave me that family time that I needed and it gave me my Gary Russell time, so I'm 100% focused and ready to move forward. We are gonna have a big 2013!
PC: For the fans that have been under a rock and haven't seen your skill set, what can the fans in California expect as well as the Showtime subscribers to see from Gary Russell Jr. on the 9th?
GR: A lot of excitement. My job as a fighter…a lot of fighters think I'm just going to go out here and fight, when in actuality, we are entertainers. My job is to entertain. I will definitely bring a lot of hand speed, a lot of punching power, and I will bring entertainment to the sport, so hopefully when they tune in, they like what they see.
PC: Best of luck to you Gary. I'm definitely glad we were able to get it in. Is there anything you want to say before I let you go man?
GR: Man, keep God first and everything else follows.
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JAMES PRINCE WILLING TO MATCH 50 CENT $20 MILLION TO MAKE WARD VS. DIRRELL
By Ben Thompson | November 04, 2012
Over the weekend, upstart boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson took to his Twitter account to challenge undefeated super middleweight king Andre Ward on behalf of his own fighter, once-beaten super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell. Despite the fact that Dirrell has only fought once in the past 2 1/2 years since his withdrawal from the Super Six tournament, Jackson is of the opinion that his fighter is eager to step into the ring with Ward.
Ironically, prior to his withdrawl, Dirrell's next fight in the tournament was supposed to be against Ward. At the time, there was speculation that the neurological issues that forced Dirrell's withdrawal were really a reluctance on his part to face Ward, who was a close friend and former Olympic teammate. The following tweets from Jackson, however, sent a clear message that he believed Dirrell was eager to put their former friendship aside:
"Andre ward f✓ ck you boy. A @andre DIRRELL looking for you to fight boy #SMSAUDIO"
"Andre ward VS. Andre Dirrell . He gone get the belt then we gone get it on. #SMSaudio"
" A @andre dirrell is a tuff fighter Andre ward no what's up SMSAUDIO"
" A @andre dirrell already beat Andre ward before do your home work#SMSAUDIO"
" A @andre dirrell VS. Andre ward will happen cause WARD is not scared #SMSaudio"
" A @ANDREW ard I'm a fan but we gotta make the fight A @andre dirrell #SMSaudio"
During those tweets, Jackson also took aim at former friend Floyd Mayweather, challenging him to fight one of his other fighters, undefeated former super featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. Jackson even went so far as to offer an extra $20 million to the winner.
Upon hearing of Jackson's comments, long-time boxing manager and CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records James Prince, who works with Andre Ward, wasted no time to respond. "I hear there is $20 million being thrown around with betting on Gamboa. But since Andre Dirrell is with him [50 Cent], and he proved on there how strongly he feels about Dirrell - I just want him to know if he brings $20 million to the table - I'll fade his bet for that fight, with Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell," Prince would tell Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com, giving Jackson a golden opportunity to put his money where his tweets are make the fight he seems so eager to make.
"As a matter of fact, if he's feeling that good, he can bring that bet to the table and we can execute that real soon," Prince continued. "If he believes in the other one [Dirrell], as he quoted [he does] and he should - I'll fade that bet for him. It don't have to take no long time. It can be the next fight if he's feeling real good. It can be done tomorrow if he wants. They don't need no warmups and all that kind of stuff. It can be made ASAP -if he believes in his fighter."
Jackson is being given a great opportunity by Prince. It's a fight that one of the networks would no doubt want to pick up, and according to Prince, it should be extremely easy to make assuming both sides truly want to make it. The question is, does Jackson really want to make the fight or is he simply looking to gain attention for something else? Time will tell.
By Ben Thompson | November 04, 2012
Over the weekend, upstart boxing promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson took to his Twitter account to challenge undefeated super middleweight king Andre Ward on behalf of his own fighter, once-beaten super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell. Despite the fact that Dirrell has only fought once in the past 2 1/2 years since his withdrawal from the Super Six tournament, Jackson is of the opinion that his fighter is eager to step into the ring with Ward.
Ironically, prior to his withdrawl, Dirrell's next fight in the tournament was supposed to be against Ward. At the time, there was speculation that the neurological issues that forced Dirrell's withdrawal were really a reluctance on his part to face Ward, who was a close friend and former Olympic teammate. The following tweets from Jackson, however, sent a clear message that he believed Dirrell was eager to put their former friendship aside:
"Andre ward f✓ ck you boy. A @andre DIRRELL looking for you to fight boy #SMSAUDIO"
"Andre ward VS. Andre Dirrell . He gone get the belt then we gone get it on. #SMSaudio"
" A @andre dirrell is a tuff fighter Andre ward no what's up SMSAUDIO"
" A @andre dirrell already beat Andre ward before do your home work#SMSAUDIO"
" A @andre dirrell VS. Andre ward will happen cause WARD is not scared #SMSaudio"
" A @ANDREW ard I'm a fan but we gotta make the fight A @andre dirrell #SMSaudio"
During those tweets, Jackson also took aim at former friend Floyd Mayweather, challenging him to fight one of his other fighters, undefeated former super featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. Jackson even went so far as to offer an extra $20 million to the winner.
Upon hearing of Jackson's comments, long-time boxing manager and CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records James Prince, who works with Andre Ward, wasted no time to respond. "I hear there is $20 million being thrown around with betting on Gamboa. But since Andre Dirrell is with him [50 Cent], and he proved on there how strongly he feels about Dirrell - I just want him to know if he brings $20 million to the table - I'll fade his bet for that fight, with Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell," Prince would tell Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com, giving Jackson a golden opportunity to put his money where his tweets are make the fight he seems so eager to make.
"As a matter of fact, if he's feeling that good, he can bring that bet to the table and we can execute that real soon," Prince continued. "If he believes in the other one [Dirrell], as he quoted [he does] and he should - I'll fade that bet for him. It don't have to take no long time. It can be the next fight if he's feeling real good. It can be done tomorrow if he wants. They don't need no warmups and all that kind of stuff. It can be made ASAP -if he believes in his fighter."
Jackson is being given a great opportunity by Prince. It's a fight that one of the networks would no doubt want to pick up, and according to Prince, it should be extremely easy to make assuming both sides truly want to make it. The question is, does Jackson really want to make the fight or is he simply looking to gain attention for something else? Time will tell.
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trips and Tony
J Prince Net Worth $45 Million
J Prince is an American Businessman, he has a net worth of $45 million. J Prince has earned his net worth as the CEO of Houston-based Rap-a-Lot Records. Prince has spent 20 years promoting Houston’s rap scene and rap artists, is now working to promote underprivileged neighborhoods and communities. He recently began building a community center in his old 5th Ward neighborhood that will help young children, teens and adults to excel more in their lives. Houston City Council and Mayor Bill White honored Prince and his work by naming a day in his honor on Jan. 30, 2007. Prince launched a campaign to educate youths about HIV/AIDS prevention and testing in Feb 2007. Prince created the Houston hip hop record label Rap-a-Lot in 1986. The company is also known under the sublable Smoke-a-Lot Records. Rap-a-lot’s most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success and focus on gangsta and southern rap In (1991–1994) it was distributed by the EMI labels Priority Records and Virgin Records (1994–2000). During the 2000s, it was distributed by WEA’s Asylum Records. It was referenced by the Notorious B.I.G. on the song “Flava in Ya Ear (remix)” when he said, “I’m not from Houston, but I Rap-a-Lot.”
At the end of the Devin the Dude song “What a Job” featuring Snoop Dogg, Snoop congratulates the record company by saying, “J. Prince, Jas Prince, Rap-a-Lot, still on top, 2007.” Geto Boys were the labels first nationally popular act, while Devin the Dude, whom The New York Times called “a brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow.”[1], and whose contract ended in 2008, was, for 15 years, the label’s longest-running act. J. Prince Jr., the son of J. Prince, has a label distributed by Rap-a-Lot called Southern Empire Entertainment. Prince’s younger son Jas Prince also was responsible for discovering Young Money/Ca$h Money/Universal Records recording artist Drake” and holds the artist in a Rap-a-Lot management contract. Drake is also part of the Rap-A-Lot family as J.Prince himself confirmed saying “Let’s Welcome Drake, the newest member of the family”. But he is not signed as a artist. On May 18, 2010, Rap-a-Lot Records announced that it recently signed a distribution deal with Fontana Distribution.
J Prince is an American Businessman, he has a net worth of $45 million. J Prince has earned his net worth as the CEO of Houston-based Rap-a-Lot Records. Prince has spent 20 years promoting Houston’s rap scene and rap artists, is now working to promote underprivileged neighborhoods and communities. He recently began building a community center in his old 5th Ward neighborhood that will help young children, teens and adults to excel more in their lives. Houston City Council and Mayor Bill White honored Prince and his work by naming a day in his honor on Jan. 30, 2007. Prince launched a campaign to educate youths about HIV/AIDS prevention and testing in Feb 2007. Prince created the Houston hip hop record label Rap-a-Lot in 1986. The company is also known under the sublable Smoke-a-Lot Records. Rap-a-lot’s most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success and focus on gangsta and southern rap In (1991–1994) it was distributed by the EMI labels Priority Records and Virgin Records (1994–2000). During the 2000s, it was distributed by WEA’s Asylum Records. It was referenced by the Notorious B.I.G. on the song “Flava in Ya Ear (remix)” when he said, “I’m not from Houston, but I Rap-a-Lot.”
At the end of the Devin the Dude song “What a Job” featuring Snoop Dogg, Snoop congratulates the record company by saying, “J. Prince, Jas Prince, Rap-a-Lot, still on top, 2007.” Geto Boys were the labels first nationally popular act, while Devin the Dude, whom The New York Times called “a brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow.”[1], and whose contract ended in 2008, was, for 15 years, the label’s longest-running act. J. Prince Jr., the son of J. Prince, has a label distributed by Rap-a-Lot called Southern Empire Entertainment. Prince’s younger son Jas Prince also was responsible for discovering Young Money/Ca$h Money/Universal Records recording artist Drake” and holds the artist in a Rap-a-Lot management contract. Drake is also part of the Rap-A-Lot family as J.Prince himself confirmed saying “Let’s Welcome Drake, the newest member of the family”. But he is not signed as a artist. On May 18, 2010, Rap-a-Lot Records announced that it recently signed a distribution deal with Fontana Distribution.
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heyzel and JLMACN
BoxingScene.com was advised by several sources who are close to the situation, that IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib (35-1, 21KOs) is potentially being replaced as the opponent for undefeated contender Jayson Velez (19-0, 14KOs).
Sources, with knowledge of situation, believe Dib's removal is the direct result of the escalating war of words between rapper/promoter 50 Cent and former friend Floyd Mayweather Jr. The two individuals were once close friends, but their relationship went sour over a business deal gone bad.
Dib is promoted by Jackson under a company called SMS Promotions. However, Golden Boy and Haymon are working with Miguel Cotto Promotions on the December 1st event. Obviously, there is absolutely no reason for Golden Boy and Haymon to help Jackson secure a televised position for one of his fighters on a high profile event.
I don't think Fifty is ready for boxing politics he fucked up bringing Al Haymon up in his tweets, also who remembers 50 getting brave with De La Hoya on twitter a few months ago. Now De La Hoya is getting the last laugh, looks like 50 folded and had to apologize.
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