Don King, on Mike Tyson


"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter?
He went to prison, not to Princeton."



"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music
and the dancers hit each other."

Saturday, June 9, 2012

No Stare Down?

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley weigh in for their bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Being focused is not a problem for Bradley.

“I have never seen anyone more focused on getting stuff done than Tim,” said Bradley’s manager, Cameron Dunkin. “He has an incredible work ethic. He eats it, watches it, sleeps it, breathes it. He takes his career more seriously than anyone I have ever seen.’’

Should Bradley win, a rematch clause is already in place for a fight on Nov. 10. That would ruin hopes for a Pacquiao bout with Mayweather any time soon, who is currently in the Clark County (Nev.) jail serving a three-month sentence on a domestic violence charge. Bradley went so far as to have an oversized ticket made for the Nov. 12 fight and presented it to his wife, M

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Bradley continued to work harder and harder for the biggest fight of his life, and said he’s ready to rumble as well.

In the third episode of HBO’s 24/7, Bradley said he was done with training, and perhaps tired of it.

“I’m sick of training I (can) fight tomorrow. I (can) fight tonight,” said Bradley, bouncing around some track oval like a collegiate star.

He has maintained a strict vegetarian diet.


“I train like no other,” said Bradley who would sleep at the gym if that’s what it would take for him to win.

“Fights are won in the gym,” he said.



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