Thursday, December 31, 2009
Gamboa and Lopez on 2010 Collision Course
Yuriorkis Gamboa and Juan Manuel Lopez may square off in a 2010 clash of young champions.
WBA featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa is currently preparing to face-off against Rogers Mtagwa on Jan. 23 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Gamboa turned 28-years-old last week and with a pro record of 16-0, 14 KOs he is ready to make 2010 his breakout year.
The Cuban sensation, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, is looking forward to a possible match-up later in the year versus the undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez who will meet WBO featherweight belt-holder Stevie Luevano on the same card at MSG. Should they both prove victorious on the 23rd there has been talk the two will be matched later in the year.
“I don’t like to talk about the hypothetical,” said Gamboa through interpreter and manager Tony Gonzalez. “But the rumors have been going on for quite a while about the two of us fighting each other. We both have to win on the 23rd for that to happen. I would like for all of the talking to stop and I would like to put the rumors to rest, too. It’s time to probably stop talking and just fight.”
Lopez barely squeaked past Mtagwa this past October with a twelve-round unanimous decision victory. The Tanzanian-born Mtagwa, who fights out of Philadelphia, was soon offered the title fight against Gamboa by Top Rank, who promotes both Gamboa and Lopez.
“I can tell you that it won’t even be the same kind of fight and the outcome will be a lot different,” said Gamboa when asked about Mtagwa’s chances. “Me and Mtagwa are two different types of fighters and I believe that I’m in a different class - a higher class - than he is. I can tell you that this fight is not going to go to a decision.”
Most believe the Gamboa-Mtagwa match-up will be a good measuring stick with which to compare the respective abilities of Gamboa and Lopez. With over three weeks to go before fight night, Gamboa claims he is already in great condition and that he’s looking forward to proving that he can do a better job against Mtagwa than Lopez did.
“This is a good fight for me,” he said. “This fight, for Mtagwa, isn’t going to be like the Lopez fight at all. But when the people see me against him, the people are going to see the difference between Lopez and myself.”
December 2009
Pacquiao sues Mayweather for defamation
Source: Yahoo! News
Pacquiao sues Mayweather for defamation
Source: Yahoo! News
Pacquiao sues Gayweather for defamation
With this case Manny will hit 3 birds in one stone. First he will earn millions without throwing a single punch, 2nd Clears his name and for the boxing sport, 3rd Shut the mouth of Gayweathers family and GBP of course..The way I see it there ways to solve this was First,70-30 sharing of the Gayweather/Pacman fight, 2nd Public apology,Contract signing without any condition and 4th settled first for the damages/attorneys fee (pacman`s lawyer is very expensive on-remember he put O.J. Simpson in jail)..
Please read the news excerpts below for more interesting details....
LAS Vegas, Nevada—World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is fighting mad and has taken on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in court even as a potential blockbuster bout between them is on the ropes.
The 31-year-old Filipino hero filed a lawsuit in federal court in Las Vegas on Wednesday alleging that Mayweather and others defamed him by falsely saying that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
“Calling a professional athlete a cheater is the most serious charge one can make, and in today’s world, accusing an athlete of using performance-enhancing drugs—however baseless and lacking in evidence—is toxic,” the lawsuit says.
The suit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 plus punitive damages, and names the American boxer, his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. and uncle Roger Mayweather as defendants. Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer, who operate Golden Boy Promotions and are promoting Mayweather, are also named as having “stated publicly that Pacquiao has used and is using performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids.”
Pacquiao’s lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, said the $75,000 figure was “simply the minimum that one has to allege in order to sue in federal court.”
“The damages in this case for Pacquiao’s reputation are in the tens of millions of dollars, not including punitive damages,” Petrocelli said.
‘False, reckless, malicious’
The lawsuit cites several interviews given by the Mayweather camp, including the American boxer’s comment in a radio interview in October that Pacquiao’s physical development was different “cause we know the Philippines got the best enhancing drugs.”
Also quoted in the suit were Mayweather’s remarks published in the British newspaper The Guardian, in which he said he had “great doubt as to the level of fairness I would be facing in the ring” on March 13.
Gayweather
Speaking with Reuters, Petrocelli said: “Mr. Pacquiao simply could not allow these false, reckless and malicious statements to go unanswered.
“He had no choice but to file this lawsuit to protect his good name and reputation which has been earned after years and years of hard work.
“Whether or not the fight goes forward, whoever he fights next, he’s not going to sit by and let people publicly accuse him of being a cheater. There is absolutely no basis for such statements to be made about him.”
Blood tests
Pacquiao, who has never tested positive for drugs, was angered by the Mayweather camp’s insistence on doping control blood tests in the buildup to their welterweight showdown on March 13.
Mayweather had said the blood tests—which could detect substances not found by urine tests—were vital to ensure a fair fight, although blood tests are not routinely used in boxing.
Pacquiao had said he feared having blood drawn less than 30 days before the fight would “weaken” him.
The Filipino boxer, who has supplanted Mayweather in the estimation of many as boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighter, has earned titles in seven weight classes.
Their fight could bring each as much as $40 million, and it had appeared to be virtually set after squabbles were settled over issues including the division of the purse and the type of gloves to be used.
But the dope test procedures have proved to be a sticking point.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday that Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum was preparing to open negotiations with World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman as talks with Mayweather faltered.
Contacted by the newspaper while on vacation in Mexico, Arum sounded pessimistic that the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout would happen on March 13.
“This is only my opinion, but I don’t see the fight happening now,” Arum said. “Positions are hardening ... Manny’s fit to be tied. He’s very angry.”
Arum acknowledged there could still be a breakthrough, but said: “It might be best to visit this fight later in 2010.”
It was last week when Pacquiao announced that he had run out of patience.
Hard work, hard work
On his website (www.mpboxing.com), he said: “Enough is enough.
“These people, Mayweather Sr., Jr. and Golden Boy Promotions, think it is a joke and a right to accuse someone wrongly of using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
“I maintain and assure everyone that I have not used any form or kind of steroids and that my way to the top is a result of hard work, hard work, hard work and a lot of blood spilled from my past battles in the ring, not outside of it.
“I have no idea what steroids look like, and my fear in God has kept me safe and victorious through all these years.” Reports from AFP, Reuters
Source: Inquirer.net
Monday, December 28, 2009
Watch Manny Pacquiao -The Knockout King Video!
Watch Manny Pacquiao -The Knockout King Video!
Father and son Mayweathers Delaying Tactics or Afraid of Pacquiao?
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Good Enough for Lance - But Not for Manny?
Manny Pacquiao may not fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr. if he is forced to undergo extensive drug testing.
The most lucrative prizefight in boxing history is on hold - and is in danger of being canceled altogether - simply because Manny Pacquiao is balking at stringent drug testing procedures that have become routine and accepted by other professional and Olympic athletes.
Everyone knows the story of Lance Armstrong: Cancer survivor, seven-time winner of the Tour de France cycling race and champion fundraiser for those afflicted with the disease that nearly cost him his own life.
What you may not know about Lance Armstrong is that he has been subject to more drug tests - random, routine and otherwise - than perhaps any other athlete on the planet. Armstrong has even called himself, “the most tested athlete in the world.”
Professional cycling was once known as the “dirtiest” of all professional sports. For years, drug use was rampant and scandalous. Cyclists sought every conceivable pharmacological edge against their own teammates and competitors in a sport that is ultimately one of endurance.
Cyclists were once little more than a pharmacy on wheels. They ingested and injected various concoctions of designer drugs that aided them in their quest for championships. Misconduct of all sorts was the norm in professional cycling. Raids by police, customs officers and drug testing officials would uncover duffel bags packed with vials, syringes and pills. Cyclists would drop dead from overdoses.
The situation became so out of control that corporate sponsors, who fund the professional teams, began to flee the sport in an effort to distance themselves from the drug users and their criminal activity. As a result, the sport very nearly disintegrated under a dark cloud of illegal drug use.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times. He was drug tested on hundreds of occasions.
Riding along in the midst of all of this, was of course, Lance Armstrong - who has never once tested positive for any illegal substance. But Armstrong, who went to France every July from 1999-2005 and won the most elite and prestigious of all cycling races seven times in a row, was always perceived by the French to be “dirty”.
The American came to their backyard and dominated. The French held a deep resentment toward him because of it. They believed there was no way that Armstrong could accomplish all that he had and do so without the aid of performance enhancing drugs.
In some regards, it is much the same way the Mayweather family, Floyd, Sr., Floyd, Jr. and Uncle Roger, feel about Manny Pacquiao’s accomplishments within the sport of boxing. As a result, they are requesting that Pacquiao be subject to a series of drug tests leading up to their proposed March 13 bout.
Pacquiao - who also has never once tested positive for any illegal substance - is refusing the tests for a variety of reasons. But the experience of Armstrong could be a learning experience for Pacquiao and his team.
Armstrong retired from cycling after his 2005 Tour victory, but he returned for this year’s race and finished a very respectable third place. In the years since his retirement, cycling had taken Draconian measures to clean up its act. Earlier this year, when the Tour organizers saw Armstrong riding their way, they sharpened their blood testing instruments.
The Tour de France is a three week long race that takes place in the countryside and mountains of France. The race is run on a different course each year and is approximately 2,000 miles in length. It has been called, and rightfully so, the most physically demanding sporting event in the world.
Mayweather and Pacquiao are ranked as the two best fighters in the world. Pacquiao is regarded as #1 with Mayweather right behind him.
During the 2009 Tour, Armstrong was tested virtually every single day - sometimes twice a day. The tests were sometimes random, but most times came after the conclusion of a day long stage of the race.
If Armstrong could be tested virtually every day of a nearly month long race and still have the energy to pedal up mountain peaks in the Alps and the Pyrennes mountains, it strains all rational argument when those who back Pacquiao claim that testing his blood, as Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is proposing, “would take too much out of Pacquiao" and leave him in a weakened state.
In training before his return to this year’s Tour, Lance Armstrong was tested 24 times between Sept. 2008 and March 2009. The tests consisted of urine, blood and even hair samples. The tests were often random - which means unannounced and without prior notification.
In one such test, a French anti-doping inspector - armed with a pair of scissors - cut clumps from Armstrong’s scalp. Another time, in the farthest reach of an Alpine mountain pass, an inspector appeared before sunrise and knocked on Armstrong’s door to obtain a specimen. Each time Armstrong willingly complied - and each time the result came back clean.
Pacquiao, who debuted as a professional 15 years ago as a scrawny 106-pounder - but who has since morphed into a lean and muscular 147-pound welterweight - has barely missed a step while winning titles or pieces of titles in a record seven weight divisions. As a result, his stunning accomplishments are being viewed by some with the same degree of skepticism that Armstrong’s record setting accomplishments were.
Pacquiao works in the gym as hard or harder than anyone in the sport of boxing.
Many are shaking their heads at Pacquiao’s refusal to submit to the Olympic style drug testing procedures proposed by Mayweather, Jr. and his braintrust. It is putting a fight that could gross over a quarter billion dollars in serious jeopardy.
If Pacquiao is indeed clean, most people are asking themselves, “Then what is the big deal?”
In a message that appears on Armstrong’s Web-site, livestrong.com, an explanation for his rationale in accepting all random drug testing, no matter how intrusive and uncomfortable the experience, is posted:
“It is unfortunate that whenever any athlete is successful there will be some who believe that the success is sufficient grounds for suspicion of doping,” the message states. “With the help of my management and cycling team, I have worked to develop a state-of-the-art comprehensive anti-doping program, in addition to the standard testing requirements from USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency), WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) and the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), to show my commitment to the sport and to racing clean.”
Armstrong, in addition to being one of the best cyclists that has ever lived, is also a personality that is known around the world. Like Pacquiao, his popularity transcends the very sport in which he competes. While Armstrong does not enjoy the random testing, he has learned that it is necessary to erase the doubts that surround his accomplishments and the sport in which he competes.
“I’m fully aware that it's part of the job,” Armstrong told the Associated Press in March of this year - just after his 24th test. “I knew that going in. I'm a little surprised by the frequency but I'm not complaining.”
Mayweather, Jr. wants Pacquiao to be subject to random drug testing which would include both urine and blood.
Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, released a statement Wednesday that indicated Pacquiao would submit to testing, but not in the manner that Mayweather, Jr. is proposing.
“Regarding the blood tests, he will subject himself to three tests; one given in January during the week the fight is formally announced, one thirty days from the fight, no later than February 13, and the final one immediately following the fight, in Manny’s locker room.”
However, the glaring flaw in Arum’s counter proposal is that unless a drug test is random in nature, then Pacquiao has the advantage of knowing exactly when he will be tested. As a result, were Pacquiao using performance enhancing drugs to aid his training, he would also know the time to stop taking such a substance in order for it to not show up on a test.
There are a variety of drugs that have clearance times of hours or days. As long as drug tests are spaced far enough apart and the dates are known to the athlete in advance - then the athlete can cease taking the drug prior to the test and have the benefit of a clean result.
A random test takes away that advantage for the athlete and it is why Olympic athletes, who train for months and years in advance of a competition, are subject to random tests. Otherwise, the athletes could easily beat the tests - yet Pacquiao is proposing just that. Meanwhile, Mayweather claims he is willing to abide by the standards of the random testing.
As uncomfortable as it may be, Pacquiao should submit to the random tests. There is no harm in proving to the world - and to Mayweather - that all of the hard work that he and Freddie Roach have put in over the years at the Wild Card Gym is real.
In addition, it makes everything that Pacquiao has accomplished over the years - with signature wins over Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto - that much more fantastic.
As Lance Armstrong learned, sometimes the only way forward in this jaded world is to remove every speck of doubt from the mind of the public.
If Lance can do it - why can’t Manny?
December 2009
Margarito Itching to Get Back
Margarito is going to plead his case with the California State Athletic Commission in hopes of having his boxing license reinstated.
Disgraced former welterweight king Antonio Margarito’s hearing before the California State Athletic Commission is only weeks away and a decision could be made on his ring future within the next 45 days.
Margarito’s license was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for doctored hand wraps that he intended to use in his fight against Shane Mosley last January in Los Angeles. The wraps, along with plastic inserts, were discovered by Mosley’s trainer just before the fight was to begin. Later tests confirmed the presence of a plaster of Paris-like substance on the wraps that would have caused them to harden.
Next month, Margarito will be able to plead that he should have his boxing license reinstated by the California State Athletic Commission. Backing Margarito will be promoter Bob Arum as well as legal representation that may include legal heavyweight, Daniel Petrocelli. It was Petrocelli who tried the successful civil case against O.J. Simpson that resulted in a $33-million judgment against Simpson for the killing of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman.
I spoke with Arum in Las Vegas last month and he confirmed that there will be a big push early in the New Year to have Margarito’s license reinstated.
“I am hopeful Margarito will get his license back when we meet,” said Arum. “We’ll bring him back slowly, possibly in Mexico, but that’s all up in the air. But obviously the plan will be to get him a fight here in the U.S.”
Shane Mosley upset Margarito and stopped him in the 9th round last January in Los Angeles.
Margarito’s license revocation does not officially end until early February. The next step is to have his revocation hearing added to the agenda for a meeting before the members of the California State Athletic Commission. At that meeting, arguments will be presented by Margarito’s counsel in support of his reinstatement.
“My feeling, my hope, is that we will be successful in our attempts to get his license back,” said Arum.
Margarito was in attendance last month at the Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight. The ‘Tijuana Tornado’ appeared to be in decent physical condition and he was in good spirits at the grand opening festivities of the Fight Museum Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. His manager, Francisco Espinosa, mentioned that Margarito has been trying to stay in shape for his eventual return.
It is unlikely that Margarito’s trainer, Javier Capetillo, who was also suspended for his part in the hand wraps scandal, will ever be reinstated by the CSAC. As a result, there is some doubt as to whether he will train Margarito when he makes his return. Capetillo’s involvement with Margarito may become a situation where he does all of the work with Margarito in the gym prior to a fight, but then does not work his corner.
To improve Margarito’s chances for reinstatement, the plan for when he goes before the CSAC during his hearing is to keep any discussion of Capetillo to a minimum and to focus solely on Margarito’s case.
December 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Some Interesting Facts
A motion to table a motion to reconsider a vote to table an appeal of a ruling that a point of order was not in order against a motion to table another point of order against a motion to bring to a vote the motion to call up the resolution that would institute a rules change."
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar, La Allah Il Allah, La Allah Il Allah U Mohammed Rassul Allah" is heard by more people than any other sound of the human voice. This is the prayer recited by muezzins from each of the four corners of the prayer tower as Moslems all over the world face toward Mecca and kneel at sunset. It means: "God is great. There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God."
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Aromatherapy" is a term coined by French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé in the 1920's to describe the practice of using essential oils taken from plants, flowers, roots, seeds, etc., in healing.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
"Conservationalists" & "Conversationalists" (18 letters) are the longest non-scientific transposals (word formed from another by changing its letters).
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
"Lunula" is the tip of the finger and toenail that is white. It is called this this (referring to the moon) because the end of the nail is rounded like the moon."Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil."
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
"Tautonyms" are scientific names for which the genus and species are the same.
"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, and Portuguese.
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
$203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
1 and 2 are the only numbers where they are values of the numbers of the factors they have.
1 kg (2.2 pounds) of lemons contain more sugar than 1 kg of strawberries.
1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day. In Discovery Channel, its a quart.
10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.
10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria
11% of the world is left-handed.
111, 111, 111 X 111, 111, 111 = 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321
2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
25% of a human's bones are in its feet.
259200 people die every day.
3% of all mammals are monogamous
315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato.
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
48% of astronauts experience motion sickness.
52% of Americans drink coffee.
78 rpm albums, used prior to 1948, were only capable of recording for four minutes. It wasn’t until later that year that Columbia Records introduced 33 rpm albums capable of playing 23 minutes per side.80% of animals on earth are insects.
80% of arrested criminals are male.
By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
One in ten people live on an island.
84% of a raw apple is water.
85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.
85,000,000 tons of paper are used in the United States each year.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek.
90% of bird species are monogamous; only 3% of animals are.
90% of New York City cab drivers are recently arrived immigrants.
98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.
98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.
Some Interesting Facts
A motion to table a motion to reconsider a vote to table an appeal of a ruling that a point of order was not in order against a motion to table another point of order against a motion to bring to a vote the motion to call up the resolution that would institute a rules change."
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar, La Allah Il Allah, La Allah Il Allah U Mohammed Rassul Allah" is heard by more people than any other sound of the human voice. This is the prayer recited by muezzins from each of the four corners of the prayer tower as Moslems all over the world face toward Mecca and kneel at sunset. It means: "God is great. There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God."
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Aromatherapy" is a term coined by French chemist René Maurice Gattefossé in the 1920's to describe the practice of using essential oils taken from plants, flowers, roots, seeds, etc., in healing.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
"Conservationalists" & "Conversationalists" (18 letters) are the longest non-scientific transposals (word formed from another by changing its letters).
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
"Lunula" is the tip of the finger and toenail that is white. It is called this this (referring to the moon) because the end of the nail is rounded like the moon."Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil."
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
"Tautonyms" are scientific names for which the genus and species are the same.
"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, and Portuguese.
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
$203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
1 and 2 are the only numbers where they are values of the numbers of the factors they have.
1 kg (2.2 pounds) of lemons contain more sugar than 1 kg of strawberries.
1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day. In Discovery Channel, its a quart.
10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.
10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria
11% of the world is left-handed.
111, 111, 111 X 111, 111, 111 = 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321
2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
25% of a human's bones are in its feet.
259200 people die every day.
3% of all mammals are monogamous
315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato.
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
48% of astronauts experience motion sickness.
52% of Americans drink coffee.
78 rpm albums, used prior to 1948, were only capable of recording for four minutes. It wasn’t until later that year that Columbia Records introduced 33 rpm albums capable of playing 23 minutes per side.80% of animals on earth are insects.
80% of arrested criminals are male.
By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
One in ten people live on an island.
84% of a raw apple is water.
85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.
85,000,000 tons of paper are used in the United States each year.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
90% of bird species are monogamous; only 3% of animals are.
98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.
98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.
8 Effective Cold Prevention Strategies
2. Drink hot fluids, especially in the morning - The rhinovirus incubates in the back of the throat and spreads in the upper respiratory area because it's cooler than the body temperature. Rhinovirus can't survive at 98.6 (hence it doesn't travel far down into the bronchi or the lungs). By drinking hot fluid (such as hot tea and lemon) you can prevent the virus from incubating.
3. Keep your hands out of your face - We have already discussed the germs and viruses on your hands. You cannot wash them continuously, so in between washings keep your hands out of your face. Your face is an open portal to your insides. Keep the germs away from your portal.
4. Drink water - Drinking more water is my answer to everything. Water will help clean out your body and keep it clean. It will also keep your body functioning at 100%. You should drink at least (eight) 8oz glasses of water everyday. This will also help you lose weight.
5. Eat your fruits and vegetables - There are phytochemicals and antioxidants in fruits and vegetables that can help strengthen your immune system and prevent diseases. You should eat at least four servings of vegetables and two servings of fruits every day.
6. Multivitamins - If you are not eating all of your fruit and vegetable servings, you should take a multivitamin to ensure you are getting all of the vitamins your body needs to function properly. Take a simple one-a-day multivitamin everyday.
7. Stay warm - Being cold weakens your immune system and makes your body more susceptible to illness. Look at the day’s temperature at weather.com before leaving your home. Wear layers in and out of your home when it is cold.
8. Relax and rest - Stress weakens your immune system. You can reduce your stress levels by relaxing and getting more sleep. Sleep is essential to maintaining a healthy immune system. Sleep will also boost your recovery time if you become ill.
Getting a cold can derail your nutrition and activity plans. However, if you follow the strategies I laid out for you, you can prevent this from happening.
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Pantera Trying to Scratch Way to Championship
Edison Miranda (left) is hoping that he will finally win a world championship when he fights for the WBO title next month in Germany.
Super middleweight banger Edison "Pantera" Miranda, who has a record of 33-4, 29 KOs, and whose only losses have come versus world champions Arthur Abraham, Kelly Pavlik and Andre Ward, gets a chance for redemption on Jan. 9 in Magdeburg, Germany.
In what will be his second world title shot, Miranda will meet Russian-born, WBO 168-pound belt-holder Robert Stieglitz.
“I think I am one of the biggest punchers in the division,” said Miranda from his training base at Joe Goossen’s gym in Van Nuys, Calif. “I want to fight any of these guys at anytime and I want to fight the best there is out there. I really want to win a world title and I will go wherever I have to go in order for that to happen.”
Miranda, 28, claims he has no reservations about fighting Stieglitz in Germany. He was born in Colombia, and he has fought in rings all over the world including Germany, England, Central and South America as well as the USA. The fight against Stieglitz could be his best chance at winning a world title as the WBO titlist has been knocked out on two prior occasions.
Miranda said he knows little of Stieglitz, but what he has seen he says he has been impressed with.
“He’s a good fighter, a good boxer,” said Miranda. “He doesn’t have power like I do, I think he has twenty-two knockouts forty fights, but he’s an all around good fighter.”
Since hooking up with Goossen as his new trainer, Miranda claims that he will not rely on his big bombs and will instead implement the boxing skills that he and Goossen have been working on over the past few months.
“I can punch, I know that, we all know that,” said Miranda. “But what Joe wants me to do and what I want to do, is show my boxing skills. I already know I’m one of the biggest punchers out there. Everyone knows that. But this time I don’t want to just be a puncher - I want to be a boxer.”
Miranda also has it in his mind that should he win the WBO title from Stieglitz that he would be the natural choice to fill in for Jermain Taylor if he drops out of Showtime‘s Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament.
“Sure,” responds Miranda. “I beat Allan Green back in 2007, and they were talking about him as getting in the tournament. Well, nothing against Allan Green, but I beat him. So they should be talking about me instead. Like I said, I’ll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere and I want to fight the best.”
December 2009
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Boom Boom, The Ghost and Youngstown
To say that Youngstown, Ohio is a major part of who Ray Mancini and Kelly Pavlik are would only be a small part of the story. Whenever you read about either man, Youngstown is always mentioned - or they mention Youngstown. It is an interwoven fabric of their very being.
To hear Mancini and Pavlik tell the story, it’s the people and the fighting spirit of the city that helped to transform them into who they are as people and as fighters.
"I born and raised, born and bred there. Youngstown is where I started and Youngstown is where I fought," says Mancini, now 48, who will forever be known as "Boom Boom".
Twenty-five years ago, Mancini became a sensation when he tore through the lightweight division while appearing on the CBS network’s "Sports Spectacular" that was televised on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
"I’ve always said that the people of Youngstown played a large part in who I was and in my success," claims Mancini, who wore the WBA lightweight title belt from 1982 to 1984.
"They always followed me and stuck with me wherever I fought. There were times in my career, in tough fights, where their encouragement and support carried me farther than I wanted to go. Because of that, I have a great appreciation for the people of Youngstown."
Those same families, most likely the sons and daughters of the folks that helped to rally Mancini to nationwide stardom are now doing the same for middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Tonight at Youngstown State University’s Beeghly Center, "The Ghost" will make the third defense of his title against 25-1 underdog, Miguel Espino.
Mancini as he appeared in his prime, preparing for a fight at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
"I’ve known Kelly since he was ten years old," says Mancini. "I grew up with his trainer Jack Loew. To me, I would say that Kelly is really just a tremendous, uplifting type of person for the city of Youngstown, now. The people look at him as though he’s the kid from next door, which he is, but he gives them hope. Kelly has shown the people there what is possible if you work hard and stick it out."
Mancini has always been the type of person that was never afraid to work hard and stick it out. In order to turn pro, he left Youngstown at age 18 in 1979, moved to New York City and slept on the couch of his then manager, Dave Wolf. Within two years he fought his way into a WBC title shot against the great Alexis Arguello.
Although Arguello stopped him in the 14th round, Mancini showed tremendous determination in the losing effort. His endearing story of attempting to win the title for his father Lenny, whose boxing career was cut short because of an injury suffered during World War II, caused an instant star to be born. Mancini became a weekend staple on CBS and only seven months after he lost to Arguello he violently annexed the WBA lightweight title from Arturo Frias in less than a round.
From that fight on, Mancini has never looked back. Over the course of the next several years he earned millions of dollars in purse money and eventually retired for good from the game at age 31.
He was wise with his ring earnings and parlayed his financial rewards and popularity as a boxer into a successful career in film and television. Mancini relocated to Los Angeles and over the years he has appeared in several movies and television shows. He currently owns two production companies that produce documentary films, infomercials and motion pictures. He also owns the El Campeon Cigar company and recently delved into the wine business.
Mancini was a fan favorite and thousands would show up to watch him perform.
His new wine is called "Southpaw" and the first bottles hit the shelves last month.
"We wanted to create an enjoyable, quality-driven and affordable wine that would satisfy many wine drinkers," said Mancini of his new venture. "I often refer to this style of wine as sexy because it’s not overpowering, but it has an excellent depth of flavor - and it’s smooth."
Although he "went Hollywood" a long time ago, Mancini never strays too far from the town that helped to make him who he is. He launched his new wine in the area and he recently co-produced a documentary called "Youngstown: Still Standing". It tells the long story and colorful history of the old steel town through the eyes of many of its residents.
"We show the city of Youngstown as a fighter," says Mancini of the city that was once a leader in worldwide steel production, but is now a down and out relic of its former self.
Sam Kass, a co-producer of the project, told the Youngstown Vindicator newspaper that the city and people of the city are inspirational.
"I'm impressed by their resolve. I see them as survivors, said Kass. "They have decided they have no choice but to move on. If any place had a right to turn out the lights and walk away, its Youngstown, but they don’t.
"In this day, the country is in hard times," Kass continues. "But Youngstown has been through this over and over. It typifies hard times and understands it. The city embodies the spirit of this country and I wanted to see what makes it tick. Despite its bad news, and bad reputation, you can’t kill it. The more you beat it, the more it comes back. It’s like Ray and his fighting spirit - it never gives up."
Pavlik and Loew make appearances in the film, along with Youngstown native, actor Ed O’Neil, who is better know as Al Bundy from the "Married…with Children" TV series.
What’s interesting about Youngstown is that it has produced not only world champions in Mancini and Pavlik, but also Harry Arroyo, who held the IBF lightweight title for about a year in 1984 and 1985. Jeff Lampkin was the IBF cruiserweight belt holder in 1990, and Greg Richardson reigned as the WBC bantamweight champ in 1991.
So what is it about Youngstown, a city with a population of approximately 75,000, that has seen it produce boxing champions with such inordinate frequency? Is there something in the water?
"It’s the town itself," explains Mancini of the city that has been home to five world champs in the past twenty-five years. "You grow up in a town like Youngstown and you know, it’s a blue-collar town filled with blue-collar types of people. It’s a working man’s town where you get up in the morning and you do honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay and at the end of the day the results are there. And now Kelly is making his own way, just like I made mine. It’s what the town’s about."
December 2009