Gabby15

Hope you're right mate.....just had a PM from a mate in New York who's going to be ringside for it, the rocket polisher :x I'm going to pick Khan on points I think, and it's a painful pick. Nothing would please me more than to see Malignaggi knock the glass jawed prick out though....his career would be over if old feather fisted Paulie KO'd him Lucky bastard. Tell him to catch Khan's head when it flies into the front row. :winkold: There'll be riots tomorrow if 'Khan's gay army' tries any more bullshit. Pretty tense out in NY at the moment... Good, I hope someone lamps that retarded word removed Roach and advances his Parkinsons by about 10 years, I hate that mouthy prick and his stable of cheats :x As for the friend, he's a dentist and fecking loaded....if there's a fight on at MSG he's always front row, he's in his 60's now and he's seen some right classics in his time. I've genuinely started to dislike him a lot more than is normal, guy is a complete word removed with his frivolous lawsuits & the constant crap that comes out of his mouth. Strange the amount of times he's said the truth about Pacquiao's opponents as well. Guy can't resist seeing his name in the headlines. Has anyone seen any adverts for it? I thought ITV would push is a lot more than this

Hope you're right mate.....just had a PM from a mate in New York who's going to be ringside for it, the rocket polisher :x I'm going to pick Khan on points I think, and it's a painful pick. Nothing would please me more than to see Malignaggi knock the glass jawed prick out though....his career would be over if old feather fisted Paulie KO'd him Lucky bastard. Tell him to catch Khan's head when it flies into the front row. :winkold: There'll be riots tomorrow if 'Khan's gay army' tries any more bullshit. Pretty tense out in NY at the moment...

27 hours until an episode of shattered glass airs worldwide

Dave Parris

The tension was stirring when you entered the Essex House Hotel in midtown, Manhatan, where Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Ent. staged the official weigh-in for Saturday's junior welterweight clash between WBA champion Amir Khan and challenger Paulie Malignaggi. Khan's entourage was in full force and outnumbered Team Malignaggi by at least a 3-1 margin. After both fighters made weight, they were brought together for the traditional stare-down and that's when the trouble started. During the entire promotion, a lot of harsh words have been exchanged by both sides. The words continued when the two fighters came face to face, or better yet - forehead to forehead.The two camps unable to pull the fighters apart as they exchanged words. Golden Boy's Vice President Eric Gomez practically had Khan by the neck, but the words between the two fighters continued until an all-out brawl nearly exploded on stage. The camps were shoving each other, and there have been several accusations of punches being thrown. Malignaggi's promoter Lou DiBella told BoxingScene.com that he plans to file documents to request a hearing. He says the weigh-in was closed off to the public, but there were at least 100 or more Khan supporters in force. DiBella wants the New York State Athletic Commission to review the video of the weigh-in and to issue suspensions and fines upon Khan and any team members who were responsible for the incident. "I've always gotten along with Golden Boy. I don't blame them because they didn't understand what was going to happen. I walked into the weigh-in with 25 people and you saw how many people [Khan] had. They created a dangerous situation. What would have happened if the weigh-in was held in the Madison Square Garden and a few hundred Americans were there watching? We would have had a full blown riot," DiBella said to BoxingScene.com. "Khan and his followers did themselves a great disservice. He will never be a star in the United States, never." DiBella says Khan struck the first blow when he shoved Malignaggi, igniting the entire situation [which is clearly seen during BoxingScene.com's exclusive weigh-in video]. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says DiBella contributed to the situation when he egged Malignaggi on to continue hurling insultsat Khan, and Khan's manager, Asif Vali, claims Malignaggi kicked Khan, which led to the shove. "I was standing right there. And Lou DiBella, Paulie Malignaggi's promoter, was like, egging Malignaggi on, and then one thing led to another. And I saw that Malignaggi grabbed Amir Khan's neck, and then, people started pushing, and then, like I said, one thing led to another," said Schaefer. "But thank God, nobody got injured, and everything is alright. I did walk Amir up to his room. You know, it's really personal now, between these two fighters. It's really emotional for Amir Khan. As they say in England, 'Put a number on it.' He's really going to go after a knockout against [Malignaggi.]" Khan's trainer, Freddie Roach, told BoxingScene the New York State Athletic Commission needs to stop posing the fighters when there is a lot bad blood involved. "But if the [New York State Athletic Commission] doesn't want that to happen, don't pose the fighters," said Roach. "Because if you're going to pose two fighters together this close to a fight with this kind of intensity, that's going to happen 95 percent of the time because these two guys are on the edge." Malignaggi admits to throwing a few kicks but they were thrown after Khan had shoved him and then everything went out of control. He sides with his promoters, and says teh weigh-in was set to be closed off to the public, but there were dozens of supporters were "Khan's Army" t-shirts. "We were talking sh**. It was typical sh** talking, he shoved me, and then I shoved him back. Well, actually, I didn't have time to shove him back," said Malignaggi to BoxingScene.com. "I tried to kick him in his leg, I threw some kicks, or whatever, but I was being pulled backward by somebody who grabbed me from behind. I don't know what happened after that, you probably know better than me. After that, it just turned into a melee." "This problem happened because this was supposed to be a weigh-in that was closed to the public, but they went ahead and only let his public in. This wouldn't have happened if they had closed it to his people. They said that the were going to close the weigh in to the public, but then, they let his people in. Otherwise, I would have had my fans here. But they closed it to the public and then let all of his fans in. This is the problem. Otherwise, the stage wouldn't have gotten invaded, and he wouldn't have had so much balls, otherwise." Schaefer said the talking is now done and the two fighters will settle their differences in the ring. "You can't and you shouldn't plan for something like this to happen. But there has been a lot of talk going on between these two fighters throughout the promotion, and I think that, with one day to go for the fight, everything is sort of like at the boiling point, as it should be," said Schaefer. "But tomorrow night, they're going to face each other in the ring. And all of that talk doesn't matter any more. I can see that they really don't like each other. So I believe that you will see all of that build up, I'm sure, is going to be carried into the ring."

Those fake ass gangsters and that ugly bitch at the end of the video :lol:

Video

ESB in the General is madness at the min

That haircut>>>>>>>>>>>Anything any of you have 8)

From Ian McNeilly in New York: There were scenes of absolute chaos at this afternoon’s weigh in for tomorrow night’s WBA light-welterweight clash between champion Amir Khan and hometown favourite Paulie Malignaggi. Potential trouble had been brewing for half an hour at the Essex House hotel as twenty or so Khan fans, bedecked in black hooded tops emblazoned with ‘Khan’s Army’ across the back (incredibly naïve in the current climate over here) had been posturing for the cameras and chanting for their man. When Malignaggi entered stage right, loud booing and the standard ‘Who are yer?’ chants accompanied him. ‘Magic Man’, unfazed and looking in fabulous nick, weighed in at 139lbs and responded with a throat-slitting gesture. Khan took the stage, looking a little nervous but in similarly good fettle, and weighed in at 139 ½ lbs. It was during the customary eye-to-eye photo call that the brewing threat of mischief spilled over into physical argy-bargy. Malignaggi and Khan got a little heated and when the Brooklyn man shoved his head towards the Bolton man, some of Khan’s Army decided to intervene on his behalf. A huge melee was sparked with around fifty people on the stage dragging each other around. This was definitely above and beyond the normal shenanigans and Team Malignaggi were outraged; their understandable perception was that their turf had been invaded by a group deliberately looking for trouble and one can certainly have sympathy with their point. It did at one point look as if it was going to turn very nasty. No one was more enraged that well known US promoter and head of Team Malignaggi, Lou Di Bella. Most of the aggro had subsided and I followed bear-like Di Bella into the Malignaggi room. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so angry and I feared for the room’s furniture. “F**k them! F**k them!” he roared. “If there’s one more breach of security, my guy is out of the fight! I f**king mean it – one more thing goes wrong and I’m pulling my guy!” Ten minutes later, Di Bella was slightly calmer but no less resolute. “Hey, I’ll tell you what – I’m not convinced about the security at the venueon the night either and that’s for the record. One more security breach and my man is out – you can take that to the bank.” He was particularly scathing about Khan’s travelling support. “How do they think that Khan is going to be popular in this country? It’s harmful. They come over here with their ‘Khan Army’ and invade the stage? Let me tell you what – if it was the other way round, there would be a civil rights investigation.” A member of Malignaggi’s camp laid the blame firmly at the feet of Khan’s fans. “Listen, I’ve been to a million fights and the fighters getting together like that is always going to happen. But I’ve never seen fans do that. We were told we were allowed five guys up there with Paulie and they had like twenty. “I don’t blame Khan. Just the retards who are following him. They don’t understand what they’re doing.” Khan’s manager Asif Vali said, “They’re saying that the weigh in should have been closed but has anyone got that in writing? I haven’t seen it. As far as I know, the weigh in was always going to be public.” It was put to Vali that Khan was looking nervous. “That’s absolute nonsense,” he countered. “He’s upstairs now, calm as anything. He’s getting dressed and getting ready to go to the mosque.” I met four members of ‘Khan’s Army’ in my hotel lobby this morning and had a bit of craic with them. They seemed like lovely lads and when I had a quick word with one after the melee, he simply said, “Publicity, publicity.” The thing is, it’s the wrong kind of publicity. Although perhaps not the ‘retards’ they were labelled as being by a member of the opposition camp, they have almost certainly failed to grasp the wider context of what is going on in America at the moment and in particular, New York. In Times Square a few days ago – ten minutes walk away from Central Park South where today’s weigh in took place – a car laden with explosives was left, presumably with the intention of causing death and mayhem once again. The lead story on the news this morning was that Police have arrested another three men suspected of helping the Pakistani citizen who is thought to have left the car bomb. This is quite literally not the place to be walking round with menacing looking tops emblazoned with Pakistani (and UK) flags underscored with militaristic references. The four lads I met walked down 7th Avenue this morning, before the unfortunate events of the weigh in, seemingly unaware of the inflammatory nature of what they no doubt view as a message supporting their man. I sincerely hope ‘Khan’s Army’ makes it home in one piece. Khan's army

The murder investigation of Edwin Valero has begun in Caracas, Venezuela. The family of Valero requested the exhumation of his body because they suspect the fighter may not have committed suicide and was strangled to death by police officers. Prosecutor Jesus Belucchi told the press a forensic investigation to determine Valero's death will take place. Valero was arrested on April 18 for the murder of his wife, Jennifer Carolina, in a hotel located in the city of Valencia. Valero took his own life the following morning in a jail cell in Carabobo. The head of the CICPC (Office of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations), Wilmer Flores, told the press Valero hung himself using his pants. Valero's wife was found dead in a hotel room in Valencia with three stab wounds. Valero made a confession to the murder shortly after it happened. He was taken, without incident, to a police station in Carabobo but during his interview with police officers he claimed to have passed out from a combination of drugs and alcohol and woke up to his wife in a pool of blood. He said there were thugs following him and his wife earlier that night. No murder weapon has been recovered and police are not exactly sure as to how the wife was killed. There are lingering questions from Valero's family and hundreds of fans in Venezuela, about the lack of prison guards on duty when Valero committed suicide and how nobody knew he was hanging in his cell until other prisoners alerted the guards. Valero still had vital signs when he was cut down but he died shortly after.

Willie Limmond vs Eric Morales. I bet that's a fight you never thought you'd see. Very likely to happen according to Limmond's manager

Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) and Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) said at a press conference Wednesday that they both support Olympic-style drug testing before their June 19 fight for Ward’s WBA title. The super-middleweights meet in Oakland, Calif., to conclude the Super Six World Boxing Classic’s second round. Dan Goossen, Ward’s promoter, supports the proposal and said he would discuss it with Lou DiBella, who promotes Green. Green, who appeared at the Oakland press conference via a video stream from Miami, Fla., said it would have hurt his training in nearby Fort Lauderdale to travel across the country and back for the event. Green, who replaces Jermain Taylor in Showtime’s tournament, has been boisterous in the pre-fight build-up, but the Tulsa, Okla., native and resident was low-key and quick to compliment Ward. Good stuff Dear Boxing Fans, I want to clear the air about what actually happened in my May 8th fight with Paul Williams. There are a lot of rumors floating around and I want to set the record straight. About thirty seconds into round four, Paul Williams lost his balance and started falling to the canvas.. Our bodies got tangled and while Paul just hit the canvas, my momentum carried me through the ropes and out of the ring. His falling is what caused me to be off-balance and all I could do was brace myself for impact. As I fell from the ring, I think I landed on a TV monitor. That collision actually knocked the wind out of me. When I fell from there onto the floor people immediately swarmed around me. I was not exactly sure what had just happened. My only concern was trying to catch my breath. I didn’t really know who all the people were around me. I was looking for my corner and my personal doctor, but they were not allowed near me. The ringside doctor kept his hand pressing down on me telling me to stay still and on the ground. He was concerned that I might have cracked my ribs or punctured my lung. I guess the fall looked worse than it was. I was sucking wind due to the impact of the fall and the doctor told me not to move. I simply listened to him and remained still. I told the doctor that I was ready to fight and that I just needed to catch my breath. I never said I didn’t want to continue. California law states “A contestant who has been wrestled, pushed, or has fallen through the ropes during a contest may be helped back by anyone and the referee shall allow a reasonable time for the return.” These rules were not followed. I was not allowed any help from my corner and I was not given time to return to the ring. I was simply told to stay still and then told that the fight had been stopped. I told the doctor several times that I was fine and that I could continue the fight. As I was being taken away from the ring against my wishes, I heard it announced that Paul Williams had won a split decision. I didn’t understand then, and I still don’t, how anyone could have watched that fight and thought that Paul Williams won. I trained for 8 weeks to get ready for that fight and I was controlling it in every way. I was on my way to a career defining victory. The fight was going exactly as I had planned. Everything was going my way. I am the one who actually buckled Paul Williams with a right hand. He did not hurt me at all. Moments later, because of a freak accident, he was awarded a win and I got the loss. I know I did not ‘lose’ that fight. There is no way. I controlled every round. Paul said he was open to a rematch and I think that’s the only fair way to settle the score. I know everyone was looking forward to a great fight between two of the premiere 154-lb fighters in the world. I’m sorry it was cut short but there was nothing I could do about it. For 3+ rounds I set the tone of the fight. The action was starting to pick up when our freak accident occurred. I’m hoping you will want to see us do it all again. Paul Williams is now telling anyone who will listen that he can make 147 lbs. and would like to fight there. I can make that weight as well. Let’s start what we finished. We started it at 154 and I’m fine finishing it there or at 147. Paul said he was open to a rematch. I hope he’s a man of his word. I’m ready to get it on. Kermit Cintron P.S I'm not a Puto

Not long until the biscuit crumbles 8) Also a lot of talk that Hopkins has signed for Don King. One fight every three years then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVGihEczJCU& That raised a nce chuckle

The drama from last Saturday's junior middleweight contest between Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron is still going strong. Cintron, and his promoter Lou DiBella, plan to make good on their promise to file a petition with the California State Athletic Commission to reverse last Saturday's four round technical split-decision loss to Williams. The fight, which took place at the Home Depot Center in Carson, ended in the fourth round when during a clinch Williams tried to do a quick side maneuver to land a hook, which sent both fighters falling backwards. Williams fell on the canvas, while Cintron went through the ropes and landed on a ringside table. Cintron spoke with BoxingScene.com late Saturday night, and claimed the ringside physician would not allow him to continue. According to Cintron, he asked the doctor for a few minutes to catch his breath after the fall knocked the wind out of him - and the doctor, fearing that Cintron may have suffered a punctured lung, refused his request and stopped the contest. "When I went out of the ring. I hit the corner of something on my right lower back and it took my breath away. I couldn't catch my breath for about a minute. [The doctor] kept telling me the fight was over and 'let's take you to the hospital so we can check you.' I was fine after a minute. All I needed to do was catch my breath. The guy that was holding my head, he kept saying that I had a punctured lung. I said that 'seriously, I'm fine now, I want to continue the fight and don't take this fight away from me' and they took the f**king fight away from me," Cintron told BoxingScene.com. The doctor, Paul Wallace, is now defending himself. According to Wallace, Cintron was asked twice if he was able to continue and both times he replied "no." Wallace said he would have allowed the fight to restart if Cintron had indicated that he was capable of continuing. "I did say I wanted the fight stopped because the fighter twice said he could not continue He was asked, 'Can you continue?' and he said 'no.' Twice. If he had mentioned to me something like, 'Give me a moment ... ,' I understand; these are warriors. Any hint that he still wanted to participate we would've given that to him. We would have got him up and given him a second evaluation," Wallace told The LA Times. Once Wallace called the fight, he claims Cintron changed his mind and wanted the fight to continue. "[Cintron] did change his mind [and said] 'I want to fight, don't take the fight from me,'" Wallace said. Williams' promoter Dan Goossen is still in disbelief over how the fight played out. Pursuant to the governing rules of California, the fight was sent to the scorecards because three rounds had been completed. But Goossen told BoxingScene.com the fight should have been ruled as a technical knockout win for Williams - because there was no involvement of a foul, accidental or intentional. While Cintron wants to secure an immediate rematch, Goossen sees no reason for another fight to happen. If HBO is interested in a return bout, then Goossen and Team Williams will consider it, but otherwise they plan to move forward. "It's certainly not the way we wanted the fight to end. I thought Paul was coming on and getting back into his punisher style and then this happened, but the rules - and any rules - not just California rules and not just the unified rules - clearly state that if a fighter sustains an injury that is an accident, and is not an accidental foul or has anything to do with a foul, and the fighter can't continue - then everybody's rules say the same thing - the fighter who wasn't injured wins by TKO. It went to the decision but it should have been a TKO. No one likes a fight to end like this. No one walks away real happy but a W is a W," Goossen told BoxingScene.com. "I didn't see anything compelling in that fight to have rematch. Certainly if HBO was interested, we would take a look at anything in that regard. We came there to fight, that's what want we wanted to do. Rhe way it ended certainly wasn't satisfying for anyone and we move on from here." Puto.

Leading Australian promoter Bill Treacy and future Hall of Famer Ricky Hatton will co-promote world middleweight contenders Daniel Geale (22-1, 13 KOs) and England’s Mathew Macklin (26-2, 18 KOs) in Sydney, NSW, Australia during August in what promises to outstanding matchup between two of the best 160 pounders in the world today. Hatton was in a Sydney, Australia in December last year and had talks with Treacy regarding promotions featuring Australian and English boxers. “Ricky Hatton has been a pleasure to work with.” said Treacy.” We are happy that Daniel Geale will clash with Mathew Macklin. Both Geale and Macklin have shown they deserve to there world ratings and both have there sights set on a shot at the IBF middleweight championship currently held by Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs).” He continued, “Sylvester will be defending the championship in Germany on June 5th against Roman Karmazin (40-3-1, 26 KOs) who in my opinion has a good chance of winning the title. Karmazin has scored impressive victories in 2009 in registering knockouts over Dionisio Miranda and Antwun Echols. He definitely has a punchers chance to defeat Sylvester. “There has been a lot of speculation on the ability of WBA#1 middleweight Gennady Golovkin (18-0,15KO’s) who was an outstanding amateur but in my opinion has not boxed any name opponents as a professional. His knockout win over IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute as an amatuer is a outstanding victory. He also holds amateur win over Daniel Geale but we will be happy to fight him – especially if he wins the WBA title. The professional ranks are much different.” Treacy has a nationally televised Main Event Foxtel Pay-Per-View promotion scheduled for June 2nd at the Wollongong Entertainment Center, Wollongong, NSW, Australia in 2010 and they will feature the cream of the crop from Australia. In what should be outstanding promotion – Daniel Geale, Robert Medley, Billy Dib, Garth Wood, Shannan Taylor, Nader Hamdan, Junior Talipeau will be in action on this show.

I've always thought that myself tbh

Cintron's ex-manager is on ESB dishing loads of dirt on Kermit & his past ways It's absolute quality Check it out: "High Def Kermit Jump Vid - what do you see?" if you're on there

Oh dear, with a name like Molly, Rob will soon be on your case. Oh no, what's wrong with my name? Or is it cos I'm a girl? Not managing to find a stream so feeling bit frustrated, though doesn't sound like I'm missing much! Girl? frustrated? OMG Rob is going to be on you like a rash. Welcome to VT btw, we're not all predators, just rob, gabby, trim..... Oi. I'm not a predator :evil:

LOL

I think I might be SandyV if I join in.

On ESB? On another note, that BNP thread is epic

What's your username so I can laugh at you when you fail? 8)

No, he's silver 8)

Sounds promising 8) I'd bet my life you'd be the first one banned if you joined in What can I say? It's a great gift of mine I reckon your views on rape would go down a treat on those feminist forums....especially that one thread where the bird is talking about going commando in a mini skirt - it's just crying out for a "don't come complaining on here when someone rapes you" comment That information has greatly encouraged me to join in.... Anyone else in? It's ESB mate.....the lounge over there is the most mysogenistic forum you'll find on the web....how many people do you think will join in? I'm really looking forward to it, should be a hoot but the Muslim one will be hard to top I reckon I ment anyone else from here, which I guess is me, you and Wallet so admittedly not a great variety of people The more the merrier though. Maybe I can convince them that I have a blue waffle...