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The Aftermath: The Golden Boy VS The Pretty Boy

The Golden Boy VS The Pretty Boy is in the books. Here are some thoughts:

The fight wasn’t that close

Mayweather put on a masterful performance and completely out-boxed De La Hoya. The judges were obviously swayed by a crowd that seemed to be pro-De La Hoya outside of like two-hundred people. Every time De La threw a punch (most of which didn’t land), every blond, fake Dior wearing, silicone enhanced Platinum Digger in the crowd went bonkers. As we know, Platinum Diggers can get their scream on. Mayweather’s clean punches were greeted with silence. The judges shouldn’t have been so swayed. The judge that had Oscar winning was more out of his mind than an early 90’s pig-tailed Rave Girl on E-Tabs. I had it 8 rounds to four, Mayweather. The second half of the fight he had Oscar in deep water. In a 15 round fight, Mayweather would have drowned him. (I am not going to say “I told you so” but I knew Oscar has trouble with skillful fast boxers, read: Cinco de Mayweather: De La Hoya VS Mayweather)

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Give Mayweather some credit

Oscar had the ring he wanted, the weight he wanted and the gloves he wanted. Mayweather was a clear two weight classes smaller that Oscar. And he was still able to make pretty easy work of the future Hall of Famer. Oscar deserves mad credit as well as he has had a career of stepping into the ring with anyone. That’s gangster.

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Larry Merchant

Larry Merchant gave one of the most biased commentating sessions anyone has ever heard. He couldn’t make a single comment that was Positive towards Mayweather or negative toward The Golden Boy. Oscar and Merchant also exchanged a weird look at the end of the fight that made me uncomfortable. At least congratulate Mayweather for winning the Richest Prizefight in Boxing History.

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Jim Lampley

Lampley is typically one of the classiest figures in Boxing. Which makes it seem so strange that he took the opportunity to take a parting shot at Mixed Martial Arts:

“Will boxing have to cede its place on the stage to other fighting forms, like mixed martial arts? Mixed martial arts is entertaining. The kind of skill level you saw in the ring tonight – there’s nothing in mixed martial arts which is within light years of what Mayweather and De La Hoya are able to do with their hands.”

If Lampley is worried about the “younger demographic” liking MMA more than Boxing, dissing MMA isn’t the best way to go about getting new fans.

MMA VS Boxing

MMA and Boxing are two different sports, end of story. All the talk of Mayweather would get killed by whoever is the UFC champ in the Octagon is worthless. Tiger Woods would kill Michael Jordan on the Golf Course and vice versa, Allen Iverson would destroy Wayne Gretsky on the asphalt and vice versa, Smelly Kater would dismantle Jerek Deter surfing and vice versa, Smarty Jones would crush Amarillo Slim on the Race Track and vice versa. I would beat them all in a Swooping Models and Exotic Dancers Game Competition and I have guys in my crew that would beat all of them in a Street Fight with Gun Play. It is what it is.

Boxing and MMA can co-exist. There are people that just like watching fighting and combat sports. I am one of those. If I lived in Ancient Rome, I would be ringside at The Colosseum, dressed in the height of fashion, with two Italian girls feeding me grapes, gluping Vino, while watching Gladiators kill each other. True G’s will always appreciate both sports.

Max Kellerman

Kellerman deserves some props for firing back at Lampley with this:

“I disagree with Jim. I think there are mixed martial artists who are operating on a very similar skill level in what they do to these fighters and that’s one of the reasons that the sport’s becoming very popular.”

Kellerman, keep in mind, is the heir-apparent for the commentating crown and was smart to take advantage of Lampley’s bad move. Kellerman wins by decision.

Side Note I:

Vargas VS Mayorga is in the works but HBO seems like they don’t want the fight. Bad play. This could be the most action packed fight on the Docket.

Side Note II:

Gatti and Ward together again. This time Ward will be in Gatti’s corner against Alfonso Gomez of Contender fame (the only reality show I can really stomach). Should be can’t miss action between two Playboy/Boxers.

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Side Note III:

Boxing should take a page out of the UFC’s book and start promoting Boxing Cards not just one big fight.

Side Note IV:

Hit a trifecta on the Kentucky Derby earlier in the day and rolled the winnings into Mayweather by Decision and rolled that into a late dinner with six twenty-one year old Southern California girls with my main Running Partner. Like Butch and Sundance. Outlaw G’s. Not a bad way to start Summer….. The Rest is Up to You……..

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Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Golden Pretty Boy
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com

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Diego Corrales rest in peace

Cinco de Mayweather: De La Hoya VS Mayweather

Many people are expecting the sport of Boxing to fade away after Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. meet in the Ring on May 5th Fight Night in Las Vegas. If the fight is anything less than great, the fading is predicted to much quicker. I for one, think it is going to be a fight well worth watching and interesting to figure out who will win.

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After Floyd Mayweather Jr. completely dismantled Diego Corrales back in 2001 (remember Corrales was like 30-0 with 27 KO’s and largely considered unbeatable at 6 feet tall and 130lbs) I swore I would never bet against Mayweather. I could tell that he was a fighter that comes along very infrequently. And although I think Oscar De La Hoya has many advantages going into the fight with Mayweather (Size, Power to name two) I have a difficult time thinking De La can win. Three reasons:

The “Sugar” Shane Mosley Fights

Sure the second one was very close, but the first one Mosley cooked Oscar. And Shane ginsued Oscar for one reason: Speed. Sure, I know all the talk about Mosley sparring with Oscar to get him ready and all that, but Mayweather is a far superior technician that Mosley ever was.

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The Ike “Bazooka” Quartey Fight

“Officially” Oscar won this fight. And Oscar showed a ton of heart with his round 12 rally. But anyone who can add up rounds knows that Quartey mathematically won this fight and Oscar got a gift from the judges. Oscar didn’t want any part of a rematch either. Quartey had a jab that was a battering ram and probably better than even Mayweather’s jab, but Mayweather is a far more complete fighter that Quartey. The only reason that Oscar closed the show so hard was that Quartey gassed. Something Mayweather does not do.

Side Note I:

Quartey went on to become one of Ghana’s most successful business men. Ironically, he was robbed again after most observers thought he had out boxed Vernon “The Viper” Forrest in his comeback.

The Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker Fight

“Officially” Oscar won this fight also. But anyone with working eyes and a heart beat knows that Sweet Pea won the fight with The Golden Boy. Many fights seem closer with repeated viewings; Hagler vs Leonard or De La vs Mosely II for instance. Each time you watch De La vs Whitaker the fight seems like a wider margin in which Whitaker won. In fact, it’s hard to find instances in which Oscar even laid a glove on Whitaker. But here you had a rising star with tremendous box-office appeal against an East Coast fighter with far less earning power. Again, Oscar didn’t really jump at a rematch. You know Pernell wanted one, he never got hit.

Analyzing those three fights show that Oscar has had mad trouble with fast, skillful boxers. The question you need to ask is:

Is De La Hoya better than he was today at 34 years old than he was when he fought those guys? I am not really sure. Being 34 years old is good for an International Playboy on the Rise picking up on Models girls in South Beach and Paris. Being 34 years old in a boxing ring is not good. Also consider that De La has not defeated a fighter of any significance since Ferocious Fernando Vargas…in 2002! (no disrespect to Ricardo Mayorga who is a significant fighter, but tailor made for Oscar).

But I read a quote from one of the men I respect most in boxing Angelo Dundee (G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member). (My Grandfather knew Dundee quite well and I had the pleasure of meeting him and Muhammad Ali, another G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member, many times as a kid). His quote read:

“This is a great fight and we are so grateful because boxing needs that shot in the arm. Mayweather has never fought a guy as big and talented as De La Hoya. The good big man almost always beats the good little man. I see it going the distance and De La Hoya winning convincingly.”

If there is one thing I have learned in life, it is don’t underestimate Angelo Dundee’s opinion.

So there you have it. Boxing has many people predicting that “The World Awaits” will be Boxing’s last gasp of air before certain death, I only hope that there will be two winners on May 5th: Boxing and The People!

Side note II:

I really don’t think Floyd has been the smartest guy in the world for walking around his house with $100,000 cash on national TV. There are plenty of heist men out there. Ski Masks and Mack 11’s with silencers.

Side note III:

The Kentucky Derby is also on May 5th. This means May 5th is the official start of summer on The G Manifesto Calendar. (I guess I will have to be at the Derby during the day and Jet out to Vegas at night for the Fight). Let’s all take a moment and review tactics for The Race Track and a Formula for Resort Style.

Email of the Week in regards to: Hotel Review: Sunset Tower Hotel, West Hollywood:

“I had a feeling you would pop up a few weeks before the Golden Boy takes his chances with Floyd. I assume there will be multiple sticks dangling on the event from your end? Having set up shop multiple evenings at the Sunset since becoming a G, I always seem to score a knockout with the females and never pay for a room. For instance last month I took that LA nightlife princess hotel heiress chick for a spin on my French tickler and sent her back to her DJ boyfriend gimping like a Vietnam Vet. I enjoy the views, especially the one I had of another high end European swimsuit model pinned up against the window sill last week. Currently I am on a Leer Jet about 6 beans deep, my nose is powdered like a Krispie Kreme doughnut and I am on my way to Turks & Caico’s for brief case exchange and after orgy with 5 Brazilian models that will cost me 40K. I will see you ringside come May Mr. Mason, until then stay out of my mansion in Laguna with your cat mask, I assume the Monet that is missing from my den was your work!”

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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The Greatest…dope

Dundee with Sugar Ray Leonard