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Invasion of the Bodysnatchers: Miguel Cotto Defeats Alfonso Gomez

Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) systematically dismantled Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 Kos), of Contender fame, tonight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City tonight.

Round By Round

Cotto established his jab and body attack in the first round and never looked back. Cotto consistently beat Gomez to the punch and truly outclassed the popular Mexican fighter. At the end of round one, Cotto staggered Gomez with a jab to the body, then confidently stared him down as he returned to his corner.

Round two, Cotto continued to dominate Gomez with the jab and began to pick him apart. Gomez fell from being off balance and out boxed and the referee ruled it a knockdown.

Round three, Cotto came out extremely confident, and he seemed like he was treating the fight like a sparring session. At the end of the round, Cotto became the Bodysnatcher and dropped Gomez with a left to the solar plexus. Gomez showed heart in getting up.

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Round four, Cotto rips Gomez with every punch in the Book. Cotto looking very calm. By the end of the round the punches landed on Gomez totaled 60. Gomez’s face showed it.

Round five, more of the same. Cotto then dropped Gomez with a hard jab to the mug.

The ringside physican was kind enough to stop the massacre between rounds.

For Cotto, it was a very impressive performance. He really showed versatility with his jab being the main weapon in the fight. Cotto landed an impressive 188 of 369 punches (51 percent) while Gomez landed 63 of 316 (20 percent).

In the other fight in the Doubleheader, The Tijuana Tornado, Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) dusted off Kermit Cnitron (29-2, 27 KOs) with a body shot in the sixth round to take one of the title belts three years after he first knocked Cintron out.

Margarito used a pressure, pressure, pressure approach on Cintron and was able to take the KO artists best shots.

Margarito used an uppercut, left, straight right, left hook to the body combo. The body shot put Cintron on ice.

Margarito landed 207 power punches to 89 for Cintron, and also landed 257 of 611 total punches (42 percent) to 30 percent for Cintron.

What does this all mean?

Well, it means that Cotto VS Margarito will probably happen in summertime.

Cotto might be better suited to try to set up a fight with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather, because Margarito is so big.

But Miguel Cotto VS Antonio Margarito will be a huge fight. The winner will have some real leverage to get Mayweather in the ring at the end of the year or early ’09.

All of it is good for boxing.

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The Rest is Up to You…

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Miguel Cotto Highlight/Tribute Video

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Big Pun – Whatcha Gon Do

Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978] – Trailer

One of the Many Reasons South Beach is Dope

This is why I love South Beach:

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Recently, I went to Osteria Del Teatro in South Beach with a couple associates, as a launching pad. Cruised in, suited down; Prada Suit, Charcoal-Acai colored Prada shirt, murderous Gucci tie, Luger nina (and I don’t mean that fly South Beach hostess/ model I swooped on recently named Nina either) and Gucci loafers no socks. My pockets exploding like an Irish pipe bomb and green like photosynthesis. More shells than Frutti Di Mare. My associates were wearing…I think Corneliani suits.

So we rolled in, I was greeted like The Prince of G’s by the Maître’d (who really is a class act, and I am on a first name basis with most of the staff) and we slid into the best table in the house. Girls clocking me, because I have more Mack than Craig in the bed (and I don’t mean club B.E.D Miami, either) and Screwface the Dred. I ordered up a 10 year old Barolo and walked outside with my associates and my glass of wine to clack my Dunhill Lighter and smoke a jack.

My associates were talking about some crazy new-school shit, like using Google Earth to help plan heist moves and some standard old-school shit, like comparing the quality of Burmese Sapphires VS Sri Lankan Sapphires. Hardly listening to them, I noticed an older guy, probably on the north side of 70 years old sitting in a chair, smoking a cigarette, drinking a glass of red. He was dressed pretty sharp; smooth sweater, plaid slacks and loafers no socks. The height of fashion for the Grandpa G set. There was something about this guy that I noticed right away. Game recognizes Game type situation. “Player Recognition” is what we call it in the industry.

I paid my respects right away and introduced myself. He said his name was “Donald” and gave me a pat on the back and said to me, “keep doing what you are doing young G, and don’t let the rival factions and Haters get you south” (well, he didn’t really say that exactly, but something to that effect). He got up, flicked his cigarette with swagger, really close to one of my associates and walked back in Osteria Del Teatro. Dope move. Style all the way.

As we re-entered the restaurant, I noticed that Donald was sitting by himself next to the window. I started really getting into the bottle of red as it was opening up. Real Inky.

Then, like a comet across the night sky in Cartagena, Colombia, the most beautiful girl I have seen on this stay in South Beach (and that is saying a lot) walks in to Osteria Del Teatro. Narciso Rodriguez dress, I think, Christian Louboutin shoes with the red bottoms, spinning a Dolce & Gabbana tote. This girl was so beautiful everyone in the place stopped. I think my heart even skipped a beat like a scratched Special Ed record. Guess who she sat down next to?

Michael Mason?

No, not me…Donald!

After she gave him a kiss on the lips, I gave up all hope that she was Donald’s grandflydaughter. My Game is butter, I got bread and rivals want to toast me. So, as a natural reaction, I thought for a split second of trying to peel Donald for his girl and front paging her, but I was then ashamed I even thought that.

The Impressions – I’m So Proud

Here was a old-school G, who probably chilled with Lansky at Wolfie’s, who has obviously been in the Game forever and deserves his respect from young International Playboys on the Rise like your humble author.

Scoreboard: Grandpa G- 1, Michael Mason- 0

Cam’ron – Your Girl

I raised my glass to Donald, took a huge glup of my Barolo and smiled to myself. In South Beach you can be a G into your 70’s!

Safe to say, I am not getting married anytime soon…

Sure, I am not naïve enough to think that money might have had something to do with it, but then again what doesn’t?

Charge it to The Game. You can keep the change, but I kept my receipt.

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The Rest is Up to You…

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Golden Pretty Boy
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Jay Z – Can’t Knock The Hustle

Bra Boys Movie will Premiere in the US

The documentary, Bra Boys, about the notorious Maroubra Beach locals (Sydney) will premiere in LA on April 7th and it is being released in select US Theaters on 11th April, 2008 (I am guessing in coastal communities).

I haven’t yet seen the film, but I heard a lot of rumblings about it last year when I was lamping in Australia (How to Swoop Girls and Influence People (Australia Style).

Bra Boys centers around the Abberton brothers; pro surfers, Sunny Abberton, Jai Abberton, and Koby Abberton and the hardships growing up in Maroubra and Brotherhood. The movie is narrated by Russell Crowe who also has plans to turn the story into a feature movie which will most likely be terrible (see movie version of DogTown and Z-boys- The Lords of Dogtown). Actors can’t play Surfers and Skaters, and Surfers and Skaters can’t act.

Maroubra’s “Bra Boys” are described by police and local media as a gang and have been involved in various scrapes with the law. Back in 2002 the crew was involved in a brawl with off-duty police officers.

The Bra Boys were also involved in the peace talks with gangs following the 2005 Cronulla Riots.

In May 2005, Jai Abberton was acquitted of a 2003 murder of standover man Tony Hines, whose body was found dumped off a cliff. His brother Koby was handed a suspended nine-month jail sentence after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice in the same matter. Hence the whole, “My Brother’s Keeper” thing.

The Bra Boys have also taken over extremely hollow, extremely shallow Cape Solander, Kurnell and renamed it “Ours”.

Typically, I have been over surf flicks, (one reason being the quality of punk music in this day and age sucks, let’s face it, the bands today are no Minor Threat) but Bra Boys has my interest. One, I dig Australia, two, I have strong affinity for other kids who grew up in tough urban environments, and three, The Bra Boys are going through a real life rags to riches story.

Rags to Riches is the heart and soul of The G Manifesto after all.

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Bra Boys Movie Trailer

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The Rest is Up to You…

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

Real Punk, Minor Threat

Bra Boys surf Ours

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Bra Boys on Brotherhood

Bra Boys on Localism

Bra Boys on Escapism

Patrick Ewing Jr.: ill behind-the-back dunk

I normally don’t cover a lot of hoop in The G Manifesto (apart from the odd Allen Iverson, Victor Page, J-Will or God Shamgod reference), but it is well known that as a young embryonic G, I was down with G- Town.

Someone just sent me this clip of Patrick Ewing Jr’s ill behind-the-back dunk, for my opinion.

Patrick Ewing Jr. behind-the-back dunk

All I can say is “Dope”.

That has to be Slamm of the Month.

The Rest is Up to You…

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

Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis Fight Video ROUNDS 8,9,10

Great KO. Great Left hook.

Casamayor puts Katsidis on ice. And I don’t mean that now-defunct wack club in Las Vegas called Club Ice either. Actually, I never went, but I am sure it was wack.

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Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis Fight Video ROUNDS 8,9,10

The Rest is Up to You…

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

Cuban Linx – Letter To Pun

Pete Rock – “Get Involved”