NUMBER ONE/NUMERO UNO WEIGHIN RESULTS...MAYWEATHER 146; MARQUEZ 142

Moments ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez made weight for their anticipated clash tomorrow night, September 19th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, moving up from lightweight, weighed in at 142. Mayweather, who hasn't fought in nearly two years, tipped the scales at 146.

Surprisingly, or not, there were quite a few boos in the crowd when Golden Boy partners Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya were introduced to the crowd. Although there were a number of fans in attendance for the weigh-in, there were also several empty seats; it definitely wasn't as packed as it was for Pacquiao vs. Hatton earlier this year. At one point, when D.L. Hughley, co-host of the weigh-in, asked the crowd if there was one Floyd fan in attendance, all that could be heard were boos. WWE superstar Triple H was in attendance and in form as he took the mic, stared at the audience and stated, "I just want to know one thing. Are you ready? I said, are you ready to see the greatest fighter in the world, the pound-for-pound greatest fighter on this planet Floyd Money Mayweather take back his throne at the top of boxing...tomorrow night, the only one laughing is going to be Floyd Mayweather." More Boos from the crowd. As both men took the stage, Marquez received a chorus of cheers while Floyd garnered more boos from the crowd. Floyd did some shadowboxing as he waited to step on the scale and wooooo did he look sharp and ready to fight.

Marquez looked solid weighing in at 142. Floyd looked ripped as usual at 146. Surprisingly, Marquez didn't appear to be too much smaller than Mayweather. "That's the weight we wanted to weigh...we're very happy," stated Marquez. "It's a very difficult fight, but not impossible," he continued. "Marquez knows what he has to do...Mayweather's like, you know, those little puppies, all bark and no bite," stated De La Hoya. "I feel tremendous...my dad played a major part...I'm going to go out there and be the same Floyd Mayweather," stated Mayweather. "I'm a well-rounded fighter. I feel good. Camp went good...key to the fight is just be smart, be me," he added.

Prior to the weigh-in, there was much speculation as to what weight the two fighters would be meeting at. Lightweight champion Marquez fought his last bout at 135 pounds so many assumed that Mayweather, who last fought in the 147-pound division, would meet the smaller man at a catchweight. Despite the fact that the bout was being billed as a welterweight clash, there was speculation that both men had agreed to meet at 144 pounds. Today, Mayweather's weight of 146 pounds put the rumors to rest. Judging from the lack of concern by Team Marquez regarding Floyd's weight, the two sides must have previously agreed that the bout will indeed be fought at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds. It will be extremely interesting to see how much both fighters unofficially weigh on fight night.

Mayweather is fresh for Marquez

Floyd Mayweather is confident there will no ring rust when he returns to action after a long lay-off against Juan Manuel Marquez on 19 September.

The former five-weight world champion, 32, is back after retiring in December 2007, after he beat Ricky Hatton.

"I feel fast, strong and my timing is there," said the American.

"I feel the same way as before I left. Actually I feel a little better. I think the break helped because I haven't had a break since 1987."

Mayweather, who has won all of his 39 fights with 25 knockouts, faces the formidable Marquez for The Ring welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

And Mayweather said maintaining his unbeaten record had been the key motivating factor in preparing for the fight.

"When you go out there [against a fighter] with an undefeated record, there is no pressure on these fighters because they have nothing to lose," he said.

"If Marquez gets beat in 12 rounds or he gets knocked out, they are still going to love him in his country because he had the chance to face the best. They will say: 'You lost but you lost to the best'.

"But in the US it doesn't work like that so we have to work that much harder to stay on top.

"If I win, it's normal. If a guy gives me a tough fight or even comes close to winning, that's abnormal. Everybody expects me to dominate.

"It's extremely important for me to go out there to perform well and dominate.

"I've got to go out there and be smart, be intelligent and listen to my uncle Roger [Mayweather, Floyd's trainer]. If I do that, we will come out 'A' OK."

Mexican Marquez, 36, is a former three-weight world champion, but has only ever fought as high as lightweight before.

However, he has 50 wins from 55 professional encounters, with 37 knockouts, and has drawn once and lost narrowly to Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao.

"He is Mexico's numero uno," said Mayweather. "He's one hell of a fighter with over 50 wins and champion in more than just one weight class.

"Believe me, Marquez is not going to lay down. There's going to be blood, sweat and tears on 19 September."

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Number One/Numero Uno Fight Officials

The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19. The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the bout will be Burt Clements from Nevada, Dave Moretti from Nevada and William Lerch from Illinois.

THREE ELECTRIFYING FIGHTS ADDED TO THE MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ UNDERCARD

LOS ANGELES, August 18 - It's the biggest and one of the most highly-anticipated boxing events of 2009, so there was no question that when it was time to compile the undercard of the Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez super fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19, it was decided to bring out the big guns with three spectacular televised undercard bouts on HBO Pay-Per-View®, including two world championship fights.

In the chief support bout, unbeaten Chris John will defend his WBA Featherweight World Championship against one of the most courageous warriors in the game, 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez, in a rematch of their February 28, 2009 fight which is seen as one of 2009's most compelling battles thus far. The WBO Interim Lightweight World Championship will be up for grabs on September 19 when Australian action hero and former Lightweight World Champion Michael Katsidis and 2004 U.S. Olympian and hot lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo collide in the ring in what looks like a can't-miss brawl. Opening the HBO Pay-Per-View portion of the card will be a 10-round matchup of welterweight veterans, as former Undisputed Welterweight World Champion Zab Judah takes on the always exciting banger, veteran Antonio Diaz.

"The Mayweather-Marquez fight card is definitely living up to the hype of Floyd's comeback," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "With three more excellent fights being shown on the telecast, fans are in for a great night of boxing from start to finish."

"Mexican Independence Day Weekend is one of the biggest boxing weekends of the year and with the Mayweather-Marquez mega-fight as the headliner, we wanted to make sure that we have a full night of hard-hitting action which is what we have with the September 19 undercard," said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar de la Hoya. "In these three fights we have two World Championships, three current or former World Champions, three Olympians and an exciting rematch of one of this year's greatest fights. As a fan, I can't wait to see these fights and the fans will not want to miss this card whether it's live in Las Vegas or at home on Pay-Per-View."

HBO Pay-Per-View's Mark Taffet said, "This outstanding undercard is the perfect complement to the Mayweather-Marquez main event and ensures that pay-per-view boxing fans will have a night of non-stop action on September 19."

Long considered one of the most talented, yet underrated, champions in the sport, Indonesia's Chris "The Dragon" John (42-0-2, 22 KO's) finally broke through to the U.S. audience in 2009 with his exciting battle with Rocky Juarez. A world champion since 2003 who has defended his crown 11 times including victories over Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and Derrick "Smoke" Gainer, John is eager to build on his newfound fame with a victory over Juarez on September 19.

"I thought I won our first fight but now I am going to show how much I appreciate being champion and beat him again," said John. "It has always been my desire to fight in Las Vegas and on the big fight cards. September 19 I will be able to do this and show the whole world that I am one of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport today."

Hard-charging Houston native Ricardo Rocky Juarez (28-4-1, 20 KO's) has made a home for himself at the top of the featherweight division for many years now. The only thing missing for the 29-year-old is a world title and after just falling short in competitive wars with Humberto "Zorrita" Soto, Marco Antonio "Barreta" Barrera (twice) and Juan Manuel Marquez, Juarez put it all together in his first bout against John on February 28, 2009, only to have the judges score the fight a draw. The second time around, Juarez vows to bring everything he has to the ring as he looks to take home a world championship belt.

"I am very fortunate to have another chance at a world title and a chance to show the world why I feel like I did enough to win the first fight, said Juarez. "I am getting older and therefore it becomes even more important to reach my long-standing goal of becoming a world champion."

The pride of Toowoomba, Australia, Michael "The Great" Katsidis (25-2, 21 KO's) has gained worldwide acclaim as one of boxing's most exciting fighters, punch for punch and pound for pound. The former interim WBO Lightweight World Champion, Katsidis has been in with some of the best in the world over his eight-year career, including Joel "Cepillo" Casamayor and Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz. Winner of two in a row, including an April stoppage of former World Champion Jesus "Matador" Chavez, the 29-year-old Katsidis is ready to regain his title with a win over Escobedo.

"I just turned 29 and that is a great age for boxing, fighting for championships and I feel I am peaking right now with my power and ability," said Katsidis. "I think we are both going to pull out everything to win the title on September 19, but I plan to win and it's certainly going to be a great way to celebrate my birthday."

At 27 years of age, 2004 U.S. Olympian Vicente Escobedo (21-1, 13 KO's) is hitting his stride as a professional and is ready for his first world title opportunity. A native of Woodland, California, Escobedo has drawn comparisons to Oscar de la Hoya for his style and demeanor both in and out of the ring. After a three-fight stretch that has seen him impressively beat the previously undefeated Dominic Salcido and former World Champions Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez and Kevin "Flushing Flash" Kelley, there is no question that he's ready for prime time.

"I am really looking forward to the opportunity to fight on this card as it falls on Mexican Independence Day and I will be fighting for all of the Mexican people out there," said Escobedo. "It is for my first world title and I am training extremely hard because I know this is a great opportunity and my dream coming true. I can't wait for the fight and I am ready to win."

A charismatic wizard in the ring known to his fans as "Super Judah", Brooklyn's Zab Judah (37-6, 25 KO's) is a Former Two-Division World Champion who got to the top not only because of his blazing speed, but also because of his fight-stopping power. Owner of a resume that includes victories over Micky Ward, Junior Witter, Demarcus Corley and Cory Spinks, the 31-year-old from Brooklyn has readied himself for a run at another world championship and the first fighter in his way is Antonio Diaz.

"I appreciate the opportunity to be able to fight on Floyd's comeback show and I know I have a very tough opponent in Daiz," said Judah. "I know he is the bigger guy but I intend to take advantage of his fighting style by boxing him all the way to the finish, whether it goes the distance or it's a knockout. I will beat Antonio Diaz on September 19.

Antonio "Toño" Diaz (45-5-1, 27 KO's) first made his name in the late '90s in the light welterweight division with wins over the likes of Cory Spinks, Emanuel Augustus, Ivan Robinson and Omar Weis. Not content with settling on this an impressive resume, Diaz moved up to 147 pounds to do battle against Sugar Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito, and after a three-year layoff from 2005 to 2008, he has won four in a row, putting him in fine form as he approaches the fight with Judah.

"I am looking forward to fighting Zab Judah and think it is a great challenge for me as I continue to comeback after my layoff," said Diaz. "I have been feeling really good since I took the break and I am training very hard as my goal is to accept this challenge, beat Zab Judah and move on to the next challenge."

Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno," is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Quaker State, AT&T, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The explosive evening of boxing will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.

The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

HBO's Emmy®-Award-winning all-access reality series "24/7" returns to HBO® with an all new edition as "Mayweather/Marquez 24/7" premieres Saturday, August 29 at 10:15 pm ET/PT. The four-episode series will chronicle the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their September 19 pay-per-view showdown.

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Marquez Prepared to beat Mayweather

Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) is ready to pull off a major upset on September 19th in his mega fight with undefeated pound-for-pound boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 35, has put on weight, gotten much stronger and is hitting harder than he ever did before. Marquez is making no secret about what he plans to do against the 32-year-old Mayweather, intending on attacking him to the body.

Mayweather struggled in the past when facing Jose Luis Castillo, a huge body puncher, who attacked Mayweather downstairs often in their two fights in 2002. Although Castillo lost both of the fights, many people boxing fans feel that Mayweather lost the first fight in April 2002.

Marquez has been training in the mountains for his bout with Mayweather, running hills and lifting large rocks to strengthen his legs, arms and shoulders. Marquez sees Mayweather as having a weakness in taking body shots and intends on working in that area against him. Mayweather recently sustained an injury to one of his ribs while in training. He won’t say what was the cause of the injury, but speculation is that one of his hard-hitting sparring partners hurt him with a big body shot while training.

Mayweather has since healed up and barring another injury, will be ready for their bout in September. Mayweather hasn’t fought in two years since retiring after his 10th round TKO victory over Ricky Hatton in 2007.

Rumored to be in need of money, Mayweather has come back with the goal of fighting Manny Pacquiao. However, instead of taking an easy tune-up for the fight, Mayweather decided on Marquez, who he points out really beat Pacquiao in both of Marquez’s prior two fights with Manny.

Mayweather figures that by beating Marquez and hopefully Pacquiao, if he can land a fight with him, Mayweather would be beating two of the best fighters in all of boxing. However, it won’t be easy, because the time away from boxing surely couldn’t have helped Mayweather’s skills any.

Mayweather looks noticeably older, less youthful than he did two years ago and there’s a question whether he still has what it takes. For a fighter to take off that much time from the sport, especially a fighter in the lighter weight classes, it’s often difficult, if not impossible, for them to stage a successful comeback. Usually the fighters in the smaller weight classes are unable to come back successfully once they retire for any length of time. The heavyweight class is a different story.

Fighters like George Foreman, Vitali Klitschko and to a lesser extent Larry Holmes, were able to come back to the sport after an extensive amount of time in retirement. For Mayweather to do it, will be a tough task. However, the advantage that he has over normal fighters is that he was so good before he retired that even if he’s only 75% of what he used to be, it might be just enough to get a win over Marquez.

Additionally, Mayweather is the bigger fighter, used to fighting at welterweight compared to Marquez, a former featherweight who has been moving up in weight the past year.

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MARQUEZ: "I KNOW WHERE HE'S BEEN HURT AND I'M GOING FOR IT!"

Mexico City, Mex. (July 23) -Reports out of Mexico City, where five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez is back in training for his scheduled September 19 bout (at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View®) against Floyd Mayweather (Mayweather vs. Marquez "Number One/Numero Uno"), confirm that Marquez is bigger, stronger and punching "to the body" harder than ever as he pushes his training regime to new heights in preparation for his ultimate challenge against Mayweather.

Eyewitnesses say it is evident that not only is Marquez bigger, but his training includes a special focus on body work and technique as he looks to defeat the undefeated Mayweather, a six-time World Champion in five weight divisions. "I know where he's been hurt and I'm going for it," said Marquez. "He is vulnerable now and I will take advantage of his weakness with a body attack that emphasizes two things-the right and the left." Another testament to this new resolve are his grueling two-hour runs in the mountains of Nevado de Toluca at a staggering elevation of 13,500 feet. "The mountain is a magic place and gives me the freedom to visualize the night of the fight and how I am going to beat him," said Marquez. "It is also building my endurance, making my legs stronger and building muscle across my whole body." Marquez has also been adding weight as he works through technique in training. Marquez finished, "I've been working gradually with the extra weight, which is going to be pure muscle and make me stronger than ever by the time I step in the ring September 19. Mayweather is going to be the first one to feel the difference." Mayweather vs. Marquez: "Number One/Numero Uno," is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com. HBO's Emmy®-Award-winning all-access reality series "24/7" returns to HBO® with an all new edition as "Mayweather/Marquez 24/7" premieres Saturday, August 29 at 10:15 pm ET/PT. The four-episode series will chronicle the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their September 19 pay-per-view showdown. Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored. .....source

"Revenge of the Fallen": Pacquiao's haters strike back

Question:

What do Oscar De la Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have in common?

Answer:

They all hate Manny Pacquiao's guts.

Incidentally, all three of them have lost to Pacquiao. Pacquiao retired and made De la Hoya quit in his stool last year in December. Marquez lost his super featherweight belts to Pacquiao last year in March. And Floyd Mayweather Jr. lost his crown as the mythical Pound-for-Pound and best fighter in boxing to the sport’s newest darling Manny Pacquiao.

Perhaps that’s also why these three can’t stop talking about Pacquiao and keep saying derogatory statements about him like yesterday in Mayweather and Marquez’s conference call.

Synchronized crying isn’t what it’s called, but its close.

Like boxing writer Brad Cooney tells me,

“In the boxing scribe world, haters are part of the package. One thing that I learned, if you're being hated on, it means that you are at or above a level that someone else wants to be at. If you're being hated on it means that you are successful at something. Success breeds hate, remember that.”

Got it Brad. And I guess same goes with boxing in general. I can’t help but shake my head with some of the things the aforementioned three have said about Pacquiao like,

"I feel Manny Pacquiao is a good fighter, he does his job to the best of his ability. Many people forget that Manny Pacquiao got beat by Erik Morales. I am still at the top of my game and I have never been beat. He hasn't done anything that I haven't done."

First of all, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was doing his best Mark Wahlberg impersonation jumping up and down at ringside during one of Pacquiao’s wins over Morales like Wahlberg did when Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton last May. Pacquiao has a tendency of doing that to people… you know, make the manliest of men act like middle school girls whether it’s by making them jump and scream as if they’ve seen the Jonas Brothers every time he puts forth one of his sensational performances in the ring or when he causes them to start talking trash and act jealous of all the accolades he’s getting like mean girls plotting against the prettiest girl in school.

Pathetic.

Is this Number One vs. Numero Uno’s selling point? If it’s not for a mystery injury or the thoughts about the fight getting cancelled, it seems that nobody really talks or cares about this fight unless these three stooges say something derogatory about Pacquiao. Its almost become an obsession for these three.

Don’t get me wrong, Mayweather and Marquez are two great boxers in every sense of the word. What they aren’t however is “thrilling”. Since Mayweather volunteered the statement that Pacquiao hasn’t done anything he had already done before, it’s really more like Pacquiao does it so much more often compared to how he’d occasionally do it from time to time- that is to give his audience their money’s worth.

Mayweather and De la Hoya are masters of hype. Marquez, well like Mayweather said, is just happy to be part of the ride and get paid on top of finding allies in his “Pacquiao hate crusade”. Pacquiao is the real deal. He is a man of a few words but his actions speaks for its self and his fists does what De la Hoya and Mayweather’s mouths do on a constant basis. No, contrary to Pacquiao fans’ beliefs when they call him “Gayweather” and ridicule De la Hoya for wearing fish net stockings and Marquez’s controversial pictures with some Japanese guy floating on the internet that seem all too compromising, I’m not saying anything about a homosexual act involving mouths and pleasuring, what I mean is how Pacquiao’s fists does all the talking for him while Floyd and Oscar do it by working their lips.

In the words of legendary boxing trainer “Cus” DAmato, “boxing is about putting them a$$es in them seats”.

And in today’s game, nobody does it better than Manny Pacquiao. There are things that hurt his marketability like how he’s not the best of person to interview because of his difficulty with the English language despite vast improvements and how he typically answers questions with template responses, and the fact that he lives oceans away, Pacquiao is still boxing’s best kept secret. He converts non-boxing fans into die-hard fanatics by just throwing his fists. Like Larry Merchant says, watching Pacquiao fight is a beautiful thing.

Mayweather is not what’s wrong with boxing. Trust me, there’s so many negative things in the sport that Money May simply picked up on. But if Golden Boy Promotions aimed to make a difference in boxing when they set up shop just a few years ago, this is not the way to do it. They over-hype their fights like Mayweather vs. De la Hoya and fighters like Victor Ortiz, only to disappoint fans in the end and leave bitter tastes in their mouth. It’s also ludicrous for them to keep bashing Pacquiao especially when they have a cut on his pay and that he actually is the type of fighter they should recommend for people to follow in boxing for his pleasing fighting style and great character outside the ring.

Maybe one day Golden Boy Promotions together with all of Pacquiao’s haters can have their revenge on Pacquiao when somebody knocks him out or beats the living crap out of him. But until that day comes, all this personal vendettas and ulterior motives should be swept to the side for the benefit of what’s best for boxing. Mayweather and De la Hoya need not spend all their precious time fielding questions about Pacquiao and trying to make people believe their fight is selling. A fight with Pacquiao will mean the most money for all parties involved. Heck it might even eclipse Oscar De la Hoya’s numbers. So give Marquez his pocket change to step aside and get the deal done. Mayweather versus Pacquiao is what fans want. Stop wasting your time talking and just invest it on whatever needs to be done to give people what they want. Wake up!

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Live Blog: Floyd Mayweather - Juan Manuel Marquez conference call

Here we go. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez are having a conference call today to hype their fight on September 19.

At 4:05 p.m., EST -- Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather Jr. is healthy and they expect the fight to sell out. By the way, prices range from $100 to $1,000.

4:09 -- Floyd is introduced by Leonard Ellerbee as the biggest star in the sport.

4:11 -- Floyd said he is waking up at 4:00 a.m. for training. "I know all these young fighters are trying to gun for me. I'm an old cat in the sport of boxing ... Only the strong can survive."

4:12 -- "I didn't want to go into this fight like I have gone into other fights in the past," meaning he didn't want to fight at less than 100 percent.

4:13 -- "I feel Manny Pacquiao is a good fighter, he does his job to the best of his ability. Many people forget that Manny Pacquiao got beat by Erik Morales. I am still at the top of my game and I have never been beat. He hasn't done anything that I haven't done."

4:14 -- Blessings to the Gatti family, he was one helluva a warrior, that was a true champion who will be truly missed.

4:15 -- Floyd does a nice tap dance around Dan Rafael's question regarding his injury. He calls it a freak accident.

4:16 -- Now he clarifies that he had a rib injury but despite Dan's best efforts, he won't say how it happened.

4:20 -- Floyd says he began training last week. He also says he has taken his kids to he NBA summer league games at Thomas and Mack.

4:24 -- Of his Dad, Floyd says that he is coming around and getting to know his grandchildren. And Floyd suggests that's more important than he and his father working together. He also says that his children are the future of the "Mayweather brand."

4:27 -- He says if he fought Oscar at 147, it would have ended in a knockout, with Oscar on his face or his back.
4:30 -- Floyd, talking about his retirement, said he never had a break. He had his first fight in 1987 and needed a break, a vacation. He assures that this comeback has to do with his love of boxing and it's not because he needs the money. He reminds us that he is doing the interview from his 22,000 square foot home.

4:33 -- Floyd says right now he weighs 149, 150.

4:34 -- He rates Marquez over Manny. He also believes Marquez won both fights against Pacquiao. We all know Bob Arum has a trick up his sleeve. Marquez is a Mexican warrior.

My apologies to Floyd, JMM and the rest of the parties... and to you the fans.. breaking news beckons. I must bail on the conference call. I will get back to all of this later in the day. -- CASSIDY

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