It takes a lot to impress me. I have performed in front of 5000 people before. I went to The Ohio State University where our football team plays in front of 100,000 every home game. I have been to NFL games, NBA games, MLB games and I have even been to prize fights before. But never in my life have I witnessed a scene like I did in the MGM Grand today. For you to understand it I have to explain how it all started.
I got to the MGM around 12:30 and headed to the media center. At that time there were a lot of British and Philippinos mulling around, but nothing earth shattering. The media center is closed off to the public, so we don't have any idea of what is going on outside.
From about 12:30-2:00pm I worked on my "Robert Littal Origins" series which will debut either tonight or early tomorrow. Sent a bunch of texts out, twittered (http://www.twitter.com/BlkSportsOnline), talk to a lot of media people and boxers (Dan Rafael, Bert Sugar, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley to name a few) and avoided Oscar De La Hoya like the plague.
Around 2ish I figured I should go to the arena and get a good press seat for the Weigh In. As soon as I walked out of the media center the first thing I see is the police. The second thing I see is about 4,000 people trying to push past this rope.
The police are yelling that they can't allow anyone else in the arena for the weigh in. Thought is was a little odd until I walked into the arena myself and was drowned with:
There's only one Ricky Hatton,
One Ricky Hatton,
Walking along,
Singing a song,
Walking in a Hatton wonderland.
Here is the thing about that song once it is in your head you can not get it out. You will find yourself singing even if you don't like Ricky Hatton. The British fans are great even knowing that I picked Manny Pacquiao they have still been cool with me. They are so cool it almost makes me want to root for Hatton.
Amazingly fun time at the weigh in, Mario Lopez (from Saved by The Bell fame) was booed lustfully. Floyd Mayweather Sr shirt look like a reject from the goodwill. Oscar De La Hoya was dressed like an extra from a Ne-Yo video. Just an all around good time.
One sports related thing I noticed from the Weigh in is that Manny looked bigger and stronger than Hatton. That could just be appearances, but Manny looked in perfect condition whereas Ricky looked a little dehydrated.
I will be Twittering live from the fight round by round & will have a full recap on Sunday.
We love you too Littal
:)
I remember seeing Sugar Shane on the sidelines at a Chargers game couple years back. You could tell who knew their boxing by which Chargers stopped and shook his hand and showed him mad respect.
ps- Manny busts Hatton up by late 9th round. A tko is possible, but i guessing a decision for Packy.
There is only one Ricky Hatton
There is only one Ricky Hatton... that's the problem, maybe it will take 4-5 ricky hattons to stop manny
There is only one Ricky Hatton... that's the problem, maybe it will take 4-5 ricky hattons to stop manny
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