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PRESS RELEASE: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul on Feb. 20
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (December 7, 2020) – Undefeated, 12-time, five division boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather and social media sensation Logan “The Maverick” Paul announced today that they will face each other in a special exhibition match that is expected to shatter pay-per-view records on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The highly anticipated match-up will pit two of the world’s most renowned and popular personalities together in the ring in a must-see event for sports and entertainment fans alike.
The fight was put together by Fanmio, an online platform that connects fans with celebrities by creating one-of-a-kind online fan experiences. Fanmio is entering into high profile boxing events with its new division, Fanmio Boxing. Mayweather vs. Paul will be the first fight promoted, produced and distributed exclusively on Fanmio Boxing. Fanmio Boxing will become an innovative leader in the sport of boxing, creating lucrative and exciting fight opportunities for fighters and the fans by making fights accessible worldwide.
Tickets for the pay-per-view are available now at a discounted early rate of $24.99. A limited supply of tickets can be purchased online at www.fanmio.com/MayweatherVsPaul. Fans are encouraged to lock in the special deal as the price will increase after the buys reach 1 million purchases. The venue for this exhibition fight is still to be named.
“This is going to be a great night for the fans worldwide as we are bringing something special to them through sports and entertainment,” said Mayweather. “I have never shied away from doing things differently throughout my career and fighting Logan Paul in this special exhibition is just another opportunity for me to do it again.”
“I am always searching for the ultimate challenge and it is a dream to go toe-to-toe with the greatest boxer alive,” said Paul. “I am ALL IN, and on February 20th, the world could witness the greatest upset in the history of sports.”
“We have been working hard to make this fight happen for a very long time and we are thrilled to finally announce this special exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul,” said Solomon Engel, CEO and Founder of Fanmio. “This fight will be an incredibly exciting match between two of the biggest stars in sports and entertainment and we know this will be an outstanding debut for Fanmio Boxing.”
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Literary Notes: “Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century”
Book Review by Thomas Hauser — Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century (Liveright Publishing Company) with art by Youssef Daoudi and “poetics” by Adrian Matejka is an impressionistic portrait told largely in Johnson’s imagined voice that joins an abbreviated text with three hundred pages of art in what its creators call a “graphic novel.”
The narrative begins with the observation, “Men have been locked in combat since before there was money in it. They fought with their hands. They fought with rocks and sticks. They fought over pretty women. They fought over meat and who got to sit next to the fire on winter nights. Prizefighting is just a more entertaining version of those prehistoric battles.”
It then focuses on Johnson’s historic July 4, 1910, fight against James Jeffries in Reno, Nevada, while moving back and forth between other periods of Johnson’s life.
Jeffries is treated respectfully as a person and a fighter. The thoughts ascribed to Johnson include, “A champion is the best of his generation, ready to fight anybody anywhere. Tommy Burns was no champion. He was just white and in the right place. Jim Jeffries was the real champion, and to be the best I had to beat the best.”
But Jeffries was 35 years old and six years removed from his last fight when he stepped into the ring to face Johnson. He had no realistic chance of winning. Hence the observation, “Imagine being so full of hate you convince yourself that a white fighter in the twilight of his athleticism, four [sic] years out to pasture with a belly full of beer, on the long side of his fighting days, could have any chance in the ring with me. You would have to believe in white skin the way other people believe in Jesus.”
The book doesn’t shy away from the use of “n—–” (without the sanitizing dashes) and other racial epithets. In its telling, Johnson took a dive against Jess Willard when he lost the heavyweight title in Havana.
Daoudi and Matejka describe their work as a “novel based on real events.” A note at the beginning acknowledges that it includes “interpretations” of documented incidents, conversations, and various archival material in order to “make this vital American story more available to twenty-first century audiences.”
I question whether it’s necessary to fictionalize parts of Johnson’s life in order to make it fully relevant today. But that’s a choice Daoudi and Matejka made (just as Howard Sackler made it in writing his Pulitzer-Prize-winning play The Great White Hope). Still, there are unnecessary fictions that don’t advance the storyline, such as putting Theodore Roosevelt (whose term expired in March 1909) in the White House when Johnson and Jeffries were matched in 1910.
Also, in discussing the “color line” that precluded black fighters from fighting for the heavyweight championship for years, the book’s creators quote Johnson as saying, “White fighters acted like the color line was the law, but it was just cowardice.”
Cowardice, but also greed and bowing to societal mores. Johnson drew his own color line after becoming champion, refusing to fight deserving Black challengers. After beating Tommy Burns in Australia, he fought four times before facing Jeffries. And there were four more fights after that before his loss to Jess Willard. Most of his opponents in these fights were undistinguished. Only one (Battling Jim Johnson) was Black.
Putting Johnson vs. Johnson in perspective; that bout (which had the feel of an exhibition) was staged in Paris and declared a draw. Subsequently, Battling Jim engaged in forty more fights and won only eight of them with six draws and twenty-six defeats.
It should also be noted that Last on His Feet vividly describes the hatred that was aimed at Johnson because of his color and the manner in which the weight of the federal government was brought to bear against him: “No colored in this world’s got enough money to change black to white.”
But the book could have done more to clarify the point made by Randy Roberts (one of Johnson’s foremost biographers) who observed, “Johnson was treated as a black menace, but he didn’t have a highly developed racial consciousness. Most of his friends were white, and he made a number of derogatory comments about blacks, particularly black women, throughout his life.”
Indeed, all three of Johnson’s documented marriages were to white women. Two of these marriages are included in Last on His Feet with the declaration, “It’s my right to live as I see fit.”
That said; the book’s strengths far outweigh these minor flaws. Daoudi’s art blends perfectly with Matejka’s lyric voice. The presentation is well-paced. At its best, Last on His Feet is a powerful narrative.
Thomas Hauser’s email address is [email protected]. His most recent book – In the Inner Sanctum: Behind the Scenes at Big Fights – was published by the University of Arkansas Press. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism. In 2019, Hauser was selected for boxing’s highest honor – induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Brian Mendoza KOs Sebastian Fundora in a Shocker
Once again Brian Mendoza toppled the favorite and ended Sebastian Fundora’s undefeated streak by explosive knockout to win the interim super welterweight title fight on Saturday.
The crowd was stunned.
Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) gained the fight with Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) by knocking out Jeison Rosario, a former world champion, several months ago and showed the fans at Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA County community of Carson it was no accident when he repeated the result with another knockout win.
On a night with most fights ending by decision, New Mexico’s Mendoza took matters in his own hands despite losing almost every round to the much taller Fundora. He never intended to win by decision.
Fundora used a steady jab from the opening round and whenever Mendoza managed to fight his way inside, numerous uppercuts were waiting for the shorter fighter. He absorbed them all.
When Mendoza fought Rosario last November, he was ahead on all scorecards because of early knockdowns scored. In this fight Mendoza found it much more difficult to score against the long arms and height of Fundora.
Mendoza never surrendered.
“I never quit,” he said. “I keep going.”
When Fundora scored with some riveting uppercuts in the sixth round, it looked like the taller fighter was about to end the fight. But instead, Mendoza jumped on Fundora early with a big overhand right.
That seemed to give Fundora Pause.
Mendoza followed up with another attack and when Fundora fired back the New Mexico fighter countered with a short, left hook that paralyzed the taller fighter and Mendoza followed up quickly with a right and left and down went Fundora. He could not beat referee Ray Corona’s count of 10.
“I predicted it in my last two fights,” said Mendoza, who was only given 10-days notice when he fought Rosario. “I’m the short notice king.”
Had Fundora won, he was set to face undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo. But now, there is another challenger on the platform.
“They can’t deny me now,” he said.
Other Results
Brandun Lee (28-0, 23 KOs) won a Mexican war against Pedro Campa (34-3-1, 23 KOs) to remain undefeated but gained valuable experience in a rough-and-tumble 10 round super lightweight fight.
No knockdowns were scored but each took their lumps with Lee able to separate himself with a jab and better defense. But Campa was in his face every single round. After 10 rounds it looked like it might even be an upset but the judges all favored Lee by scores 99-91, 98-92, 97-93.
Campa had lost his previous fight against Teofimo Lopez by knockout, but showed a more resilient chin against Lee. The Mexican fighter used a body attack to score early in the fight.
“Mexicans come to fight,” said Lee who is Mexican and Korean. “I would love another opponent like Pedro Campa.”
A battle between undefeated featherweights saw New York’s Luis Nunez (19-0) emerge the winner over Mexico’s Christian Olivo (20-1-1) by decision after 10 rounds. Though most thought the fight was close, the judges saw it otherwise at scores 100-90, 98-92, 97-93.
Gabriel Maestre (5-0-1) won by stoppage at the end of the third round over former world champion Devon Alexander (27-8-1).
Chris Arreola (39-7-1, 34 KOs) knocked out Mathew McKinney (13-7-3) in the second round of a heavyweight fight.
Lightweights Adrian Corona (9-1-2) and Jerry Perez (14-2-1) fought to a majority draw after eight rounds.
Photo credit: Al Applerose
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Rodriguez Wins a Second Title; Tapales Upsets Akhmadaliev at San Antonio
When Japan’s undefeated Junko Nakatani abandoned the WBO flyweight belt to campaign at 115, San Antonio’s Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez was inspired to go in the other direction, moving down a notch with the aim of becoming a two-division champion. Rodriguez accomplished that goal tonight before his hometown fans, winning a comprehensive 12-round decision over Mexico’s Cristian Gonzalez, a heavy underdog, in a Matchroom Promotion that aired on DAZN.
Rodriguez, who turned 23 in January, has been on quite a roll. He turned heads in February of last year when he turned away veteran Carlos Cuadras with a Lomachenko-like performance, becoming the sport’s youngest reigning title-holder, a distinction he still holds. Rodriguez stopped Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in the first defense of his 115-pound belt and won one more bout before the year 2022 was over, earning Fighter of the Year honors from several web sites.
Rodriguez (18-0, 11 KOs) upended Gonzalez (15-2) by scores of 118-110, 117-11, and 116-112 despite suffering a possible broken jaw. Up next, if he gets his way, will be a unification fight with London will-o’-the-wisp Sunny Edwards (19-0, 4 KOs), his IBF counterpart
Co-Feature
In a fight that heated up into a very entertaining scrap– if not quite the barnburner it was projected to be – 31-year-old Filipino southpaw Marlon Tapales scored a major upset with a controversial 12-round split decision over previously undefeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev who was making the fourth defense of the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles he won in 2020 at the expense of Danny Roman.
The fight was a tale of two halves. Tapales vaulted to a big lead and one could sense that an upset was brewing. But Akhmadaliev came on strong in the homestretch and seemingly nicked it. For two of the judges, however, this rally wasn’t enough. They had it 115-113 for the Filipino, overruling the dissenter who was out in left field, favoring Akhmadaliev 118-110.
Tapales, who began his pro career at age 16, begins a second title reign six years after a brief reign as a world bantamweight titlist. His ledger now stands at 36-4 (19). It was the first defeat for Uzbekistan’s Akhmadaliev (11-1), a bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics (he lost to eventual gold medal winner Robeisy Ramirez in the semifinals).
Other Bouts of Note
In a 12-round featherweight match, Camden, New Jersey’s Raymond Ford stepped up in class and won a lopsided decision over former super bantamweight title-holder Jessie Magdaleno.
Ford, who improved to 14-0-1 (7), had Magdaleno on the canvas in round four and again in round 11, winning by margins of 116-110 and 119-107 twice. However, he really wasn’t all that impressive as there were lulls in the middle rounds that had the crowd booing.
Magdaleno, a Las Vegas native, scored his signature win in 2016 when he out-pointed Nonito Donaire to win the IBF 122-pound title. He lost the belt to Isaac Dogboe in his second defense and had been relatively inactive since then, albeit the setback to Dogboe remained the lone blemish on his record until tonight when Raymond Ford reduced his ledger to 29-2.
In the opening bout on the main TV portion of the card, Cleveland junior lightweight Thomas Mattice (21-3-1, 16 KOs) scored a controversial 10th round stoppage over Mexico’s previously undefeated Romiro Cesena (16-1-1) who was ahead on all three cards (by 8, 2, and 2 points) heading into the final stanza.
Mattice pinned Cesena on the ropes and with nothing coming back from Cesena, referee Rafael Ramos waived the fight off, much to the disgruntlement of Team Cesena and those in attendance. Earlier in the fight, in round eight, Mattice had a point deducted for hitting on the break, a debatable call.
Israil Madrimov, ranked #1 by the WBA at 154 pounds, threw the kitchen sink at Houston’s Raphael Igbokwe, but the rugged Igbokwe was never off his feet and lasted the 10-round distance. Madrimov, from Indio, CA, by way of Uzbekistan, won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 twice, advancing his ledger to 9-0-1 (6). The draw came in his last fight, a bout with Michel Soro in London that ended inconclusively because of an accidental head butt. Igbokwe declined to 16-4.
Fresno lightweight Marc Castro, reportedly 177-7 as an amateur (51-3 documented), improved to 10-0 (7) with a seventh-round stoppage of Tijuana’s Ricardo Lopez (16-7-3).
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