Lou DiBella
Lou DiBella
Louis John "Lou" DiBella, Jr.is an American boxing promoter and television/film producer. He is Founder and CEO of DiBella Entertainment based in New York City. Past and present boxers represented by DiBella Entertainment include former WBC Middleweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez, former middleweight world champions Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins, former junior welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi, WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto and “Jo Jo” Dan...
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There's a school of thought that as goes the heavyweight division, so goes boxing. To be honest, we haven't had a strong heavyweight attraction for a while. The sport is a lot healthier economically when the man who has biggest title is a big attraction.
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There'll be a lot of people who'll take pokes at boxing for this. We can be better for protecting our athletes. But this was not a situation where anyone failed Leavander Johnson. It was just God's will. It's a sport that's inherently dangerous.
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This diminishes nothing. He is still the undisputed champion.
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It has an extremely strong, hard-core audience. It has been marginalized as a sport of cable TV. It's never been an advertiser-friendly sport because you don't know how long a bout will go, and some advertisers are hesitant due to its perception of something of a blood sport. But I don't think anyone is going to lose money on this bout.
anyone audiences blood cable due extremely hesitant lose money perception
It has an extremely strong, hard-core audience, ... It has been marginalized as a sport of cable TV. It's never been an advertiser-friendly sport because you don't know how long a bout will go, and some advertisers are hesitant due to its perception of something of a blood sport. But I don't think anyone is going to lose money on this bout.
brave
He was too brave for his own good,
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He had another surgery and his hand appears to be fine. He can't afford to break it again. I think he knows that this is it. He's been cleared by his doctors and by the (New York) commission. We're hoping for the best.
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He could be a lot more dangerous now, ... People look at his record with the (19 wins) and five KOs and think he's got nothing. He's going to sucker someone into a real good fight. I can see him going from this next fight to a guy like Oscar Diaz and then onto DeMarcus Corley.
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He is to Atlantic City what Oscar De La Hoya is to Vegas. That building loves him.
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He had a good 24 hours, ... Doctors said the swelling in his brain did go down. They wouldn't go so far as to say he is out of danger, but they are now more optimistic.
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My partners and I are not making the huge investment in Eastern Connecticut to go someplace else. That being said, if we do everything we can. If we hold up our end of the bargain and we aren't able to move the needle appreciatively, then we'll have to reevaluate things.
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I hope it's a great fight with a record number of punches thrown, ... Bob Canobbio had a great idea on how to make a significant donation to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina and we are more than happy to participate.
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It's not all about the belts. It's about winning and making money. The belts are important, but I have to take care of my fighter and his future.
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He's the best fighter with a bad record in boxing. That's why I promote him.