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...
corporate economic fight fights gate next reaction seen smaller
We want his next fight to be in Little Rock, but it would have to make economic sense to us. I need to get a sense of the corporate reaction that, frankly, we haven't seen for the smaller fights in Little Rock. We need a gate that's competitive with Vegas.
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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.
firing guys hit
Most guys wouldn't be firing back when they are getting hit with that kind of (stuff),
community reconnect starting
We have to reconnect with the fans, the community and I think we're starting to do that,
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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.
belts care fighter winning
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.
grateful great loved
I'm devastated. He was just a great kid. He loved his sport. He was grateful for the opportunities he got.
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Ike wants a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya in 2006. He feels he needs to avenge that loss (on a split decision, February 1999) and I think Ike is a fresher fighter now.
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The Connecticut Defenders are proud to announce that Norwich, Connecticut will remain our home.
champion
That's a disincentive to being the undisputed champion.
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What a wonderful guy this was. And I've never met anybody so proud or so grateful to achieve his dream. If there's any solace to be taken in this, it's that he died doing what he loved. He died a champion.
eye fight goodman stopped tony weeks
Tony Weeks was told by Dr. Goodman to, 'Keep an eye on this kid. Don't let him take too much more.' If you have just been told that, yes, he should have stopped the fight earlier.
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Tony Weeks 100 percent should have stopped the fight six or seven punches earlier,