Um… NO.

In case you have no idea how close we are to this huge Manny Pacquiao – Ricky Hatton fight, the event dubbed as ”The Battle of East and West” is on this Saturday and if you haven’t made your bets yet, I suggest you make some now.

Yep, Ricky ”The Hitman” Hatton will be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada where he tries to finally save boxing from Manny Pacquiao and third world retardation. Hatton, unlike the other fighters Pacquiao faced before, is someone who is still in his prime. He is a technical fighter who can also brawl with Pacquiao if the fight suggests it.

Hatton is, by no means, a dehydrated Oscar De La Hoya and it will take Pacquiao more than an aborted duck fetus to keep up with this guy. Third world retardation has gone long enough in the sport of boxing and it’s about time that somebody puts an end to it.

Yes, boxing, thanks to Manny ”The Pacman” Pacquiao, has become retarded since he took the sport from its scientific and technical roots and turned it into a circus. You see, during the days of a young Mike Tyson or even an older Lennox Lewis, boxing was all about finding out who truly is the best in the business. Unfortunately for the sport, Pacquiao and his people are turning it into a fuck-fest where they just look for past world champions, wait for them to turn 40 and pit ‘em up against the Pacman just so the third world moron can mug the guy without resembling any semblance of scientific boxing.

It’s irritating. And what’s even worse is the fact that…

CHANGE. Everybody has sure been using that word a lot these days.

But this time, it’s not President-Elect Barack Obama talking about it but Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight, former light heavyweight champion of the world. And although he has no plans of ”changing” the economic situation in the United States from a political seat, he wants CHANGE on Saturday night, that is changing Joe Calzaghe’s STILL unblemished record.

You read it, the former pound-for-pound king is looking to hand Joe Calzaghe the very first loss of his career. Calzaghe has been perfect so far with a 45-0 record, 32 of them coming by way of knockout. To say that Calzaghe has one of the most intimidating records in boxing is now an understatement but for some reason, Roy Jones is not fazed one bit.

The 39-year-old Roy Jones Jr. believes he can CHANGE Calzaghe’s dominant run so far inside the squared circle. ”That’s what I’m about,” Jones said at a news conference before breaking into a grin. ”You better believe, whatever it takes, I’ve got it.”

Is this just wishful thinking for the guy once known as the best fighter in the world? Calzaghe seems determined to put a stamp on his legacy as a ‘’super power” in boxing. Some have already tried stopping this freight train and failed miserably. Last April 19, 2007, Bernard ”the Executioner” Hopkins did but ended up giving Calzaghe his 45th straight…

A few years ago, this fight would’ve been something to watch. This Saturday, it’s just probably going to be a fight between two has-beens.

Yep, unfortunately for their fans, Roy Jones Jr. and Felix ”Tito” Trinidad are nothing more but a thing of the past. They are nowhere near the form that made their names famous in boxing circles. For what it’s worth, both Jones and Trinidad are still future Hall of Famers and nobody can take that away from them. Probably.

STILL, the light heavyweight main event bout at Madison Square Garden between Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad still has the green light (imagine that…) and we will talk about it as if it was five years ago.

Let’s start with the guy once dubbed as the ”best pound-for-pound fighter in the world,” Roy Jones Jr. After all these years, Jones still refers to himself in the third person. Like me sometimes.

”I’m going to take Tito down in four. He must go in fo’,” Roy Jones Jr. said, referring to himself as ”Superman” and telling the media that they can expect Felix Trinidad to go down in the fourth round.

At the other end, Felix Trinidad does Jones one better. Trinidad claims Jones will go down as early as round two, that’s despite the fact that he had more retirements than actual fights during the last five and a half years. How in the heck does he expect to beat Jones now?

Hell, Felix Trinidad will come to…

For a place bastardized with the Knicks’ pathetic play these days, they’re lucky to have this one.

Yep, on the 19th of January, Madison Square Garden will rock when Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad square off for a light heavyweight main event bout in what many are saying as one of the best fights in boxing history.

First, let’s take a look at Roy Jones Jr. shall we? For someone who was once dubbed as the ”best pound-for-pound fighter in the world,” Roy Jones Jr. has been overshadowed by his peers the last couple of years.

How come? Probably because many are now claiming to be the ”best pound-for-pound fighter in the world,” one of which is Floyd Mayweather Jr.

And of course, the stupid Manny Pacquiao. Imagine that huh?

Roy Jones Jr. is an eight-time world champion, capturing all kinds of titles from different weight classes. Jones already captured titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions, even the light heavyweight (where he’s at right now…) and heavyweight titles.

That earns him to become the first middleweight fighter to win a title in the…

I guess they just want to give us (those who care anyway…) the fight we almost missed to see.

Yep, Felix Trinidad will be making his return to the squared circle to fight the man once dubbed as ”the best pound for pound fighter in the world,” Roy Jones Jr. This fight was initially scheduled in 2001 but thanks to Bernard Hopkins knocking out Trinidad silly, it never happened.

Boxing promoter extraordinaire Don King, being the businessman that he is, announced that we will finally see this epic bout between the two greatest fighters of their era.

Two future Hall of Famers Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. will meet in a pay-per-view fight on January 26 at Madison Square Garden.

Let’s hope Felix doesn’t run into Bernard Hopkins this time around.

”We just made this fight. It’s a fight made in boxing heaven,” Don King said. ”We’re gonna start the year off with a bang.”

Although both Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. are…

Apparently, the 41-year old executioner has given up on the Middleweight title.

Yup, after getting his ass knocked down to the canvass for the second straight time, ”The Executioner” Bernard Hopkins has given up on his Middleweight title belt he held for so long, a title belt he relinquished to Jermain Taylor.

So what did B-Hop do? He moved up weight classes to challenge Antonio Tarver for his Light Heavyweight Championship. Jeez… How stupid can this 41-year old man get?

Don’t get me wrong, I am a HUGE B-Hop fan. Heck, I can’t stop fighting as him in one of them Fight Night games where I beat the crap out of that fagot, Manny Pacquiao.

BUT, c’mon Bernard, you’re 41 years old and facing an opponent a couple of weight classes above you is just not smart. And then you go on by saying that this will be your last fight. Jeez… Do you wanna walk out of the game as a retarded black man with his brains bashed-in inside his goddamn skull?

Oh yeah, Antonio Tarver is not just any fighter, he beat that guy dubbed as the best pound – for – pound fighter in the world, Roy Jones Jr., AND he also destroyed…

We ordinary folks get the impression celebrities aren’t exactly drawn to the races. Tobey Maguire starred in Seabiscuit, and Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses, but they both would rather play poker, right?

The Kentucky Derby ain’t buying, and they have the guest list to prove it. Who’s coming out to party at Louisville come Kentucky Derby eve on May 5th? Check it out.

Kentucky Derby Parties

If you can make it to only one KD Friday night party, make it the Barnstable-Brown Gala. We hear it’s the shit. This star-studded shindig hosted by Patricia Barnstable Brown and Priscilla Barnstable at Patricia’s estate in Louisville is in People magazine’s top 10 parties in the US, and in Gold magazine’s top parties internationally.

Who’s coming? Knock yourself out: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ashanti, Stacy Keibler, Carson Palmer, Serena Williams, Ludacris, Goo Goo Dolls, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jewel, Dennis Hopper, Tommy Lee, Smokey Robinson, Jermaine Dupri, Nick Lachey, Jerry O’Connell, Stephanie March, Brooks & Dunn, Delilah, Gilbert Godfried, Bobby Flay, John Hensley, Chaka Khan, Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Michael…

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Bernard ?The Executioner? Hopkins may be older than Methuselah, but his right cross could drop the Biblical patriarch inside three rounds. BetandWin.com and Ladbrokes expect a tougher fight from Jermain Taylor on July 16th, but don?t blow your bankroll on Taylor just yet ? Hopkins is a prohibitive favorite at 8/15 and 2/5. The smart money says Hopkins is unlikely to age overnight like Roy Jones Jr..