HOPKINS TO PAVLIK:
'BRING YOUR A-GAME!'
For
Immediate Release
"It's a honor to be
fighting a future Hall of Famer," said
world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik of
Youngstown, Ohio.
"You're a great champion
- but you better bring your A-Game on October
18," said Bernard Hopkins of Philadelphia.
Pavlik vs. Hopkins is set
for the Boardwalk Hall, hosted by Caesars Atlantic
City, on Saturday, Oct. 18. Top Rank and Golden
Boy are promoting. Tickets at $700, $500, $350,
$200, $100 and $75 go on sale Friday, August
8 at noontime and can be purchased at the Boardwalk
Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at
(800) 736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
Pavlik, the world middleweight
champion, will take on Hopkins at 170 pounds.
"I weighed 166 for the
second fight against Jermain Taylor," Pavlik.
"Going up a few more pounds will be no
problem."
"There is danger in
every fight," Loew said. "That was
some punch Hopkins fired off to knock down (Joe)
Calzaghe."
Pavlik vs. Hopkins will be
available on HBO Pay Per View.]
Quote of the Day
".....we have to make Bernard Hopkins fight
3 minutes of every round. That's what we plan
to do on Oct 18." - Jack Loew, chief trainer
of Kelly Pavlik.
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For years Arne K Lang, host
of the famous Stardust Line gaming show on radio
KDWN 720 am, covered the Las Vegas boxing beat
and filed away every note about each event he
covered. He put together a draft of boxing stories
for his book 'American PrizeFighting,' which
was initially edited by Top Rank matchmaker
Bruce Trampler. Finally, after years of work,
Arne's book is published. One of his first copies,
with a handwritten thank you note, went to Bruce.
The book is a treasure, starting with boxing
in pre-1800s and working its way to the huge
fights in Las Vegas. Arne noted the 1996 'Ultimate
Glory' mega fight between Oscar De La Hoya and
Julio Cesar Chavez was "....the last major
outdoor fight in Las Vegas." Caesars Palace
hosted. The temperature at the first fight was
over 100 degrees.
