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by Geoffrey Ciani - This weeks 96th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who discussed a slew of different topics, including Vitali Klitschkos victory over Briggs, Wladimir Klitschkos upcoming title defense against Derek Chisora, Lennox Lewis, Miguel Cotto, Andy Lee, Freddie Roach, Naseem Hamed, Marquez-Katsidis, Hopkins-Pascal, Pacquiao-Margarito, and much more. He also spoke about his October 23 Boxing Clinic which will be held at the Maple Avenue Gym in Dallas, Texas. Here is what Emanuel had to say on his latest appearance on the show:
His views on Vitalis Klitschkos unanimous decision victory against Shannon Briggs:
Well, it wasnt the most impressive fight to be very honest with you. I anticipated a better performance from Shannon because of all of the hype that he had built. Then he came out, and first of all he seemed like he was afraid to commit. He was jabbing to the body and throwing a right hand to the body, but for the most part his mind was just on bending back. I dont know. It wasnt even really a defensive motion because he was getting hit so much. I thought if the guys going to keep hitting you with one punch over and over and over, at least hes going to learn how to roll his shoulder and come back with a counter or do something. It just seemed like he was determined to go the twelve rounds and to get hit almost, which is kind of crazy to say.
Vitali did what he was supposed to do. He was able to jab-jab, keep him at distance, and keep throwing the right hand because he was very vulnerable for it. It wasnt an explosive knockout that I kind of look for in a heavyweight fight. I just didnt see the fireworks. I thought that Briggs would have been more exciting and more of a challenge for at least two or three rounds, and then probably had chance of maybe winning. He never seemed to have mounted any type of confidence or attack throughout the whole fight. I was very disappointed and it was really, really sad to see him take all of those blows.
I was speaking to Wladimir this morning and he said, Emanuel, mostly what I was watching was for them to stop the fight in his corner. I said, Wladimir, I know this because I was watching on the internet and I noticed in between rounds, you were not even paying any attention to what was going on in your corner with your brother. You were just continually looking at Shannon Briggs corner. He said, Yeah, because I was just waiting for them stop the fight because he was getting hit over and over and over and over with punches from a big guy and not returning anything, not trying to clinch, or even to duck or do anything. It was a win, but not a very super exciting fight to me.
On whether he was surprised that Shannon Briggs was able to last the distance:
I was surprised somewhat that he was able to take those blows like that, but it was the same blow. I guess he was getting hit with it so much that the I guess mentally the side of his left face was prepared to keep getting hit with it. I dont know, but I didnt think he would go the twelve rounds. I thought that about I think after the eighth or ninth round, I told the people that were with me I said, The fight is definitely going to end in the next round, theres no way its going to make it through twelve rounds. So it looked at a certain point like that was his victory, just to go the twelve rounds and not be knocked out, but he could have done a lot of different things not just being a professional fighter, but just common sense thingsespecially when youre getting hit with the same punch over and over.
Nevertheless, it was just another win and thats not what we need. We need a little bit more excitement right now in boxing, in particular in the heavyweight division. I think the upcoming fight with Wladimir and Derek Chisora, even though Chisoras not a super experienced or talented fighter, I understand that hes a young aggressive guy and hes going to come in with a desire and a challenge and a belief that he could win which is going to be a slight change of pace for Wladimir, because most of the guys have been veteran fighters and they all knew how to survive. They were more into defensive modes than they were into offense for the most part. Except that Sam Peter did try to mount a fairly decent offense his last fight. For the most part, this will be a challenge in terms of just someone thats coming in with a plan and a belief that can win, and I think will try to win.
His views on the differences between the 1998 Shannon Briggs who fought Lennox Lewis and the 2010 version who fought Vitali Klitschko:
Well when he fought Lennox, he was a very aggressive dangerous guy in the fight. I remember very vividly that Lennox came back to the corner at the end of the first round in a little bit in trouble, and I had to do one of my little Japanese tricks in the back of his neck to get his head clear. Lennox came back from that point and slowly and gradually took control over the fight. No, Lennox was hurt because Shannons a fast guy with a big punch and good speed.
In this fight here I saw a guy that came out and showed that he had the slick moves. He had some moves still left, but he didnt have the mindset to be aggressive. He wanted to pretty much fight a safe fight and I was a little bit surprised. In a case like this, I thought he would have came out and let all of his punches go, at least like he did even years ago. Its different when you may get tired or your timing may be off, but when you just dont throw punches period, thats the difference. Even if your timing is off or you will get tired, at least you throw the punches but he didnt throw any punches, hardly. I just wonder and worry a little bit about the amount of damage he received in that fight. To be getting hit by a 250 pound man consistently, I mean sometimes maybe like fourteen out of sixteen right hands that were thrown had hit him. For round after round of that, that doesnt do anybody any good health-wise.
On why Derek Chisora was chosen as Wladimir Klitschkos next opponent:
Well it really wasnt a case of choosing. For most of the case, it was who would accept the fight. I was told day-to-day, I would be talking to Wladimir and he would tell me, Listen, maybe we should go to YouTube and check him out and then the next thing I knew he turned down the fight, and then this one. I forgot the list, and so finally this guy said he would take the fight. This guy was coming off of a victory I guess a few weeks back and he said he would take the fight. Even in that case, it took about another two weeks to get that completed.
Its a case of who will fight the champions now. Ive never seen anything like that. I dont know. The IBF is trying to put together an elimination tournament, and every time I hear that this guy pulled out, and then I was told that guy pulled out. Im just totally confused and baffled. The guys dont want to get into tournaments, dont want to fight the champions of the world, and that does not help boxing, in particular the heavyweight division. So the champions are thanking whoever will accept a fight for accepting the fight.
His views on the type of threat Derek Chisora represents for Wladimir Klitschko:
I think the way Wladimir Klitschko is fighting right now its going to be very difficult for anyone to really even be able to hit him, because hes controlling his fights so well. I dont think that Derek will be able to do too much except the fact that he comes in with a mindset of a winner, which we have not had that in a long time. Wladimir said they just had a press conference I guess today in Germany, and he said he was very surprised with the confident attitude of Derek Chisora. He said hes very confident and he said, Its really got me even pissed, and Im going to go training tomorrow. Hes really upset, so evidently whatever Derek said, and the guy really believes in himself, too. So hes not just talking. Chisora is talking like David Haye but hes going to fight, and David wouldnt fight. He said, I believe this guy is going to be a challenge to me, Emanuel so I think thats the mindset. To me its always about the mind. If you have a person who believes in himself, I experienced that with the Iran Barkleys and the Tommy Hearns fights and those types of situations. That happens. People get knocked out or they lose fights. I dont think he will beat Wladimir, but it does present a challenge, though.
His views on Prince Naseem Hamed before he trained him:
Well I thought he was extremely to watch, which he was always that way. I think one of the biggest assets he had is a lot of the fighters who were going to fight him in England at that time didnt even know what to expect. His style of luring you into an exchange, with those gifted reflexes, you would get into an exchange and the punches would be like a right uppercut from weird angles with his hands down, and leaping at you because he had those strong legs, and they didnt know what to expect. He was a very exciting colorful fighter. I think he did a lot for boxing. As far as the Arabic world, hes one of the biggest sports stars probably ever. In fact I can think of another athlete that was bigger than him. In my gym today, I have about probably 30% of the boxers I have that are Arabic kids all because of Naseem Hamed and the pictures that I have when I was training him. He was an unbelievably exciting and I just believe he was good for boxing.
When he first landed here in America, his first fight with Kevin Kelleyoh my God, he couldnt have come out with anything better than that. From that point on, though, the fighters that he fought here in America, they all pretty much figured him out once they had seen him. So he was really not so overly devastating with his performances if you really break him down after that, but his showmanship was just unbelievable. I know the fights with Wayne McCullough and some of those type guys, they knew what to expect after seeing him on American TV. So he was never able to really have that type of consistency with dominant performances, like say Manny Pacquiao has, but for just plain showmanship and things. People today ask me, and they say, Oh, I sure loved that little British fighter you used to train, he would be talking and telling them all what he was going today and they were laughing. He was a really true puncher, though, and we could use another one like him right now.
His expectations going into the fight between Naseem Hamed and Marco Antonio Barrera and what he thought of the type of fight Barrera fought that night:
Very much what happened is what I had thought. I dont know if you know, it was on the British TV and we were training. Naz took him so lightly and he was believing the hype. You would be shocked at the unbelievably small amount of rounds he sparred. He was really, not just even confident, but he just had no respect for Barrera. I knew at the same time that Barrera was training up at Big Bear, and I was getting my reports that he was training very hard and very focused. Naz was totally lax in his training. He just didnt have the respect. He just thought beating on the pads and everything, that it all wasnt going to be necessary and Im getting the reports on Barrera.
In fact, Barrera had just fought his last fight and I remember I did the broadcast on HBO and he looked sensational. At the end of the broadcast I think Larry Merchant said, Emanuel, he looked very good tonight. What are your thoughts especially with your guy Hamed getting ready to fight him? I said, Larry, if I had my way I would cancel the fight and I really meant it. So when I got back he asked me and he said, Manny, you were saying on TV that you could cancel. Do you really think Barrera was that good? and I said, Yeah.
Basically for the most part he was watching tapes of Junior Jones and Barrera, and at that time that was like five years ago and I was very upset at that. I said, You want to look at this guy and prepare for him at his best and how he looks today. He just totally didnt believe it, and he just said that he was going to go and knock him out. I saw the intensity and seriousness in Barreras face when we were watching him get his hands wraps on, and I knew we were going to be in trouble.
Barrera just fought a very good technical fight, a smart fight. Ill be honest with you, if he would have really wanted to open and up and had been aggressive he probably would have stopped us. We couldnt have made it through the fight, because Naseem had no defense for him. He couldnt counter the punches. His timing was off because he didnt have the proper sparring, and just the whole atmosphere. Most of his fights were on the east coast here in New Jersey, and New York, and naturally in London and places like that. Then all of a sudden youre going to Vegas, which is a whole different atmosphere and everything. There are not many Arabic people going to be there on a major level supporting him. I think when he was getting ready to come into the ring and doing his little skit to come into the ring, someone threw some beer on him. So it was just horrible. It was a different crowd that he had never been exposed to, so emotionally and spiritually he was totally unorganized. That was the one fight I dont even think he leaped over the ropes like he normally did. He was unorganized from the beginning, and Marco Antonio Barrera came out and just really gave him a boxing lesson. Thank God he was not too aggressive in that fight, because it would have been very difficult to stop him from scoring a TKO probably if he had opened up.
Naz was one of those very rare breeds that you get that has so much natural charisma and excitement and punching power, that you just dont get and that was naturally him, too. So it was not just the hype, thats the way he was. I had met him when I went to an event when I was managing Dennis Andries once when he was just getting started. We were at this event and he came over and was talking to me, and I told Dennis, Who is this short little guy thats telling me hes going to knock out everybody and hes going to be great? He said, Thats a little kid, but he can punch a little. Hes very exciting for a little guy and he could hit pretty good. From that point on, I watched him and followed his career. He was a very good, good puncher. I dont know how he would have done with a lot of the all time greats because the unknown element of his style is really what got him to a certain point, but once he came here and we saw him on TV regularly a lot of the fighters were able to be better prepared for him.
His opinion on how Hamed would have fared against someone like Erik Morales or Juan Manuel Marquez:
Well Ill be very honest with, Naz was great excitement. None of those guys still have really got to the level where he did in terms of crowd appeal, but I think they would have beat him. They were fundamentally too sound, and they were basically too sound for him as boxers. So they would have been a big problem for him.
His views going into the fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao considering most observers heavily favored Barrera:
I felt the same way. I had seen Manny. I think his first fight here we did on television Ledwaba who I think it was a boxer from South Africa. I got a report from a friend of mine who was from the Philippines and he said, Hes a pure fighter. Hes a little tough street kid here who shoots pool, he is a pool hustler or whatever, but he can fight. Hes never in a boring fight so dont take him lightly, because I didnt think he could do anything. Anyway, when he knocked out Ledwaba he had punching power and intensity that I had not seen in a long time, but I did not think he was going to beat Barrera.
When he beat Barrera, I was just totally shocked and I think he beat him in San Antonio if I remember. I mean everything was totally out of order for him in terms of being in a Mexican town. I was just very impressed the way he fought with such intensity and confidence. Then he did it again and he did it again, and throughout the years he not only made a big believer out of me, but he is probably my favorite fighter in the world today and I think definitely one of the greatest fighters that I ever saw because of his consistent performance over all of these years with the top fighters. Hes been performing on the top level, and I think lost only one I think maybe to Morales where he stopped him in the return. I judge a person on his performance against the best, but hes been performing on a consistent level against the best fighters for all these years and has held up.
In Barreras case, hes one of the few fighters that I ever saw who made a complete transition from his early career, from being a baby-faced assassin or whatever, where we looked at him with McKinney and those type of fights with Fight of the Year, Round of the Year. It was mainly from tough aggressive fighting and a typical Mexican style of fighting. It seemed like he just transformed everything. He maybe even changed the whole culture of the Mexican boxers with Morales and all of them. He just changed and became a technical boxer, and at the end of his career he was known as more of a I call him boxing machine. Its very seldom you could have someone do that, especially when theyve had like twenty or thirty fights completed.
We were fortunate in this time to see two of the best probably featherweights, and junior lightweights, and lightweights maybe in the history of boxing. All of them have been right here and theyve been fighting each other, which has been good. Instead of the situation where we cant get Floyd involved. I guess Barrera and Morales and Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have all been fighting each other. More than any one person, I would definitely have to say Naseem Hamed brought the focus and attention to the lighter weight divisions. Without him, you dont invest them money or you dont do this with the small fighters. The TV wasnt even interested in watching the small fighters. Im not sure, but I think it was Lou DiBella who really was the one who went over there and convinced HBO to try and invest in this situation with this colorful little fighter from over there in England. Once he hit New York and started talking and had one of the greatest kickoffs, if you will, that we had in history at Madison Square to crawl off the floor with Kevin Kelley and he ended up winning by knockout. It was like the timing was set for greatness, and from that point on I think thats when they got interested in all these other smaller guys. But Prince Hamed was the guy that I credit more than anyone else for really bringing the focus on the smaller guys in boxing.
His views on the work Freddie Roach has done with Pacquiao to make him a more complete fighter:
I think Freddie did what words wont be able to describe what he did with him. He definitely transformed him from being one-dimensional, and thats why I wasnt that super high on him to a certain degree, because he would move around, move around, and throw a long straight left hand with his full power, but there was no other balance or combinations or anything. It was mainly just a strong straight left hand punch. The chemistry between him and Freddie, and you get this sometimes rarely when you have a certain trainer and fighter that just have a chemistry that is unbelievable. The chemistry worked perfect for them, and hes became a balanced fighter with a right hand now thats just as deadly as his left. He boxes well with his right jab, his right hook, hes a tremendous counter-puncher, and what is really unusual about him also and special, hes the type of guy you have to be careful with when you go into an exchange. A lot of his knockouts and knockdowns come when people are in the middle of exchanges. He has unbelievable cat-like reflexes where he could be slipping punches and landing punches at the same time, and then slip another punch thats coming in, and land another punch and slip again. So hes a very dangerous guy to fight, and it seems like they have a great relationship not just in the ring, but out of the ring. He has definitely been Freddies signature fighter that has been really great for both of them in terms of money and recognition that theyve gotten as a team.
His views on the upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito:
Originally when the fight was made, I thought with Margarito being a tough big, big man whos big even for any welterweight. Dont forget, he drowned down big guys like Cintron, and guys who are 511. To put him in with a guy who is about 56, and in my opinion Manny is still nothing but a little over the lightweight limit. From what I was told and what Freddies said, he still stays around about 138 and thats with eating and feeding him and sometimes weighing-in and eating the day before the fight just to make 142 or something. So for him to be what I call really a lightweight/junior welterweight or whatever, to be fighting these types of guys who seem too big for him. The fact that Mannys such a special, special machine, and I havent seen him fight since he lost to Mosley, I didnt see Margaritos fight in Mexicohis timing and coordination is not going to be able to deal with him. Even though he has a physical advantage, I just dont think hes going to be sharp enough to deal with the speed and accuracy and pinpoint punching of Manny. Even though hes physically much smaller, I think hes going to just be too much for Margarito.
His views on the upcoming fight between Kelly Pavlik and Bryan Vera:
I think that Kelly should beat Bryan, because Bryan is the typical type fighter thats is good for Kelly. Kelly basically likes to fight guys who are a little bit shorter and dont have too much movement. Thats what always has bothered Kelly, guys that I call crafty fighters who always would be a problem. I just dont know about Kelly fighting at 160. I thought he was going to go to 168. I think his best weight is probably about 164 or 165 so hes somewhere in between, but I dont like him going back to 160 but if he can make it and hes comfortable I would have to favor him. I think hes still a step above Bryan in terms of all around skills and the fact that Bryan does not have all the fancy movements, and the pivots, and the turns that Bernard Hopkins had and Sergio Martinez. So hes more of a straight line fighter and I think he would definitely have a good edge over him. Ive always liked Kelly because hes one of the guys right here in my region that as a little kid used to go to the tournaments and I watched him grow up and become a world class fighter. I just wonder about his weight. Thats what Im always concerned about. Where does he fit in terms of weight? It seems like 160 is too much for him. He can make it, but can you make it and perform on a top level effectively is one thing. I was really hoping he would move up to 168, but anyway I think hell win the fight. I just dont know whether his future lies with going back to middleweight going back with Paul Williams and Martinez. Who knows?
On whether he believes Kelly Pavlik can have the same success at 168 that he had at 160:
Thats a tough division right there, and whats unfortunate for Kelly is most of the fighters up there are pretty much technical what I call crafty type fighterslike Lucian Bute, and Andre Dirrell if he ever gets back, and Andre Ward. Those are guys that will give him problems. Even though Arthur Abraham is a strong guy, but I think that style-wise maybe he would have a better chance with him even. I think the crafty fighters are what gives him difficulties and thats what that division is loaded with, so Bute and those guys will be a big problem for him. Looking back at the middleweights, with Martinez and Williams those are guys who are moving types and shifty type fighters, too.
So hes going to have a problem in any division he goes into unless he makes some changes and concentrates on his footwork a little bit more, because hes more of a straight-in fighter. When he was fighting with Bernard Hopkins, his instructions were to jab-jab-right, jab-jab-right. As soon as he was throwing the first jab, Bernard was very crafty. Bernard would start moving over to his right making Kelly have to make a little pivot, and Kelly couldnt do that too well and Bernard would tap him with a little combination and move around. Bernard did his homework and fought a very smart fight. Even going into the late rounds his trainer was still telling him the same basic instructions, but it just wasnt working. Hes got to spend a little bit more time on his footwork I think, moving and changing directions. If he could do that, he will be a much better fighter for both divisions but his footwork is going to hurt him in both of those divisions right now.
On how he first became involved in training and what advice and tips he would have for aspiring trainers:
Well I guess I was born with it. I started boxing actually when I was seven or eight. I had my first fight at eight. So I was always in boxing. At sixteen, I would go down to the gym and there were so many little kids running around that my trainer at the time couldnt train all those kids so I started helping him. I would start training the little kids and then wound up training even my own fellow Golden Glove guys. I won the Golden Gloves the same year, and then as soon as I won my fight I was back in the corner helping the coach with the other fighters that I was training. So I got into it just like accidentally.
The best thing about training is teaching basic fundamentals, and you can never ever tell in the beginning whos going to be the great star and whos not. The fighters Ive worked with, if I would tell you the list of my superstar fighters you would probably say you never heard of them. The guys who go on to be the great fighters are usually guys who have discipline. Believe it or not, and theyre determined. The rest of the guys, the super skilled guys, they go through life and youd be surprised with some of their options. But teach basic fundamentals, proper balance, a proper jab, and just remember that this sport right here requires more personal attention than being on a team sport. Thats basically what I would say. Just try and learn the basics.
If you got to EmanuelStewardOnline.com you can see where Im doing these clinics and stuff. Were going to in fact be trying to put some of this stuff on the internet where you can learn the basic fundamentals and then let everything go from there. Take time to learn and teach the basics, and if you can teach the basics you can train in the gym until you have actual fights because you could still just develop to a certain degree. But just teach basic fundamental boxing starting with the footwork, and anybody can be a trainer. In fact a lot of times guys who had been boxers dont make the best trainers, believe it or not, because they are all set in whatever style they were into and they dont really learn to be balanced out and try to teach.
On his October 23 Boxing Clinic in Dallas, Texas:
Its at the Maple Avenue Boxing Gym and were expecting a big, big turnout in this one based on the responses of people that are already registered. Were going to cover a lot of things and also it will be just prior to the Pacquiao and Margarito fight. There are a lot of topics about the new hand-wrapping rules that they have down there in Texas that will probably be employed in that fight, so well discuss all of that and the regular basic fundamentals, and little tricks and diet stuff, and the politics and everything else. It should be a well attended clinic from what I can tell with the registrations that are coming in already. Its at the Maple Avenue Boxing Gym.
His views on the upcoming fight between Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal and whether he believes Hopkins is crafty enough that he can pull off another big upset:
No, to be honest I just dont think he could do it with Pascal. Pascals a little too fluid and Im watching the fights where the guys have these little fluid movements, and even though hes not a Calzaghe, but Pascal is still a crafty enough good moving type of little fighter that I think his coordination and speed that are going to be too much for Bernard. Bernard, basically when he has other fighters who are moving around a lot him, he always a tendency to punch and come in with his head down a little bit and not have his best balance. Bernard is very good when he can box, but when he has to be in this case here, trying to keep up with the footwork and movement with Pascal I dont believe hell be able to do that well. Thats just my personal opinion. Hes surprised a lot before, but this time I just dont see it, though.
His assessment of Andy Lees two recent knockout victories against Michael Walker (TKO8) and Troy Lowry (TKO4):
Well I thought he fought very well in both of his recent fights, and the fact that he said he wants to fight if he could sometime in the next two weeks. Its very refreshing to have a fighter that wants to fight that regularly, and the guys he fought were not complete bums, either.
Were right now finalizing details on a fight with him and John Duddy. I was in New York and were trying to put the finishing touches on that. Its interesting and could be just a good match-up without even a title, like Mickey Ward and Arturo Gatti. The chemistry between these two, its like fighting for the bragging rights of Ireland and New York so to say, because Andy spends a lot of time in New York. Were trying to get that together and hopefully it will take place in late January or February, and there should be an announcement in the next week or so related to that. So hopefully it will be the talk of the holidays since unfortunately we dont have any hot fights that I know of right now thats been made or signed which Im a little bit frustrated about that because going into the year Id like to have something.
I know Im excited about this fight with Juan Manuel Marquez against Michael Katsidis. Now that, oh my God thats going to be a good fight. Im very, very excited about that but beyond that there is no other big fights that I know of right now that have been signed and sealed for next year.
On whether he thinks it is far that a lot of fans are criticizing Vitali Klitschkos win against Shannon Briggs because he could not knock Briggs out when Lennox Lewis knocked him out more than ten years ago:
I can understand how people would say that. I wont say whether its fair or not, but I can understand it. Lennox was a very complete fighter. When people ask me about the heavyweight champions Ive worked with, and I guess Ive worked with about five of them altogether, and I say Lennox is still the best heavyweight champion that I ever worked with. I think that for just plain all around talent and coordination and things, Wladimir is maybe superior, but for the best champion its still Lennox because Lennox could change up and do what he had to do. He had more of a variety of different tools. If he had to, he could punch to the body, he could punch with a good left hook and a good right hand, and if he had to he could just come out and be totally aggressive and very physical like he did in some fights like going back to his fight with Riddick Bowe in the amateurs. Then if he had to get on his toes and box, he could box.
He was a different fighter and a very physically strong man, more than most people realize, including the fight with Vitali. After losing the early rounds he came back and I said, Lennox, were losing the championship of the world. Youre used to pulling back and being the tall guy and being out of range, which was similar to what Shannon was doing and getting hit. I said, Hes reaching and hitting you with punches when you think youre out of range and youre not, because youre not used to a guy that tall. Go out and be aggressive and when you jab, push the jab all the way through with him. When you get inside, hit him with the left hook if you can and push him with the shoulders. When you get in throw uppercuts. Just totally change up and go the streets. Lennox said, I got you and he went out and won the fifth round big, and then the sixth. Thats what made him an exception. He could change up right in the middle of the fight and do what he had to do and could be sometimes just plain physical.
Its just not Vitalis nature or style. Vitalis a technical fighter, but hes not that devastating one punch single puncher like Lennox. Lennox could knock you out with one punch, and Wladimir has that ability. Vitali systematically wears and breaks people down. Thats just the way he fights. It is very seldom you see him knock someone out with one punch. His fights with Sam Peter and almost all of his fights, he systematically breaks people down. Thats just him. Lennox was a totally different type of fighter and very unique.
On why the fight between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior is no longer happening:
Well the original announcement that I was told from the inside was that Julio Cesar Chavezs camp felt that he wasnt ready. They felt he was not ready and wanted to take another fight in between, and shortly after that the big to do was about trying to get somebody for Miguel to fight. Not coming up with anyone that was appealing enough to Miguel, because he said he only wants to fight really big super fights at this stage of his career. The names that were thrown out were not that attractive to him, plus the fact I think he said his shoulder was not 100%. So he said, Rather than trying to force myself to go into a fight Im not that excited about, I will just go ahead and take full advantage of the situation and let my body heal up. Thats what I was told what really has happened, so he decided to just wait until March and maybe by then things will have sorted itself out and he can get a high profile opponent that will be more attractive to the public and he will have healed up 100%. But he was ready to go on with the fight, even with the shoulder not being completely healed.
On whether he would be interested in having Miguel Cotto face the winner of the Sergio Martinez-Paul Williams fight:
Well the way that the boxers are on the top level now, except for a couple of exceptions, thats what the fights are willing to fightwhoever the top name fighters are. Its more of a business side situation with the champions today. I think its possible. Its very difficult to visualize at first with the height of Martinez whos maybe about 60 himself and I guess Williams is about 63. Regardless of what they put on paper, hes about 63. If the weights come in right and its the right kind of money out there and I guess the fights will find the fight attractive. Its a good possibility that fight could be made. Also the fact that Martinez and Williams keep saying that they are not full middleweights, that they can make junior middleweight if they wanted to, so I would say its going to be a fair possibility that that fight could be made.
His analysis and prediction for the upcoming fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis:
Oh my God! I cant predict on that one. I mean Marquez I think is a more technically solid fighter, one of the best ever. But this Katsidis may be physically very strong. I guess Marquez, Im stupid to say this, but I guess hes a lightweight now. I still keep seeing him in my mind as a good 131-132 pound guy. In his last fight that he fought in with Juan Diaz, he was 133 about a week before the fight. I dont know, I think that Katsidis may have a little edge in strength, but the technical skills are with Marquez. Ill tell you one thing, its going to be a very exciting fight because with both guys, as soon as they get hit they fire back. If Marquez gets hit, hes not going to take a step back. That was a mistake that a lot of guys make when they fight him. Hell be boxing, but then once they hit him its like waking up a sleeping dog. He comes right back right away and I know thats going to happen, and I know Katsidis has the same type of attitude. So its one of those fights that I just see as a pure guaranteed exciting explosive fight.
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This studio apartment is situated on the 4th. floor of this 5 storey building with lift to all floors. This gated complex has its own swimming pool and sunbathing area. The property consists of a good size fully tiled bathroom with bath, shower, toilet and bidet. Modern fitted kitchen including breakfast bar. Lounge area including 2 seater settee and console with 32" Samsung flat screen T V, including Sky box.. DVD player and music centre. There is also air conditioning unit to provide heat for the winter and cool air for the summer. Full sized patio doors lead to the large outside terrace. Archway from lounge to bedroom which has double bed, chest of drawers, bedside cabinet and double wardrobe.
The outside terrace consists of 2 upholstered relaxer chairs with footstools, glass topped round cane table with four matching chairs.
The terrace enjoys year round sunshine.
In the near vicinity you have the Bonanza and Ibensa squares with countless bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, large supermarket and church. There is a bus stop very close to the apartment to local tourist attractions and resorts. It is a 10 minutes walk to the nearest beach and another 5 minutes walk along the promenade to the Marina.
It is only 5 minutes walk to Paloma Park which has a mini childrens zoo, a large lake, bars and a Dolphinarium.
The cable car, Tivoli World and train station are 15 minutes walk.
The town of Arroyo de la Miel is 10 minutes walk away
|Sleeps up to 2, Studio
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|Nearest airport: Malaga 12 15 km, Nearest railway: Benalmadena-Arroyo de la Miel 500 m
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|No pets allowed, Yes, smoking allowed
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|DVD player, Sea view
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine
|1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Double beds (1), Dining seats for 2, Lounge seats for 2
|Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace
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The source of the region's appeal is it wonderful Mediterranean climate, which is only a short, cheap flight away from unpredictable typical British summer. Statistics show that the Malaga area enjoys, an average, 3023 hours of sunshine a year. The hot summers and mild winters make the area ideal for holidays, sports and leisure pursuits virtually all year round.
You can also find sandy beaches, family entertainment, exciting nightlife and plenty of shops and restaurants to suit every taste and pocket.
Malaga the capital of the region is the third largest city of Spain. The cultural and cosmopolitan centre provides days of discovery in its shaded streets.
Along with Benalmadena, the resorts of Torremolinos, Fuengirola, Marbella and Estapona are within easy reach. The spectacular, exclusive, upmarket but very expensive Puerto Banus marina is well worth a visit.
Gibraltar is accessible by tours buses most days of the week
Beyond the cosmopolitan resort life of the coast is the varied and exciting landscape of Andalusia itself, home of flamenco and the bullfight, dotted with attractive" Pueblos Blancos"- whitewashed villages and towns which include Ronda and Mijas. These form the scenic backdrop to the costal strip.
For the golf enthusiast there are over 30 courses in the Costa Del Sol region.
Benalmadena Costa
Benalmadena has three distinct areas, Benalmadena Costa, Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmadena Pueblo.
Benalmadena has some of the finest beaches on the Costa Del Sol and by night one of the finest casino at the Torrequebrada Hotel.
The beach extends all the way to the Marina by way of a splendid pedestrian promenade full of shops, bars and restuarants and the photogenic Bil-Bil Castle. The Marina is also the home of the Sea-Life Aquarium and again numerous shops , bars and restaurants. From here a ferry operates a service to Fuengirola several times a day and various boat trips including dolphin watching are available from here.
Paloma Park is worth a mention with its lake, mini zoo, cactus garden and is home to the Dolphinarium.
Arroyo de la Miel provides excellent shopping and is the home of Tivoli-World theme park and, for the most stunning views take the Cable-Car to the summit of Monte Calamorro and gaze out at across the sparkling Mediterranean to the peaks of North Africa. Also at the summit there is a Bird of Prey show and display.
Benalmadena Pueblo meanwhile, evokes memories of traditional Andalucía with its winding, cobbled streets and ancient white buildings.
It as a pretty square where you can sit, eat and drink and watch the world go by.
Just outside the village is the newly built Butterfly Park and also the Buddhist Temple.
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Had another 4 weeks stay in the Macarena. Would recommend this apartment. Clean & very comfortable. Lots of things to do round Bananza Square plenty of bars & resturants. Jenny Mallett… More
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We've just had a long weekend at this lovely apartment. The apartment block is modern and very clean. There's a security gate as well. There is a small pool which looked lovely but a bit c… More
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Macarena is ideally situated to accommodate everyone's needs. There are many bars, cafes and restaraunts within easy walking distance and the beach/marina is only a 15 minutes away. Close by you have the local park where animals roam freely, or you may prefer the more energetic rides at the Tivoli World Theme Park. The accommodation at Macarena is all one could wish for, and the outside balcony offers views one can only dream of. All in all, Macarena will not disappoint and we cannot wait to go back next year.
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multidisplay/mixed GPU accel option in linux?
I have two displays hooked up. Normally I have the second display off. Most things seem to work fine in linux and windows. One game available in both, (enemy territory quake wars) was choppy in linux and windows.
I read that with two displays hooked up (even if only one is active), it's needed to set multi-display/mixed gpu acceleration to 'single display performance mode' with opengl apps or games due to a bug with opengl.
Anyway I set it to single display, and windows ETQW was smooth as glass. Happy with this I then tried to find the linux option, going through the nvidia readme, I see no option for anything related to this. Another option that gave a little boost as well is the nvidia option 'threaded optimization' set to on. Again, I don't see anything mentioning these features in linux nvidia binary.
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5. Psychological Effects of Cochlear Implants
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Edited: 21-Feb-08
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This is just a short Feb 08 update:
I. Congratulations to Mr. John Le and Mr. Jay Raagas for taking and passing the Brown Belt Examination in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Both of these gentleman performed extremely well on their two and a half hour examination!
II. Congratulations to Mr. Anthony Libo-on for taking and passing the Purple Belt Examination in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He did very well on his test!
III. Dr. Mark Cheng recently finished filming for a new set of instructional DVDs on the application of Kettlebell training for martial arts. When this new series hits the market, it will help people to understand how kettlebell training DIRECTLY applies to martial arts training! I look forward to getting my hands on a copy of them.
IV. The Winter BJJ Camp scheduled to begin next week is full. I cannot allow anyone else to attend because the mats will be full with twenty eight people. However, because so many people have recently requested to attend but were unable to attend, I am going to consider scheduling a second Winter BJJ Camp on the following weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 8 (9am to 1pm) and March 9 (9am to 1pm). This camp will focus on the very same topic (Escaping from the Side Mount AT WILL). The cost would be $120.
If you would be interested in attending this event, let me know (firstname.lastname@example.com) by Saturday, February 23. I will make my decision to have this second camp this weekend.
V. My seminar schedule for the next couple of months is packed. Here's a glimpse:
1. Feb 29 - Mar 2: Winter BJJ Camp in San Diego, CA.
2. Mar 8-9: Winter BJJ Camp in San Diego, CA.
3. Mar 14-16: BJJ Seminar in Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
4. Mar 22-23: BJJ Seminar in Goteborg, Sweden.
5. Mar 29: Smashey Guard Pass Seminar Reviewed and Continued in San Diego, CA.
6. April 5-9: Apprentice and Associate Grappling Instructor Courses in Middletown, CT.
7. April 12-13: BJJ Seminar in Erie, PA.
8. April 19-20: BJJ, JKD & Kalis Ilustrisimo Seminar in Chicago, IL.
9. April 26-27: BJJ private training in Tucson, AZ.
10. May 2-4: Spring BJJ Camp in San Diego (focus will be the defensive and offensive guards).
11. May 17-21: JKD Phase 2 instructor course in San Diego, CA.
12. May 24: BJJ Seminar in Calgary, AB, Canada.
13. May 25-29: BJJ private trainings in Kaunas, Lithuania.
14. May 30-June 1: BJJ private trainings in Obertshausen, Germany.
VI. This weekend, I will be adding several "Word" documents (15+ pages of information), a ton of pictures and even some video to the Harris Academy Student's Forum. If you are currently enrolled at the Harris Academy, you will not want to miss out on this additional resource. Get the password at the academy.
VII. Here are some recent threads I thought you might be interested in:
Thank you for your time,
Roy Harris
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Hot Arsenal prospect Henri Lansbury admits his game has improved remarkably in recent months.
The midfielder played for England at the U17 World Cup in South Korea and this week was on the bench for Arsenal's Carling Cup defeat of Newcastle United.
"The past few months have definitely improved my game," Lansbury told arsenal.com. "Training with other players from other clubs on England duty was good to see what I'm up against.
"The Carling Cup was a really good experience for me too. It is nice to be in that environment, seeing how the top players prepare for a game and to see what their build up is like.
"Hopefully it will happen again. If the boss thinks I'm ready, than that's excellent. Until then I will just keep working the way I have been."


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This course reveals how designers can create vibrant web graphics, wireframes, and complete web site mockups with the strong layout and color management tools in Adobe Illustrator. Author and Adobe Certified Expert Justin Seeley covers topics such as building responsive layouts with artboards, producing custom color palettes and swatches for web graphics, and making vector shapes and text that seamlessly scale. The course also explores adding drop shadows and other live effects, setting up interface elements such as forms and tabbed interfaces, optimizing and exporting different types of graphics, and speeding up your workflow with reusable image sprites and Smart Objects.
In this movie we're going to be talking about slicing inside of Illustrator. Now, slicing in the traditional sense means breaking up a mockup into multiple pieces via HTML and CSS, or HTML and tables that can then be reassembled. In older times when we were working with designs inside of Photoshop or Illustrator, we would take multiple images in our document and we would slice them up into smaller pieces so that they would load faster when put back together inside of a browser.
The traditional way has sort of gone by the wayside because of the advent of things like CSS. So I use slicing now more as an informational tool rather than anything else. I use the Slice tool to define areas of content within my document so that the developer knows exactly where I need things broken down, and also it helps them define specific regions like CSS divs and things like that. Now on the file that I have open here onscreen I have several different examples of web banners that I'm working on here inside of Illustrator, and I want to define each one of these as its own separate slice so it can then be exported out individually.
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And so now I've created individual slices of each one of these if these had artwork inside of them or whatever that would be contained within that slice, and so anytime I go into the File > Save for Web dialog box now, I have these individual regions which I can then select and optimize individually with their own specific settings. So if I needed one to be a PNG or one to be a GIF or one to be a JPEG, I could do that individually for each piece of artwork. So not only does slicing allow me to define different content regions, it also allows me to define different optimization regions as well.
So by doing this, I can create individually optimized files that are then better suited for the overall design. From here you would just click Save and then save them out individually, or you can hit Cancel and cancel out. If you happened to have more than one slice out on your document, you can actually use the Slice tool or the Slice Selection tool to manipulate those. So the Slice Selection tool is located in the toolbox, right there, and so I could select this one, hold down Shift, and select the others. I could also select just a few slices.
I'll click away to deselect. Let's say I wanted the big graphic here and the banner ad. And I can go to the File menu and I can actually choose Save Selected Slices, and it's going to save out only those two slices, Images Only, in a format that I specify and once I click Save, I can go through that process and I can save those out individually. So using these slices is a great way to get individual control over an artboard that might have multiple pieces on top of it, and so I really enjoy slicing for that reason.
The traditional means of slicing, like I said, have kind of gone by the wayside, but it still has its place if you know how to use it properly.
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Of those patients who achieved an ACR20 response at six months (32 abatacept [ABA] and 27 infliximab [IFX] patients), over a quarter of ABA and IFX patients went on to achieve a 50% improvement (ACR50) at one year (ABA 28.1%, IFX 29.6%). These ACR20 scores were maintained to one year in more ABA than INF patients (95% confidence interval, CI) with over half ABA patients sustained (ABA 59.4%, IFX 44.4%). Furthermore, half as many ABA patients lost their ACR20 score between six months and one year compared to IFX patients (ABA 12.5%, IFX 25.9%).
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KELOWNA, B.C. - A lack of available pitchers caught up to the Walla Walla Sweets on Sunday evening, as the Kelowna Falcons salvaged the final game of a three-game set against the Sweets by a score of 15-1.
The tone of the game was set early as the Falcons pounced on Sweets' starter Mike Richard for three runs in the bottom of the first. Due to two defensive errors (one by Richard himself), none of the first-inning runs were earned.
"I take responsibility for this game," Richard said after the game. "As the starter, I'm supposed to set the tone and tonight I didn't do that.
Richard fell behind against many of the batters he faced, as opposed to his Falcons counterpart, Brandon Creel. Creel consistently drilled the first pitch for a strike against the Sweets and ended up going seven innings, giving up one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking only two.
Creel's only jam of the night came in the second inning, when the Sweets loaded the bases with nobody out. After a Kevin Williams RBI-ground-out to second put runners on the corners with one out, Creel got Kevin Kuntz to line out to shortstop. Williams was doubled up on the play at first to end the inning.
Kelowna expanded their lead with one run in the third and two in the sixth. Down 6-1 in the bottom of the eighth and seemingly out of pitchers, manager J.C. Biagi brought in Matt Har, a position player. A steady barrage of hits led to a nine-run eighth inning for the Falcons and the 15-1 final score.
"We're obviously disappointed with the outcome tonight, but given the pitching situation I'm proud of Mike and Brian (Biagi) for gutting it out as long as they could these last two nights," Biagi said. "We're looking forward to having a full staff again on Tuesday night."
Pitchers Zach Clanton, Chris Kerns and Brian Biagi were unavailable from usage while Kody Young and Ryan Richardson did not have the necessary paperwork to make the trip over the boarder to Canada.
The Sweets return to action on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. when they host the Portland Ports at Borleske Stadium.
Walla Walla 010 000 000 - 1 7 0
Kelowna 301 002 09x - 15 15 0
Richard, Hart (8) and Stanfield. Creel, Angus (8) and Blake.
HR - none.
Hits - WW: Poplawski, Stanfield, Dupart, Yanizick 2, Matthews, Kuntz; Kelowna: Cuthbertson 2, Wolfe, Scott, Bolinger, Blake 2, Sawyer 2, Chism 2, Allbritton 2, Wagner, Hawk.
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After checking out the ROM Exhibit and reading Mark Osbaldeston's book Unbuilt Toronto (and chatting with him over email), I became inspired to build and render 3D models of some of the projects that were featured in the book.
Actually I've already produced some models of unbuilt Toronto buildings before this- I've done a model of Eaton's College Street, the Weston Skyscraper, Eaton's/John Maryon Tower and some older 1 Bloor East designs (plus some models of buildings that became unbuilt after I did them, such as Sapphire Tower). However the book pushed this to a bit of a frenzy now.
Take a look at some of my recent works... (you can follow my latest progress on my Flickr photostream, or check out my collection on the Google 3D Warehouse)
Eaton's College Street
I did this model before reading the book. However, this week I found some aerial photos on the City of Toronto archives website that I though was perfect for a photomontage of the model onto the Toronto skyline...
Original Eaton Centre Proposal (1965)
I made this model last weekend, and placed this in context with New City Hall, Sheraton Centre and The Bay Queen Street in the model. I also used the clock tower from my Old City Hall model.
To get the clock tower, I had to dismantle the Old City Hall model. Surprisingly (as a lover of historic architecture), I did not shed a tear over OCH's "virtual" demise.


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By Alice Baghdjian
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By Alice Baghdjian
Uzbekistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam found themselves cheered and chided this week.
Even though US cliff talks remain unresolved, many of the edges have been taken off seasonal yearend jitters elsewhere. Euro pressures have been kept under wraps since the Greek deal, the possibility of yet another Fed QE manoeuvre next Wednesday is back in play and a significant pulse has been recorded in the global economy via the latest PMIs – thanks in large part to China and the US service sector.US payrolls loom again tomorrow, but the picture is one of stabilisation if not full-scale recovery.
This year has been all about interest rate cuts. As Western central banks took their policy-easing efforts to ever new levels, emerging markets had little recourse but to cut rates as well. Interest rates in many countries from Brazil to the Czech Republic are at record lows.
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Emerging market currencies have been a source of frustration for investors this year. With central banks overwhelmingly in rate-cutting mode and export growth slowing, most currencies have performed poorly. That has been a bit of a dampener for local currency debt – while returns in dollar terms have been robust at 13 percent, currency appreciation has contributed just 1.5 percent of that, according to JP Morgan.
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Moody's disappointed a lot of folks this week when it failed to raise Turkey's credit rating to investment grade.


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Tonight, on this twelfth day of Christmas, La Befana makes her annual visit.
May she fill everyone's stockings with health and blessings for the year.
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