Sparring Partner: Sergio Martinez Would Beat Manny Pacquiao

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Former WBC middleweight (160 pounds) champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 knockouts) is gearing up for a critical HBO televised, March 12 clash opposite WBO junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Sergei Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs), in a clash of southpaws that will take place at the MGM Grand Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Martinez was named the FanHouse Fighter of the Year for 2010, this, following an April, HBO televised decision over Top Rank Promotions then-WBO and WBC king Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), and, November's second-round stoppage of southpaw Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs).

Martinez, who turned 36 years old on Feb. 21, is considered to be among the sport's best fighters, pound-for-pound, along with six-time Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) and eight-division titlist and WBO welterweight (147 king) Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs).

One of Martinez's sparring partners believes that Martinez would beat Pacquiao, who is promoted by Top Rank Promotions.

 

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Source: http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/02/22/sparring-partner-sergio-martinez-would-beat-manny-pacquiao/

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Eagles' Asst Offensive Coordinator James Urban Heads To Cincinnati

Source: http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2011/2/21/2006381/eagles-asst-offensive-coordinator-james-urban-heads-to-cincinnati

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Former Super Bowl MVP Williams now coach at Grambling

Doug Williams, the MVP of Super Bowl XXII with the Redskins, is the new head coach at Grambling State University.

Williams had been coaching the Virginia Destroyers of the UFL, but decided to return to Grambling State because of his son. D.J. Williams has committed to Grambling State after having played at Tampa (Fla.) Catholic High School and Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.

"I was looking forward to working with the Destroyers, but this is a great opportunity for me and it is very rare that a father gets to coach his son at the college football level," Williams said in a statement. "I went to school there, I coached there, and now I have a great opportunity to coach there again."

Williams coached at Grambling State from 1998-2003, succeeding College Hall of Fame coach Eddie Robinson. He also played at the school prior to his nine-year NFL career with the Buccaneers and Redskins.

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/02/21/former-super-bowl-mvp-williams-now-coach-at-grambl

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Jets, Cromartie not separated yet

Reports circulated that the Jets will make free-agent WRs Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards higher priorities than CB Antonio Cromartie, as the team would like to maintain the offensive firepower it developed over the course of the 2010 season. That doesn't mean, however, that the team is saying goodbye to Cromartie. Head coach Rex Ryan and fellow CB Darrelle Revis both have said that they'd like to keep the star defender, as his man-to-man defense on the outside is a vital component of the Jets' defense. Cromartie, too, has said he'd like to stay in New York. The way we hear it, GM Mike Tannenbaum is going to let Cromartie test the free-agent market while he works on retaining his receivers, and then hope the corner chooses to re-sign with the team. Cromartie is a bit of a loose cannon, and some teams don't want that kind of player in their locker rooms. The Jets, on the other hand, seem to welcome that type of player, a reason Cromartie fits in so well on the roster. Tannenbaum is hoping the player's familiarity with the team convinces him to stay.

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/02/21/jets-cromartie-not-separated-yet

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Jets, Cromartie not separated yet

Reports circulated that the Jets will make free-agent WRs Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards higher priorities than CB Antonio Cromartie, as the team would like to maintain the offensive firepower it developed over the course of the 2010 season. That doesn't mean, however, that the team is saying goodbye to Cromartie. Head coach Rex Ryan and fellow CB Darrelle Revis both have said that they'd like to keep the star defender, as his man-to-man defense on the outside is a vital component of the Jets' defense. Cromartie, too, has said he'd like to stay in New York. The way we hear it, GM Mike Tannenbaum is going to let Cromartie test the free-agent market while he works on retaining his receivers, and then hope the corner chooses to re-sign with the team. Cromartie is a bit of a loose cannon, and some teams don't want that kind of player in their locker rooms. The Jets, on the other hand, seem to welcome that type of player, a reason Cromartie fits in so well on the roster. Tannenbaum is hoping the player's familiarity with the team convinces him to stay.

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/02/21/jets-cromartie-not-separated-yet

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Kyle Noke: 'It's Good to Be Home'

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SYDNEY -- MMA Fighting spoke to Kyle Noke prior to his UFC 127 fight against Chris Camozzi about fighting in his home country of Australia again, his preparation for the fight and much more.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/21/kyle-noke-its-good-to-be-home/

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People are getting pissed about this ticket bullshit

Ginger warrior Jason MacDonald hasn't had much luck getting back into the cage to fight, but at least he has a backup job writing articles for CTV Sportsnet. In his latest column he tackles UFC 129 selling out in record time - not with the standard gushing love most others have, but from the perspective of a Canadian who's friends and family weren't able to even get a whiff of tickets:

The big news last week was the Toronto show selling out in record time, with record attendance and record gate. But I have to say, I have some pretty upset friends and family. None of them were able to get any tickets.

A couple different people told me the only reason they signed up for the UFC Fight Club was to ensure that they could get tickets and then they couldn't get one of the 55,000 tickets that were sold. They said they have no desire for being part of a fan club and now they have this $89 membership that's useless to them.

The sentiment that I read from a lot of people was that they bought the membership with the assumption that they can get tickets ahead of the general public and they felt somewhat privileged or had a sense of entitlement. So maybe there was some frustration in that regard.

All I know is my entire family was online at 8 a.m. MT when the tickets first went on sale and there wasn't a ticket to be had. So I understand the frustration of someone not being able to get a ticket to watch their own son compete.

I don't know that blame could be placed on anyone for it. Ticket agencies such as StubHub go on and buy up a bunch of tickets. Maybe the UFC should look at selling the tickets independently so that places ticket vendors can't buy thousands of seats and then sell them at a huge markup within hours. But I know before lunch time there were tickets on StubHub for four times the face value.

And if a fan buys the membership and is on the site as soon as the tickets are on sale, maybe the UFC needs to do a better job to make sure they have a more fair chance.

Considering the UFC is literally in paid cahoots with StubHub, it shouldn't be surprising that shit goes down this way. But can we agree that when a person buys a Fight Club membership so they can get a few tickets to a 55,000 person event but still can't - even though they were trying the minute tickets went on sale - that things have gotten out of control?

Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/people-are-getting-pissed-about-this-ticket-bullshit

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