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...
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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.
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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.
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We have to reconnect with the fans, the community and I think we're starting to do that,
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Most guys wouldn't be firing back when they are getting hit with that kind of (stuff),
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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.
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To tell you the truth, that fight should have been stopped 30 seconds before it was.
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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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He had a good 24 hours, ... Doctors said the swelling in his brain did go down. They wouldn't go so far as to say he is out of danger, but they are now more optimistic.
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He could be a lot more dangerous now, ... People look at his record with the (19 wins) and five KOs and think he's got nothing. He's going to sucker someone into a real good fight. I can see him going from this next fight to a guy like Oscar Diaz and then onto DeMarcus Corley.
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He is to Atlantic City what Oscar De La Hoya is to Vegas. That building loves him.
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He was too brave for his own good,
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He had another surgery and his hand appears to be fine. He can't afford to break it again. I think he knows that this is it. He's been cleared by his doctors and by the (New York) commission. We're hoping for the best.
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While we are far more hopeful for Leavander's continued improvement and recovery, your prayers are important, and the family believes that prayers and good wishes are a continuing source of strength. Leavander Johnson's 16-year career as a professional fighter has been characterized by courage and the heart of a champion. He is facing this ordeal with that same champion's heart.
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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.