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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rising star <keyword id="2095854" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Elvis-Rodriguez">Elvis Rodriguez</keyword> knocked his opponent out in the very first round Thursday with a stiff, southpaw jab to the face.</li><li><keyword id="9510277" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="danny-murray">Danny Murray</keyword> fell to the floor, through the ropes, awarding Rodriguez the seventh win of his pro career at "The Bubble" in Las Vegas.</li><li>Rodriguez is considered a top prospect in <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> because of his fast-developing skills, his Hall-of-Fame coach Freddie Roach, and the backing he has from the powerful Las Vegas fight firm <keyword id="2349386" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="top-rank">Top Rank</keyword>.</li><li>Check out the highlight-reel finish below.</li></ul>A fast-emerging boxing prospect left his opponent hanging off the ropes like wet washing after knocking him out with a jab to the face in the first round.It all went down inside the MGM Grand Conference Center, a place colloquially known as "The Bubble," as the prominent Las Vegas fight firm continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic by promoting shows in a quarantined TV studio.During Thursday's event, a 24-year-old Dominican called Elvis Rodriguez made a statement.Rodriguez is considered a hot prospect in the fight game as he is trained by Hall-of-Fame coach Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Boxing Club in Los Angeles, a place frequented by Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, and Miguel Cotto over the years.Rodriguez did not get an opportunity this week to showcase the full-range of his pugilistic skillset, as he knocked out his opponent Danny Murray in the very first round with lazer-like, southpaw jabbing.The final punch was enough to send Murray to the floor, through the ropes.Watch it all unfold here:If you had not previously heard of Rodriguez, the <a href="https://twitter.com/StevESPNKim/status/1278865369021550592" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN boxing writer Steve Kim tweeted</a> after the performance that you need not worry and that there is still time to get on board the bandwagon.The win in the super lightweight division advances Rodriguez's record to 7 wins (7 knockouts) against 1 draw.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-vlad-panin-benjamin-whitaker-almost-score-double-uppercut-ko-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 American boxers threw and landed the same power punch at the same time, almost sealing an ultrarare double knockout</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-hasnt-spoken-to-conor-mcgregor-for-weeks-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White says he hasn't spoken with Conor McGregor in weeks, suggesting the Irishman's shock retirement is real</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-daniel-kinahan-boxing-tyson-fury-matchroom-top-rank-2020-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Daniel Kinahan, a suspected $1.1 billion Irish gang lord, suddenly became the broker of boxing's biggest clash in years</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-max-rohskopf-begged-his-coach-to-stop-a-fight-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An MMA coach is being rebuked for failing to withdraw his fighter from a bout when the fighter begged him 9 times to stop it</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sergio-sanchez-best-ko-of-covid-era-so-far-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 25-year-old scored the best KO of the COVID-era with a crisp uppercut that left his opponent in an awkward heap on the floor</a>

A fast-emerging boxing prospect left his opponent hanging from the ropes after knocking him out with a jab to the face

Raul Ibanez had some trouble throwing a baseball. It is never a good idea to change your mind about where you want to throw the ball after you have already started throwing the ball (<a href="http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29489041&amp;query=raul%2Bibanez">see original video here</a>): 
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This woman probably shouldn't sit so close to the field as she screeches in horror when she is frightened by a foul ball: 
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These Twins fans got creative with their support of the team:
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These Matt Albers fans also came up a letter short (the second fan has an L and a B on his chest):
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Eric Young, Jr. had the catch of the night (<a href="http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29475763&amp;query=eric%2Byoung">see original video here</a>): 
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Elvis Andrus made the best play by somebody sitting on his butt (<a href="http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29496591&amp;query=elvis%2Bandrus">see original video here</a>): 
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<keyword id="1672996" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bryce-Harper">Bryce Harper</keyword> was hit by a pitch in the next at bat after this home run, possibly because the Braves were overly sensitive about him enjoying the view... 
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A-Rod got hit by a pitch and the fans cheered...
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Raul Ibanez's Horrible Throw And 7 Other Must-See Moments From Last Night's Baseball Action

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12400551" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michel-rivera" source="Orion">Michel Rivera</keyword>, nicknamed La Zarza Ali, returns to the PBC on Showtime ring Saturday.</li><li>The boxer has an uncanny likeness to Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time.</li></ul>A 24-year-old boxer who looks like <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/muhammad-ali" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Muhammad Ali</a> is challenging one of the sport's most ferocious punchers to a fist-fight.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/michel-rivera" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michel Rivera</a>, renowned for his uncanny looks to "The Greatest," returns to the ring against Joseph Adorno during a Premier <keyword id="11922196" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boxing" source="Orion">Boxing</keyword> Champions on Showtime event Saturday at the Armory in Minneapolis.Nicknamed "La Zarza Ali," Rivera has returned 14 knockouts from 22 wins in his pro career so far and remains unbeaten.He's predicting another win this weekend and wants to use the platform to call out thunderous finisher <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gervonta-davis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gervonta Davis</a>, one of American <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a>'s most popular combatants."I want to fight Gervonta Davis," he said Thursday in a statement sent to Insider."I'm number two for his WBA title and I'm ready for my opportunity. My goal is to face all the champions in the division and be the last man standing."As for his upcoming assignment against Adorno, Rivera said he's trained alongside a former "Tank" Davis opponent Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, and is focused and ready for his upcoming match."He's a good fighter with a good record … I feel great heading into this fight and I'm thankful for the opportunity. I'm here to win. Everyone who has watched me knows that I bring a lot of different skills to the ring."He's a good guy with a good record and he's the kind of fighter I want on my record. I have to take advantage of the fights that are presented to me," said Rivera."I don't know if it's going to go the distance, but I'm ready to go 14 rounds."Elsewhere on the card, Elvis Rodriguez continues his comeback following an early career loss as he fights Juan Jose Velasco in a super lightweight 10-rounder.In the main event, Tim Tszyu fights Terrell Gausha in a super welterweight 12-rounder.

A 24-year-old fighter who looks just like Muhammad Ali is challenging one of boxing's most ferocious punchers to a fight

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11938916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jennifer-lopez" source="Orion">Jennifer Lopez</keyword> has legally changed her name to Jennifer Affleck after marrying <keyword id="12069652" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ben-affleck" source="Orion">Ben Affleck</keyword>.</li><li>She told the world she'd be an Affleck in an interview with "Access Hollywood" during their first engagement.</li></ul>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in <keyword id="12003793" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="las-vegas" source="Orion">Las Vegas</keyword> over the weekend after a three-month engagement, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-are-married-report-says-2022-7">TMZ originally reported</a>. Legal documents from Clark County, Nevada show that Lopez has <a href="https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1548731021037903872?s=21&amp;t=Afdj-kQw4sRq1FiQzbjR3w">legally changed her name to Jennifer Affleck</a>, a move that she told the world she'd make during the <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos">couple's first engagement decades ago</a>. Amidst news of Lopez's marriage and name change, <a href="https://twitter.com/wyntermitchell/status/1548741962894700544">a clip of an old interview</a> she did with Pat O'Brien for "Access Hollywood" in 2003 is recirculating on social media. Lopez was cooking when O'Brien asked her, "A week after you're married, what will your name be?" <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-romantic-comedies-ranked-2022-2">The "Marry Me" star</a> didn't hesitate when she answered, "Jennifer Lopez, but my name will be Jennifer Affleck, obviously." She appeared to be distinguishing that she'll still be professionally known by the last name "Lopez" but would go by "Affleck" in her personal life.In the video, Lopez confirmed that her stationery would say "Jennifer Affleck." But as for her stage name, she joked that "J.Aff doesn't have quite the same ring to it" as J.Lo does. Lopez shared intimate details of her weekend nuptials with the world via her newsletter "On The J. Lo." Apparently, the couple and their children (who were all witnesses to the ceremony) <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-wedding-barely-made-it-vegas-chapel-2022-7">arrived to the Little White Wedding Chapel too late</a> to be married by the king of rock and roll himself. "They graciously stayed open late a few minutes, let us take pictures in a pink Cadillac convertible, evidently once used by the king himself (but if we wanted Elvis himself to show, that cost extra and he was in bed)," she wrote.The "Dear Ben" singer even painted a picture for her fans of what it was like to wait in line before exchanging their vows."[We] stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the <keyword id="11896825" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wedding" source="Orion">wedding</keyword> capital of the world. Behind us, two men held hands and held each other. In front of us, a young couple who made the three-hour drive from Victorville on their daughter's second birthday — all of us wanting the same thing — for the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage," Lopez wrote. <div type="image" title="Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2022." height="2264" width="3013" msid="92966928" hostid="261" sizebytes="315876"></div>She said she <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-wore-two-dresses-to-wedding-day-ben-affleck-2022-7">wore a dress "from an old movie,"</a> and Affleck wore a tuxedo jacket from his closet. She described the experience as "the best possible wedding we could have imagined."She called the day "one we dreamed of long ago and one made real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and one another) at very, very long last." <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline-photos">Affleck and Lopez first met</a> on the set of their movie "Gigli" (released in 2003) and began dating in 2002. They were engaged by November of that year, but postponed their first wedding days before it was meant to happen and officially broke up by January 2004. The couple rekindled their relationship 17 years later after Lopez split from her longtime partner Alex Rodriguez and Affleck broke up with <a href="https://www.insider.com/ana-de-armas-relationship-ben-affleck-horrible-left-los-angeles-2022-7">girlfriend Ana de Armas</a>. "Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient," Lopez wrote in her "On The J.Lo" announcement.

A resurfaced 2003 interview shows that Jennifer Lopez planned to take Ben Affleck's last name the first time they were engaged

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Two of the faces of American <keyword id="11922196" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boxing" source="Orion">boxing</keyword> return to the ring in separate bouts in the months ahead.</li><li><keyword id="13294649" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="errol-spence-jr-" source="Orion">Errol Spence Jr.</keyword> and <keyword id="11922739" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gervonta-davis" source="Orion">Gervonta Davis</keyword> headline pay-per-view fights on Showtime <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">Sports</keyword>.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — Two faces of American <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> return this summer in separate showdowns, as Showtime Sports announces its schedule of fights for the months ahead.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/errol-spence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Errol Spence Jr.</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gervonta-davis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gervonta Davis</a>, two of the biggest box-office draws in the business, headline a nine-event run, which the premium broadcaster organized with key partner Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).<keyword id="13391502" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jermell-charlo" source="Orion">Jermell Charlo</keyword> competes in a rare undisputed match; his brother <keyword id="13391503" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jermall-charlo" source="Orion">Jermall Charlo</keyword> boxes once again on the Juneteenth weekend; and <keyword id="13391504" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-benavidez" source="Orion">David Benavidez</keyword> fights an accomplished veteran.Showtime and PBC take their show to multiple key territories, including Minneapolis, Arlington, and New York.Here's the schedule, which Insider confirmed Tuesday:<ul><li>March 26: Tim Tszyu vs. Terrell Gausha — to determine WBO super welterweight mandatory challenger, in Minneapolis<ul><li>Michel Rivera vs. Joseph Adorno — lightweight fight</li><li>Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Jose Velasco — super lightweight fight</li></ul></li><li>April 9: Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora — super welterweight title eliminator, in Las Vegas<ul><li>Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia — super welterweight fight</li><li>Kevin Salgado vs. Bryant Perrella — super welterweight fight</li></ul></li><li>April 16: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas — WBA, WBC, and IBF world welterweight unification, in Arlington, Texas, on pay-per-view<ul><li>Supporting fights to be announced</li></ul></li><li>May 14: Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano — WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF world super welterweight unification, in Carson, Calif.<ul><li>Jaron Ennis vs. Custio Clayton — welterweight fight</li></ul></li><li>May 21: David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux — super middleweight fight, Glendale, Ariz.<ul><li>Yoelvis Gomez vs. Jorge Cota — super welterweight</li></ul></li><li>May 28: Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero — WBA lightweight title, in New York on pay-per-view<ul><li>Supporting fights to be announced</li></ul></li><li>June 4: Stephen Fulton vs. Danny Roman — WBC, WBO super bantamweight title fight, in Minneapolis<ul><li>David Morrell vs. Kalvin Henderson — WBA super middleweight world title fight</li></ul></li><li>June 18: Jermall Charlo vs. Maciej Sulecki — WBC middleweight title, in Houston <ul><li>Supporting fights to be announced</li></ul></li><li>July 9: Mark Magsayo vs. Rey Vargas — WBC featherweight world title fight, in San Antonio<ul><li>Supporting fights to be announced</li></ul></li></ul>For Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza, "It's a good time to be a boxing fan."<div type="image" title="Showtime Sports boss Stephen Espinoza." height="1000" width="2000" msid="90232866" hostid="261"></div>Showtime offers varied combat sports programming including ShoBox, which features up-and-coming athletes; Showtime Championship Boxing; Showtime pay-per-view; and even Bellator MMA — home of high-flying featherweight fighter A.J. McKee.Spence and Davis are two of America's best, and most popular, prizefighters.But beyond the marquee names are multiple competitors trying to climb to the highest echelons, like Stephen Fulton — who, last year, was in the running for Fighter of the Year — exciting puncher Jaron Ennis, and David Benavidez, who has been vying for a fight with No. 1 boxer Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.Espinoza said: "We continue to grow the sport at every level, from our grassroots series ShoBox to crowning an undisputed champion at 154 pounds, to a high-stakes unification showdown between Errol Spence and Yordenis Ugas, to the return of young superstars Tank Davis, Jaron Ennis, and Stephen Fulton."Jermall Charlo, who fights for the second time on Juneteenth weekend, will have Maciej Sulecki opposite the ring from him, after his handlers attempted to book him a bout against Jaime Munguia.PBC and Showtime organized the first major boxing event on Juneteenth, last year, and told Insider at the time that they were looking to make it an annual show that celebrates Black American fighters akin to big fights for Mexican boxers on Cinco de Mayo.Showtime and TGB Promotions, on behalf of PBC, had been in negotiation with Golden Boy Promotions for a Charlo bout involving unbeaten star Munguia.A sticking point, <a href="https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/33486063/sources-jermall-charlo-jaime-munguia-talks-collapse-due-fight-us-broadcast-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to ESPN</a>, regarded the platform on which the bout would air. Golden Boy wanted DAZN involved for a joint pay-per-view.Talks for that fight are over, for now at least, and so Showtime pushed ahead with its broadcast announcement, and wants to draw eyes to the breadth of the programming."When you consider the competitive nature of the matchups, the star power, and youthful vitality, it's never been clearer that Showtime is the destination for the most compelling fights," Espinoza said.<a target="_merchant" href="https://www.showtime.com/"></a><a target="_merchant" href="https://www.showtime.com/">Showtime Monthly Streaming Subscription</a><a target="_merchant" href="https://www.showtime.com/">$11.99 FROM SHOWTIME</a><a target="_merchant" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/offers/signup?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitID=showtimeSub">$10.99 FROM AMAZON</a>

Showtime Sports announces blockbuster spring and summer boxing schedule

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Colin Farrell's road to his first-ever Oscar nomination has been a 20-plus-year roller-coaster ride.</li><li>Early on, he was known more for the women he was rumored to be dating and his hard-partying ways.</li></ul>There are several moments through Colin Farrell's career where he could have just been another pretty-faced crash-and-burn Hollywood tragedy. But now he's on the cusp of winning an Oscar, and it's hard not to root for the guy.The Irish actor came on the scene like a bat out of hell over 20 years ago when he was cast in the lead for the 2000 movie "Tigerland."Having gotten a taste of the business by starring in a few episodes of the BBC series "Ballykissangel" and a couple of indie films before joining the Joel Schumacher-directed Vietnam War movie, the role of Private Bozz was his breakout. It didn't just put Farrell on the map, but it also showed he possessed an "it factor" that would go on to make him an instant star.Yes, he had the matinee looks and acting talent to tell great stories, but he was also the story itself. Every interview, he captivated reporters with his rebel vibe as he seemed to be up to talk about anything — all while <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHcS0mFEhn0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dangling a cigarette from his mouth or sipping on a beer</a>.Farrell's swagger was undeniable. Suddenly he was on magazine covers and the subject of meaty profiles, all before he even had any real screen time yet.But that was all about to change.<div type="image" title="Tom Cruise holding a run to Colin Farrell's neck in a room with red walls" height="2007" width="3000" msid="98235470" hostid="261" sizebytes="292200"></div><h2>Farrell took on Tom Cruise and was launched into stardom</h2>Two years after the release of "Tigerland," Farrell began his push to become one of the most-known movie stars of the early 2000s. It all started with being cast in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise sci-fi blockbuster "Minority Report."This had to be the moment when Farrell was pinching himself. While growing up in a suburb of Dublin, <a href="https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2011/1116/433680-farrellc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Farrell realized he needed to become an actor</a> after watching Henry Thomas play Elliott in Spielberg's classic "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial." It was an especially lucky casting, too — <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68767/15-major-facts-about-minority-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Damon was offered the "Minority Report" role first, but turned it down</a> to go make "Ocean's Eleven."Having now gotten the chance to work with Spielberg, Farrell wasn't about to blow it. Playing Danny Witwer, a brash agent for the Department of Justice who sets out on a manhunt for Cruise's character after he's accused of a murder he hasn't committed yet, Farrell easily held his own acting opposite the "Mission Impossible" actor, who was <a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-cruise-career-from-scientology-to-mission-impossible-2022-5">the biggest movie star in the world at the time</a>.<div type="image" title="Colin Farrell inside a phone booth that has a cracked window" height="750" width="1000" msid="98235473" hostid="261" sizebytes="68018"></div>After he secured a meaty role in a Spielberg movie alongside Cruise, it was clear he was worthy to be among the Hollywood A-list. Practically overnight, Farrell became a big-time movie star and continued to be cast as such.In 2002, he teamed with Schumacher again for the thriller "Phone Booth," in which he spent most of the movie literally inside a phone booth. The following year, he starred alongside Al Pacino in "The Recurit," acted opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, and LL Cool J in "S.W.A.T," and played the villain Bullseye in the Ben Affleck-led Marvel movie "Daredevil."Farrell seemed to be the face on every poster of every movie hitting theaters — which isn't always a good thing. Some were well received, but most got mixed reactions.And Farrell was grabbing more headlines for what was happening off-screen than what he was doing on it.<div type="image" title="Colin Farrell with his arm around Britney Spears" height="2653" width="3000" msid="98235476" hostid="261" sizebytes="217888"></div><h2>Sex, drugs, and relationships with Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor </h2>At the premiere of "The Recruit," then 26-year-old Farrell put the tabloids into a frenzy when he showed up on the red carpet with 21-year-old Britney Spears as his date. The pairing didn't last long, but it was clear Farrell was having a blast with his new fame.Things had changed in a big way compared to when he first came to Los Angeles, lived in a Holiday Inn, and, as he admitted in a <a href="http://mycolin.narod.ru/fanatik.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2003 Playboy interview</a>, would occasionally call a prostitute when he was feeling lonely.Along with Spears, he was eventually linked to Demi Moore, his "Alexander" costar Angelina Jolie, and even the late screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, who was 40 years his senior.Farrell opened up about his relationship with Taylor in 2013, two years after her death."It was kind of like the last, it feels like in my head, not her, I'm projecting, but the last kind of romantic relationship I had, which was never consummated," he <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/colin-farrell-reveals-affair-with-elizabeth-taylor-she-was-my-last-romantic-relationship-9010620.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Ellen DeGeneres at the time</a>.<div type="image" title="Colin Farrell on a red carpet with a cigarette in his mouth" height="2227" width="3000" msid="98235479" hostid="261" sizebytes="187124"></div>Farrell's star was shining bright in the early 2000s but he was in the tabloids constantly and his hard-partying ways were on display nightly, it seemed. It was even captured in a 2003 Esquire profile titled "<a href="https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/9/1/dont-you-just-want-to-punch-colin-farrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don't You Just Want to Punch Colin Farrell?</a>"But the good times were about to run out. Oliver Stone's 2004 epic, "Alexander," in which Farrell played Alexander the Great, marked the first time he felt full-on backlash from critics and audiences about his work."Expectation is a dangerous thing," Farrell said of making the movie while taking part in an actors' roundtable for <a href="https://www.insider.com/colin-farrel-reaction-alexander-bad-reviews-2023-1">The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year</a>. "It took us six months to shoot, on three continents. It was incredible. When I say 'expectation,' we all had our tuxedos ready.""I'm not even joking," Farrell continued. "We were all like, 'Right, lads, we're off to the Oscars. This is a sure thing.' And then it came out."<div type="image" title="angelina jolie colin farrell alexander" height="998" width="1330" msid="98235482" hostid="261" sizebytes="113320"></div>Bombarded with bad reviews that called the movie everything from "Alexander the Dull" to "Alexander the Inarticulate," Farrell said he hid out at a ski resort in Lake Tahoe once the movie opened and spent three days wearing a mask and beanie to hide from everyone.Soon after, he went on to make the Michael Mann-directed big-screen reboot of "Miami Vice" opposite Jamie Foxx. That set wasn't a good place for Farrell's already broken psyche. Along with the demanding Mann and the production dealing with hurricanes during filming, Farrell was in a tailspin of drugs and alcohol.By 2005, after "Miami Vice" wrapped, he <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8157894/Colin-Farrell-interview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">checked himself into rehab</a>. He was there for a year. (In 2018, he <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5574887/Colin-Farrel-checks-36-000-month-Meadows-rehab-center.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returned to rehab briefly</a>, but as a precautionary measure so he wouldn't relapse).When he got out, he had to deal with his past, like a 2003 sex tape he made with then-girlfriend Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain that was almost released in 2006 until the two <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/colin-farrell-ex-settle-sex-tape-suit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reached a confidential settlement</a>. But now with a clearer head, he was thinking about what the future held. We only knew Colin Farrell as the good-looking hard-partier who was a strong actor in bad movies. How could he change our minds?Writer-director Martin McDonagh knew how.<div type="image" title="Colin Farrell" height="1541" width="3000" msid="98235485" hostid="261" sizebytes="114832"></div><h2>How Farrell went from movie star to acclaimed actor</h2>Throughout his career, there was never a question of Farrell's talents or his dedication to the craft. Heck, to nail his American accent in "Tigerland," which didn't have the budget to provide him with a dialect coach, he <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-ca-29476-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boarded an Amtrak</a> and listened to all the passengers as it traveled through the country.But his choices were certainly a headscratcher at times.That began to change with McDonagh's 2008 dark comedy "In Bruges." Starring alongside Brendan Gleeson as two hitmen with some major emotional baggage, the movie highlighted Farrell in a way none of his other roles had done before. It gave him the ability to prove he's an actor with a lot to share from his toolbox; up until this point, most directors had just not been able to get him to unlock it.<div type="image" title="In Bruges" height="1080" width="1920" msid="98235488" hostid="261" sizebytes="176568"></div>The movie went on to get a best original screenplay Oscar nomination for McDonagh and a lot of respect around town for a rejuvenated Farrell, who won a Golden Globe for his performance.Now, he still had to put food on the table so he took on roles like the 2011 comedy "Horrible Bosses," the awful 2012 remake of "Total Recall," and the forgettable "Dead Man Down."But there were better roles on the horizon, starting with 2015's "The Lobster."Under the wild imagination of director Yorgos Lanthimos, Farrell delivered one of the most unique performances of his career yet as a single man who must find a partner in 45 days or he'll be transformed into a beast. His monotone delivery in the most unusual of circumstances was hilarious.Taking a moment to reflect on his career, while <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colin-farrell-interview-the-lobster-2016-11">speaking to Insider in 2016</a>, he admitted: "I'm aware that the pressure of the first, I suppose, six or seven years I was in America — I mean that energy of having such a rapid and ascending celebrity — it's not there anymore. It's the end of that chapter and now I'm just enjoying the work probably more than I ever have."He continued churning out impressive work, like in 2018's "Widows" and 2019's "The Gentlemen."But then 2022 hit — and with it came some of the best and most diverse work of his career.<div type="image" title="colin farrell the penguin" height="676" width="1200" msid="98235492" hostid="261" sizebytes="39508"></div>First, Farrell was unrecognizable as Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, in "The Batman." He knocked it so far out of the park as the Gotham mobster that there's now a spin-off TV series in the works dedicated to his character.Then he appeared in Ron Howard's criminally underseen "Thirteen Lives," which recounts the 2018 rescue of the young boys and soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand. Farrell gave a beautifully nuanced performance as one of the cave divers who pulls off the rescue.But maybe most notably, he reteamed with McDonagh and Gleeson for "The Banshees of Inisherin."Playing Pádraic Súilleabháin, Farrell delivers a touching performance that's topped with his magnificent thick eyebrows perpetually raised in utter shock as he tries to understand why his best friend Colm Doherty (Gleeson) no longer wants anything to do with him.Like with "In Bruges," McDonagh once more shows us a vulnerability and acting talent we'd never seen in Farrell before, leading to yet another Golden Globe win. But unlike before, Farrell finally received his first-ever Oscar nomination.<div type="image" title="Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell at a bar in &quot;The Banshees of Inisherin&quot;" height="804" width="1920" msid="98235496" hostid="261" sizebytes="31566"></div>Though Farrell has some stiff competition in the best actor category this year with Austin Butler up for "Elvis" and Brendan Fraser for "The Whale," the fact that Ferrell will now and forever be known at least as an Oscar-nominated actor is nothing short of astounding.Farrell has taken some sharp turns and interesting detours throughout his career, but he's thankfully bypassed some dead ends — leading him right down the path to becoming an actor worthy of his acclaim.

The long-winding career of Colin Farrell, from hard-partying tabloid fodder to Oscar-nominated actor

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Pay-per-view <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> returns in the US on Saturday, September 26.</li><li>The show is being billed as two separate cards for the price of one, with the identical twin Charlo brothers, Jermall and Jermell, headlining each event.</li><li>There are five world championship bouts in total on the night, making this the greatest boxing event of the pandemic.</li><li>And, in the Charlos, it features two of the most charismatic personalities <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> can offer.</li></ul>Not since Tyson Fury said he was strengthening his fists by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-won-deontay-wilder-tyson-fury-fight-result-knockout-2020-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dipping them in gasoline, or spoke about masturbating seven times a day before pledging to knockout Deontay Wilder</a> in February, has boxing had an event as spectacular as the one coming up on Saturday, September 26.This weekend, a Premier Boxing Champions card broadcasts on <keyword id="268411" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Showtime">Showtime</keyword>, featuring twin brothers Jermall and <keyword id="3373200" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jermell-Charlo">Jermell Charlo</keyword> who compete in separate world championship bouts in the 160-pound and 154-pound divisions.It is billed as a double-header — two events for one price, with world titles on the line in five bouts.The structure is reminiscent of the critically-acclaimed 2007 double-header "Grindhouse."Blood-splattered, zombie-like people in the Robert Rodriguez-directed "Planet Terror" ran amok in the first of those two films. Then, in Quentin Tarantino's picture, a deranged stuntman embarked on a murderous rampage using his "Death Proof" muscle car as a weapon.Even though it was sold as a two for the price of one deal, the movies failed to generate many ticket sales.Regardless, the films were wildly successful when it came to home media, spawning equally ridiculous spin-offs called "Machete," "Machete Kills," and "Hobo with a Shotgun."Fast forward 13 years and boxing can perhaps relate to that cinematic production as ticket sales are no longer relevant in the pandemic era, forcing fights to take place behind-closed-doors, leaving fans with little option but to watch through home media — TV, desktop, or app.And the Charlo double-header is one to consider watching, as it promises as much bloody fun as Rodriguez and Tarantino delivered back in the day.<h2>This is boxing's greatest event of the coronavirus era so far</h2><div type="image" title="Charlo doubleheader, how to watch" height="464" width="825" msid="78255332" hostid="261"></div>The pandemic shut down the world's top sports leagues in mid-March, deeply affecting boxing.After a three-month hiatus, the Las Vegas-based fight firm Top Rank brought the sport back in June with a behind-closed-doors residency at the MGM Grand Conference Center, colloquially known as "The Bubble."British promoter Eddie Hearn then ushered his firm Matchroom Sport into the fold with "Fight Camp," a series of outdoor events held in his childhood home, a mansion near London, which also happens to be Matchroom's HQ.Both firms did remarkable things in extraordinary times to host live combat sports events safely, and even provided interesting storylines.As a result, the trade has <a href="https://www.insider.com/clay-collard-former-ufc-becomes-one-of-boxings-biggest-hits-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a new cult hero in Clay Collard</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-elvis-rodriguez-kos-his-opponent-with-a-jab-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elvis Rodriguez looks like a blue-chip prospect</a>, and Alexander <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-povetkin-score-stunning-knockout-of-the-year-contender-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Povetkin's stunning win over Dillian Whyte</a> is regarded as a contender for the knockout of the year.Women's boxing has also been elevated, receiving strong billing at "Fight Camp" and culminating with <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-povetkin-score-stunning-knockout-of-the-year-contender-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katie Taylor's rematch victory over the tenacious Delfine Persoon</a>.The first 14 of Top Rank's bubble shows attracted between 300,000 to 400,000 viewers on ESPN, <a href="https://theathletic.com/1973036/2020/08/04/coppinger-top-rank-ushered-boxings-return-but-summer-ratings-raise-questions/?article_source=search&amp;search_query=Coppinger%3A%20Top%20Rank%20ushered%20boxing%E2%80%99s%20return%2C%20but%20summer%20ratings%20raise%20questionsions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Athletic</a>.Hearn's pay-per-view event featuring Povetkin and Whyte, the last of his four "Fight Camp" shows, generated rumored sales in the region of 225,000 to 275,000 on Sky Box Office, Matchroom's broadcast partner in the UK. That figure is unconfirmed.These figures are low — boxing is normally more popular than this.The Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza told Insider last week that he suspects sports fans got used to the lack of live action during lockdowns.As a result, his premium network, as well as the boxing industry in general, needs to work that much harder to regain its audience share, he said."I'm not really buying that, as soon as you put sports back, there'll be pent-up demand," Espinoza told us."If anything, we're going to have to work harder. And we've tried to do that with big, meaningful fights and quality throughout the cards, including on the Charlo pay-per-view."<div type="image" title="Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza" height="939" width="1250" msid="78255333" hostid="261"></div>On his big event on Showtime this weekend, the Charlo double-header, Espinoza said: "You'd have to go back to the Don King cards of the 1980s to see four title fights on one card. This is five world title fights. We're trying to deliver as many meaningful fights as humanly possible."What we do affects the sport and what the rest of the sport does affects us," Espinoza said. "There was a string of non-competitive or non-meaningful fights early in the pandemic, and a lot of fans gave those fights a pass because, again, boxing was trying to come back."We took a more measured approach. We weren't the first back because we wanted to come back with meaningful fights. We're in a busier sports landscape in the US and internationally, more sports going on than we've ever seen."You really have to focus on quality to cut through all the noise and to compete with bigger sports with bigger marketing budgets."If we look generally over the last 35 years I like to think that Showtime's hallmark has been quality, competitive fights, living up to its reputation as a premium network. We're making the extra effort to focus on that going forward."Here's the double-header in full:<ul><li><keyword id="3052607" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jermall-Charlo">Jermall Charlo</keyword> vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko — WBC middleweight world championship</li><li>Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario — WBC, WBA, IBF super welterweight world championships</li><li>Luis Nery vs. Aaron Alameda — vacant WBC super bantamweight world championship</li><li>John Riel Casimero vs. Duke Micah — WBO bantamweight world championship</li><li>Brandon Figueroa vs. Damien Vazquez — WBA super bantamweight world championship</li><li>Daniel Roman vs. Juan Carlos Payano — super bantamweight match</li><li>Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Manny Woods — super welterweight match</li></ul><h2>The Charlos, two of boxing's biggest characters, top the bill</h2><div type="image" title="Jermell and Jermall Charlo, doubleheader" height="840" width="1250" msid="78255337" hostid="261"></div>The Charlos are identical twins with Jermall the older brother by one minute, as he'll happily tell you.Dripping in designer swag and thick, heavy chains, when the Charlos talk during fight week it can be a motor-mouthed energy so chaotic it confounds an interviewer who has no choice but to simply surrender the mic.They've attracted the attention of the New York rapper 50 Cent, the former Cincinnati Bengals star Chad Ochocinco, and have been publicized on NBA TV as the fighters, PBC, and Showtime incorporate hip hop music and more mainstream sports into the promotion of their matches September 26.But none of that would be as important if the Charlos couldn't also fight. And they both have an abundance of skill, heart, and power there, too.Jermall, 30, has displayed athleticism, strength, and punching prowess throughout his career.Against Austin Trout, in a defense of his IBF super welterweight championship, he showed he had a durable chin, too.Though the ring veteran cracked Charlo on the jaw with a straight left so hard it tilted his head back, he otherwise appeared unfazed, and ground out a solid win.In his final bout in that division, he showed off his range of extraordinarily powerful shots against Julian Williams by flooring him with a ramrod jab in the second round, knocking him down again with a counter-right uppercut in the fourth, then finishing him for good with a seemingly never-ending punching flurry in the same round.Though Jermall has had five fights, five wins, and two championship bouts at middleweight, it is against Derevyanchenko he finds his toughest 160-pound opponent to date.But he is not the only Charlo to be competing in boxing's deep end, as he is joined on the night by Jermell, also 30.With a triathlete's stamina, fast hands, and accurate shots, Jermell has been able to punch his way to the top of the super welterweight division, scoring wins over Vanes Martirosyan, John Jackson, Erickson Lubin, Austin Trout, and Tony Harrison.And on Saturday, he too has a tough test in a three belt, 154-pound world title unification against the 25-year-old Jeison Rosario.So tough are these tests, it would not surprise Espinoza to see Derevyanchenko and Rosario win in their respective bouts."Regardless of who wins it will be a career-defining victory for any of the four fighters, for Derevyanchenko, Rosario, or either Charlo," Espinoza told us."I'm sure the Charlos won't like me saying this, but it wouldn't be all that surprising to see both of them coming out on the losing end on September 26."These are 50-50 fights," he said. "I look at this card, objectively, I don't see how we don't have a series of really exciting, hard-fought, competitive fights."<h2>How to watch the Charlo double-header</h2>American audiences can purchase the Charlo doubleheader on the Showtime app, or online at <a href="http://www.showtime.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Showtime.com</a>, for $74.99.The first three-fight card on the pay-per-view begins at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET and concludes with Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko.There is then a 30-minute intermission before the second, three-fight card which culminates with Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario.For those in other regions like the UK, <a href="https://www.fite.tv/watch/pbc-charlo-double-header/2p83q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fite TV</a> is broadcasting the two events for one fee of $14.99. It begins at midnight in the UK.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/video-jaron-ennis-floored-juan-carlos-abreu-3-times-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 23-year-old American called Jaron Ennis just destroyed another opponent to secure his 16th consecutive win by stoppage</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/erickson-lubin-rebuilt-after-humiliating-ko-nears-world-title-shot-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Once KO'd in the first round, Erickson Lubin rebuilt his boxing career and is one win from a 2nd shot at a world title</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/saul-canelo-alvarez-situation-is-chaos-showtime-boss-says-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canelo Alvarez could become boxing's greatest free agent, and Showtime's president says he'd 'like nothing more' than to sign him</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/floyd-mayweather-and-logan-paul-reportedly-considering-an-exhibition-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul's people are reportedly talking behind-the-scenes about a lucrative boxing exhibition fight</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/roy-jones-jr-mike-tyson-exhibition-may-be-mistake-jones-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Jones Jr. said he may have 'made a mistake' agreeing to an exhibition with Mike Tyson because 'he's the bigger,' more 'explosive guy'</a>

The greatest boxing event of the pandemic is here, and it involves 2 of the biggest personalities in the sport

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3893074" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Anthony-Pettis">Anthony Pettis</keyword> and <keyword id="9579757" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="clay-collard">Clay Collard</keyword> headline the <keyword id="1715557" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PFL">PFL</keyword> 1 <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> event broadcast Friday on ESPN.</li><li>Pettis is a former UFC champion and Collard attracted acclaim for his boxing prowess mid-pandemic.</li><li>Both fighters talk a good game, and Pettis promised fireworks when they finally throw down.</li></ul>Anthony Pettis, a self-described "straight-up G killer," is confident of winning big against boxing's lockdown cult hero Clay Collard at the first event of the 2021 Professional Fighter's League season Friday on ESPN.Pettis is a former UFC lightweight champion and has shared the combat arena with some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts.He signed a deal with the PFL last year and makes his debut for the company at PFL 1, which takes place behind-closed-doors at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.The American headlines the show against his compatriot Collard, who emerged as a hardcore fight fan favorite in 2020. Collard appeared in a number of Top Rank boxing shows at the start of the pandemic, and he kept winning.Though there appears to be a talent gap between Pettis, and all his accomplishments, and Collard, who is as game an underdog as they come, there is an opportunity for the latter to score the scalp of a lifetime this week."Anthony Pettis brings a lot of weapons Clay hasn't seen before," PFL analyst and commentator <keyword id="5496669" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kenny-Florian">Kenny Florian</keyword> told Insider. "But I think Clay is comfortable [in the underdog role]."The way that Pettis performs will tell us a lot about how motivated he is for the entire tournament, and for Collard, he has an opportunity to beat one of the favorites and to show who he is."Pettis told Insider there's "definitely" a talent gap between him and Collard. "I see that with most guys I fight. I feel like I am who I am for a reason," he said."I've been in this game for a long time fighting the who's who of mixed martial arts. These guys are all dangerous, don't get me wrong. But I see myself as being on a different level than they are."Benson Henderson, Donald Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos, Eddie Alvarez, Charles Oliveira, Max Holloway, Michael Chiesa, Stephen Thompson, Tony Ferguson, and Nate Diaz are just some of the big name opponents Pettis has fought in his career.And though PFL will be a new experience as it is structured as an NFL and NBA-style season, with a playoffs and a finals to work toward, for Pettis, regular competition is nothing new."It's going to be scary to see how good I get this year," Pettis said.<h2>Collard says competing as a boxer has enhanced his MMA</h2><div type="image" title="Clay Collard boxing" height="1315" width="1800" msid="82201138" hostid="261"></div>Top Rank was the world's first major boxing promotion to restart its live events business during the pandemic, and attracted widespread praise for the shows it held inside a conference center at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.At those events, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-elvis-rodriguez-kos-his-opponent-with-a-jab-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elvis Rodriguez further established himself as one of boxing's top prospects.</a> Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk also returned the "2020 Fight of the Year" for a bout that featured <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-zepeda-and-baranchyks-war-is-fight-of-the-year-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eight total knockdowns were scored</a> and a post-fight ambulance.And then there was Collard, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/clay-collard-former-ufc-becomes-one-of-boxings-biggest-hits-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">became the talk of the summer</a> for his succession of Vegas victories.Collard fought six times in 2020, and four times at Top Rank's bubble in Las Vegas - advancing his pro boxing record to 9-4-3 with 4 KOs.He told Insider <a href="https://www.insider.com/clay-collard-wants-world-titles-in-boxing-and-mma-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the experiences helped him become a better mixed martial artist</a>. "Honestly, I think getting back to my roots and back to my boxing has benefitted my all-round game," Collard said."I still haven't stopped training mixed martial arts, but I can tell the difference in sparring. My eyes are better. I can see things coming at me sooner, I'm hitting harder, and my hand-speed is faster."So, I think it's improved my fight game tremendously. I'm just excited to get back to PFL, MMA, and showcase my skills."Though he's a striker at heart, Collard said he remains confident of finishing MMA fights either on his feet or on the ground."I think everybody in PFL is going to try to take me down - they're stupid if they don't," he said."I think I am one of the best strikers in the game today, and I decided to go to PFL to prove that but I still think I'm dangerous anywhere."If they want to lean more toward the striking, that definitely benefits me. I consider myself more a striker but you've got to be well-rounded and well-prepared for anywhere the fight goes in mixed martial arts."The PFL analyst Florian is curious about the ways in which Collard can integrate his boxing learnings into the pro MMA game."It all depends on how he plans on integrating his boxing, and integrating it for Anthony Pettis," Florian told us."Pettis has an ability to thwart even the best strikers in the game - defeating Wonderboy [Stephen Thompson] proved that."There's not a lot of people who have been able to knock out, or out-strike, someone like Wonderboy, and Pettis was able to do that."On the feet, it'll be really exciting. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a knockout, and Clay Collard is certainly able to deliver that himself, but from what we've seen Pettis has more weapons on the feet."<h2>Pettis is wary of Collard, even if he feels he's a level above him</h2><div type="image" title="Anthony Pettis PFL MMA" height="1000" width="1500" msid="82201140" hostid="261"></div>Pettis said he's got a wide range of techniques and disciplines he wants to show off throughout the PFL season, and doesn't think Collard will have seen kicks thrown from the angles he throws them."But what makes him dangerous is the fact he's got nothing to lose," Pettis told us. "He can just bite down on his mouthpiece and go for broke, because if he ends up getting knocked out, well, he's supposed to get knocked out."He continued: "I feel like I'm better than everybody. I feel like if I have the mindset that I'm the superior fighter, I'll have the better performance than focusing on him having nothing to lose."The difference is I've fought Wonderboy, Max Holloway, Ben Henderson twice, and Cerrone twice. I've seen every style. I've fought great strikers, wrestlers."I've fought Michael Chiesa who was way bigger than me. Charles Oliveira - and he's fighting for the world title."Who is Anthony Pettis as a fighter? I'm a straight-up G killer, man. I fight everybody, anybody, and I do very well."On why people should tune in Friday, Pettis said it's because there's no way this fight lasts the distance. There'll be fireworks, a knockout, and another highlight-reel performance to add to his already-hulking legacy.

'Straight-up G killer' Anthony Pettis is confident of a big win against boxing's lockdown cult hero Clay Collard

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6412373" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrities">Celebrities</keyword> went all out on their <keyword id="600" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Halloween">Halloween</keyword> <keyword id="571210" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Costumes">costumes</keyword> this year. </li><li>Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest dressed up as "Schitt's Creek" characters, and Halsey was unrecognizable as Emily from "Corpse Bride."</li><li>Here are some of the best Halloween costumes that celebrities wore this year. </li></ul>Many celebrities take a no-holds-barred approach to Halloween, meaning their costumes are often over-the-top and riveting to look at. And even though the actual celebrations might feel different this year due to the pandemic, celebrities proved that they're still committed to their October 31st transformations. From <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/kelly-ripa">Kelly Ripa</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ryan-seacrest">Ryan Seacrest</a>'s "Schitt's Creek" costumes to <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/halsey">Halsey</a>'s transformation into Emily from "Corpse Bride," stars are pulling out all the stops to make this Halloween memorable. Here are the best <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> Halloween costumes of 2020. <h2>Steve Martin dressed up as Vice President Mike Pence with a fly on his head</h2>The "Cheaper by the Dozen" actor didn't change much about his appearance for the costume. However, the black speck sitting on his hair made it apparent that he was recreating <a href="https://www.insider.com/vp-debate-fly-mike-pence-head-kamala-harris-speaking-meme-2020-10">the highly-memed moment</a> when a fly landed on Pence's head at the 2020 vice presidential debate. "My Halloween costume arrived!" he wrote. <h2>Ryan Seacrest mirrored David Rose from 'Schitt's Creek'</h2>After the Canadian comedy took home a record-setting nine Emmys in 2020, the talk-show host paid homage to "Schitt's Creek" character David Rose, played by Dan Levy.He previewed his Halloween costume, complete with David's custom white sunglasses and black kilt, telling fans that he would wear the outfit on "Live With Kelly and Ryan.""EW, DAVID," he captioned the Instagram photo, referencing one of Alexis Rose's (Annie Murphy) taglines. Levy, who was also a writer and executive producer on the show, gave Seacrest a stamp of approval. "I've never looked better," the actor tweeted in response to the host's costume. <h2>His cohost, Kelly Ripa, channeled Moira Rose, another 'Schitt's Creek' character</h2>Ripa, who cohosts "Live With Kelly and Ryan" alongside Seacrest, also gave a shout-out to the award-winning sitcom. She dressed up as Moira Rose, a character played by Catherine O'Hara.Moira is known for her over-the-top outfits and vast collection of wigs, so Ripa decided to go with the pope-inspired garments that the matriarch wore to officiate David's wedding on season six. Levy also seemed to get a kick out of Ripa's Halloween get-up and <a href="https://twitter.com/danjlevy/status/1321235585894391813">responded</a>, "Omg" to the photo on Twitter. <h2>Bella Thorne showed off several looks, including a fairy and a Little Red Riding Hood inspired costume</h2>Leading up to Halloween, the former Disney Channel star played around with numerous costumes. On October 19, she dressed up as a colorful fairy princess with her sister, Dani Thorne. They both wore elf ears, wings, and tutu skirts. The actress later showed off her take on the fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood" by posting photos of herself wearing a red hooded cloak and a shiny red bodysuit. "Lil red," she captioned the pictures, adding, "Grandma doesn't approve of my outfit."<h2>Charli XCX celebrated Halloween early with a spooky costume</h2>The musician wore a red latex bodysuit, fishnets, and black and purple gloves to welcome "spooky szn."<h2>Vanessa Hudgens has been sampling Halloween costumes since the beginning of October</h2>In early October, the "High School Musical" actress got suited up in a full Catwoman costume with her friend GG Magree. But her superhero outfit was only the first of many festive looks that Hudgens modeled for her followers. She later put on elf ears, calling the accessory a "must have."Hudgens traded in the spooky costumes for glamour in one of her next outfits, a lacey bustier and red slip inspired by the 1972 film "Cabaret."<h2>Halsey underwent a complete makeover to become Emily from 'Corpse Bride'</h2>The "Without Me" singer was unrecognizable as Emily from the animated movie "Corpse Bride" (2005). Halsey shared four selfies of the look on Twitter, in which her skin was painted blue and her hair was covered by a wig. She wrote a line from the movie that said, "It takes my breath away! Well it would if I had any..."<h2>Kim Kardashian West, her friend Jonathan Cheban, and her four children dressed up as the 'Tiger King' stars </h2>Drawing inspiration from the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King," Kardashian West, her children, and her longtime friend Cheban recreated the hit reality show's cast this Halloween. Kardashian West wore a blonde wig, a flower crown, and animal print clothing — mirroring Carole Baskin's on-screen attire. Cheban had a wig that resembled Joe Exotic's signature haircut. And Kardashian West's children — North, 7, Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and Psalm, 1 — dressed as wild cats. "Carole Baskin, Joe Exotic and our tigers," she captioned the group photo. <h2>Kylie Jenner and her friends put their own twist on the Power Rangers franchise</h2>The makeup mogul and her friends — including Anastasia Karanikolaou, Victoria Villarroel, Sofia Villarroel, Yris Palmer, and Carter Gregory — committed to their superhero costumes and each wore a different colored jumpsuit.They also carried badges, wore sunglasses, and covered their hair with bright-colored wigs that matched their outfits. <h2>Chrissy Teigen dressed up as a ballerina, and John Legend wore a Spider-Man costume </h2>The cookbook author debuted her all-white look on Twitter, panning over to show her husband covered head-to-toe in a Spider-Man costume. <h2>Lili Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, and Camila Mendes took inspiration from the Powerpuff Girls for their costumes</h2>"Riverdale" fans had been encouraging the actresses to dress up as the iconic animated characters for a while now — especially after <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-cw-1234746828/">news broke that a live-action "Powerpuff Girls" show was coming to the CW</a>. <h2>Jennifer Lopez stunned as Madonna, while her fiancé Alex Rodriguez dressed as Bruce Springsteen</h2>Lopez also shared images of her costume to her Instagram, with Madonna lyrics as captions. <h2>Francia Raisa donned a Mario costume for Halloween</h2>She completed her look with some gold hoop earrings. <h2>Cardi B dressed as Scarlet Witch from the 'Avengers' movies</h2>"I'm sooo late but I woke up so tired and K had me busy....anyways SCARLETT WITCH," Cardi captioned her post.The superhero will be the focus of the upcoming Disney Plus show "Wandavision." <h2>Christina Aguilera showed off three costumes — a devil, a genie, and an alien — on social media</h2>She captioned each of her posts with a costume-appropriate emoji. <h2>Kendall Jenner recreated one of Pamela Anderson's most iconic looks from the 1996 film 'Barb Wire'</h2>"'don't call me babe' happy halloween! GO VOTE!!!" Jenner wrote in the caption to her post. Anderson herself even gave her stamp of approval, commenting, "Love it." <h2>The Weeknd donned a fat suit for his 'Nutty Professor' costume</h2>He later posted pictures of himself dancing in costume at Jenner's birthday party, which was <a href="https://www.insider.com/kendall-jenner-birthday-party-backlash-coronavirus-social-distancing-reactions-2020-11">called out for seemingly not following social-distancing guidelines during the pandemic.</a><h2>Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in the 1992 film 'Batman Returns' inspired Normani's costume</h2>The "Motivation" singer completed her look with a whip and black cat. <h2>Lil Nas X paid tribute to his beginnings as a Nicki Minaj stan on Twitter with his Halloween getup</h2>The rapper flawlessly recreated Minaj's look in the video for "Super Bass." <h2>Both Alison Brie and her husband Dave Franco dressed as Brie's character Ruth from 'Glow'</h2>In the comments, users mourned the <a href="https://www.insider.com/glow-netflix-canceled-alison-brie-cast-reactions-2020-10">recent cancellation of the Netflix dramedy</a>, which focused on female wrestlers in the '80s. <h2>Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka dressed their family up as characters from 'Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory' </h2>Burtka was the chocolate factory owner, while Harris dressed as Slugworth.Their children, 10-year-old twins Harper and Gideon, were in costume as Veruca Salt and Charlie Bucket, respectively. <h2>Kaia Gerber and Jacob Elordi made their Instagram debut with a couple's costume</h2>Gerber dressed as Priscilla Presley, while the "Kissing Booth 2" star recreated Elvis's signature look.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9054105" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ryan-garcia">Ryan Garcia</keyword> is one of world <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword>'s youngest stars.</li><li>The 22-year-old is rising in popularity and stature in the fight game and competes in the biggest fight of his life Saturday when he takes on Luke Campbell in Dallas.</li><li>Garcia told Insider that Christmas is his favorite holiday because it conjures up magical memories from his childhood, but he sacrificed the holiday season to focus on fight night.</li><li>Victory means sweeter Christmases in the future and tees up big-money bouts against three of the sport's other popular young kings — Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney, and Gervonta Davis.</li><li>Garcia has a dream to fight them all, and win, when they are all in their athletic primes.</li><li>But before he gets there, he has to make a statement this weekend.</li></ul>Gen-Z superstar Ryan Garcia, 22, endured a Christmas period like no other he had experienced before.The Garcia family tradition involves gingerbread houses, Santa costumes, and festive spirit throughout December. It's the fighter's favorite holiday.Garcia even recalled to Insider his fondest Christmas memory. "Back when I was younger, I finally got this video game 'Rock Band' where you become a band member, and I got my family to play drums, guitar, and somebody sings."I wanted that game so bad and we all spent hours playing it. That was the best Christmas."The Californian told us he normally "turns things up" around New Year's Eve, and even traveled to New York City to meet the singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes so the pair could usher in 2020 together, one year ago.These days, things are completely different. Garcia knew all along he'd avoid leftovers on Christmas Day as his diet is so strict, and likely have an early night December 31.There'd be no party in The Big Apple with Canada's newest music sensation this year, as he'd instead be in Texas, ready to make weight at 135-pounds. "It sucks," he told us.But that's the life a fighter sometimes has to live when they're training for the biggest bout of their life.And Garcia's first big fight arrives Saturday as he takes on the former gold medal-winning Olympian boxer Luke Campbell at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, which is a Golden Boy-promoted event that'll be broadcast on <keyword id="6970799" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="DAZN">DAZN</keyword>.Victory over Campbell would mark Garcia's coming-out party as a world-level fighter, and tee-up big-money showdowns against other young boxers like Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, and Teofimo Lopez.Golden Boy hopes Garcia can be the athlete to carry the company, and the sport, forward throughout the 2020s.The stakes, this weekend, are high.<h2>The Campbell fight will be a coming-out party as a championship-caliber fighter, Garcia said</h2><div type="image" title="Ryan Garcia boxing" height="1333" width="2000" msid="80062790" hostid="261"></div>Garcia has had to make sacrifices during the holiday season because of the scheduling of his January 2 fight, but he says it's not all bad because he sees Saturday as the beginning of a new chapter in his career.Campbell is a step-up in class for Garcia, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/ryan-garcia-knocks-opponent-out-with-single-punch-2020-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took the industry by storm when he bounced his opponent's head off the canvas</a> with a left hook knockdown 11 months ago.The DAZN commentator Sergio Mora tweeted "a new star is born" at the time, and even Mayweather Promotions boss Leonard Ellerbe - who represents Garcia's rival Gervonta Davis - was impressed.Garcia has not fought since then but he is tipped to win when he returns to the ring for the Campbell match, which will be "a very important moment" in Garcia's career to date, the fighter said."I took Christmas as just another day as I'm focused on January 2. There'll be a lot of good Christmases when I come out on top."I just have to give this my all, and my family and everybody around me understand that because they know what my dream is. I'm not in the best Christmas spirit, I'm hungry - they understand."When asked if a Campbell win marks his coming-out party as a championship-caliber fighter ready for his lightweight rivals like Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney, and Gervonta Davis, Garcia said: "I definitely see it as that."He added: "This is a moment that will be very defining in my career, and probably the most important in my career so far."This is gonna set me up for the fights that can make me a legend one day, so I have to win this fight. I've put my whole heart into this. This is it. Guys, I'm so excited."Campbell is a good fighter, a good boxer. I like how he fights and the tools he has. He obviously doesn't have the power, or the best speed, in my opinion. But he's a very good technical fighter."Garcia said he's spotted flaws in Campbell's fighting style through his losses to Yvan Mendy in 2015 and Jorge Linares two years later.These are things Campbell cannot fix, Garcia told us. "I see little things and I'll see in the ring a little better. I might see a shot even faster than I thought. I think this fight can potentially bring that dog out of me. And if I've got to take it to him to win this fight, I will. So, whatever I've got to do, I'll go in and do it."<h2>Garcia harnessed the power of social media to become as popular as he is today</h2> Combined with his unbeaten boxing record of 20 wins (17 knockouts), Garcia has amassed a substantial following on multiple social media channels.<ul><li>He has 7.8 million followers on Instagram</li><li>3.1 million followers on Tik Tok</li><li>751,000 subscribers on YouTube</li><li>470,000 followers on Twitter</li><li>And 402,000 followers on Facebook</li></ul>"There's definitely a key to success on social media, and it's all about finding it," Garcia told Insider. "What's your thing on social media? [Whatever it is] you can't be afraid of what people say because there'll always be negative comments."Maybe that stops a lot of young fighters from doing it. As people say, 'Oh, you're just this, you're just that,' but that's not going to stop me from working hard or being successful in the ring."You just have to battle through it, and you'll gain your supporters. It all benefits you because the more people who know about you, the better it is for your fights when you win and become bigger."You have to have tough skin when it comes to social media. When I was first coming up, they tried to bash me, tried to say I'm overrated, and that's just because they're scared of what I will become."Slowly, they'll be more scared as I keep winning.""My favorite platform is starting to become YouTube because you don't have to be on it so much, and can relax and put out good content. Make sure it does good, promote it."But then my second [favorite] is Instagram. And my third is Tik Tok because it's fun."Garcia is one of the few fighters to really embrace the power of social media, and told us it's "an untapped resource" as he speaks directly to other people in his generation - all of whom are potential fans."This is this generation," he said. "This is what we're about. We learn everything through social media. We don't learn it that much from the regular media anymore."That's how kids nowadays gets their news. They didn't know the new President became President through the TV, but because they saw a post where somebody on Instagram said that. That's just how it is."<h2>Garcia is one of a number of youngsters who can carry the sport through the 2020s</h2><div type="image" title="Ryan Garcia boxing Luke Campbell win" height="1404" width="2000" msid="80062794" hostid="261"></div>The most exciting thing in world boxing is the presence of dozens of young athletes who are years away from their respective primes, but are approaching world championship status if they aren't title-holders already.There's the Puerto Rican teenager Xander Zayas, a Floyd Mayweather protege in Richardson Hitchins, and top tier prospects like Charles Conwell and Elvis Rodriguez.There's the flyweight champion Junto Nakatani, flashy slickster Chris Colbert, and first-round knockout artist Edgar Berlanga.There's also Erickson Lubin, Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz, Jaime Munguia, Shakur Stevenson, and David Benavidez.The list, as you can see, goes on and on before we've even gotten to the the most interesting thing about this new generation.The pound-for-pound talent Teofimo Lopez, ticket-selling attraction Gervonta Davis, and unbeaten Matchroom pro Devin Haney all compete in and around the 135-pound weight class - the division that is Garcia's current home.Should boxing politics not get in the way, it would mean this fabulous foursome - Lopez, Davis, Haney, and Garcia - can fight one another again and again when they are all in their 20s, in the roaring 2020s.This is not lost on Garcia, who wants to beat Campbell this weekend in style, and then lure "Tank" Davis into the ring so the pair can build on one of boxing's great modern day rivalries."I have a dream to beat four fighters in their prime," Garcia said."I want to beat Luke Campbell, who says he's in his prime right now."I want to beat Gervonta Davis who is in his prime, I want to beat Teofimo Lopez in his prime, and I want to beat Devin Haney in his prime."This would help make my case as one of the greatest fighters of my time, not beating these guys at the right time but at the time when people are saying, 'Damn, you probably shouldn't fight that guy.'"The more pressure, the better chance I have of becoming a diamond. I want to be up there with Muhammad Ali on the Mount Rushmore of all-time great boxers."It's exciting times," he said. "I have the chance to do something great and all four of us do if we all get into the ring pretty soon."We have social media and can a fight get hot real quick - I know how to do it. I can make these fights happen, and I refuse to wait. I want to get this done."I won't be in the sport long and I just want to make the biggest statements straight away against these deadly fighters."A knockout on Saturday against Campbell would be the first of those big statements. After that, few may bet against him from doing it again and again.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/shawn-porter-fancies-wbo-title-fight-with-terence-crawford-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shawn Porter fancies a fight with Terence Crawford but says he has other welterweight world title options, too</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-probably-skeptical-about-fighting-in-covid-white-said-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor was 'probably' skeptical about competing when the UFC said it would hold events through COVID, Dana White said</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/richardson-hitchins-is-proof-logan-vs-mayweather-creates-boxing-fans-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A red-hot boxing prospect says he's living proof that Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibitions can create new boxing fans</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/pfl-hopes-to-reimagine-combat-sports-with-new-season-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PFL MMA hopes to continue its mission of reimagining the world of combat sports when its new season begins in April 2021</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/weve-entered-a-golden-era-of-boxing-exhibitions-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We've officially entered a golden era of showbiz boxing, and it's all down to Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, and Floyd Mayweather</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3661774" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="jose-ramirez">Jose Ramirez</keyword> is a boxer unlike most others.</li><li>Ramirez spoke to Insider ahead of his world super lightweight title defense against Viktor Postol. But rather than plug the fight, Ramirez wanted to promote social issues instead.</li><li>His political awareness outside the ring has drawn comparisons to Muhammad Ali, who transcended <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> because of his stances on war, race, and class.</li><li>Considering the anti-immigrant rhetoric from the highest political office in the United States, there is perhaps no fighter, with a "pro-immigrant and proud" message as important as Ramirez's.</li></ul>Jose Ramirez is a boxing champion unlike most others, and it's easy to see why.Ahead of a world title fight, it is customary to call your opponent a loser, incite violence at the weigh-in ceremony, or even issue bone-chilling death threats.But Ramirez, a 28-year-old from central California, is different.Days before he defends his WBC and WBO super lightweight belts against the Ukrainian Viktor Postol at a behind-closed-doors ESPN show in Las Vegas Saturday, Ramirez spoke to Insider about his family, his relationship with God, and his political ideals.Ramirez answered with graceful diplomacy when we asked about Donald Trump. He told us that he's "pro-immigrant and proud." And he talked at length about agriculture, green policies, and community spirit.The fighter's activist mentality has drawn comparisons to Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight champion who transcended boxing because of his positions on race, class, and war."Jose Ramirez, in my view, is the most socially involved American fighter since Muhammad Ali," Ramirez's promoter <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/jose-ramirez-became-socially-involved-american-fighter-since-muhammad-ali-184735533.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Arum, the 88-year-old founder of the powerful Las Vegas fight firm Top Rank, told Yahoo Sports</a>.Ramirez's manager Rick Mirigian said similar to <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article205387669.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sacramento Bee</a>. "Whether it's water or immigrant rights, he puts his money where his mouth is."<h2>From the fields to the fights</h2>The sun would beat 100-degree heat onto Ramirez's neck as he worked the farms during the summer holidays as a kid.He'd labor outside in his teenage years, picking bell peppers in the fields, wanting to work and earn money so he could pay for his own things — clothes and a cell phone — as well as help out with a bill or two at home, relieving some of the financial burden from his parents.And so he found a job in the agriculture business, making $390 a week."During the day, I would wake up at 4 a.m. or 4.30 a.m., go to work at 5 a.m, finish at 4 p.m. and go to the gym for 4.30 p.m., train for two hours, and then go home and rest so I can do it all again the next morning."That was a typical day during those summers," he recalled.Ramirez never changed his work ethic even when school restarted in September. He's always been an early-riser."I'd wake up early and go for a run," he said. "Then I'd go to school, learn, go to the boxing gym afterward, and I played soccer as well after high school. Training with the team in the evenings."I'd then go home, do my homework, and sleep."<h2>A child of immigrants</h2><div type="image" title="Jose Ramirez and Rick Mirigian" height="450" width="900" msid="77824088" hostid="261"></div>Ramirez's pro-immigrant stance is defined by his lived experience. "My parents migrated from Mexico in 1987. I was born in the United States in 1992, first-generation, raised in a small farming community in California with a population of 10,000 people who dedicated their lives to the agriculture business."That's what I saw," he said. "A first-generation kid in that community where people had similar upbringings and lifestyles."My parents dedicated themselves to be good and loving. They taught me what's good and what's bad - faith in God. And made sure they were raising me and my siblings in the best way possible."Ramirez said he loved life as a boy and didn't see that other kids may have had "extra privileges.""Our innocence was colorful," he said.He started boxing at eight years old in the year 2000. Even at that young age, his dream was to become a champion and knew if he rose to the top he could earn serious cash to "give more privileges to my family than we were used to."To give my future kids a better school, better education, making sure we don't struggle for food and live check by check."Back to the beginnings, it was a very simple life. I feel very honored I was raised in such a humble community. I grew up appreciating who those people were [farmers] … making it easy for the rest of America to go to the local goods store and get their food."That's where my passion for these hard-working people started off."<h2>A political awakening that packed a punch</h2><div type="image" title="Jose Ramirez" height="1000" width="1500" msid="77824089" hostid="261"></div>Ramirez is a fighter by trade. That's clear. He's unbeaten in an eight-year professional career with 17 knockouts from 25 wins.He became a world champion in 2018 before annexing a second belt the following year with a signature stoppage win over Maurice Hooker in Arlington.Against Hooker, Ramirez foiled his foe with expert head movement, a superior ability to close the gap and box inside, and make his opponent wince with painful body shots.The referee jumped on Hooker when the Texan was on the ropes, getting battered by a merciless Ramirez in the performance of his career.Watch the highlights here:No doubt, Ramirez is an exhilarating fighter. And should he keep winning while competing in talent-rich weight categories, he will become a great one.But speaking to Insider, Ramirez was always humble. He never bragged. And he also refused to bad-mouth opponents — those in the ring, and outside of it.Insider asked Ramirez about Trump, his stance on immigration, and what he would do to combat anti-immigrant mentality, should he seek office in a post-boxing career."We are pro-immigrant and proud," he said, adding that he wants to motivate people."They should be proud to be immigrants just as an American, as a European American, who might have colored eyes and light skin."I want to remind people that America is a land of opportunity. And part of that is to motivate politicians to fight for immigration reform. We have the power to elect certain officials and it's their job to work for us."These elections, I haven't heard much about immigration reform besides opening or closing the borders. It's sad to see people running for president, who don't have answers to those questions."<h2>Green policy, clean water</h2>Immigration reform isn't the only issue Ramirez is passionate about.As <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/jose-ramirez-became-socially-involved-american-fighter-since-muhammad-ali-184735533.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Iole for Yahoo Sports reported</a>, "he's lobbied for water rights on behalf of the California Latino Water Coalition. He's worked to raise money for scholarships for needy students [in his community], who wouldn't be able to attend college otherwise."Ramirez told Insider: "In California, it's a very environmental state, so I'd lean more towards parties that benefit the animals, going green."He said because California is so agriculturally important to the rest of the country, providing many crops nationwide, the importance of correct water storage, and farmers having enough water to farm cannot be understated.<h2>A Pacquiao, Klitschko, and Ali for 2020 and beyond</h2>Fighters have hung up the gloves to concentrate on politics before. The former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is the current mayor of Kyiv.The eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao is a senator in the Philippines.It also brings us back to Ali, the man Ramirez's manager Mirigian and promoter Arum compare him to when it comes to social awareness.So, does Ramirez look up to Ali, Pacquiao, and Klitschko?"The only inspiration I have is to do the right thing and to do God's will," he said."Whatever policy, campaign, or movement I get behind, is because I truly believe in it and I know that it would do best for the people. That's my biggest motivation right now.These are weird times. I don't know if I can get into politics as I'm way too honest with myself."Boxing is his future, for the time being. "Right now, I want to focus on my career, and on being a good father, a good son, and a good friend. Respecting the people, respecting everyone's decision, and praying for everyone so they have a positive outcome."<h2>Fighting Postol</h2><div type="image" title="Jose Ramirez vs Viktor Postol faceoff" height="1087" width="1500" msid="77824090" hostid="261"></div>Ramirez defends his two super lightweight world championships Saturday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.It is a highly-sanitized venue colloquially known as "The Bubble," and has been <keyword id="2349386" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="top-rank">Top Rank</keyword>'s go-to destination in the coronavirus era.It has <a href="https://www.insider.com/clay-collard-former-ufc-becomes-one-of-boxings-biggest-hits-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made a cult hero out of the former UFC fighter Clay Collard</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-elvis-rodriguez-kos-his-opponent-with-a-jab-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a budding star in Elvis Rodriguez</a> — who also fights Saturday — but it is Ramirez who is the biggest name to enter "The Bubble."Few wins in boxing last year made as big a statement as Ramirez's thumping victory over Hooker, and Ramirez acknowledges it as his best performance to date."The reason why was because of who I faced — another champion who was undefeated and that really elevated my ranking in the sport."Ramirez told us he's excited to finally continue where he left off in 2019, desperate to compete after two coronavirus-enforced cancelations of this bout.Ramirez had "two training camps with no reward" but now the fight is here. "I'm eager to do my best, perform at my best, and leave everything I have in that ring."Ramirez is visualizing victory so he can attempt to unify his two titles with the other two major championships in the 140-pound division — both of which are owned by the Scottish boxer Josh Taylor, a Top Rank stablemate."After Postol, that is definitely the fight [to make]," Ramirez said. "Josh Taylor is a great, unified champion. I'm a unified champion. [Whoever wins can] go on to the next division as the undisputed best."Taylor is a great fight," Ramirez said. "Everyone would be paying attention."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/why-boxing-comes-easy-for-erislandy-lara-cuban-defector-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boxing is easy for Erislandy Lara because he already won the biggest fight of his life — becoming a US citizen after defecting from Cuba</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/andy-ruiz-jr-laughs-about-dillian-whytes-brutal-knockout-loss-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prominent people in boxing are gloating after the British heavyweight Dillian Whyte suffered a brutal knockout loss Saturday</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jordan-wright-leaves-hole-in-ufc-opponents-face-wins-debut-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An unbeaten American left a hole in his opponent's face which was so bloody, the UFC doctor stopped the fight after 91 seconds</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-joe-smith-send-eleider-alvarez-through-the-ropes-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An American boxer called Joe Smith landed a 1-2 punch combination so powerful it blasted his opponent through the bottom ropes</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/anderson-silva-and-conor-mcgregor-agreed-a-ufc-mega-fight-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-would-be-glad-to-fight-conor-mcgregor-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov says he would happily fight Conor McGregor again in one of the biggest UFC bouts of all time</a>

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