Originally Posted by Night Marcher01
Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04
Wow, Floyd getting 40 mil?
How much did PAC get up front from his last fight?
He could have gotten 65 though?
Originally Posted by Night Marcher01
Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04
Wow, Floyd getting 40 mil?
How much did PAC get up front from his last fight?
He could have gotten 65 though?
Originally Posted by 2o6
Originally Posted by Proshares
Jay, don't get too hyped for Lara/Punthat has bad fight written alllll over it.
Bradley is an idiot and I feel like he really is ducking Khan. As bad as Devon looked, he gets all the credit in the world from me for hopping right back into the ring with arguably the hardest puncher in the division who barely lost to Zab.
Ortiz is much bigger than JMMOriginally Posted by Night Marcher01
Well... PBF already had a tune-up with JMM, and we all saw how that turned out!I expect the same results with a little bit of SSM in it.
JCC Jr is in for a rude awakening if that fight against Cotto comes along. People still believe MAC is on the downslide...if that fight comes off in Oct, that's even more time spent with Steward.
Y yeah but the Mayorga fight
Originally Posted by 2o6
Originally Posted by Proshares
Jay, don't get too hyped for Lara/Punthat has bad fight written alllll over it.
Bradley is an idiot and I feel like he really is ducking Khan. As bad as Devon looked, he gets all the credit in the world from me for hopping right back into the ring with arguably the hardest puncher in the division who barely lost to Zab.
Ortiz is much bigger than JMMOriginally Posted by Night Marcher01
Well... PBF already had a tune-up with JMM, and we all saw how that turned out!I expect the same results with a little bit of SSM in it.
JCC Jr is in for a rude awakening if that fight against Cotto comes along. People still believe MAC is on the downslide...if that fight comes off in Oct, that's even more time spent with Steward.
Y yeah but the Mayorga fight
Originally Posted by Night Marcher01
Anyway, in other news:
[h1]Victor Ortiz Calls Mayweather Great, but Says He's "Not Impressed" by Him [/h1]
by Scott Christ on Jun 8, 2011 9:55 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis
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Victor Ortiz is confident in his ability on September 17 against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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Victor Ortiz spoke with the Los Angeles Times about his September 17 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, and had some interesting words about his opponent:
Originally Posted by Night Marcher01
Anyway, in other news:
[h1]Victor Ortiz Calls Mayweather Great, but Says He's "Not Impressed" by Him [/h1]
by Scott Christ on Jun 8, 2011 9:55 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis
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Victor Ortiz is confident in his ability on September 17 against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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Victor Ortiz spoke with the Los Angeles Times about his September 17 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, and had some interesting words about his opponent:
Originally Posted by thacapt
Reported by Kevin Iole
"Classy classy move by @FloydMayweather He is paying ALL costs for funeral of the late great champion Genaro Hernandez. Great move"
Originally Posted by thacapt
Reported by Kevin Iole
"Classy classy move by @FloydMayweather He is paying ALL costs for funeral of the late great champion Genaro Hernandez. Great move"
Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, the 2010 consensus fighter of the year, will make his third title defense against England's Darren Barker on Oct. 1, promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com on Monday.
DiBella and Barker promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport had a quick negotiation on Monday for the fight, which DiBella said likely will take place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Las Vegas or in the Dallas-Forth Worth area of Texas.
DiBella and Hearn exchanged tweets on Monday about the possibility of making the fight, which got the ball rolling. Hearn and Barker have wanted the fight, and when DiBella exhausted other possibilities, he and Hearn got on the phone and hammered out a deal that still is awaiting signatures.
"I've known Eddie since he was 11. Easy to make the deal," DiBella said. "They've been wanting the fight and Sergio is willing to fight anyone. Barker has been calling out Sergio and he's a pleasing TV fighter. He'll come at Sergio and I think it will be an exciting fight, and there will be a lot of international interest, especially in the U.K. Barker's never been beaten and he's popular in England. He'll have more people travel to the U.S. for this fight than travel here for (British world titleholders) Carl Froch or Amir Khan fights."
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DiBella said he is tidying up details on a deal for HBO to televise the bout. The network has carried Martinez's past six bouts.
"This is the fight we are doing," DiBella said. "We met with HBO, they know our intention and our meetings have been positive. They know the situation. They are well aware that the fight has been offered to many top opponents. I believe we will have a deal with HBO completed this week."
Barker, the European champion, was certainly not the first choice for Martinez, who has risen to No. 2 behind Manny Pacquiao on most pound-for-pound rankings. However, various other potential opponents turned down overtures DiBella said.
"Out of the guys who are available, this is a guy who wants to fight Sergio," DiBella said.
DiBella said he offered the fight to titleholders Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Daniel Geale as well as junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto, Andy Lee and Paul Williams for a rubber match.
Martinez and Williams are 1-1 against each other, including Williams' majority decision win in a 2009 fight of the year candidate and Martinez's devastating second-round one-punch knockout win -- the 2010 KO of the year -- in the November rematch.
"Sergio would have fought any of them, but people are turning him down left and right, but Barker is a guy who wanted this fight," DiBella said.
"One thing you can't take away from Barker is he has the courage to face the best," Martinez said. "He has the courage to face the best more than Cotto or Chavez. He has more courage than them. I am fighting an undefeated fighter. As I have always said, I am ready for anyone. Nobody else took a step forward to make this fight, but Barker did. I am very disappointed in Cotto. He has no balls to face me."
Martinez said he was willing to face Cotto at middleweight or drop down to junior middleweight to fight him. Martinez has animosity toward Cotto because he said Cotto refused to shake his hand when they ran into each other at a function in Mexico a couple of months ago. Rather than face Martinez, Cotto is headed toward a likely Dec. 3 rematch with Antonio Margarito.
Barker (23-0, 14 KOs), 29, is an eager challenger for Martinez, but has a limited resume. He returned from a year layoff to win the vacant European title for the second time with a competitive unanimous decision against Domenico Spada on April 11 in London, although he has never faced a top opponent.
"I believe that he was the best available contender," Sampson Lewkowicz, Martinez's adviser, told ESPN.com while at dinner with DiBella and Martinez on Monday night. "Cotto refuses to fight, Chavez Jr. is missing in action. Cotto doesn't want any part of Martinez. Barker is qualified. He is the European champion, he is undefeated and hungry for the glory. There is nothing better than that -- to be so hungry for the glory."
Argentina native Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs), 36, who lives and trains in Oxnard, Calif., won the title in April 2010 with a unanimous decision against a bloody Kelly Pavlik. Martinez made his first defense in spectacular fashion when he knocked Williams unconscious with one punch.
In his second defense, Martinez laid a beating on junior middleweight titlist Sergiy Dzinziruk, HBO's preferred opponent who moved up in weight for the opportunity. Martinez dropped him five times en route to a lopsided eighth-round knockout on March 12.
Because Martinez faced Dzinziruk instead of mandatory challenger Sebastian Zbik (whom HBO rejected for Martinez but accepted for Chavez), the WBC stripped Martinez and elevated Zbik to its titleholder. Zbik lost the belt to Chavez on June 4.
In stripping Martinez, the WBC named him its "champion emeritus," meaning that he is entitled to the next title shot against Chavez if he wants it.
He does, but Lewkowicz said he made a deal with the WBC to allow Chavez a fall defense first as long as Chavez and the challenger to be determined both sign an agreement stipulating that the next defense would be against Martinez -- or else they would be stripped.
Top Rank's Bob Arum, Chavez's promoter, has already said he has no intention of matching cash cow Chavez with Martinez -- a fight widely viewed as an utter mismatch in Martinez's favor.
"I don't believe we're getting the winner of Chavez versus whoever, but Sampson exacted a promise from the WBC and we'll find out if they will honor the promise," DiBella said. "I don't think they will."
Barker had been mentioned by Top Rank as a preferred opponent for Chavez's first title defense in September.
DiBella said he is close to finalizing the HBO co-feature, which would pit Fort Worth middleweight Brian Vera (18-5, 11 KOs), a former participant on "The Contender," against Ireland's Lee in a rematch.
Lee (26-1, 19 KOs) suffered his only pro defeat in an upset seventh-round knockout to Vera in 2008. Vera has an interim bout scheduled for June 24.
Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, the 2010 consensus fighter of the year, will make his third title defense against England's Darren Barker on Oct. 1, promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com on Monday.
DiBella and Barker promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport had a quick negotiation on Monday for the fight, which DiBella said likely will take place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Las Vegas or in the Dallas-Forth Worth area of Texas.
DiBella and Hearn exchanged tweets on Monday about the possibility of making the fight, which got the ball rolling. Hearn and Barker have wanted the fight, and when DiBella exhausted other possibilities, he and Hearn got on the phone and hammered out a deal that still is awaiting signatures.
"I've known Eddie since he was 11. Easy to make the deal," DiBella said. "They've been wanting the fight and Sergio is willing to fight anyone. Barker has been calling out Sergio and he's a pleasing TV fighter. He'll come at Sergio and I think it will be an exciting fight, and there will be a lot of international interest, especially in the U.K. Barker's never been beaten and he's popular in England. He'll have more people travel to the U.S. for this fight than travel here for (British world titleholders) Carl Froch or Amir Khan fights."
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DiBella said he is tidying up details on a deal for HBO to televise the bout. The network has carried Martinez's past six bouts.
"This is the fight we are doing," DiBella said. "We met with HBO, they know our intention and our meetings have been positive. They know the situation. They are well aware that the fight has been offered to many top opponents. I believe we will have a deal with HBO completed this week."
Barker, the European champion, was certainly not the first choice for Martinez, who has risen to No. 2 behind Manny Pacquiao on most pound-for-pound rankings. However, various other potential opponents turned down overtures DiBella said.
"Out of the guys who are available, this is a guy who wants to fight Sergio," DiBella said.
DiBella said he offered the fight to titleholders Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Daniel Geale as well as junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto, Andy Lee and Paul Williams for a rubber match.
Martinez and Williams are 1-1 against each other, including Williams' majority decision win in a 2009 fight of the year candidate and Martinez's devastating second-round one-punch knockout win -- the 2010 KO of the year -- in the November rematch.
"Sergio would have fought any of them, but people are turning him down left and right, but Barker is a guy who wanted this fight," DiBella said.
"One thing you can't take away from Barker is he has the courage to face the best," Martinez said. "He has the courage to face the best more than Cotto or Chavez. He has more courage than them. I am fighting an undefeated fighter. As I have always said, I am ready for anyone. Nobody else took a step forward to make this fight, but Barker did. I am very disappointed in Cotto. He has no balls to face me."
Martinez said he was willing to face Cotto at middleweight or drop down to junior middleweight to fight him. Martinez has animosity toward Cotto because he said Cotto refused to shake his hand when they ran into each other at a function in Mexico a couple of months ago. Rather than face Martinez, Cotto is headed toward a likely Dec. 3 rematch with Antonio Margarito.
Barker (23-0, 14 KOs), 29, is an eager challenger for Martinez, but has a limited resume. He returned from a year layoff to win the vacant European title for the second time with a competitive unanimous decision against Domenico Spada on April 11 in London, although he has never faced a top opponent.
"I believe that he was the best available contender," Sampson Lewkowicz, Martinez's adviser, told ESPN.com while at dinner with DiBella and Martinez on Monday night. "Cotto refuses to fight, Chavez Jr. is missing in action. Cotto doesn't want any part of Martinez. Barker is qualified. He is the European champion, he is undefeated and hungry for the glory. There is nothing better than that -- to be so hungry for the glory."
Argentina native Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs), 36, who lives and trains in Oxnard, Calif., won the title in April 2010 with a unanimous decision against a bloody Kelly Pavlik. Martinez made his first defense in spectacular fashion when he knocked Williams unconscious with one punch.
In his second defense, Martinez laid a beating on junior middleweight titlist Sergiy Dzinziruk, HBO's preferred opponent who moved up in weight for the opportunity. Martinez dropped him five times en route to a lopsided eighth-round knockout on March 12.
Because Martinez faced Dzinziruk instead of mandatory challenger Sebastian Zbik (whom HBO rejected for Martinez but accepted for Chavez), the WBC stripped Martinez and elevated Zbik to its titleholder. Zbik lost the belt to Chavez on June 4.
In stripping Martinez, the WBC named him its "champion emeritus," meaning that he is entitled to the next title shot against Chavez if he wants it.
He does, but Lewkowicz said he made a deal with the WBC to allow Chavez a fall defense first as long as Chavez and the challenger to be determined both sign an agreement stipulating that the next defense would be against Martinez -- or else they would be stripped.
Top Rank's Bob Arum, Chavez's promoter, has already said he has no intention of matching cash cow Chavez with Martinez -- a fight widely viewed as an utter mismatch in Martinez's favor.
"I don't believe we're getting the winner of Chavez versus whoever, but Sampson exacted a promise from the WBC and we'll find out if they will honor the promise," DiBella said. "I don't think they will."
Barker had been mentioned by Top Rank as a preferred opponent for Chavez's first title defense in September.
DiBella said he is close to finalizing the HBO co-feature, which would pit Fort Worth middleweight Brian Vera (18-5, 11 KOs), a former participant on "The Contender," against Ireland's Lee in a rematch.
Lee (26-1, 19 KOs) suffered his only pro defeat in an upset seventh-round knockout to Vera in 2008. Vera has an interim bout scheduled for June 24.
I've certainly been known to give Floyd Mayweather Jr. grief for his opponent selections in recent years, for his usual refusal to give a straight answer on many basic boxing-related questions, and I've certainly placed more blame on him than anyone else for the fight with Manny Pacquiao not happening yet.
But I'm also one to give credit where credit is due, and Mayweather deserves credit. This isn't about him being a great fighter, which he is. This is about his softer, charitable side, which he does have -- even if he doesn't flaunt it.
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AP Photo/Isaac BrekkenFloyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to play the villain role, but he proved he also has a softer side.
On June 7, former two-time junior lightweight champion Genaro Hernandez died at age 45 after a three-year battle with cancer. He was a beloved figure in boxing circles, known for his humility, friendly nature and everyman attitude. Hernandez was the rare exception in boxing in that you can't find anyone to say a bad word about him.
On Monday, Hernandez's family held his funeral in East Los Angeles, where people from his community and throughout boxing packed the church to honor the former champion, the husband, the son, the brother, the friend and the father of two.
As a pro fighter, Hernandez made a good living, but he never raked in huge money. Never made a million-dollar purse. Not even close. When he retired in 1998, he had to continue working. He made ends meet doing television commentary, mostly for promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank cards. He also worked as a punch counter for CompuBox.
It was Arum who, with no fanfare, covered most of the medical costs associated with Hernandez's cancer treatment. That was a classy move and his assistance, I am sure, was much appreciated.
As much as Arum and Mayweather detest each other, it's clear they can agree on one thing -- a mutual admiration and respect for Hernandez. Arum paid the medical bills and Mayweather, also without fanfare, relieved the Hernandez family of another financial burden when he picked up the cost of Hernandez's funeral, simply out of the goodness of his heart.
Mayweather knew Hernandez, but it's not like they were buddies. When Mayweather won his first world title at junior lightweight on Oct. 3, 1998, at the Las Vegas Hilton, he did it by stopping Hernandez in the eighth round.
At the time, many thought Mayweather, in only his 18th pro fight, was biting off a bit more than he could chew by taking on such a respected champion at that early stage of his career.
But Mayweather cruised. That dominant win against Hernandez was the start of Mayweather's run to world titles in five divisions. It was also the final fight, in the ring anyway, for Hernandez, who retired after the bout.
Mayweather is often branded the bad guy, which is sometimes deserved given his long list of outside-the-ring legal problems. In fact, he currently faces a litany of charges in two criminal cases in Las Vegas.
The man with the self-issued nickname of "Money" also loves to flaunt his wealth, which can rub people the wrong way, especially in these difficult economic times.
With his brash talk, Mayweather revels in playing the villain role in his fights in order to help sell pay-per-view subscriptions, which he will undoubtedly do again in the coming weeks when the promotion for his Sept. 17 welterweight title fight against Victor Ortiz kicks off.
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But, like everyone, Mayweather isn't always what he seems. He can't be -- and shouldn't be -- judged strictly in black-and-white terms.When he heard about Hernandez's passing, he insisted on picking up the tab for the funeral, no questions asked about expenses. Whatever the Hernandez family needed, Mayweather would foot the bill.
Mayweather seeks publicity for just about everything, but not for this act of kindness. When word began to circulate that Mayweather was paying the expenses, I checked with Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's longtime adviser, to see if that was true.
Sure was.
"Quietly, he took care of it," Ellerbe said. "As soon as he found out about it, he called and asked me to find out the details so he could help out."
Ellerbe proceeded to get in touch with Rudy Hernandez, Genaro's brother, to tell him what Mayweather wanted to do.
"There was about a minute of silence on the phone, but he was appreciative," Ellerbe said. "He told me what he thought it was going to cost, and I said Floyd was going to take care of it. Floyd likes to do things like that. That's just the type of person he is. He has done things like this over the last 10 years -- and I am not exaggerating -- at least 20 times. I've seen a fan write to him or contact him through our website needing something like that done and Floyd would do it out of kindness. I can recall at least 20 times that he's done that because I am the one who handled the details.
"He doesn't like to take credit for those kinds of things, and he would probably get mad at me for saying these things, but it's the kind of heart he has."
Mayweather has sponsored turkey giveaways on Thanksgiving. He threw his financial muscle behind the National Golden Gloves tournament a few years ago when it took place in his native Michigan and was facing a serious budget shortfall. He has been known to hand out money to down-on-their-luck folks in Las Vegas, where he has lived for many years.
Paying for Hernandez's funeral came about because of the respect Mayweather had for him as a person and as a fighter, Ellerbe said.
"They always had a mutual respect for one another over the years," Ellerbe said. "When they saw each other, they always embraced. A ton of respect."
Ellerbe said Mayweather didn't attend the funeral because he just doesn't go to funerals, although he certainly was there in spirit, thanks to his generosity.
"He likes to remember people just as they were," Ellerbe said. "Floyd was saddened by the loss. When he found out, he told me to stop what I was doing and to find out the details and get in contact with his family members to let them know he was going to take care of everything, no matter what it cost."
The man called "Money" is using his to be an angel.
I've certainly been known to give Floyd Mayweather Jr. grief for his opponent selections in recent years, for his usual refusal to give a straight answer on many basic boxing-related questions, and I've certainly placed more blame on him than anyone else for the fight with Manny Pacquiao not happening yet.
But I'm also one to give credit where credit is due, and Mayweather deserves credit. This isn't about him being a great fighter, which he is. This is about his softer, charitable side, which he does have -- even if he doesn't flaunt it.
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AP Photo/Isaac BrekkenFloyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to play the villain role, but he proved he also has a softer side.
On June 7, former two-time junior lightweight champion Genaro Hernandez died at age 45 after a three-year battle with cancer. He was a beloved figure in boxing circles, known for his humility, friendly nature and everyman attitude. Hernandez was the rare exception in boxing in that you can't find anyone to say a bad word about him.
On Monday, Hernandez's family held his funeral in East Los Angeles, where people from his community and throughout boxing packed the church to honor the former champion, the husband, the son, the brother, the friend and the father of two.
As a pro fighter, Hernandez made a good living, but he never raked in huge money. Never made a million-dollar purse. Not even close. When he retired in 1998, he had to continue working. He made ends meet doing television commentary, mostly for promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank cards. He also worked as a punch counter for CompuBox.
It was Arum who, with no fanfare, covered most of the medical costs associated with Hernandez's cancer treatment. That was a classy move and his assistance, I am sure, was much appreciated.
As much as Arum and Mayweather detest each other, it's clear they can agree on one thing -- a mutual admiration and respect for Hernandez. Arum paid the medical bills and Mayweather, also without fanfare, relieved the Hernandez family of another financial burden when he picked up the cost of Hernandez's funeral, simply out of the goodness of his heart.
Mayweather knew Hernandez, but it's not like they were buddies. When Mayweather won his first world title at junior lightweight on Oct. 3, 1998, at the Las Vegas Hilton, he did it by stopping Hernandez in the eighth round.
At the time, many thought Mayweather, in only his 18th pro fight, was biting off a bit more than he could chew by taking on such a respected champion at that early stage of his career.
But Mayweather cruised. That dominant win against Hernandez was the start of Mayweather's run to world titles in five divisions. It was also the final fight, in the ring anyway, for Hernandez, who retired after the bout.
Mayweather is often branded the bad guy, which is sometimes deserved given his long list of outside-the-ring legal problems. In fact, he currently faces a litany of charges in two criminal cases in Las Vegas.
The man with the self-issued nickname of "Money" also loves to flaunt his wealth, which can rub people the wrong way, especially in these difficult economic times.
With his brash talk, Mayweather revels in playing the villain role in his fights in order to help sell pay-per-view subscriptions, which he will undoubtedly do again in the coming weeks when the promotion for his Sept. 17 welterweight title fight against Victor Ortiz kicks off.
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But, like everyone, Mayweather isn't always what he seems. He can't be -- and shouldn't be -- judged strictly in black-and-white terms.When he heard about Hernandez's passing, he insisted on picking up the tab for the funeral, no questions asked about expenses. Whatever the Hernandez family needed, Mayweather would foot the bill.
Mayweather seeks publicity for just about everything, but not for this act of kindness. When word began to circulate that Mayweather was paying the expenses, I checked with Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's longtime adviser, to see if that was true.
Sure was.
"Quietly, he took care of it," Ellerbe said. "As soon as he found out about it, he called and asked me to find out the details so he could help out."
Ellerbe proceeded to get in touch with Rudy Hernandez, Genaro's brother, to tell him what Mayweather wanted to do.
"There was about a minute of silence on the phone, but he was appreciative," Ellerbe said. "He told me what he thought it was going to cost, and I said Floyd was going to take care of it. Floyd likes to do things like that. That's just the type of person he is. He has done things like this over the last 10 years -- and I am not exaggerating -- at least 20 times. I've seen a fan write to him or contact him through our website needing something like that done and Floyd would do it out of kindness. I can recall at least 20 times that he's done that because I am the one who handled the details.
"He doesn't like to take credit for those kinds of things, and he would probably get mad at me for saying these things, but it's the kind of heart he has."
Mayweather has sponsored turkey giveaways on Thanksgiving. He threw his financial muscle behind the National Golden Gloves tournament a few years ago when it took place in his native Michigan and was facing a serious budget shortfall. He has been known to hand out money to down-on-their-luck folks in Las Vegas, where he has lived for many years.
Paying for Hernandez's funeral came about because of the respect Mayweather had for him as a person and as a fighter, Ellerbe said.
"They always had a mutual respect for one another over the years," Ellerbe said. "When they saw each other, they always embraced. A ton of respect."
Ellerbe said Mayweather didn't attend the funeral because he just doesn't go to funerals, although he certainly was there in spirit, thanks to his generosity.
"He likes to remember people just as they were," Ellerbe said. "Floyd was saddened by the loss. When he found out, he told me to stop what I was doing and to find out the details and get in contact with his family members to let them know he was going to take care of everything, no matter what it cost."
The man called "Money" is using his to be an angel.
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