Friday, April 24, 2015

History on the line

The time is almost here. The most anticipated boxing fight of my entire life. Undefeated Floyd Mayweather goes up against Manny Pacquiao, the two best fighters of this generation are finally facing off after years of dodging each for numerous reasons. 
Mayweather comes in undefeated, but also having one of his tougher fights last time in the ring against Marcos Maidana. Manny has lost his last two fights and hasn't fought in almost two years. It's a classic battle of offense versus defense. 
Another aspect of this fight that absolutely blows my mind, is the revenue and pay outs. This fight only had 500 public tickets for sale, and they sold out in less than 60 seconds. The revenue from Showtime is going to be near 350 million to split between the two fighters. That's not including both of their endorsements. Mayweather will break his own record and bring home near or more than 100 million in pure profit for stepping in the ring. 
The media is having a field day with this fight, they've been waiting for 10 plus years for it to happen so now they are taking it and running. Stories are flying out everywhere, and every little thing each fighter says is reported. Both have been on Sportscenter 4 times in the last week and a half alone. When May 2nd rolls around it will all come to a head and we'll see who comes out on top. 
As an avid sports enthusiast, I'm rooting for history, i want to see Floyd go 47-0 and beat his toughest opponent yet. I love how he's approaching the fight, and how he's approached all of his fight, with the simple "I'm better than you" mantra. He knows he's the best and that Manny is the challenger. 
Come Saturday May 2nd, look for Money Mayweather to have his hand raised for the 47th straight time. 

Sunday, April 12, 2015

The Masters

I waited until the final round had commenced at Augusta today to make sure history actually was made. 
21 year old Jordan Spieth ran the table, from the first hole on Thursday until the last hole today, he had the lead. He dominated the course, and in turn dominated his opponents. There hasn't been this dominant of a major tournament since the hey day of Tiger Woods. 
When Spieth was only 14 years old, he told a local reporter that one day he would win The Masters, and just 7 years later he accomplished that feat in the most dominant way possible. 
Golf hasn't been the same since Woods ran into his trouble a few years back, it's been floundering and searching for its cover boy. I think they just may have found that in Spieth, not many men can say they accomplished what he accomplished, and he's only 21 years old. 
This Masters tournament can be a huge day for modern day golf, dominance and history isn't performed easily. This very tournament can mark the new ear. 
The Jordan Spieth era. 

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Opening Day

My entire life has been consumed by baseball. I played it since I was of age, and all through school. It was what i enjoyed the most, my favorite sport by far. 
Growing up, my dad and I would sit down after dinner and turn on the Yankees game. That was just what we always did. Now that I'm older and out of the house at college, opening day of baseball is my favorite time of the year. Seeing all of the fresh faces on new teams, and the rookies getting their first taste of the bigs is a great thing to see.
Baseball has played such a big part in my life, and will always continue to be part of my life. 
I've been a Yankees fan since I could talk, I eat, breathe and sleep Yankee baseball. With them not making the playoffs two consecutive years,(first time that's happened in my life) they made some moves in the offseason to try and end that drought. 
They acquired some new players at positions of weakness for the team, and I am excited to see how they contribute. 
The Yankees open Monday versus the Jays, and I will be glued to the television at 1:05. 
Baseball is back folks.