Anya Martinez Quotes

I look forward to working together with them and I am truly honored that the team has placed its confidence in me.

As a promoter, you always hope to sign a `blue chip` athlete who will win a world title,

Manny has fought Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales in his last (four) fights. He`s been in tough fight after tough fight, he`s been taking on the best fighters of the era and I don`t believe that a fighter needs to be a life-and-death fight every time. In this case Manny`s coming off a real war with Morales and this is a tune-up fight for the next war with Morales.

I haven`t had an afternoon off since 1966.

Manny has a superb management team in Shelly Finkel, Nick Khan and Keith Davidson, as well as a Hall-of-Fame caliber trainer in Freddie Roach,

Today, I have signed a `platinum chip` world-class champion whose persona transcends sports and approaches folklore in the Philippines. I feel privileged that Manny has chosen me as his promoter.

I stuck up for him. I said Joe is a great champion. We went to Manchester to pay him the respect and he said at a luncheon with Lacy sitting there, `I want the fight`. So I`m going to give him the respect and I`m going to give Frank Warren the respect. Then hopefully, we are going to get the fight done. But if he doesn`t and he pulls out on us, he`ll never fight Jeff Lacy again. Forever he will be known as the guy who ducked the big fight.

I have absolutely no interest in wasting my time with Joe Calzaghe anymore.

We try to give them a little leeway. They`re not always staring at their watches.

Jeff is not looking past Robin Reid. Reid is the stiffest test Jeff Lacy will have faced in his 19-0 career.