Gary Shaw Quotations

When you've been going to places for 35 years, of course you think about it being your last time. Each track meet has something you remember.

The only meaningful fighter and champion in the super middleweight division is Jeff Lacy, but if Joe wanted to come to the States then we would speak to Frank Warren.

I was standing in the ring at the Lacy fight trying to talk to someone and I couldn't even hear. All I saw was his lips moving. I don't know of how many fights I've gone to where I couldn't hear myself talk and it was that much of a frenzy. It was so electric. I will never ever, ever, forget that moment.

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

I have absolutely no interest in wasting my time with Joe Calzaghe any more,

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

I expect him to be as sharp as can be. He's doing excellent.

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

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.

He'd definitely do it if he could get a fight with De La Hoya and he'd probably do it if he got a fight with (Floyd) Mayweather, but that's about it.

I wouldn't be shocked if he had his hands raised (in victory).

It got nasty at times. In the end, it got made. I guess nobody wanted it to go to purse bid and have it be in somebody's backyard.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it. Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it, ... Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Jeff wants to fight exciting fights, he wants to fight good fights, and everybody in the U.S. knows Scott Pemberton is a banger, he goes into wars and he was number one in the 'BC and number five in the IBF. So I said let's give the fans their monies worth.

Jeff satisfied his mandatory against top-rated contender Robin Reid in August so he wouldn't be stripped and the fight would be a true world title unification fight, ... Reid was no warm-up fight.

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

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.

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.

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,

You'll have to ask me that question after Pemberton on November 5. Right not Pemberton is the only fight on my mind.

We have a lot of athletes that tend to shine in big meets. We don't always get the prized athlete. Instead, we get kids that just work hard.

When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, Jim sent his private jet for my family. I'll never forget that. I did this because I love Jim Wilkes.

This will be a tremendous battle in a tremendous city, and the most important fight in the 160 pound division.

Fire back! Fire back! Put some pressure on him Jeff! Stay on him Jeff! Don't let him set, Jeff! Stay on him!

We've had a horrible spring because of the weather. This meet will be a gauge to where we are. We're looking to see improvement with our marks.

Diego told me he's going to make Castillo pay for causing so much trouble.

And we will. We're also sorry Morales got beaten at 135 because Diego was looking forward to starching him to.

Every year the quality of the group has improved. Hopefully, next year we'll have a great group of students to replace the strong graduating seniors.

Everything is now done, 100 percent. We worked through Thursday night. I'm happy, all the parties are happy. But could I have lived without the drama? Could you live without a splinter in your big toe?

Everything is a possibility but as of now it looks like the fight will happen at Mohegan Sun.

Is that the car your previous promoter promised you? And no hubcap either!

I've developed something called a shower phone. It's only for boxing calls, and when it rings, water will spray on you to keep off all the filth. It only comes in one color now, but we're hoping to have it in all colors come Christmas.

People don't want to come in. They feel they're unsafe in the shopping area.

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

This fight will breathe life back into the division.

This fight makes Jeff the man. It really makes him the man. A lot of times when you beat the man, you don't become the man. I believe in this fight if we beat the man, we'll surpass him.

This is a fine family. They started here from scratch and built up to something.

They tried to cheat. Diego made the weight legally. They didn't try to make the weight. And when they got to the scales they tried to cheat.

It's all going to come down to dollars and cents. How much can we do in Little Rock versus Vegas?

That is an outright lie. I will be more than happy to send you the contract to prove what he said is a lie. Frank Warren is an outright liar to say the contact was signed and there was a February date set. I can show you e-mails from my attorney and Frank Warren's attorney that said the contract would not be completed until this week,

It was a good way to open the season. We saw a lot of great competition.

It was one of the best Hartnell victories ever.

They could win the state meet with just their throwers. They're that deep and talented in those four events.

They want their sanctioning fees, ... and Diego still wants to fight for a title.

It's really beautiful music with great emotion to it.

I'm going about it the same way I did since 1969. The hardest part is getting 100 officials to volunteer their time.

I'll be very surprised if the relationship lasts.

If the weather holds up and it continues to be warm, I'd expect some marks to improve.

Inside the ring I do not think there has ever been a fighter I can remember since the early Mike Tyson that comes in and throws punches with the fury that Lacy comes into the ring with. He does not ask if someone is a southpaw or whatever. All he says is give me the date and the time I have to be in the locker room.

I'll never do again what I did in this fight. If the contract calls for 135 pounds it will be at 135 pounds.

I'll never do again what I did in this fight, ... If the contract calls for 135 pounds it will be at 135 pounds.

I'll never again do what I did. If I have a contract for 135, we fight at the contract weight.

I haven't had an afternoon off since 1966.

I promise you this will not happen again. I'll go home the next time. You'll see me at the airport.

Calzaghe is not our focus. We simply don't need the fight,

Chico hurt his ribs in sparring earlier this week. He tried to fight through it for a day or two before getting examined by a doctor late Thursday, who prescribed no training for the next three weeks to allow the injury to completely heal.

He's a huge puncher as well as good boxer. He's definitely deserving to challenge a guy like Jeff Lacy. This fight is a credit to Jeff. He doesn't want any easy fights, ... He wants to become a fan pleaser and to fight the best guys out there. Scott Pemberton is a guy who deserves that shot, and in order to help boxing, you need to give people who have worked hard and are deserving a chance. Now Scott Pemberton has his chance.

I cheated and my team cheated. We got caught.

You can tell (the victim) had a rough time. She was visibly shaken, no doubt about it, and so was I.

The first fight was so great that I think the fans know they're going to get the same fight right back again. Obviously, we hope with a different result.

All of this didn't prove anything. It didn't get anywhere. It just created a mess. It muddied names and created an unnecessary mess.

The marks aren't even close to what they should be. We are talking wind and rain for two days.