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25 November 2012 Post Mirage at Asylum Press Conference

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Posted by Boxing World Online on November 25, 2012, 12:52 am

The Man In The Hat sits at the center of the dais. To his right are Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney Spears, Grace Park, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Mariska Hargitay. To his left sit Allison Mack, Kristen Stewart, Jewel, Neve Campbell, Pink, and Avril Lavigne.

Man In The Hat: "All right. I'm going to take questions, but, first I wanna thank some people. Let's start with Mirage Boxing. I want to thank them for sendin' three talented fighters who really made this card special. Also Downunder Boxing and Kylie Minogue, who came here and put on a heck of a show. I want to thank Avril Lavigne for doin' a great job puttin' this together, and, of course, to the FCBA commission for makin' this possible by sanctionin' this event. Oh, and, before I forget, I also wanna thank Brady Hoke for bringin' a bunch of high school CRAP into Columbus so his team could hang around and keep things interestin'."

(Laughter)

Man In The Hat: "All right. Questions. Cable Boy!"

HBO Reporter: "Obviously a good day AND evening for you, with one exception. How disappointed are you in Jamie Lynn?"

Man In The Hat(narrowing his eyes): "That there is a LEADING question, son. And I don't like it a bit. But. I'm gonna let it slide. THIS time. I am NOT disappointed in Jamie Lynn. And I will NEVER be disappointed in Jamie Lynn. We're gonna burn tonight's video, mind..."

(Laughter)

Man In The Hat: "But. Let me be clear on two things. Give credit to Gaga. This girl is VERY good. She was superb tonight, and, I suspect that if she gets regular action, she'll be a factor in this division. As for Jamie Lynn, tonight's little seating arrangement is NOT random. Jamie Lynn is seated between her two biggest supporters. Britney. And ME. We both believe in her, and nothing we saw tonight is going to change that one IOTA..."

HBO Reporter: "Follow up. McCarthy said tonight that Jamie Lynn has a high ceiling and a low floor..."

Man In The Hat: "Now HERE'S the upset of the day. MCCARTHY said somethin' halfway INTELLIGENT..."

(Laughter)

Man In The Hat: "Here's the thing. We know how good Jamie Lynn can be. I watched her beat some very good fighters and look very good doing it. And, yeah, she tosses out the odd clunker, too. Well, she's the youngest fighter I have and one of the youngest in the FCBA. I expect she'll have a bad night once in a while. I'm not gonna stress over it too much. Know why? Because I've SEEN how GOOD she can be. I've said this a dozen times. I've heard baseball people say, 'If I have a choice between a guy with a 98mph fastball who can't pitch, and one who throws 87 and CAN pitch, give me the guy who can pitch.' Well, give ME the guy who throws 98, because I can TEACH him to pitch. You CAN'T teach your guy to throw 98. Jamie Lynn can throw 98. And we remain committed now and in the future to teaching her to pitch. Cable Boy II. Go!"

Showtime Reporter: "Ke$ha and Katy are kind of considered your developmental lightweights. What did you think of their performances tonight?"

Man In The Hat: "Ke$ha gets better every time out. She has AWEsome physical tools. She just needs seasoning. And she'll get it. Katy is very physical, too, of course, and I'm pleased by how much she's learning and how she's putting that to use. I think they both fought well tonight. I'm very pleased with what I saw. Tess, dear, go ahead."

Tess: "The most animated I saw you all night was when Kristen rallied late against Kylie Minogue..."

Man In The Hat: "And Ms. O'Dell summed up my reasons nicely. See, a lot of fighters can be effective when things are goin' according to plan and they're getting the work done. But, there are gonna be days when things don't go so well. When the plan ISN'T working and you're in a dogfight. And the top fighters find ways to adjust, find ways to rally, find ways to tip the scales back in their own direction. Kristen has ALWAYS shown the ability to come back from adversity. I remember the Panabaker fight like it was yesterday. Every time Panabaker hurt Kristen, K-Stew would rally back the next round and rock Danielle. But, she'd never had to deal with what she dealt with today. A crafty veteran fighter who showed her some stuff she didn't expect to see and had her in trouble. But Kristen had the smarts, the toughness, and the desire to find a way. And she found one. Yeah. It was a big step. Just like Jenny O said. All right. I flew here straight from the game and I'm ready for dinner. Smackeroo! Take us there!"

Reporter: "Which one of your bantams was more impressive tonight, Grace or Allison?"

Man In The Hat(smiling): "Let's call that a draw. Allison is something special, gang, in case you don't know that. This kid can FIGHT. She's tough, athletic, smart, determined, and hits like a truck. As for Gracie, well. Old Wiz challenged her. There were times when she wasn't very happy with me or I with her. But, I knew what she was capable of. I knew she could fight with anyone in the division. And she's proven it. Let's just say I'm very happy to have both of these ladies at Front Street and I can't wait to see what 2013 brings for the two of them. Now, dinner. Smackey. Tess. Limo!"