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28 February 2015 Post Asylum PPV Press Conference

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Posted by Boxing World Online on February 28, 2015, 11:09 pm

The Man In The Hat sits, as usual, at the center of the dais. To his left are Serinda Swan, Jane Levy, Kat Graham, Jewel, Britney Spears, Pink, and Alison Brie. To his right sit Chloe Bennet, Leighton Meester, Kat Dennings, Neve Campbell, Mariska Hargitay, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Avril Lavigne.

Man In The Hat: "All right, as usual, before we get to questions, there are some people I want to thank. LCA was back here tonight, and we're happy about it. Talented stable, and we hope they'll be back again soon. Of course, Beevers Babes have become regular visitors, and we want to thank them as well. We love bringing them in and getting some of the excellent talent from the other side of the pond some exposure in Philly. As I say every month, the backbone of Asylum is indie fighters, and we had some good ones here tonight as usual. And, of course, our good friends at Bazz. And, they HAVE to be our friends, otherwise we wouldn't keep bringin' 'em back here to whip our butts..."

(Laughter)

Man In The Hat: "And, last but not least, let's thank the FCBA Commission for sanctionin' these fights and makin' Asylum possible. Now, questions. Cable Boy! Go!"

HBO Reporter: "Tough loss for Swan..."

Man In The Hat(shaking his head): "Oh, I ain't sweatin' that, and Swanny shouldn't be, either. She's had some bad breaks, you know? She's primed for a title shot and Anna gets picked instead. She's primed again and Katy gets the shot and wins, putting Serinda on hold. But, tonight? Happens. In boxin', you got a chin and the other girl has a fist. You can get caught. Is it a bad break? Sure, because it sets back Swanny's effort to finally get that title shot and sets her back in the peckin' order. Is it a big deal? It is not. Serinda's shown how good she is. This girl's beaten Vandervoort, Valance, Swanepoel, Rowland, Decker, Lima. She's a top-level light. One punch don't change that. Cable Boy II, let's hear it!"

Showtime Reporter: "What are your feelings on Graham's performance..."

Man In The Hat: "Look, you can lose to Brenda Song any night. In fact, we're kinda provin' as a stable that we don't have a fly who can beat her..."

Jamie Lynn: "Not true. You have a fly who not only CAN beat her, but HAS beaten her..."

Man In The Hat(smiling): "I stand corrected. But, losin' ta Song, not a big deal..."

Showtime Reporter: "It looked like Graham got hurt by getting away from the fight plan..."

Man In The Hat: "I don't want to get that deep into it right now. I gotta look at video. Sometimes, you see things live, and, when you see the video, break it down, it maybe looks different. We need to see that before I talk about that kinda stuff..."

Showtime Reporter: "You always talk about things to like. Did you see things to like?"

Man In The Hat: "I liked the first round. BLONDE! Magazine. What have you got?"

BLONDE! Magazine Reporter: "Not much! Where were your BLONDES this card?"

Man In The Hat: "Never thought of that, but we didn't have any in action, did we? We do got seven or eight of 'em, though, so I'm sure next month'll be different. Tess, dear, go ahead."

Tess: "Two of your brunette bantams looked very good tonight..."

Man In The Hat: "They did, indeed. I like talkin' about Kat Dennings, let me tell you. Kat's a great example of a fighter takin' advantage of the opportunity to develop. She had all these great tools when she got here. What she HADN'T had was the consistent work, the experience, the booking against girls that would challenge her in various areas and allow her to develop answers to the problems different girls with different styles can give you in a ring. You're an indie, you don't GET that. You take work where you can get it. It ain't consistent and you don't get to pick the types of girls you want to fight. That's why management gives you such a great opportunity to develop. Again, Kat's taken full advantage of that opportunity. She's stepped up, elevated. She's continuing to get better, but she's not a developing fighter anymore. She's a contender. As for Chloe, we've had some great 'gets' here, girls with a ton of tools we were able to grab before anyone else did, girls like Stewart, Decker, and Perry. Chloe was as big a 'get' as we've ever managed to pull off. She's 'The Next Big Thing'. She has all the tools, the physicality, the size, everything you want. She's a star in the making, gang, count on that. Smackeroo. It's dinner time. Take us there..."

Reporter: "You won two out of three at fly tonight. I know Jane's very early in her career, but, with tonight's results, is Leighton now your top fly?"

Man In The Hat(smiling): "Jane did a lot of things I liked tonight. She's barely got her feet wet, but she's provin' ta be what I thought we had when we brought her in here. She's athletic, as a former college soccer player would be, whip smart, and very physical. She was better tonight than her first time out, and she'll be better in her next fight than she was tonight. She has a load of potential, and I'm going to enjoy watchin' her realize it. As for Leighton, your answer, in a word, is 'yes.' As I always say, these things are fluid, but, at this moment, Leighton's at the top of the peckin' order. I'm very pleased with what we've seen from her. She wasn't in the best place when she came here. She's in a far better place now, and ready to make a run at the titles. All right. It's dinner time.