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Kelly Swanson
Thanks everyone for calling in. We have an exciting conference call today to talk about an unbelievable boxing weekend coming up in Las Vegas. We’re going to hear more about that from Leonard Ellerbe, CEO o Mayweather Whakatairanga, ko wai e rere i te karanga.
Tuatahi i runga i te karanga e haere tatou i ki te kōrero ki a Errol Spence, Jr., me tona hoa, Roberto Garcia, I mahara hoki ki te uru atu i te karanga, engari, kāore, i ia he whakarite hauora miniti whakamutunga e ia ki te tiki i roto i te aroaro o mahue ia ia mo Las Vegas, na e kore e taea e ki te amui mai ia matou e ia.
Tenei atu taata kuao ko te toa whakaharahara, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing him fight. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Leonard Ellerbe, ko wai e meinga e nga mihimihi, me te whakatuwhera i te reira ki runga.
Leonard Ellerbe
Mauruuru koe, Kelly. I’d like to thank everyone for joining us on this afternoon’s call. PBC on NBC returns to primetime network television this Saturday, Pipiri 20th. Haamata te telecast i 8:30 p.m. ME / 5:30 p.m. PT. We’ll be coming to you live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This event will be sponsored by Corona, a hinaaro nei e ahau ki te whakawhetai ki a ratou mo to ratou tautoko.
Our main event will feature a 12-round showdown between former world champions Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter. The co-main event features hot prospect Errol Spence, JR. and veteran Roberto Garcia in a 10-round welterweight fight. Following the fights on NBC, ka whakawhiti atu tatou ki NBCSN hoki atu mahi nui.
Ko te tīkiti mō te ngā ora, Ka e whakatairangatia ana e Mayweather Whakatairanga i roto i te feohi ki TGB Whakatairanga, kei runga i te hoko i teie nei. The tickets are available through Ticketmaster and mgmgrand.com. With the purchase of a ticket to the June 20th whawhai tenei Rāhoroi, fans will also have access to the PBC on CBS card taking place on Sunday at the MGM Grand. That bout will feature, i roto i te hui matua, Rances Barthelemy versus Antontio DeMarco, a Sammy Vasquez Wale Omotoso e whawhai, e haamata i 4:00 p.m. ME / 1:00 p.m. PT i runga i CBS.
Te hinaaro nei au ki te tīmata i roto i te whakauru i te hui tahi-matua, and I’d like to start out with Errol Spence. Errol Spence is coming to us from Desoto, Texas. He is a 2012 US Olympian. He most recently dominated Samuel Vargas on the April 11 on PBC on NBC card. I’m very familiar with this young, exciting prospect. He’s a very talented fighter and he will be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time. He’s a future world champion. He’s coming to us at 16-0 ki 13 Koó. Errol?
Errol Spence Jr.
Hi, I’m glad to be here. It’s a big opportunity for me on a huge stage. I’m going to go in and do like I always do, put on a great show and a great performance and raise my stock. Te tūmanako, i muri i tenei whawhai, i muri i tenei mahi nui, E taea e ahau te hui matua i runga i NBC.
Q
E ite koe rite kei te neke koe i te ara e hiahia ana koe ki te neke? Faster? Slower? Where you’re supposed to be? Na, pehea hohoro koutou whakaaro, e te mea e taea e te tango e koe te tiaki o koutou hoariri, Roberto Garcia, tenei wiki, e taea te tiki e koe ki te whawhai ara nui atu, pea mo te taitara i etahi wāhi?
Na. Spence Jr.
I feel like I’m moving the way I want to move. I’m fighting when I want to and I’m fighting on the regular, so everything’s been consistent and how I want it to go. I’m stepping up the competition, and I’m fighting on the big stage that I wanted to fight on. After I get rid of Roberto Garcia, I think it will be another step up fight. Te tūmanako, E taea te tiki i ahau i te atu ingoa-mohiotia hoariri, tūmanako he toa te ao o mua i roto i reira, a ka i te tau wawe wā i muri mai, Ka taea e whawhai ahau mo te taitara.
Q
E ai ki te nuinga o te iwi, ko koe te toa tino pūmanawa i runga i te Team Olympic United States i roto i 2012 me te taata ki te pūmanawa tino rite ki te ngaio. He ko e te rorona mo koutou? Does it motivate you? Do you believe your clippings? How do you stay focused? Because it seems like you are a pretty focused guy, te ara kua haere koe e pā ana ki to koutou mahi.
Na. Spence Jr.
No te kotahi te mea, arotahi noho te tahi mea tika noatia mahi ahau, but I also want to live up to the hype and to the high standards that a lot of boxing writers and a lot of people have of me. I’ve just got to go out there and perform and look great, a ka hiahia ahau ki te titiro nui, so I have to stay focused and work hard. That’s the only way that I’m going to get where I want to be and get to the top and get to fighting these name-known opponents. Tika i ahau ki te noho hāngai, me te tika noho i whakatapua, a ka kia tino whawhai ahau hoariri mohiotia atu, rite Robert Guerrero ranei Keith Thurman ranei Amir Khan ranei tētahi rite taua.
Q
He aha ra te wikitoria ki a Garcia mahi i roto i ngā o te whiwhi koe i reira?
Na. Spence Jr.
Roberto Garcia, te ia uaua, ia he hōia, a ka whakaaro ahau te ki ahau he 'amanaki, ki te mimiha te o te he nguha, I ahau ki te kanohi i te taata rite taua, he taata ki te rota o te wheako me te whakaatu tino pai, so I can go into that contender level and contender status where I can start fighting more name-known guys. I think it’s just a process I have to go through so I can get to where I want to be. Roberto Garcia is a tough fighter. He’s not as known as the guys I would like to fight, engari e ahau ki te whawhai ki a ia ki te tiki ki te hunga eé.
Q
Ki te putanga o te rota i nga toa Pākehā Eastern o, te hunga e whawhai hoki i te taitara i roto i to ratou whawhai ngaio tuarua tuatoru ranei, mahi ite koe pēhanga ki ahua o taahiraa ake tou tukanga ake, me te tango inäianei whawhai, me te whakawhanake i tētahi iti bit tere atu kua tikanga kite matou i whawhai Amerika i roto i te mua?
Na. Spence Jr.
Kaua e. I don’t necessarily feel pressured. Everybody has their own path that they have to take. What those guys did was great, me e te faahiahia, e tino rangona o, engari te katoa e to ratou ara ake, a ka tupu katoa rerekē.
Q
Errol, kua tīmata mai i PBC päpäho whawhai, i roto i te 2015, kua ia koe, te whawhai tetahi i runga i te undercard Garcia-Peterson, engari tou toa arumoni ranei koutou bio, Kua e te whiwhi i te rota o te rongo. E taea ranei e koe te korero ki ahau, ano he kia kite koe i runga i te TV te mea kua ngā e ka kua te mea kua ki te tauhohe ki taua puaretanga?
Na. Spence, JR.
It’s been great. Au oaoa ahau. It shows that my hard work’s been paying off, and it shows how my manager believes in me. I’ve only been a pro fighter for three years and some change and I’m already being broadcast in with guys that have been pro eight, kotahi tekau nga tau, kotahi tekau ma tahi nga tau, and I’m head-to-head with these guys. It just shows a lot of people believe in me and I’ve got a lot of people behind me who support me.
Q
Whakahuatia e koe Robert Guerrero, Keith Thurman, and Amir Khan as potential opponents that you’re looking at. Do you see them as stepping stones to something bigger, Ko te hunga ranei nga whawhai e hiahia ana koe? It sounded like you might have been alluding to a different fight. He aha ahau miharo ahau, ki te kite koe i te hunga e takatu rite i roto i to koutou ara ki te whawhai Mayweather?
Na. Spence Jr.
Not necessarily. These are the guys that are in the top ten, that are in the top five. These are the guys that are supposed to be there after Floyd retires in September, Ko nga takatu e haere ana ki te tokua kia rere i te wehenga enei, so these are the guys I’m looking at. I’m nowhere near close to fighting Mayweather, because I haven’t even gotten in the top ten yet. These are the guys thatI’m looking at that are in the top ten that are supposedly running the weight class after Floyd’s gone and retired.
Q
E hiahia ana ahau ki te ui ki a koutou e pā ana ki te mea e mohio ana koe o tou hoa tauwhainga, Roberto Garcia? E whakaaro ki a koutou, rite ki te pro, Garcia ki hei te toa uaua e kua fehangahangai koe?
Na. Spence, JR.
I see him as the most experienced fighter. It could be the toughest. It all depends. One of my tough fights was against Emmanuel Lartey. Ko ia 15-0, a ko ahau 8-0 i te wa. But I mean it could be. Te uaua ia, ngā ite ia, and he’s gritty. I know he’s going to come to fight, na tenei hei tetahi o toku whawhai uaua ki te rā.
Q
Na, you’ve gone back and forth in the last year or so between welterweight and super welterweight. Is there one of those weight classes you particularly want to focus upon?
Na. Spence Jr.
Ahau noho ahau i 147, and welterweight is my weight class. A lot of times I might fight at 148 ranei te tahi mea rite ki taua, engari 147 Ko te piha haapiiraa taimaha e ahau te whawhai ahau i.
K. Swanson
Te pai, Ko e koutou pātai whakamutunga, Errol, but I have one for you that I’d like to add here. The weekend is Father’s Day weekend, a i te mea kua ahau i kite e pā ana ki a koutou, Ko tino whai i roto i te hanga tou papa tino i koe he umanga mekemeke. Ahau miharo ahau, ki te taea e koe te faaite ki a matou, he iti bit e pā ana ki to koutou hononga ki tou papa, te faufaa ko ia ki te whanaketanga o koutou aravihi mekemeke, a ki te mea ka waiho e ia ki a koutou i tenei wiki i roto i te Las Vegas.
Na. Spence Jr.
Toku papa, he got me started in boxing. Ko ia he taraiwa taraka, na whakamahia ia ki te pei pō, a ka ka whiwhi ia te kāinga 12:00 p.m. ranei i muri mai ka tangohia e ahau ki te omaoma. Then after that he’d come from the gym, ko reira rite 5:00 ranei 6:00 te ahiahi, a kia okioki ia mo tetahi e rua ranei, nga haora, ka haere tonu ki te mahi. I te wa, Kihai tino whakaaro ahau e pā ana ki reira, engari he iti bit rite ahau ka pakeke, me te nui, ite i nga patunga tapu katoa i patu whakahere ia ki a ahau mo e taea ki te pouaka, ka haere ki enei whakataetae motu katoa, me enei whakataetae katoa i roto i te kāwanatanga me te mea. He had to pay for the hotel, te utu mo te kai, me te mea rite taua i roto i te pute. We didn’t have any sponsors and stuff like that.
Nui ia he wahi nui o toku mahi mekemeke. He’s my supporter. That’s my mentor. That’s like my best friend. For Father’s Day, Kei te haere ahau ki te tiki i a ia i te wini, a kei te haere te reira ki te waiho i te wikitōria faahiahia e ka waiho ia whakakake o, a ka aroha ia. He played a big part in my career. Without him, E mohio ana ahau e kore e waiho e ahau mekemeke.
K. Swanson
Great. Thanks for sharing that. I know he was an important part of your story. Na, Leonard, that is it on the side for Errol. We appreciate you taking the time out of your training. Best o te waimarie ki a koutou, a ka titiro atu matou ki a te mātakitaki a koutou i runga i PBC i runga i NBC.
L. Ellerbe
The fans are going to be in for a great treat with this fight. Garcia comes with a lot of experience, and Errol is the new guy on the block. He’s making a name for himself. Big things are expected out of Errol, a ka titiro ia ki te haere mai i roto i runga i te pō o te Rāhoroi ki te mahi nui.
Na. Spence Jr.
Mauruuru koe. I’d like to thank everybody for their questions and stuff and everybody tuning in and listening. Just make sure you tune in Saturday. I’m going to put on a great performance and a great show.
L. Ellerbe
I roto i te hui matua, to tatou he whawhai tino whakaongaonga. We have two gentlemen who are very familiar with each other. They both come out of the state of Ohio. They both have extensive amateur backgrounds. I think it’s going to be an excellent fight.
We have Shawn Porter. Ka rite ki mea ahau, ngā haere mai ia ki a matou i roto i o Akron, Ohio. He’s now fighting out of Las Vegas. His most recent win was on Spike in March when he fought Eric Bone. He has fought a number of good fighters, including big wins over former world champions Devon Alexander and Paulie Malignaggi. He comes to us with a record of 25-1-1, ki 16 Koó, kahore ke atu i te toa Welterweight mua te ao, “Showtime” Shawn Porter.
Shawn Porter
He aha te ake, katoa? Thanks for having me on.
Ken Porter
Mauruuru e koe ko eé mo te introduction faahiahia, Leonard. We really appreciate you guys having us on today. As far as our training camp, Shawn has been preparing for this fight and the previous fight and the previous fight before that ever since he turned professional. We never really go into a camp, per se. We just continue with what we were already doing. I have been blessed with an athlete who understands that this is his lifestyle, te reira te tau-a tawhio noa, and he just works like that. So when it was time to turn up the heat a little bit, we were already ready to go. When it was time to bring down the weight a little bit, kihai i he raruraru rānei.
Ko ia kaha. He’s happy. He’s feeling really good. Today we did a little bit of track work. We headed to the gym, a ka i faahaamana'o ia tatou e, ia matou i tenei karanga amuiraa ki a koutou takatu, na ko reira tino kore raruraru mo ki te haere ia tatou hoki te fare, me te noho ki raro, mo te iti moka, ka mau i tenei karanga, no te katoa o to tatou mahi pakeke kua oti noa, e kore e tika i roto i tenei whawhai tenei puni ranei, but in previous fights and previous camps that we’ve had before this. Everything is on point. Everything is exactly where we want it to be, a e titiro whakamua matou ki te whawhai nui i runga i te pō o te Rāhoroi ki te toa nui.
Q
He aha koe i mea ai rerekē i roto i tenei puni whakangungu ki te faaineine ia outou no te tenei whawhai, me te tere o Adrien Broner?
S. Mau
E mohio ana koe ki te aha, I’ll let you know. Ae, he is skillful and fast. We haven’t really done much different to try to offset that or anything. The reason being is because we know that I’m just as fast and just as quick as he is. There haven’t been any special workouts that we’ve incorporated this camp or anything like that to do anything differently to offset his speed. We’ve just really focused more so on my skills and also the different techniques that are required to cut off and slow down a fast fighter like him. Na, te reira te mea kua tatou i te mahi, noa i te taumata teitei. We’re not overlooking his speed. We’ve just done more of what we need to do to prepare for it, i te aha kua tatou i mea ai i nga wa katoa.
K. Mau
Just ki te hoatu ki a koe takatu i te info iti, Whakaaro ahau Devon Alexander ko tetahi o nga boxers tere i roto i te mekemeke, wā. I know that Manny Pacquiao is one of the fastest boxers in boxing. I know that Andre Dirrell is one of the fastest boxers in this sport. Shawn has been able to compete against those type of guys in professional fights, i roto i te wā, in camps. We don’t have a problem with anyone’s speed. He’s just as fast as anybody that comes in the ring with him, na ka kōrero koe e pā ana ki te tere o te taata, e kore e te taua te tahi mea e tokanga tatou ki.
Ko te raruraru e whai i taua taata ki te mahi ki he kei nohopuku tatou, and we’ve got power to come along with that. Na, we’re prepared for that. Just like Shawn said, we just continue doing what we’ve already done. At this point in time, e kore e te mea e he āwangawanga i te katoa, na kei rite hoki taua tatou.
Q
Koutou i roto i tetahi ara rite koe mo pea nga rēreretanga e haere mai haere i roto i te whakakai ki te Adrien Broner?
S. Mau
E mohio ana koe ki te aha, I haven’t. I understand that could arise during the fight. My whole thing is this, a te reira te tahi mea e kua aki tonu toku papa ki runga ki ahau, is being professional at all times. Being professional means maintaining your composure and staying poised and sticking to the game plan no matter what. Na, noa'tu te e meatia e ia te mea i roto i te whawhai ranei, nui atu i pea e te tikanga ahau te mahi ahau i te tahi mea e tika ana, and I’ll just continue to do what I’m doing and what my corner’s asking me to do. I’m not worried about it at all. Ko ahau te hunga e ahau, a kia mahi ahau i te mahi.
K. Mau
Shawn’s coming to knock Adrien’s head off. He’s in a real fight, and this is a big fight. I think it’s going to be a very entertaining fight. They both have contrasting styles. Both have certain strengths that they do certain things very well. It’s going to be a very competitive and exciting fight.
Q
You’re an Akron guy. Broner’s a Cincinnati guy. They’re saying it’s the battle of Ohio, a e haere ana matou ki Las Vegas, he wahi nui mo nui whawhai i te wa katoa, he wahi rahi ki te whai whawhai, engari i whakaaro koutou pea e koe takatu e duking te reira i roto i roto i te Ohio ki whakatau i te tika whakapehapeha mo te kāwanatanga?
S. Mau
Ahau i te raki Ohio taata, e kore e tika Akron, not just Cleveland. It’s a blessing to be able to represent northeast Ohio, and I’ve done that for a very long time with pride. I’ve made everyone proud back home along the way. Ano, nga mea katoa kua ahau ako, I learned from my dad. He told me a long time ago, e ai ta ia, ki te hiahia koe ki te whakapai ake, ki te hiahia koe ki te tiki pai, me te mahi i nga mea i te taumata teitei, kua ka koe ki te neke i runga i, a te tahi mau taime e waiho te fare anake, me te tango i te tiaki o koutou mahi.
Ki te taua te mea, Las Vegas is the Mecca of boxing. It’s where we all want to be. I’ve been blessed enough to move out here two years ago, and this is where I always wanted my career to go. A fight of this magnitude is happening where it’s supposed to happen at. The bragging rights will come after the fight.
Q
Kia pehea te pakeke te haere i te reira ki te waiho mo ki a koe te tiki ki raro, ki 144? What was the reason that you guys made the fight for significantly under the welterweight limit when both of you guys have been welterweight champions and not had any issues with 147?
S. Mau
I’ll answer the first question first. Tika i teie nei, e Cadillacing tatou, and what I mean by that is we’re taking it one day at a time. We’re moving slow so everybody can see us, and we’re feeling good doing it. It’s coming along exactly the way we wanted it to, and it’s been a blessing. We were called and told that we were asked to be 144 pounds by Adrien Broner. That was not our decision. As soon as it was announced to me from my dad, Ka korerotia e ahau ki a ia, ta tatou e Me ki te mahi i ki te hanga i te whawhai.
Te mana'o nei au i reira te he koati iti i Cincinnati nei i te wehi o te whawhai i 147, even though that’s a weight that he’s even fought for a championship at. That’s neither here nor there. The weigh-in is Friday. We’ll be there. We’ll be on weight, and we’ll be excited to get on that scale and look him in the eyes at that weight and let him know that we’re feeling good. Whatever advantage he thought could come from that, e kore ngā whiwhi ia tetahi.
Ko te mea pai e pā ana ki reira au manaakitia e ahau he tinana nui ahau, and somehow we can get my body to do what it needs to do. I te mutunga o te ra, all I can do is give it up to God. It’s been great along the way and, rite mea e koe, Whawhai ahau kia rite ki te tiketike rite 165 i roto i te amateurs, me te noa 154 ki runga ki te tahuri pro, a inaianei 147 for the last about four or five years. It’s been great, a kore e waiho te raruraru e haere ki raro, atu i te tahi pauna.
K. Mau
I call it addition by subtraction. As he loses weight, he increases his opportunity for big fights. Na, haere mai matou i 154 ki 147, a reira te ingoa whawhai nui whawhai nui ki reira, me te reira. Tenei kua ui tatou ki te haere mai ki raro atu i te tahi pauna, and it just so happens he’s living this way year round so he didn’t have to go into some crazy I’ve got to get this weight off type thing. This morning, he was very light. He’s eaten twice this morning already. He’s feeling really good. We’re able to do this, and we’re confident that it’ll continue throughout the week to come off like it is. We’re looking forward to this big fight at a lighter weight. Na, that’s why I call it addition by subtraction. We get more out of coming down in a lower weight than we did being in the higher weight class.
Q
Shawn, kua rua o koutou, a Adrien kua i roto i te tahi mau whawhai whakaongaonga, but you’re also both very good boxers also. What is your take on how this is going to play out?
S. Mau
I think this fight’s going to go everywhere. You’ve seen me fight. You know that I want to dictate everything. I want to dictate the pace. I want to be the commander in the ring. Ki te taua te mea, kei pūkenga tatou, i te mea nui, and we can box from the outside. There will also be points where we look to move in and get really physical. We’re just going to play it one round at a time and we’ll look to box and also look to punch and put it all together. That’s what you want in a big fight, when you can do so many things and this fight requires you doing so many things. We look to put it all together on Saturday night-the boxing, te meke, te pēhanga, te rongoā, katoa o reira.
Q
A, no te titiro koutou i record Adrien Broner o, e kite koe i te tangata e mate ki Marcos Maidana. Is there anything you’ve learned from that fight with Maidana that you can apply for yourself in your fight with Adrien?
S. Mau
Ae. We’ve taken a look at a number of his fights, e kore e tika i te kino, but also the good. I’m steadily reminding myself not to underestimate him, e kore e ki te whakaaro e haere ahau ki te haere mai i roto i te reira, ka mahi i nga mea katoa i mea ai Maidana ki a ia, and that’s it and I’ll get the win. We look to do so much more than what Maidana did, engari ko te pēhanga i tono Maidana taua whawhai katoa nui, ka ko te mea e hiahiatia ana e ia.
We will look to do some of that. I’ve also taken a look at his earlier fights when he looked really sharp and superb, just to remind myself of what he can do. There were lot of things he didn’t do against Maidana, but there were a lot of things he did do well against some of his other competitors earlier in his career. We look to do a lot of different things this fight. It’s going to take a lot to win this one, a kei rite hoki reira tatou.
Q
Kua reira mea tauwhāiti e kua ako koe ke i roto i tou huarahi mai i tō whawhai whakamutunga tau ki a awa Kell ranei kua?
S. Mau
Yes and no. I think with that fight, nga mea e kua ketia tatou, ki atu, kua riro atu mahi, tau kotahi, hinengaro, me te ka tau e rua, nga taketake. Ka mea ahau, tau kotahi, te hinengaro no reira he rota o te mea i ui ki ahau i roto i te kokonga e kore ahau i whakauru i roto i te ōrite i. I te mutunga o te ra, Ka taea e ahau anake te titiro ki ahau, and that’s the reason those things didn’t show up. We worked on a lot of mental preparation since that fight, te taea e ki te whakarongo kore anake ki te koki me te whakatinana i aua tohutohu i roto i te whawhai, a ka nga taketake.
There were a lot of things I didn’t do in that fight. I got a little wild at points. I muri i te whawhai, kotahi whakangungu tatou ka hoki, haere matou hoki te ara katoa ki te taketake, ano te mahi tonu tatou, ko matou he nui ake aronga iti i runga i te āhuatanga hinengaro me te taketake.
Q
Te haere tenei whawhai ki te hei te po Rāhoroi, hui matua, wā pirimia, i runga i NBC i tata te kāinga katoa i roto i te whenua, and it’s going to be televised internationally. Tell us about how that affects you, he i roto i te taua whawhai Tuhinga.
S. Mau
E mohio ana koe ki te aha, Ahau e taea e fafau a koutou i tenei, this is something that I’ve always envisioned and I’ve always looked forward to. My fight with Julio Diaz, no te tuatahi i kitea e ahau i roto i te reira i MGM Grand, I was really excited. Then I was told it was going to be in one of the conference rooms. The whole entire bubble didn’t bust, but a little bit of the air came out. I’ve just always marveled at the crowd, pehea nui riro te reira, nga rama, the whole nine. I love every part of the ambiance of a big MGM Grand fight. I’m taking it with a lot of excitement and obviously not over enthused, but I do understand the moment that I’m about to have. The great part about it is it’s a moment that I’ve always wanted, and I’m looking forward to it, na ka tangohia e ahau i te reira ki te kahore he raruraru i te katoa.
Q
He reira tetahi inoino legit i waenganui ia koutou, e Adrien?
S. Mau
E mohio ana koe ki te aha, there was no animosity about the weight up until the press conference that we had last week. We had the press conference. We’ve known for weeks now that the contracted weight is supposed to be 144. Here we are doing everything that we need to do as professionals to be on weight, kia i runga i te tata, kia 100%, a ki te koati nei i whiriwhiria e hanga i te kirimana, te taimaha 144, hiahia ana e kore e ki te kōrero e pā ana ki te taimaha kirimana, hiahia ana e kore e ki te kōrero e pā ana ki tetahi rarangi rehydration, e hiahia ana ki te karo i tetahi aparauraa whai wāhi rohe taimaha tetahi ranei rite taua.
Ko te atu a atu kōrero tatou e pā ana te reira, the more and more the animosity starts to set in because I’m a professional doing what I do. I’ve done it at this high level for so long, me toku piha haapiiraa taimaha ko te 147 for so long. You want to move up into my weight, then move up. Don’t be scared. Don’t be worried. Don’t be afraid. Put your skill on the line along with your record. Put everything on the line. Put it all on the line at 147. Don’t put it at 144 a ka kore e hiahia ana ki te kōrero e pā ana ki reira.
I’m not going to worry about it. We still maintain our professionalism and come into this fight and this weigh-in the way we’re supposed to. No personal animosity towards Adrien Broner. I know him, ko ahau e mohio ki a ia i te tawhiti.
Ki te taua te mea, ngā tonu kua reira ake o te, “Hey, me pehea e mahi koe?” momo o te hononga, e kore i te “Kia haere a ki te karapu tenei po” momo o te whanaungatanga, me te hoki, e kore i te “He aha koe ka korero ai ki a ahau ki a koutou? Taea te whawhai ahau ki a koutou wā,” relationship. Na, we’re cool. The night of the fight, ka waiho matou hoariri mo 12 rauna, or however many rounds it lasts. I muri i taua, Ka e ahau te hunga e ahau, kia ngaio, me te kia i te mekemeke tiaki o ano.
Q
E ite te pai tenei taimaha, e kite ranei koe ia koe i muri i tenei neke tika hoki ki runga ki te Welterweight?
S. Mau
Oia mau hanga matou i tenei tere mo te take, and that was to fight the kid. I muri i taua, I don’t think there’ll be any other reason for me to move any lower than 147. It’s not going to be a problem this fight, but it’s not something that I want to entertain in the future. I’m a 147-pound fighter, simple as that. Anyone I fight will be a strong 147-pound fighter, not a blown-up 140-pound fighter and not a took-down 154-pounder. We look to fight everyone at their best, a ka te haere i toku pai ki te e 144 i runga i Rāhoroi.
K. Swanson
Te pai. That actually was your last media question, engari haere ahau ki te ui ki a koutou i te uiraa ahau, something that I actually shared with Errol Spence too. It’s Father’s Day weekend for the big boxing weekend in Las Vegas. Whakaaro ahau katoa i roto i te mekemeke e mohio e pā ana ki te tata, intimate relationship that the Porters have. I’d like, Shawn, hoki ki a koutou faaite ki a matou he aha te tikanga o to koutou papa ki a koutou, e te aha e whakamahere koe mo ra o te Metua i muri i te po Rāhoroi.
S. Mau
Pono, I’m happy that this fight has come at this time. My dad and I have worked extremely hard together for a very long time doing this sport. What better way to celebrate or wake up and just be proud of what we’ve done the night before, rite ki te utuafare, rite ki te rōpū? Au oaoa ahau e pā ana ki te mea i tenei whawhai kia te po i te aroaro o te rā o te Metua, a ka rapu ahau i mua ki te taea e ki runga, ki te ara, me te haere i runga i ki te ruma i muri, me te ake toku papa ara a miharo noa i kua mea i mahia e tatou, mārama, e kore e anake i roto i te whakakai, engari te mea to tatou i teie nei ei utuafare, me te rite ki te rōpū.
Te tikanga ia i te ao ki ahau, a ka mohio ia e. I definitely know I mean the world to him. I’ve said this before, te aroha e to tatou, e tatou faaite, kawe tatou e ki te whakakai ki ia atu, and it’s unparalleled. You can’t match it. E te tikanga o te rota. That makes a difference during the fight.
K. Swanson
Leonard, Te hinaaro nei au ki te tahuri i te reira i runga i ki a koutou no te kōrero whakamutunga.
L. Ellerbe
Te pai. I just want to clear up this whole weight issue. It seems that there’s a lot of back and forth about the weight. Both fighters have agreed to fight this fight Saturday at 144 pounds max. I want to be clear with that, 144 pounds max. Both fighters agree upon that. The fans are expecting a great fight, and I think that both fighters will be at their best come Saturday night. Both fighters have had an excellent camp and have prepared to fight at the weight, and both fighters know what to expect from each other. They know each other very well. They both have great strengths, a ka whakaaro ahau te haere i te reira ki te waiho i te whawhai i haere mai te po Rāhoroi rawa whakaongaonga.
Au tino mīharo ki a Shawn Porter ahau, with what he’s been able to do as a professional. What I like the most about Shawn is his confidence. As a young veteran, he’s willing to get in there with anybody and those are the things that are a rare attribute when what you see with young fighters. A lot of fighters talk the talk, but they’re not willing to step up. Ka rite ki mea ahau, one of the most impressive things that I personally admire about Shawn is that he’s willing to get in there with anybody. He’s even called out Floyd Mayweather. He’s willing to get in there with Floyd, and that’s what I like. The guy’s willing to put it on the line, takoto ki runga ki te raina, rave i te mea e te reira ki te whangai i to ratou utuafare e kia hoatu nga pā ta ratou e hiahia ana.
Titiro whakamua matou ki te pō o te Rāhoroi, he whawhai nui mo nga pā. Mauruuru a koutou katoa mo te kita i roto i.
K. Mau
Koe taata o te he wātū nui i reira, good questions. We’re feeling good, so we’re looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday. Thanks for having us.
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