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Boxer Rocky Lockridge Dead At 60
ROCKY LOCKRIDGE
Former boxing champ Rocky Lockridge, most re- cently known for breaking down on an episode of Inter- vention, passed away last Thursday from complications from a previous stroke. He was 60-years-old.
Lockridge fought back in the 80s where he won multiple matches – one of them includ- ing his infamous fight with Roger Mayweather in 1984 and again in 1987 when he won the IBF Junior Lightweight belt over Barry Michael.
As time progressed, the boxer became addicted to co- caine and family looked to A&E for help. Hence, his appearance on Intervention. The cry he let out on the show went viral and later became one of the most popular memes on social media.
Dwyane Wade Documentary Will Chronicle Life And Career
DWYANE WADE
Dwyane Wade is getting a taste of the made-for-movie treatment because Imagine Documentaries has opted to create a documentary chroni- cling the All Star's final season in the NBA.
Wade announced his de- parture from the league in Sep- tember 2018 to focus on family business, however, the 37-year- old promised fans a farewell season to remember and he is certainly delivering. The film is guaranteed to be the memento supporters were looking for fol- lowing the news of his impend- ing retreat.
Wade's production com- pany, 59th & Prairie Entertain- ment, also has a stake in the movie. The film is being di- rected by Bob Metelus, who is also producing the reel along- side Imagine Documentaries president, Justin Wilkes.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
AJA
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Says He Could Get
$1 Billion Paycheck
To Fight For UFC
FLOYD MAYWEATHER Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
is always looking out for his bank account, so it's surpris- ing he hasn't fought in the UFC based on what the unde- feated boxing superstar be- lieves he would get paid for an MMA matchup.
Appearing on Kevin Hart's Cold As Balls show, Mayweather said UFC
would give him a deal worth at least $1 billion to fight for them.
"I can go get a deal right now from the UFC," he said. "Probably three-fight, four- fight, billion-dollar deal if that's what I wanted."
Mayweather has been linked to UFC on multiple oc- casions since defeating Conor McGregor in a box- ing match in August 2017.
Khabib Nurmagome- dov's manager, Ali Abde- laziz, said that Mayweather was "begging" to fight the UFC lightweight champion.
While Mayweather con- tinues to tease the mixed martial arts world, he will bask in the glow of the $275 million he made last year.
Magic Johnson Says Pelicans Negotiated In Bad Faith In Anthony Davis Talks
MAGIC JOHNSON AND ANTHONY DAVIS
The Los Angeles Lakers know they got played by Dell Demps and the New Or- leans Pelicans.
Lakers president Magic Johnson openly said Sun- day that the Pelicans did not engage in good faith negotia- tions with his team in An- thony Davis trade talks.
Johnson is only saying what everyone already knew. By the trade deadline, the Pelicans weren’t even calling back on the Lakers’ latest offer, though it was the clos- est to what New Orleans was demanding. It’s also widely believed that it was the Peli- cans who were leaking the
nature of the offers to the media, with some suggesting it was part of a conspiracy theory to destabilize their po- tential trade partner.
Of course, negotiations are a two-way street, and many felt that the Lakers’ initial offer wasn’t good enough to be taken seriously either.
Realistically, the Pelicans had no reason to trade Davis now with the Lakers as the lone bidders. Los An- geles was taken for a ride, and there will certainly be more serious negotiations with a wider range of teams in the summer.
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