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...spell? Easy. Take the sport's most talented fighter, Floyd Mayweather Jr., 30, a self-described "hustler" who was nearly gunned down as a baby and is, kindly, referred to by one promoter as "a huge pain in the ass." Pit him against the sport's last glamour boy, Oscar De La Hoya, 34, bred tough in East L.A. but now a clean-cut corporate sweetheart whose broad, boyish smile has made millions swoon into his corner. Naturally, his charm has also turned off others who would love a guy like Mayweather to coldcock that grin off his face...
...years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. But young Mayweather, who turned pro after winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, soon found his father overbearing and evicted him from his house. Uncle Roger, Floyd Sr.'s brother, took over as trainer. Floyd Sr. found a new client: Oscar De La Hoya...
...Mayweather labels De La Hoya "fake" and "boring," among the printable adjectives-- feeds the intrigue. "What kind of son kicks his father out of the house and leaves him in the street?" De La Hoya asks. "He's a brat that needs a reality check." These words ignite Mayweather. "Oscar doesn't need to be in me and my dad's personal business," he barks. "I'm going to say a prayer for Oscar tonight. Like I do every night...
...honor Schoonmaker, the Coolidge organized a retrospective of her films, showing “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “The Aviator” (for which she earned her second Oscar), and “The King of Comedy,” all of which were made in collaboration with Scorsese...
Schoonmaker accepted another honor, the Coolidge Award, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline on April 11. The next day, she held a sold-out master class in film editing and participated in a panel discussion following a screening of the her latest Oscar-winning film, “The Departed,” which included film composer Howard Shore and screenwriter William Monahan...