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Metro
3 days ago
- Sport
- Metro
Don't be fooled, Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is another boxing farce
On Saturday night, Jake Paul fights an opponent who might just legitimise his professional boxing career like never before. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is the next man to step in the ring with 'The Problem Child' with their cruiserweight contest headlining the show in California. Whether we like it or not, Paul is a star attraction on the boxing landscape, one of its biggest draws with even Anthony Joshua among those giving real thought to fighting one of the game's most polarising figures. But being the biggest is still a considerably long away off from being among the best. Paul's previous 12 opponents are mix of influencers, former MMA fighters, unknown journeyman and a knackered Mike Tyson who was 30 years older than him when they met in their farcical bout last November. Tommy Fury, the only active boxer on his record (a description which is itself a bit of a stretch), handed him the only defeat of his career when they met in 2023. Chavez Jr represents a change in approach. The Mexican, son of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Snr who terrorised his opponents in the 1980s and 1990s, has fought 62 times as a professional, winning 54 of them. In 2011, he won the WBC middleweight title, defending one of the sport's most respected and revered belts three times. In 2017, he shared the ring with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in a huge all-Mexican dust-up, going the distance with a man who has been widely regarded as one of the best fighters on the planet for the last decade. Chavez Jr has genuine boxing pedigree at the highest level. Or rather, he had. In reality, the 39-year-old is another cleverly strategised cherry pick for Paul – one that could catapult him towards his own world title dream. Since losing his world title to Sergio Martinez in 2012, Chavez Jr has fought just 13 times – losing five of them. The vast majority of his 54 career wins came early on, with most of them coming against easy and mismatched opposition. Sound familiar? His fight with Canelo in 2017 was a huge spectacle, a box office hit that took place on Cinco de Mayo, the date reserved only for the biggest fights on the boxing calendar. But Canelo barely broke a sweat in winning all 12 rounds. Losing to Canelo is no disgrace. But in an attempt to return to the top table in 2019, Chavez Jr suffered one of the most humiliating nights of his career. 24 hours after missing weight by five pounds, he quit on his stool in the fifth round of his meeting with Daniel Jacobs, later citing a broken hand. Fans in attendance were not convinced, throwing food, drinks and anything else they could get their hands on into the ring, booing Chavez Jr as he was escorted backstage. His legendary father Chavez Snr, was among those in attendance, visibility disgusted with his son's performance. Jacobs was a fine operator and while the manner of defeat was poor, plenty of decent names were bested by the American. But it would get worse for Chavez Jr. He was back to fight UFC legend Anderson Silva in 2021. The Brazilian was 46 at the time of the fight having left UFC the previous year after a run of four defeats in five bouts. Silva had not boxed in 16 years. But the veteran still produced a split decision victory as he outboxed Chavez Jr, who again missed weight leading up to fight night. 16 months later, Paul fought Silva, comfortably beating the Brazilian. Chavez Jr returned to the ring last year, picking up a points win over another former MMA fighter in Uriah Hall in a close but dull contest. It has been a long time since Chavez Jr looked in any way fearsome in a boxing ring but obvious incentives in silencing Paul might be enough to stir the spirit that made his father such an icon of boxing. But under the surface, it is another cleverly calculated move that could have an almighty prize at the end of it for Paul. 'My goal is to become world champion and the WBA and WBC plan on ranking me depending on my performance,' Paul said. 'And once I'm ranked I can go for the title shot.' MORE: Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: UK start time and how to watch live stream
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
However you celebrate Juneteenth, do it now. It might not be a holiday forever
There's a big question swirling around Juneteenth: How do we celebrate it? It's something organizers and activists are asking themselves as battles over history education and workplace diversity initiatives dominate debates and cross racial lines. Consider me cautiously optimistic and skeptically nervous. We've got a chance to get this right, but the George Floyd protests of 2020 and the Kendrick Lamar 2025 Super Bowl halftime concert have showed us just how far the gap is between racial progressives and social conservatives. Let's take a second to reflect on where we are and where we could go with the nation's newest federal holiday. Across the nation, Juneteenth gatherings have ranged from loud parties to quiet prayer services. These days, it's easy to find food trucks, panel discussions, live music, storytelling, history presentations, barbecue contests, spades tournaments, line dances (I know my family can't gather anywhere without doing the hustle), softball games and good-ol' fashioned speechifying. There's so much variety because Juneteenth isn't like the Fourth of July or Christmas with traditions that have become part of our national DNA. For the last 200 years or so, it's been a Black thing, and we wouldn't expect anyone else to understand. On its face, this question is wild. Does anyone ask the same thing about Hanukkah or St. Patrick's Day or Cinco de Mayo? Aside from that, Juneteenth has been for all Americans since 2021, at least. Despite the emancipation that Juneteenth celebrates, Black people have been living in two cultures throughout American history. We've got our own national anthem ('Lift Every Voice and Sing'), holiday season (Kwanzaa), Thanksgiving foods (sweet potato pie, please), music (Kendrick Lamar didn't come up with that halftime show from scratch), public figures (believe in Charlamagne tha God), authors (Angie Thomas), sports legends (Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige and Cool Papa Bell, and that's just baseball) and cultural traditions (like sitting in a chair for half a day to get your hair braided before vacation.) It's a natural response to being shut out of so many mainstream places and spaces. Of course, but people from other racial backgrounds are guests, in this case. Good guests take pains to avoid offending their hosts. (For example, I don't offer coffee to my LDS friends or bacon to my Jewish friends.) Absolutely. This is a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch waiting to happen. There shouldn't be any blackface or watermelon jokes. And, please, don't wear a MAGA hat to the cookout. But mostly, I'm afraid of how Black culture might be reduced to stereotypes or warped beyond recognition. Remember when I mentioned St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo? I don't think anyone had green beer or leprechauns in mind when they decided to honor the patron saint of Ireland in the early 1600s. And why do so many people think Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse for half off margaritas and tacos? Do we really want Juneteenth to devolve into 'St. Blacktrick's Day' or 'Negro de Mayo?' Lord knows, there are enough Black stereotypes to keep Michael Che and Colin Jost busy every weekend for the next 10 years, at least. Let's not do that, please. Remember that the Black American experience is unique and try to honor it. For me, I can't think about the Black experience without thinking about separation. People were forced onto slave ships and separated from all that they knew. Children were separated from parents on auction blocks. Families were separated during the Great Migration. And we're still reeling from the separation of the prison epidemic. It's a good time to find a community of people and celebrate the racial progress we've made over the last few decades. (For example, when Kamala Harris ran for president, it was more about her being a woman than about her being Black. That would have been an unimaginable reality for any rational person during the civil rights era.) And given all the separation Black Americans have faced through history, it would be fitting to celebrate in a community gathering — the bigger, the better. Sure, you can. Especially if you have the day off. Some people don't like crowds. Maybe. You'll have to check with your employer. Private businesses aren't required to give employees the day off, paid or otherwise. And if you do get the day off, schedule it appropriately with your supervisor. Just a guess here, but it's probably a bad idea to just skip work without telling anyone. Good question. I remember being a kid and watching 'The Ten Commandments' every Easter and 'A Christmas Story' to celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus. I'm not sure there's a Black Hollywood equivalent, but Tyler Perry or Spike Lee might have some ideas. Maybe play your favorite Sidney Poitier movie on a loop and call it high cotton? (Black people have our own way of saying 'good,' too.) The balance for me is celebrating Black resilience without spending too much time reliving Black trauma. Juneteenth came about when enslaved people in Texas finally learned about their freedom about two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We've had to overcome a lot just to exist, and some of us are thriving. Yeah. Celebrate it now because we need the momentum. The way things are going in Washington, D.C, we can't be certain Juneteenth will remain a federal holiday forever. Reach Moore at gmoore@ or 602-444-2236. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @SayingMoore. Like this column? Get more opinions in your email inbox by signing up for our free opinions newsletter, which publishes Monday through Friday. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: How to celebrate Juneteenth? Here are the dos and don'ts | Opinion
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Police make three arrests in connection to OKC food hall shooting in May
Oklahoma City police have made three arrests in connection with a May 5 shooting near The Collective. The shooting ― which seriously wounded four people and injured at least five more ― occurred outside the food hall in Oklahoma City's Midtown, where people had gathered for a Cinco de Mayo celebration and to watch an Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game against the Denver Nuggets. According to police, investigators learned there was a fight outside of the restaurant between a female suspect and two other patrons. As detailed in arrest affidavits written by police, detectives learned from shooting victims that the 23-year-old woman was heard calling her boyfriend claiming that she had been jumped and that "she was going to have her man come over and shoot the spot up." About five minutes after the phone call, the boyfriend, 25, pulled up in a red Hyundai Sonata with another man, and shots were fired at the crowd, according to the affidavits. The Oklahoman is not naming the three people because they have not been formally charged. More: Police searching for answers after shooting near OKC food hall: Everything we know so far Affidavits also show that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Moore and was later found burned near Interstate 240 Service Road just west of Bryant Avenue on May 7. After the shooting, the woman's boyfriend was stopped in traffic in Moore on May 12 and was arrested on weapon charges, according to Oklahoma City police. Detectives later learned the names of the other two people during the investigation, and both were taken into custody on June 3, almost a full month after the shooting occurred. The boyfriend was already in violation of his probation after pleading guilty in 2024 to assault and battery with a deadly weapon and was taken into federal custody May 23, jail spokesman Mark Opgrande said. The suspects face a range of accusations, including multiple complaints of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, use of a vehicle to facilitate a shooting, third-degree arson and destroying evidence. Online court records do not list attorneys for any of the three in the case. Immediately after the shooting, The Collective provided shelter to people who were injured while first responders were coming to the property. "People were running in to The Collective and the staff was getting them in, making sure they were staying as safe as possible in there," said Nathan Wiewel, a spokesperson for The Collective. "The staff at The Collective were treating them, making sure that they were as safe as possible, making sure that responders could get to them." As the shooting fell on May 5, the food hall was hosting a Cinco de Mayo event and had additional security due to anticipated crowds. The recent shooting outside The Collective seemed to echo an incident from 2012 when eight people were hurt from gunfire in Oklahoma City's Bricktown. A crowd of thousands had been watching a Thunder-Lakers playoff game on the jumbotron outside the arena in Thunder Alley when the 2012 shooting occurred, which led to officials shutting down the large outdoor watch parties. It turned out that the 2012 shooting was not directly tied to the game but was the result of a dispute between two groups of people on the street. As far as the May 2025 incident outside The Collective, however, police said they do not know what caused the fight between the women ahead of the shooting but said they would continue investigating. "These swift arrests highlight the tireless work of our investigators and our commitment to keeping Oklahoma City safe," police said in a news release June 4. In the meantime, The Collective is now operational again after almost a month of recovery. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Police arrest three in relation to May shooting at OKC food hall
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Arellano: Guess who suddenly has a 'TACO' allergy? How a tasty sounding acronym haunts Trump
Guess who suddenly has a "TACO" allergy? President Yuge Taco Salad himself. In the annals of four-letter words and acronyms Donald Trump has long hitched his political fortunes on, the word "taco" may be easy to overlook. There's MAGA, most famously. DOGE, courtesy of Elon Musk. Huge (pronounced yuge, of course). Wall, as in the one he continues to build on the U.S.-Mexico border. 'Love' for himself, 'hate' against all who stand in his way. There's a four-letter term, however, that best sums up Trump's shambolic presidency, one no one would've ever associated with him when he announced his first successful presidential campaign a decade ago. Taco. His first use of the most quintessential of Mexican meals happened on Cinco de Mayo 2016, when Trump posted a portrait of himself grinning in front of a giant taco salad while proclaiming 'I Love Hispanics!' Latino leaders immediately ridiculed his Hispandering, with UnidosUS president Janet Murguia telling the New York Times that it was 'clueless, offensive and self-promoting' while also complaining, 'I don't know that any self-respecting Latino would even acknowledge that a taco bowl is part of our culture.' Read more: Column: From Trump's taco bowl to Amy Klobuchar's Elena, when 'Hispandering' goes wrong I might've been the only Trump critic in the country to defend his decision to promote taco salads. After all, it's a dish invented by a Mexican American family at the old Casa de Fritos stand in Disneyland. But also because the meal can be a beautiful, crunchy thing in the right hands. Besides, I realized what Trump was doing: getting his name in the news, trolling opponents, and having a hell of a good time doing it while welcoming Latinos into his basket of deplorables as he strove for the presidency. Hey, you couldn't blame the guy for trying. Guess what happened? Despite consistently trashing Latinos, Trump increased his share of that electorate in each of his presidential runs and leaned on them last year to capture swing states like Arizona and Nevada. Latino Republican politicians made historic gains across the country in his wake — especially in California, where the number of Latino GOP legislators jumped from four in 2022 to a record nine. The Trump taco salad tweet allowed his campaign to present their billionaire boss to Latinos as just any other Jose Schmo ready to chow down on Mexican food. It used the ridicule thrown at him as proof to other supporters that elites hated people like them. Trump must have at least felt confident the taco salad gambit from yesteryear worked because he reposted the image on social media this Cinco de Mayo, adding the line 'This was so wonderful, 9 years ago today!' It's not exactly live by the taco, die by the taco. (Come on, why would such a tasty force of good want to hurt anyone)? But Trump is suddenly perturbed by the mere mention of TACO. That's an acronym mentioned in a Financial Times newsletter earlier this month that means Trump Always Chickens Out. The insult is in reference to the growing belief in Wall Street that people who invest in stocks should keep in mind that the president talks tough on tariffs but never follows through because he folds under pressure like the Clippers. Or a taco, come to think of it. Trump raged when CNBC reporter Megan Cassella asked him about TACO at a White House press conference this week. 'Don't ever say what you said,' the commander in chief snarled before boasting about how he wasn't a chicken and was actually a tough guy. 'That's a nasty question.' No other reporter followed up with TACO questions, because the rest of the internet did. Images of Trump in everything from taco suits to taco crowns to carnivorous tacos swallowing Trump whole have bloomed ever since. News outlets are spreading Trump's out-of-proportion response to something he could've just laughed off, while "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" just aired a parody song to the tune of "Macho Man" titled — what else? — "Taco Man." The TACO coinage is perfect: snappy, easily understandable, truthful and seems Trump-proof. The master of appropriating insults just can't do anything to make TACO his — Trump Always Cares Outstandingly just doesn't have the same ring. It's also a reminder that Trump's anti-Latino agenda so far in his administration makes a predictable mockery of his taco salad boast and related Hispandering. Read more: Hiltzik: Explaining the newest Wall Street craze — the 'TACO' trade In just over four months, Trump and his lackeys have tried to deport as many Latino immigrants — legal and illegal — as possible and has threatened Mexico — one of this country's vital trading partners — with a 25% tariff. He has signed executive orders declaring English the official language of the United States and seeking to bring back penalties against truck drivers who supposedly don't speak English well enough at a time when immigrants make up about 18% of the troquero force and Latinos are a big chunk of it. Meanwhile, the economy — the main reason why so many Latinos went for Trump in 2024 in the first place — hasn't improved since the Biden administration and always seems one Trump speech away from getting even wobblier. As for Latinos, there are some signs Trump's early presidency has done him no great favors with them. An April survey by the Pew Research Center — considered the proverbial gold standard when it comes to objectively gauging how Latinos feel about issues — found 27% of them approve of how he's doing as president, down from 36% back in February. Trump was always an imperfect champion of the taco's winning potential, and not because the fish tacos at his Trump Grill come with French fries (labeled "Idaho" on the menu) and the taco salad currently costs a ghastly $25. He never really understood that a successful taco must appeal to everyone, never shatter or rip apart under pressure and can never take itself seriously like a burrito or a snooty mole. The president needs to move on from his taco dalliance and pay attention to another four-letter word, one more and more Americans utter after every pendejo move Trump and his flunkies commit: Help. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Guess who suddenly has a ‘TACO' allergy? How a tasty sounding acronym haunts Trump
Guess who suddenly has a 'TACO' allergy? President Yuge Taco Salad himself. In the annals of four-letter words and acronyms Donald Trump has long hitched his political fortunes on, the word 'taco' may be easy to overlook. There's MAGA, most famously. DOGE, courtesy of Elon Musk. Huge (pronounced yuge, of course). Wall, as in the one he continues to build on the U.S.-Mexico border. 'Love' for himself, 'hate' against all who stand in his way. There's a four-letter term, however, that best sums up Trump's shambolic presidency, one no one would've ever associated with him when he announced his first successful presidential campaign a decade ago. Taco. His first use of the most quintessential of Mexican meals happened on Cinco de Mayo 2016, when Trump posted a portrait of himself grinning in front of a giant taco salad while proclaiming 'I Love Hispanics!' Latino leaders immediately ridiculed his Hispandering, with UnidosUS president Janet Murguia telling the New York Times that it was 'clueless, offensive and self-promoting' while also complaining, 'I don't know that any self-respecting Latino would even acknowledge that a taco bowl is part of our culture.' I might've been the only Trump critic in the country to defend his decision to promote taco salads. After all, it's a dish invented by a Mexican American family at the old Casa de Fritos stand in Disneyland. But also because the meal can be a beautiful, crunchy thing in the right hands. Besides, I realized what Trump was doing: getting his name in the news, trolling opponents, and having a hell of a good time doing it while welcoming Latinos into his basket of deplorables as he strove for the presidency. Hey, you couldn't blame the guy for trying. Guess what happened? Despite consistently trashing Latinos, Trump increased his share of that electorate in each of his presidential runs and leaned on them last year to capture swing states like Arizona and Nevada. Latino Republican politicians made historic gains across the country in his wake — especially in California, where the number of Latino GOP legislators jumped from four in 2022 to a record nine. The Trump taco salad tweet allowed his campaign to present their billionaire boss to Latinos as just any other Jose Schmo ready to chow down on Mexican food. It used the ridicule thrown at him as proof to other supporters that elites hated people like them. Trump must have at least felt confident the taco salad gambit from yesteryear worked because he reposted the image on social media this Cinco de Mayo, adding the line 'This was so wonderful, 9 years ago today!' It's not exactly live by the taco, die by the taco. (Come on, why would such a tasty force of good want to hurt anyone)? But Trump is suddenly perturbed by the mere mention of TACO. That's an acronym mentioned in a Financial Times newsletter earlier this month that means Trump Always Chickens Out. The insult is in reference to the growing belief in Wall Street that people who invest in stocks should keep in mind that the president talks tough on tariffs but never follows through because he folds under pressure like the Clippers. Or a taco, come to think of it. Trump raged when CNBC reporter Megan Cassella asked him about TACO at a White House press conference this week. 'Don't ever say what you said,' the commander in chief snarled before boasting about how he wasn't a chicken and was actually a tough guy. 'That's a nasty question.' No other reporter followed up with TACO questions, because the rest of the internet did. Images of Trump in everything from taco suits to taco crowns to carnivorous tacos swallowing Trump whole have bloomed ever since. News outlets are spreading Trump's out-of-proportion response to something he could've just laughed off, while 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' just aired a parody song to the tune of 'Macho Man' titled — what else? — 'Taco Man.' The TACO coinage is perfect: snappy, easily understandable, truthful and seems Trump-proof. The master of appropriating insults just can't do anything to make TACO his — Trump Always Cares Outstandingly just doesn't have the same ring. It's also a reminder that Trump's anti-Latino agenda so far in his administration makes a predictable mockery of his taco salad boast and related Hispandering. In just over four months, Trump and his lackeys have tried to deport as many Latino immigrants — legal and illegal — as possible and has threatened Mexico — one of this country's vital trading partners — with a 25% tariff. He has signed executive orders declaring English the official language of the United States and seeking to bring back penalties against truck drivers who supposedly don't speak English well enough at a time when immigrants make up about 18% of the troquero force and Latinos are a big chunk of it. Meanwhile, the economy — the main reason why so many Latinos went for Trump in 2024 in the first place — hasn't improved since the Biden administration and always seems one Trump speech away from getting even wobblier. As for Latinos, there are some signs Trump's early presidency has done him no great favors with them. An April survey by the Pew Research Center — considered the proverbial gold standard when it comes to objectively gauging how Latinos feel about issues — found 27% of them approve of how he's doing as president, down from 36% back in February. Trump was always an imperfect champion of the taco's winning potential, and not because the fish tacos at his Trump Grill come with French fries (labeled 'Idaho' on the menu) and the taco salad currently costs a ghastly $25. He never really understood that a successful taco must appeal to everyone, never shatter or rip apart under pressure and can never take itself seriously like a burrito or a snooty mole. The president needs to move on from his taco dalliance and pay attention to another four-letter word, one more and more Americans utter after every pendejo move Trump and his flunkies commit: Help.
