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There were some moments that went against the usual Oscar formula of tears and gratitude. Patricia Arquette’s feminist call to arms at the end of her acceptance speech for supporting actress was unexpected and fierce. “We have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America,” she said. “Citizenfour,” about the National Security Agency leaker Edward J. Snowden, won best documentary, and its makers thanked Mr. Snowden, who is still in Russia, for his courage. Mr. Harris joked that Mr. Snowden “couldn’t be here for some treason.” Oscar nights usually do have their share of political posturing, but this was a particularly passionate evening. This year, in addition to Ms. Arquette’s speech, the question of race in Hollywood was addressed with both  humour.   In his opening monologue, Mr. Harris made a barbed allusion to the lack of diversity among the Academ...

Finally, contracts have been signed, dates have been picked, TV Stations and Cable Networks are on high to charge $99.95 USD pay per view.  Social Media Platforms are setting up for the great fight and the earnings are high. Your phones must be on full Internet subscriptions to pick up life streams. Tourism sectors are already pitching up by the ring side to offer black market ring side package at $20000 (13000 pounds Sterlin). A bidding war is under way for TV rights in at least 200 countries outside the US, the UK included with Sky, BT, BoxNation and perhaps ITV in contention for the bout, which is due to take place in Las Vegas on May 2. With the combined purse for Mayweather and Pacquiao totalling at least $250million, projections for the value of the event are rising from an initial $300m to close on half a billion.  If that comes to pass – and there are 10 weeks of promotional hype and hysteria to come - the rewards for the combatants will increase. Come May ...

The gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in their 1965 rematch were expected to fetch upward of $1 million at auction in February. T he boxing gloves Muhammad Ali wore when he won the world heavyweight championship for the first time sold at auction for $956,000 on Saturday night. Both pairs of gloves from the May 25, 1965, bout in Lewiston, Maine -- won by Ali with a first-round knockout from what some saw as a "phantom punch" Footage of the fight does not make it clear whether Ali's quick right hand actually connected, and many fans booed. Even the most famous photos of the fight show an enraged Ali standing over Liston as he lay on the canvas, gesturing and yelling at him to get up and fight. Given the controversial way the bout ended, the boxers' gloves were seized by George Russo, the boxing commissioner for Maine. The gloves remained in the Russo family until they were purchased several years ago by a California collector who is now selli...