Boxing

Manny Pacquiao's trainer says he's HAPPY to buy tickets to the big fight for some of his favorite V.I.P. celebs -- unfortunately for Mickey Rourke, he didn't make the cut.

Now, Bob Arum says he doesn't wanna disrespect the famous actor ... but says he ain't gettin' a free ride just because Mickey works out at the same gym where Manny trains.

So, who DOES get the hookup?

We already told you Bob promised a ticket to Ronda Rousey ... but now, Arum says there are a few other people he'll take care of ... some people with a VERY famous father.

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It seems like a joke to everyone who saw it -- 'cause it was hysterical -- but boxer Marvin "Papi Gallo" Jones says dropping his cell phone from his trunks during a fight ... cost him the bout!

Jones was fighting Friday night in Florida when his cell phone -- yes, cell phone -- fell onto the mat right after the opening bell.

Jones tells TMZ Sports he was listening to music before the fight and tucked the phone into his shorts. When he headed to the ring, he pulled out his headphones ... but not the phone. Next thing ya know his Samsung Galaxy's taking a standing 8.

Jones says he lost as result of the blunder because it threw off his focus. He says he kept thinking, "Man, my cell phone just fell out in the ring – and on TV!"

There would be no Hollywood movie ending if Ivan Drago were to fight Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao ... so says Dolph Lundgren who claims the "Rocky IV" villain would CRUSH both dudes.

Dolph was out in Hollywood -- signing some pretty cool pieces of memorabilia from the 1985 classic -- when he told us Ivan would have a simple message for the real life boxers -- "You will lose."

Basically, when it comes down to it ... Dolph says Ivan (6'7") would have been too big and too strong for Pac (5'7") and May (5'8").

Cross another couple of stars off the ringside list for the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight -- because Chrissy Teigen says there's no way in hell she and John Legend are paying $87k for tickets!

We broke the story ... a high end NY ticket broker is selling the first ringside seats for $87,500 each -- and says he's got multiple "serious" buyers lining up to throw their money around.

Which brings us to Chrissy ... who loves boxing ... who's married to a guy who also loves boxing ... who happens to be super rich ... and who also refuses to spend that kind of money on tickets.

And she's not the only rich star who says the tickets are a ripoff ... "Shark Tank" star Robert Herjavec is also refusing to pony up the dough.

Another day, another huge star at Manny Pacquiao's L.A. training camp -- this time, Mickey Rourke swung by for a workout ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Rourke -- sportin' a camouflage vest and some tight white bike shorts -- hit up Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood ... while Manny was inside gettin' his sweat on.

PacMan has been working out with a BUNCH of big stars lately -- including Tim Tebow, Dave Chappelle and Cuba Gooding Jr. ... and as we previously reported, Muhammad Ali is also rooting for him.

The price was right for Mike Tyson's former Ohio palace to get snatched up by a fledgling church ... which got a very sweet deal for the 58-acres -- and we've learned Tyson will have an open invitation.

Pastor Nick Dejacimo with The Living Word Sanctuary tells TMZ Sports they dropped $750k on the land and the house ... which is 33,000 sq. ft. Yeah, that's a lot of money ... until you consider it was valued at $1.3 million in 1999.

Pastor Nick says the place is almost ready to move in -- "The skylights, arches, and windows in the pool area, it literally looks like a church." As for the dilapidated pool ... he says it will be filled in and converted to the sanctuary.

He adds his humble congregation of 140 has saved 9 years worth of tithing donations in order to make the purchase. In addition to the church ... they plan to renovate part of the land into a workout facility with a jogging path.

He's worth a gazillion dollars (or something like that) ... but even super rich "Shark Tank" star Robert Herjavec thinks paying $87,500 for a ringside seat to May vs. Pac is nothing short of crazy.

Herjavec was leaving Craig's in West Hollywood Monday night when we asked about the first fight tickets to hit the market -- and his reaction is interesting ... considering he's exactly the kind of guy who could actually consider forking over the dough for a seat.

"The Greatest" has picked a side in the fight of the century -- with Muhammad Ali's daughter telling TMZ Sports, "My dad is Team Pacquiao all the way!"

We spoke with Rasheda Ali -- who's very close with her dad -- and she tells us, "My dad really likes Manny. He's a huge fan of his."

"He knows Manny's a great fighter ... but it's more about what he does outside the ring. He's such a charitable person."

Rasheda says Manny and her father have been friends for years -- and he even came to Muhammad's 70th birthday party back in 2012.

As for Floyd Mayweather, Rasheda tells us her dad respects him as a fighter -- but says he and Muhammad are two VERY different people.

"My dad stood for things. Mayweather ... I don't think there's a comparison."

Unfortunately, Muhammad won't be attending the fight in Vegas ... but Rasheda says he wouldn't miss it for the world.

"There's no question he's going to order it. It takes my dad way back to when he was fighting."

Seems an $87,500 price tag isn't deterring rich people from the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight ... because the broker selling the seats tells TMZ Sports he's already got "serious" buyers lined up.

We broke the story ... the guy who runs Precision Concierge New York (PCNY) says he's secured 39 tickets to the fight, including ringside seats, which he's selling for $87,500 each.

Hours after he posted the tix and the prices, Oren Schneider says he's already had real interest from legit buyers looking to throw around some serious dough.

"I've been getting phone calls all day," Schneider says ... but so far, the ringside tickets have not been officially snatched up.

A high-end NY-based "hospitality service" says it has the very first authentic ringside seats to the Mayweather vs.Pacquiao fight ... and they could be yours for $87,500-a-pop!!!

TMZ Sports spoke with Oren Schneider -- the head of Precision Concierge New York (PCNY) -- who tells us he has 39 tickets to the fight ... ranging from upper level to ringside seats.

The prime seats -- $87,500 for 6th row ringside ... but he only has two at the moment.

So, how did he get the seats since tickets have NOT gone on sale to the general public? Oren says he knows some very powerful people connected to the fight.

We called reps for the MGM Grand, Top Rank (Pacquiao's promoters) and TMT (Mayweather's people) who all told us the same thing -- it's possible the tickets are legit, but they didn't come from them.

As far as PCNY's legitimacy goes ... they've been registered as a legit business in New York since 2011 ... and we've spoken with several entertainment industry people who vouched for 'em.

That being said, here are some of the other prices:

(2) Lower 13 Row G @ $42,500 each (center ring)
(2) Lower 13 Row M @ $36,500 each (center ring)
(2-4) Lower 15 Row M @ $23,500 each (just off center ring)
(2-5) Lower 15 Row T @ $16,000 each (just off center ring)
(2-4) Lower 14 Row W @ $14,650 each (just off row R @ $12,500 each (corner)
(2-4) Lower 19 Row X @ $10,100 each (corner ring)
(2-4) Upper 209 Row L @ $7,850 each (corner to ringside)
(2-4) Lower 5 Row R @ $12,500 each (corner)
(2-4) Lower 19 Row X @ $10,100 each (corner ring)
(2-4) Upper 209 Row L @ $7,850 each (corner to ringside)

Hope you saved up.

Boxing superstar Jermain Taylor just appeared in court ... and said he's NOT GUILTY of assault and making terroristic threats at a Martin Luther King Jr. day parade back in January.

As we previously reported, Taylor was arrested in Arkansas after he allegedly pulled a gun on a married couple and their 3 young children ... and fired two shots in a rage ... after one of the children dropped his championship belt.

Taylor was charged with 5 counts of aggravated assault, 1 count of making a terroristic threat and 1 count of possession of a controlled substance.

Taylor -- who's currently in a court-ordered substance abuse program -- also asked the court if he could be allowed out of the program once a week to handle personal and professional issues ... but the judge denied his request.

Another celebrity guest at the Manny Pacquaio training camp ... this time Cuba Gooding Jr. spent some time with the challenger ... but says the whole thing is going down TEN YEARS too late!

CG2 was out in L.A. -- and even though he praised Manny ... saying the guy looks quick as ever ... you can tell Cuba's irritated that the fight of the century is happening a DECADE after it should have.

Floyd Mayweather can now eat guilt-free at his favorite guilty pleasure ... 'cause a Las Vegas Fatburger just concocted a brand new training-friendly organic burger ... just for the champ.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Floyd is so serious about beating Pacquiao on May 2 that he's adopted an all-organic diet during training ... courtesy of a $1,000-a-plate chef.

We spoke to the chef, who told us the real bummer of the new diet was saying goodbye to the 3 AM Fatburger visits that Floyd lives and dies for.

Well, it turns out Fatburger isn't about to take losing the (big tipping) champ lying down ... wielding their culinary wizardry to create an all-organic beef experience that Mayweather can scarf while he trains.

Darin Feinstein owns the Vegas Fatburger Floyd chomps at and he tells us he was so serious about the burger that he outsourced the creation of it to his other restaurant, the totally organic El Dorado Cantina.

"The meat is from the Sunfed ranch, highest quality beef. The lettuce, tomato, onion, relish, even the special sauce is all organic."

Feinstein says all it takes is one call from Floyd and the burger can be made at El Dorado and delivered to Fatburger so Money can pick it up and grub.

Meantime, Pacquiao's eating chocolate ...

'Memba when Floyd Mayweather beat Oscar De La Hoya in 2007?

Floyd does ... and he commissioned a $100k painting to honor the victory ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Mayweather hooked up with famed charcoal painter Dave Hobrecht ... who tells us Money ordered a custom piece of art a few months ago, featuring 7 fights he's especially proud of.

Among the defeated -- Guerrero, Cotto, Hatton, Mosley, Alvarez, Marquez and, of course, De La Hoya ... who's featured right in the center of the painting.

There's more ... Hobrecht says Floyd sent authentic used training artifacts to accentuate the painting including hand wraps, corner padding, speed bags and jump ropes.

The painting will ultimately end up in one of Floyd's homes ... right next the to emerald belt he's hoping to get on May 2nd.

Ludacris says Manny Pacquiao has ZERO chance of beating Floyd Mayweather in their mega fight ... 'cause he's seen Mayweather train -- and Money is just too focused to lose.

Luda sat down for an interview with "The Breakfast Club" when DJ Envy asked the 'Furious 7' star his opinion on who'll have their arms raised when the final bell rings on May 2nd.

That's when Luda dropped some inside knowledge sure to make the whole Philippines nervous ... saying he dropped by Mayweather's training camp in Vegas recently and saw a whole different Floyd.

"I've never in my life seen him this focused and training this hard."

Luda, who actually worked out with Floyd and his uncle Roger preparing for a role a couple of years ago, added that the whole Money Team is going extra hard for this one:

"If he usually runs 5 or 6 miles a day, he's running 8 or 9 miles a day. He knows everything is on the line."

Jake Gyllenhaal is a beast.

The actor got insanely ripped for his role in the upcoming "Southpaw" flick ... a movie about a boxer who loses everything and has to fight to get his life back.

The movie looks super emotional ... and 50 Cent has a role in it ... but the headline here is that Gyllenhaal looks like a real-life fighter in the new trailer.

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