EL SEGUNDO HERALD March 23, 2017 Page 5 CITY OF EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL Volunteers Needed! The City Council is currently accepting applications for the following Committees, Commissions and Boards (CCB) positions. Immediate Openings Environmental Committee One position Capital Improvement Program Advisory Committee One position Terms Expiring Soon Recreation and Parks Commission Two positions expire May 30, 2017 Environmental Committee One position expires June 30, 2017 Planning Commission One position expires June 30, 2017 Senior Citizen Housing Corporation Board Two positions expire June 30, 2017 Library Board of Trustees Two positions expire June 30, 2017 Investment Advisory Committee One position expire August 30, 2017 Capital Improvement Program Advisory Committee One Position expires November 30, 2017 If you are interested in applying and would like more information, please log onto the City’s website at www.elsegundo.org. Applications are also available in the City Council Office at City Hall, 350 Main Street. Beware of Mayweather/ McGregor Fight By Adam Serrao Don’t look now, but a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and the UFC’s Conor McGregor seems to be gaining steam and is basically all but finalized. While the potential fight hasn’t gained full approval from the boxing commission or even from McGregor’s camp yet, there is simply too much money on the line for either of the two potential competitors to turn it down. Because of all of the money at stake, buyers should beware of spending their hard-earned cash in order to be duped by Mayweather again. We all remember what happened when he took to the ring to take on Manny Pacquiao in May of 2015. The two combatants danced around each other, hesitant to throw any punch of significance, and both laughed their way to the bank. A fight between Mayweather and McGregor would simply be more of the same with us, the fans, losing in the ring. Mayweather isn’t only arguably one of the best boxers to ever put gloves on and get inside of the ring, but he is also one of the greatest businessmen in professional sports. That being said, he certainly knows what he is doing when it comes to big-ticket fights like the one that Mayweather vs. McGregor is sure to be. It is currently estimated that Floyd “Money” Mayweather is worth approximately $650 million, according to the Forbes rich list. Much of that projected wealth came from the Mayweather/ Pacquiao fight when the two fighters listlessly danced around one another for an hour and divvied up a purse of roughly $230 million ($19.1 million per boring round). A fight between Mayweather and McGregor is expected to easily double that figure and is speculated to gross upwards of $500 million. If you were either athlete, why wouldn’t you do it? Receiving almost $40 million per round to dance from rope to rope while we all sit on the couch and stuff our faces with nachos hoping for blood is a no-brainer. But with Mayweather and McGregor, blood will be the last thing to drip on the canvas when the fight does eventually take place. Sure, you’ll hear a lot of bickering leading up to the fight. McGregor will throw things at a press conference, exclaim that he’s the greatest to ever live, and badmouth Mayweather every way that he can. Mayweather will do the same in a more toned-down fashion, insisting that he’s the greatest who ever lived and is simply unbeatable. What really goes on behind the scenes, however, is what the fan fails to see. Behind the scenes is where Mayweather and McGregor shake hands and agree to walk away with tons of money, all while practicing theater DEADLINES OBITUARIES: Monday at noon. CALENDAR ITEMS: Monday at noon. PEOPLE ITEMS: Monday at noon. CLASSIFIEDS: Tuesday at noon. LEGAL NOTICES: Wednesday at 11:00 am. REAL ESTATE ADS: Monday at noon. AD CANCELLATIONS: Prior Thursday. LATE CANCELLATIONS WILL BE CHARGED 50% OF AD in the process. What the general public will see isn’t real. It’s simply a charade put on by two fighters who are both looking to drum up as much publicity as possible so that they can walk away with as much money as they possibly can. Mayweather has already come out of his selfproclaimed retirement with the caveat that doing so was with the simple intent to fight McGregor. McGregor, on the other hand, obtained a boxing license in California last November. While the fight hasn’t been finalized yet, everything is certainly leading to its confirmation sooner, rather than later. McGregor is currently taking some time away from all sports in general to be with his expectant girlfriend, who is said to be looking forward to the couple’s first child this May. While not having committed to the fight entirely just yet, McGregor has said that he’d do it for $100 million, which is what Mayweather and Pacquiao each made for their fight. A Mayweather/McGregor fight is expected to well-exceed those figures. With his first child on the way and a payday like that basically in the books, what athlete in their right mind would turn a “fight” against Mayweather down? The publicity machine hasn’t even begun to start whirring with all of the fake controversy and craziness that the finalization of this fight will formulate. It is, however, bound to happen, and could even happen as early as this summer. The end result, of course, will be Mayweather winning--probably at the end of 12 extremely boring rounds. It will be a boxing match, however, and a boxing match that the UFC star McGregor, has never participated in either professionally or as an amateur. It isn’t the skill level of McGregor that fans are necessarily concerned with, however. It’s the amount of money that is on the line. Money creates magnetism and for that simple fact, hordes of fans will line up and be tempted to watch. An estimated 4.6 million people tuned it to watch the money-grab that was Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. A Mayweather vs. McGregor fight will likely grab even more people’s attentions. Instead of going out and paying some ungodly cover charge to watch it at a bar--or even worse, spending the $100 to watch it at home on pay-per-view--simply fall asleep like you do every night and read the sports headlines in the morning. While Mayweather vs. McGregor may gather tons and tons of publicity, there is no questioning the fact that the only entertainment value to be gained is not for the fans, but for the two extremely wealthy fighters in the center of the ring. – Asixlion@earthlink.net • Following the Eagles in Spring Sports By Gregg McMullin The spring sports are well into their third week of the season and the El Segundo Eagles are showing promise. The baseball team is discovering their strengths, the boys’ lacrosse team is making a name for themselves, the swim teams are off to a great start while the girls’ softball team is getting some early season experience. Head coach Billy Traber knew he was inheriting a good baseball team filled with experience and talent. The Eagles’ schedule is filled with plenty of challenges, including a doubleheader against Torrance and a game against Hart recently. Coach Traber certainly learned more about his team and its strengths with those games that should pay dividends later on in the season. One of the areas of concern for Traber was pitching. Yes, they have two quality starters in Spencer Long and Jimmy Galicia and plenty of relief in Justin Ostler and Jared Whitney as well as others. But the schedule is long with plenty of games to play during the course of a week, so Traber gave the ball to Justin Mostert. Facing Torrance, the top-ranked South Bay team, Mostert was brilliant. The crafty junior right-hander baffled a strong-hitting Tartars See Eagles, page 8 CJ Shevlin tags out Torrance’s BJ Becerra on a steal attempt.
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