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Behind the Scenes at the World Light Welterweight Championship

Where do you see yourself in five years? If your answer is drooling while in a permanent state of dementia then consider a rewarding career as a boxer.
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Emmy Award-winning comedian, host of <i>The Paul Mecurio Show</i>

Emmy Award-winning comedian, host of <i>The Paul Mecurio Show</i>
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As former Wall Street Lawyer and Investment banker turned comedian if anyone can give good, solid career advice, it's me. In this down economy you may be looking for work. Well, where do you see yourself in five years? If your answer is drooling while in a permanent state of dementia then consider a rewarding career as a boxer.

But to make it to the top and then wind up in financial ruin, a successful boxer has a team of "support" people behind him - fixing his boo-boos, rubbing Vaseline on his face and driving the boxer's Rolls Royce when he's supposed to be vacuuming his pool.

Who are these support people and how did they get to be in the position they're in? This segment I filed from the World Light Welterweight Championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton in Vegas shows you.

Watch HBO's Got No Game with Paul Mecurio below. New episodes will post each Friday through September 4 on www.hbo.com/gotnogame. Check out www.paulmecurio.com for behind the scenes photos and more.

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