OSCAR DE LA HOYA - FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. HIT THE ROAD
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PELEA MÁS MALA, MALÍSIMA! ...
por Lester Avilés
Una insatisfacción total de no ver lo que se
espera y lo que además se anuncia con bombos y platillos como lo máximo.
Con todos los recursos modernos de la nueva tecnologia de difusión y
promoción, altamente costosa. Un espectáculo subido a las nubes y valorado
en mares de dolares que al realizarse no pasó de ser un show de circo
pueblerino que valió un cartucho de cacahuates.
A FLOYD-OSCAR WEEK AFTER REVIEW....
by
George Elsasser
The cast: Lampley - Instead of slapping around his sweetie - maybe
should go the S&M bondage route - as a client. Credibility long gone
for the company man smoothie.
Merchant - maybe pulse slowed but still top dog
among the rest in both interview and color commentator crew -
unafraid to let his feelings known.
'PRETTY BOY' FLOYD'S 'GOLDEN' OPPORTUNITY
...
by Mike Cassell
When De La Hoya fought Hopkins, I called it a joke. That was until I
watched the fight. De La Hoya looked like a boy fighting a man. He stood
in the box and went toe to toe, with arguably the greatest counter
puncher in the game. He took his knockout from a man that had superior
power. He could have fought a different fight. He could have danced to a
victory.
DOES FATHER KNOW BEST?...
by
Rizwaan Zahid
Throughout the years, there have been numerous fighters
– not journeymen – but former world champions and challengers who have
had fathers as their trainers. Although having a trainer that is your
father could prove to be a vital asset at times, in many instances
fathers who are trainers have come under scrutiny. Many fathers have been
blamed for stopping
fights too early, since it is obvious that most fathers would not want to
put their sons in danger.
THE FIGHT THAT COULD HAVE SAVED BOXING?...
by Frankie Gonzalez Jr.
WBC Super Welterweight Champion, Oscar de la Hoya (38-5, 30 KO’s) lost a
Split Decision and his Title to WBC Welterweight Champion, Floyd
Mayweather
Jr. (38-0, 24 KO’s) Saturday night in Las Vegas. It was a good, close
fight and the two under card bouts were competitive and entertaining. Was
it worth $55 bucks? That’s for you to decide.
RUN, FLOYD, RUN!!...
by Martin Wade
HBO in conjunction with Golden Boy did their part in magnifying one of the more
polarizing images in recent sports memory. Oscar De La Hoya will provide the
final operative to the “Floyd Rules” by utilizing his considerable height and
weight to situate the physical genius into primal crawlspaces-with only one way
out. The “Pretty Boy” who boasts of 37 victims, he who was buzzed by DeMarcus
Corley and dropped by Zab Judah will be as he likes to often say “put on blast.”
What will he do with the world watching?
BAPTISM UNDER FIRE... by Jim Amato
Greatness
embodies more then just having blazing speed or a devastating punch. Many
felt that Oscar De La Hoya was a media prima donna on his rise to
multiple titles. Any questions about Oscar's heart were answered when he
met Ike Quartey. In a truly outstanding fight, Oscar pulled out all the
stops with a big twelfth round rally to eke out the decision. That was
Oscar's baptism under fire. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to have his
heart really tested. Will Oscar provide the exam?
GOLDEN BOY CEO SCHAEFER BECOMES U.S. CITIZEN
Golden Boy Promotions Chief
Executive Officer Richard Schaefer, a Swiss, and his
wife Lilia, who was born in Mexico, received their
United States citizenship at a swearing-in ceremony
today at Los Angeles City Hall. "We are both
extremely excited to now call America home," said Schaefer.
MAYWEATHER SR. DISTANCES HIMSELF
FROM JUNIOR..
.
It appears the
recent comments in the press by his son Floyd
Mayweather Jr. and brother Roger Mayweather have hit
a nerve with Floyd Mayweather, Sr., who told the
Grand Rapids Press he will no longer involve
himself in the May 5 fight between Floyd Jr. and
Oscar De La Hoya.
Floyd Sr. said the comments
kept him from ever returning to Floyd Jr.'s training
camp and he will not be part of the fight next week.
The move is not surprising in light of some borderline
comments Roger made with a negative twist toward Floyd
Sr. when Roger was asked by media members if he will
take advice from his brother on a strategy against De
La Hoya. Floyd Sr. used to train De La Hoya, but
refused to train him to fight his son when he
reportedly was denied his request for $2 million for
the fight.
MAYWEATHER OPENS NEW BOXING CLUB, MEETS THE PRESS
"Oscar
keeps talking about being in the best shape of his life, before every
fight he says the same thing, so why does he always get tired? And he will get tired."
DE LA HOYA MAYWEATHER
24/7 | EPISODE #2 | THIS SUNDAY 10:30 PM ET/PT
In the first episode, Oscar and Floyd let us into
their homes and camps, giving us a glimpse of the
beginning of training camp. As we get closer to the
fight on May 5th, we'll see how each boxer deals with
the pressure of camp life.
***Check
out exclusive video Q&A and outtakes from Episode #1
WHY FLOYD WILL LOSE AND WHY THAT'S GOOD...
by Chris Ackerman
But here is the worst part for
Mayweather…it almost doesn’t matter what happens. If he wins, what will critics
say? Something along the lines of my second and fourth paragraph. His opponent
was old, slow, tired and this fight proves nothing but that Floyd once again
took a fight that had an angle.
