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Post by Paul Magno on Nov 17, 2008 21:49:16 GMT -5
From Boxingscene.com:
I know the parties involved are trying VERY hard to sell the upcoming Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view as a "fight of the century" encounter, but the pre-fight shilling is starting to get to point of being absurd. In his blog for Ring Magazine, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach claims that Ivan Calderon slapped around Oscar De La Hoya when the two of them sparred last year.
Roach brought in Calderon, then the WBO champion at 105-pounds, to prepare De La Hoya for last May's bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Roach claims that Calderon boxed De La Hoya's ears off and based on those sparring sessions - he knows that Pacquiao will be able to beat De La Hoya on December 6 in Las Vegas.
"After I trained Oscar, I realized he had trouble with smaller guys and southpaws. Oscar sparred with Ivan Calderon, the former 105-pound champion, when I trained him for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight because I wanted someone real quick. Calderon slapped Oscar around like it was unbelievable. I said between rounds one time, 'Oscar, I want you to hit him one shot to show him who’s boss.' He couldn’t do it," Roach said.
You gotta give them credit: They're trying so hard to make this fight seem legit.
Anyway they wanna cut it, If Oscar wins he'll look like a bully beating up on a little guy and if he loses, he'll look like a chump.
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Post by punchdrunk on Nov 17, 2008 23:30:33 GMT -5
I've heard this from a couple of other boxing writers also,not just Roach.
DLH gains nothing but money from this,win lose or draw.
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Post by zd on Nov 18, 2008 0:07:52 GMT -5
I still believe this fight is just plain ridiculous...
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Post by SG on Nov 18, 2008 5:07:07 GMT -5
did anyone see DLH-Pacquiao 24/7. DLH is really pissing me off, he strikes me as a right prick.
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Post by Justfish1 on Nov 18, 2008 9:01:51 GMT -5
did anyone see DLH-Pacquiao 24/7. DLH is really pissing me off, he strikes me as a right prick. Yeah he's pissing me off too.
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Post by oldmarine on Nov 18, 2008 15:03:31 GMT -5
I still believe this fight is just plain ridiculous... I'm with you ZD, it is ridiculous!
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