By Bill "Two Scoops" Emes
A few months ago, trainer Angel Garcia spoke to BoxingScene.com and took several shots at two-time Olympic champion Zou Shiming of China. Garcia was unhappy with the way HBO was pushing Shiming, and the way Shiming was getting paid, in comparison to many Olympians from the United States who are not getting paid and unable to get major television dates for several years.
On Thursday, Garcia once again took aim at Shiming, 32-years-old, over his recent showcase on HBO and the paycheck he received of $500,000 for only his second pro fight, which came against an 18-year-old prospect from Mexico, Jesus Ortega.
Shiming will now return for his third fight as part of the undercard for the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios HBO pay-per-view on November 23 in Macau.
"If you are paying 60 dollars, you want to see something good. You don't want to see something like a few weeks ago. A 3-0 guy, 118-pounds, with a pamper on wet. Are you serious? We talking about that Chinese guy from China. I don't know his name. I could have went to an amateur show and watched that, and paid ten bucks at the door," Garcia told BoxingScene.com.
"This guy is getting $500,000 for what? Let him earn his money like Danny did. Danny was making $2500 for a four rounder [in his second fight]. [Shiming] is getting that for what? He's a grown man fighting little kids in there. He's fighting little kids. Because in those countries it's not like America. In America you have a box-off and [the winner goes to the Olympics]. Over there they keep them and just [point a finger and say] 'you're going to the Olympics...not him, you'. He's fighting 17 and 18 year old kids, you would be an two-time Olympic champion too."
"They say got 10 million views in China. There are a billion people over there and half of them turned on because he's Chinese."
Angel then took a few shots that may cause some controversy. Here is a short clip.
