Tweet
By TK Stewart - I just returned from a long slog to the Great White North where I took in the Canadian Arm Wrestling Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Now you wouldn’t think that me attending an arm wrestling competition would generate something to do with Rocky Juarez, but the whole affair got me to thinking.
With the fallout of Argentine, Jorge “La Hyena” Barrios from his September 15th fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, “The Boxing Banker” Richie “Rich” Schaefer, formerly an executive with Swiss Bank UBS Warburg (how’s that for useless information?) and Golden Boy Promotions were at Def-Con 4 trying to keep their “Fireworks” pay-per view show from fizzling out like a dud on Mexican Independence Day.
So when “La Hyena” was blacked out with multiple retinal tears it was no laughing matter. In stepped Rocky Juarez, who had initially been scheduled to face 126-pound IBF belt wearer Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on the same card and the day was saved for Golden Boy Promotions.
To their credit, Golden Boy initially pitched undefeated WBO 130-pound belt holder Joan Guzman as the replacement opponent for WBC champ Marquez, but that fight was turned down by Marquez’ trainer and manager Nacho Beristain quicker than you can say, “No way, Don Jose Sulaiman!” [details]
With the fallout of Argentine, Jorge “La Hyena” Barrios from his September 15th fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, “The Boxing Banker” Richie “Rich” Schaefer, formerly an executive with Swiss Bank UBS Warburg (how’s that for useless information?) and Golden Boy Promotions were at Def-Con 4 trying to keep their “Fireworks” pay-per view show from fizzling out like a dud on Mexican Independence Day.
So when “La Hyena” was blacked out with multiple retinal tears it was no laughing matter. In stepped Rocky Juarez, who had initially been scheduled to face 126-pound IBF belt wearer Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on the same card and the day was saved for Golden Boy Promotions.
To their credit, Golden Boy initially pitched undefeated WBO 130-pound belt holder Joan Guzman as the replacement opponent for WBC champ Marquez, but that fight was turned down by Marquez’ trainer and manager Nacho Beristain quicker than you can say, “No way, Don Jose Sulaiman!” [details]
Comment