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by David P. Greisman - The trash talk flowed over into pure vitriol. The pre-fight build-up included a press conference skirmish, one in which the parties involved and the bad blood between them left little doubt as to the legitimacy of what occurred. There had to be a reason. One would imagine that a belt was on the line. Or perhaps their fight was expected to produce a result important enough to alter the entire landscape of the Sweet Science.
“This is about pride.”
Those four words, spoken by Fernando Vargas on a conference call earlier this month, summed up everything about this Friday’s pay-per-view bout against Ricardo Mayorga.
It’s been more than a year since Vargas last fought. More than a year since Shane Mosley sent Vargas to the canvas with a single left hook, handing “El Feroz” his second straight loss to “Sugar Shane.” After a long layoff brought about by health issues, Vargas had returned to his glory days of fighting in the main event against boxing’s biggest stars. But just like his bouts against Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya, Vargas would come up short. [details]
“This is about pride.”
Those four words, spoken by Fernando Vargas on a conference call earlier this month, summed up everything about this Friday’s pay-per-view bout against Ricardo Mayorga.
It’s been more than a year since Vargas last fought. More than a year since Shane Mosley sent Vargas to the canvas with a single left hook, handing “El Feroz” his second straight loss to “Sugar Shane.” After a long layoff brought about by health issues, Vargas had returned to his glory days of fighting in the main event against boxing’s biggest stars. But just like his bouts against Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya, Vargas would come up short. [details]
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