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September 21, 2004
By Karl Freitag
"I can't wait to get my hands on Tito," said former WBC/WBA welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga today from the Fight Club Gym in Miami. Mayorga, who faces former three division champion Felix Trinidad on October 2, said Tito is a "poor shell" of his former self and predicted an easy knockout. For legal reasons, he would not comment on his recent legal problems in Nicaragua, but stated "the problems that I have really haven't been any problem. They pretty much slide off me. At this point I find myself readily prepared to take on Tito."
Below are more quotes from the always colorful Ricardo Mayorga:
Why he's confident of a KO victory:
Generally good boxers don't go down that easy. We know that Tito has a weak chin and I think think it's going to be easy knocking him out.....From the first round I'll be looking for the knockout.....I predict the fight will end between rounds three and five. I really don't want to cause the Trinidad family any more grief, so I ask the father to stay close and not let the fight go on any longer than needed.
On Tito's two-year layoff:
It will affect him immensely. Tito is basically retired from boxing and a boxer who retires from boxing no longer has it in his heart. I think Tito's not going to be the Tito of old. He's going to be a poor shell of himself on October 2.
On the prospects of the fight going a decision:
In order to Trinidad to last with me for twelve rounds, he's going to have to be born again with a new jaw because there's no way he's going to withstand my pressure.
On the $100,000 bet with Trinidad:
It's a real bet. It's not putting any sort of pressure on me. In fact, I'm going to make sure he pays me the $100,000 after the fight. WIth that money, I'm going to buy myself a limousine in Nicargua and name it 'Tito' so everyone can remember when I knocked out Tito.
On fighting before a hostile crowd in the Garden:
In the type of shape I find myself right now training here in Miami at the Fight Club, I think there are going to be no distractions whatsoever. We have to keep in mind that there might be 16,000 Puerto Ricans in the stands, but I'm only fighting one in the ring, Tito Trinidad, so he'd better watch out.
On Oscar De La Hoya vs Bernard Hopkins:
I thought it was a boring fight.....My respects to Oscar. He proved to me that he was brave standing in front of Bernard, trying to take the fight to him. I respect his decision to stay down on the canvas although I think he could have gotten up. I think his time is up and I think it's my time now.
On future opponents he'd like to face.
Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Winky Wright.....if I come down [in weight] it would be to 154 pounds. That would be the lowest I'd go.....or they can come to 160.
By Karl Freitag
"I can't wait to get my hands on Tito," said former WBC/WBA welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga today from the Fight Club Gym in Miami. Mayorga, who faces former three division champion Felix Trinidad on October 2, said Tito is a "poor shell" of his former self and predicted an easy knockout. For legal reasons, he would not comment on his recent legal problems in Nicaragua, but stated "the problems that I have really haven't been any problem. They pretty much slide off me. At this point I find myself readily prepared to take on Tito."
Below are more quotes from the always colorful Ricardo Mayorga:
Why he's confident of a KO victory:
Generally good boxers don't go down that easy. We know that Tito has a weak chin and I think think it's going to be easy knocking him out.....From the first round I'll be looking for the knockout.....I predict the fight will end between rounds three and five. I really don't want to cause the Trinidad family any more grief, so I ask the father to stay close and not let the fight go on any longer than needed.
On Tito's two-year layoff:
It will affect him immensely. Tito is basically retired from boxing and a boxer who retires from boxing no longer has it in his heart. I think Tito's not going to be the Tito of old. He's going to be a poor shell of himself on October 2.
On the prospects of the fight going a decision:
In order to Trinidad to last with me for twelve rounds, he's going to have to be born again with a new jaw because there's no way he's going to withstand my pressure.
On the $100,000 bet with Trinidad:
It's a real bet. It's not putting any sort of pressure on me. In fact, I'm going to make sure he pays me the $100,000 after the fight. WIth that money, I'm going to buy myself a limousine in Nicargua and name it 'Tito' so everyone can remember when I knocked out Tito.
On fighting before a hostile crowd in the Garden:
In the type of shape I find myself right now training here in Miami at the Fight Club, I think there are going to be no distractions whatsoever. We have to keep in mind that there might be 16,000 Puerto Ricans in the stands, but I'm only fighting one in the ring, Tito Trinidad, so he'd better watch out.
On Oscar De La Hoya vs Bernard Hopkins:
I thought it was a boring fight.....My respects to Oscar. He proved to me that he was brave standing in front of Bernard, trying to take the fight to him. I respect his decision to stay down on the canvas although I think he could have gotten up. I think his time is up and I think it's my time now.
On future opponents he'd like to face.
Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Winky Wright.....if I come down [in weight] it would be to 154 pounds. That would be the lowest I'd go.....or they can come to 160.
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