Margarito's Manager: "De La Hoya is Afraid To Fight"

[SlimTim]

De La Hoya is afraid to fight. He knows a body shot from Margarito will leave him screaming like a girl on the canvas just like against Hopkins.

[Mr. Fantastic]

hee hee...you falling for that crap!

Nope, that was just my thought outside of boxing. I won't buy the PPV if he fights Pacman. Would turn out to be a Steve Forbes fight all over again.

[edgarg]

Last weekend's knockout of Miguel Cotto was not the outcome that Oscar De La Hoya was banking on. Prior to last Saturday, the two candidates in the running to face De La Hoya in his farewell bout were Cotto and Manny Pacquiao. After Antonio Margarito pulled off the upset and knocked out Cotto in eleven-rounds, De La Hoya immediately set his sights on Pacquiao, and ignored Margarito as a possible opponent. HBO has reserved the pay-per-view date of December 6 for the final fight of De La Hoya's career. [details]

Good article. Just one little thing you forgot, or maybe didn't think important. I'm almost embarrassed to remind you.

It's true enough that Manny fights at 135, but you should have mentioned that just 4 months ago he was fighting at 130 lbs, 3 years ago was fighting at 125 and just 5 years ago was fighting at 122,................. and had HIS VERY FIRST at 135, only ONE MONTH ago exactly.

You could also have mentioned that he hasn't grown any taller in all that time being still 5'6" tall, whilst Oscar has been a middleweight champion, and is 4 inches taller at 5'10".

This would have shone a proper, more revealing light on this disgusting matter.

I don't know what's going on in Freddy Roach's head other than how big a cut he'd get from a De LaHoya fight................

And I'll go against conventional wisdom and say, that regardless of Manny's
great victory, he was fighting against a slow moving target, rather like a swinging heavy bag, who couldn't hurt him, and so ,could show off his skills. Against a quick moving guy who could box and punch, it would have been a different fight altogether. I personally think that he's already reached his peak and is on his way back down.........Just my opinion.

[Killa Cam]

.......bait.

[edgarg]

"Golden Boy" is considered one of the best fighters of all time. He deserves a show against the Top P4P fighter on his last bout and this should be no other than "Pacman" if we refer to BoxingScene's list posted today. "Golden Boy" can fight against any other boxer on any ordinary show, but on his LAST, he should go against the best, in line with his intentions against "Money". Motto: FIGHT THE BEST.

""..............................Eh.................. .......???????""

[titleholder]

Damn right, I won't buy the ppv if Oscar fights pacman either, I don't know any Mexican that will. Oscar is giving himself and boxing a bad name by fighting smaller guys. I personally think Margarito is bigger money simply because we know he puts on a show; he deserves a shot because he beat Cotto in his best moment, I don't know who else would have been able to KO cotto besides Margarito.

[eazy_mas]

goood job buy Margarito manager

he should concentrate on getting the Oscar fight and make him look like a *****.

Why? Good money man win or lose Oscar is pretty good money to fight him

[eazy_mas]

Damn right, I won't buy the ppv if Oscar fights pacman either, I don't know any Mexican that will. Oscar is giving himself and boxing a bad name by fighting smaller guys. I personally think Margarito is bigger money simply because we know he puts on a show; he deserves a shot because he beat Cotto in his best moment, I don't know who else would have been able to KO cotto besides Margarito.

Manny is more known to the mainstream media than Margarito

[jk4real]

Manny is more known to the mainstream media than Margarito

I do agree... when it comes to the money factor Marga can't match Pac. But DLH could probably make still more $$$ fighting Marga... cuz Marga would probably take a 80 to 20 split or something like that. At least after the Cotto fight he's worth is now at his peak so Marga vs. DLH will also bring around good money. And if DLH really wants to win over mexican fans what he's trying ever since Marga is his ticket. I guess Mexicans would respect that if you are past your prime and fight a bad ass like Marga who just blast Cotto out of the ring. The Pac fight is so bogus. Pac is P4P the best now but he can't overcome this size difference. It's simply not possible in the human nature. I mean May looked small against DLH. May is a small WW. Hatton looked small against May. And Pac would look small next to Hatton. So you do the math.

On the other hand as I mentioned before... I never like DLH and I'm happy that he finally retires. I think that he has done the sport no good ecspecially in the last few years. He probably is famous around celebrities and hey he acts like a nice dude and celebrities have also money to go see him fight a nobody. It's time for him to go... it's only sad that he ain't give the opportunity to some1 who could really thrive on it. Even if Pac wins what is impossible but if he does he probably will be more adored by the Phillippines but still... Pac is known.

To tell you the truth... the fight is so bogus I really ask myself how he is doing it when the fight arrives. I mean it will be so clear to see that he probably has to loose the first few rounds with intention to make it look like Pac at least had a chance. They already dropped the BS with the only advantage DLH has is his size (even his henchman said that at this stage Pac has more speed then DLH, so why get upset if Roach says it???). They now playing the personal thing card. So it's good that Marga's manager also tries to make it personal. But still... DLH will fight Pac. I mean who should say something that makes it change? HBO *looooooooooooooooooool* Bob Arum *looooooooooooooool*

[jk4real]

By the way... Mr. Arum really do sucks. I mean I guess hes afraid about his pay day. Because if he would tell that he ain't wants Pac to fight DLH... DLH will take some1 whos not promoted by Arum. But I guess these days you can't expect a promoter to have balls... exspecially when the GB comes around.