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Oscar De La Hoya got what he wanted - paid
By Roman Modrowski on December 6, 2008 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
What a joke of a fight. If his name weren't Oscar De La Hoya, people watching Saturday's mauling by Manny Pacquiao would have thought Pac Man was in with a journeyman fighter.
Oscar just didn't try. He didn't throw punches.
And it's not because of Manny's dominant speed. It was because Oscar didn't want to get hurt. He's a business man, and he didn't want to take a risk.
That's what boxers have to do. They have to take a risk in the ring. When you try to punch someone, you leave yourself open to get counterpunched. That's taking a risk. Oscar wasn't interested.
David Diaz couldn't deal with Manny's speed either, but at least David took chances and came at Manny. He got knocked out, but that's part of the game.
I predicted in the paper that Manny would win. I said Oscar's heart isn't in it because he's motivated solely by money. I wasn't surprised by the outcome, but I was surprised by Oscar's performance.
And while he obviously should retire, he won't. There are still millions to be made, and he's still the only highly marketable fighter in boxing.
I just can't see how anyone would pay $55 for Oscar's next fight. I know I won't.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/fullcourtp...what_he_w.html
By Roman Modrowski on December 6, 2008 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
What a joke of a fight. If his name weren't Oscar De La Hoya, people watching Saturday's mauling by Manny Pacquiao would have thought Pac Man was in with a journeyman fighter.
Oscar just didn't try. He didn't throw punches.
And it's not because of Manny's dominant speed. It was because Oscar didn't want to get hurt. He's a business man, and he didn't want to take a risk.
That's what boxers have to do. They have to take a risk in the ring. When you try to punch someone, you leave yourself open to get counterpunched. That's taking a risk. Oscar wasn't interested.
David Diaz couldn't deal with Manny's speed either, but at least David took chances and came at Manny. He got knocked out, but that's part of the game.
I predicted in the paper that Manny would win. I said Oscar's heart isn't in it because he's motivated solely by money. I wasn't surprised by the outcome, but I was surprised by Oscar's performance.
And while he obviously should retire, he won't. There are still millions to be made, and he's still the only highly marketable fighter in boxing.
I just can't see how anyone would pay $55 for Oscar's next fight. I know I won't.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/fullcourtp...what_he_w.html