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Here is my confliction:
Freddie Roach:
Freddie got Parkinson’s from fighting and he knows the dangers that fighters are in.
Why would he accept a fight with Oscar at 147 given his knowing of what would happen on the scales and the dangers that come with it? He pointed to every fighter that had trouble making weight after fighting at a higher weight; especially older fighters. He also noted that Oscar couldn’t pull the trigger anymore.
Knowing this, he risked the health of Oscar. True, Oscar was the one that took that risk and over-looked it, but given Freddie was a former fighter, a great trainer, and knew the history of the sport and what happens to such fighters and the dangers that come with it.
So shouldn’t he have been the bigger Man and just told Oscar: “Look, I know what you are doing trying to fight Manny at 147, but the bottom line is, it isn’t safe for you as a fighter; I know you think you can do it, but History has shown otherwise. You may want this fight and think you can do it, but I will not have my fighter fighting a corpse by fight time because it will look bad on me. I could steal your money right now because I know what I know, but, I am not a thief and I care about other fighters as well as my own; especially fighters I helped train. Listen Oscar, if you feel you need to fight smaller fighters at this stage of your career and need to come down in weight to do it; just retire. Go watch Roy and Byrd and the others that tried to do it; you’re not any different. Do what you want, but hear my warning. I will not have my fighter fighting a dead corpse at 147.
Freddie didn't have to have Manny fight Oscar. Manny isn't a Welterweight even though he is 147 pounds
And, Oscar didn't have a belt.
So why did he do this?
Was it all about Money?
Or was it all about the side of nature we see in every-day life, especially with watching the Nature Channel: Take advantage of the Old Lion by sending in the Young and Hungry.
Freddie Roach:
Freddie got Parkinson’s from fighting and he knows the dangers that fighters are in.
Why would he accept a fight with Oscar at 147 given his knowing of what would happen on the scales and the dangers that come with it? He pointed to every fighter that had trouble making weight after fighting at a higher weight; especially older fighters. He also noted that Oscar couldn’t pull the trigger anymore.
Knowing this, he risked the health of Oscar. True, Oscar was the one that took that risk and over-looked it, but given Freddie was a former fighter, a great trainer, and knew the history of the sport and what happens to such fighters and the dangers that come with it.
So shouldn’t he have been the bigger Man and just told Oscar: “Look, I know what you are doing trying to fight Manny at 147, but the bottom line is, it isn’t safe for you as a fighter; I know you think you can do it, but History has shown otherwise. You may want this fight and think you can do it, but I will not have my fighter fighting a corpse by fight time because it will look bad on me. I could steal your money right now because I know what I know, but, I am not a thief and I care about other fighters as well as my own; especially fighters I helped train. Listen Oscar, if you feel you need to fight smaller fighters at this stage of your career and need to come down in weight to do it; just retire. Go watch Roy and Byrd and the others that tried to do it; you’re not any different. Do what you want, but hear my warning. I will not have my fighter fighting a dead corpse at 147.
Freddie didn't have to have Manny fight Oscar. Manny isn't a Welterweight even though he is 147 pounds
And, Oscar didn't have a belt.
So why did he do this?
Was it all about Money?
Or was it all about the side of nature we see in every-day life, especially with watching the Nature Channel: Take advantage of the Old Lion by sending in the Young and Hungry.
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