How honorable would it have been for Oscar in 2004 to say, since he called the shots, let's postpone the Hopkins fight for early '05 and I'll rematch Sturm in September? I know it wouldn't have made financial sense, but it would have paid off in the long run, because I believe Oscar was a good enough boxer to make adjustments, train properly and use his legs to beat Sturm. He would have gotten a lot of respect and edified his legacy. Then he could have looked for a soft spot on the canvas to pound later.
Just hired Roach as his trainer, hoping to fight in the States next but his problems with Universum could prevent him from getting into the ring anytime soon.
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