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By Jake Donovan - Prior to this point, Jose Luis Castillo was the only fighter in 18 years to get two shots at handing Floyd Mayweather his first defeat. Like Castillo before him, Marcos Maidana made the most of his first opportunity, pushing Mayweather to the brink before coming up just short on the scorecards.
The fight was entertaining and competitive enough to where the Argentine tough guy gets a chance to do it all again. Maidana isn’t simply content with the September 13 rematch; he embraces the opportunity as a second chance at a lasting impression.
“I think many fighters are obsessed with Mayweather. Everybody wants to fight him because they get the chance to make history if they win. And I want to make history,” Maidana insisted during Tuesday’s press conference in Chicago, the third stop of a five-city press-tour to promote their upcoming rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Many a fighter has talked tough when it came to pondering the prospects of a showdown with the sport’s pound-for-pound and box-office king. Prior to May, none had truly walked the walk. Castillo came closer than anyone, fighting to what many believed to have been a relatively even fight in their April ’02 encounter. [Click Here To Read More]
The fight was entertaining and competitive enough to where the Argentine tough guy gets a chance to do it all again. Maidana isn’t simply content with the September 13 rematch; he embraces the opportunity as a second chance at a lasting impression.
“I think many fighters are obsessed with Mayweather. Everybody wants to fight him because they get the chance to make history if they win. And I want to make history,” Maidana insisted during Tuesday’s press conference in Chicago, the third stop of a five-city press-tour to promote their upcoming rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Many a fighter has talked tough when it came to pondering the prospects of a showdown with the sport’s pound-for-pound and box-office king. Prior to May, none had truly walked the walk. Castillo came closer than anyone, fighting to what many believed to have been a relatively even fight in their April ’02 encounter. [Click Here To Read More]
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