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Las Vegas, NV: The final press conference to promote the highly-anticipated showdown between lightweight champion Diego “Chico” Corrales and challenger Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo took place earlier today and to say the tension was as thick as Peter Gallagher’s eyebrows would be an understatement.
Gary Shaw took verbal jabs at Bob Arum and Castillo, Corrales used profanity against Castillo and Castillo defiantly scoffed about his weight-making issues. Arum kept his cool, but he kept mixing up the fighters’ names.
“I guess I am getting too old for this,” an understandably worn out Arum laughed.
But aside from a few jokes and one liners tossed at the crowd from Shaw, the presser was devoid of friendly commentary. Castillo was as carefree as ever, but one could tell that Corrales has been boiling over since their last meeting, which ended with Corrales being knocked out in the fourth round.
Everybody on the Top Rank side appeared to be nonchalant about the fight coming up this Saturday inside the Thomas and Mack Center, the opposite from the Shaw Team. It seemed as though Shaw, Corrales and Co. took the last meeting between the two elite fighters rather personal and will stop at nothing until Castillo is knocked out.
“I thought when Bob was talking, he was talking about Diego,” Shaw said sternly. “He’s talking about long bloodlines, seek and destroy. I can tell you that Jose Luis won’t have to seek and destroy anyone. Diego will be right there in front of him.”
Shaw also made it clear about his feelings toward Castillo, stating that is isn’t exactly overly fond of the Mexican warrior. While Corrales and Castillo have a mutual respect for each other as people and neither has openly attacked the other with harsh trash talk Shaw held nothing back, even targeting his kids.
“We have a common bond, Jose Luis and I,” Shaw revealed. “He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him. But I like his kids. Right after the fight, after Diego knocks him out, I am going to offer to take his kids to Disney World.”
Castillo, on the other hand, downplayed the hostility and quickly addressed the media about what they were hoping to hear. He spoke about his weight issue, promised a knockout and left the dais.
“There’s no more speculations over here,” Castillo stated. “There is a lot of speculations about me about making weight or not making weight, but just look at me. Tomorrow you’ll see me even better (looking). It’s going to be a very tough fight like the first two and the only thing that I can tell you is that I am going to win by knockout.”
In a rather rare form, the typically easy-going and fun-loving Corrales kept his words firm and forceful. Gone was the lanky teddy bear and Colgate smile when he addressed his nemesis.
“I don’t have a lot to say. I don’t,” Corrales said. “Except for this: If you think I’m annoying now, Bob, wait until you see me Saturday. (Looks to Castillo) You ain’t knocking out ****! You’re going home with your boss.”
Ding Ding Ding!!!
Gary Shaw took verbal jabs at Bob Arum and Castillo, Corrales used profanity against Castillo and Castillo defiantly scoffed about his weight-making issues. Arum kept his cool, but he kept mixing up the fighters’ names.
“I guess I am getting too old for this,” an understandably worn out Arum laughed.
But aside from a few jokes and one liners tossed at the crowd from Shaw, the presser was devoid of friendly commentary. Castillo was as carefree as ever, but one could tell that Corrales has been boiling over since their last meeting, which ended with Corrales being knocked out in the fourth round.
Everybody on the Top Rank side appeared to be nonchalant about the fight coming up this Saturday inside the Thomas and Mack Center, the opposite from the Shaw Team. It seemed as though Shaw, Corrales and Co. took the last meeting between the two elite fighters rather personal and will stop at nothing until Castillo is knocked out.
“I thought when Bob was talking, he was talking about Diego,” Shaw said sternly. “He’s talking about long bloodlines, seek and destroy. I can tell you that Jose Luis won’t have to seek and destroy anyone. Diego will be right there in front of him.”
Shaw also made it clear about his feelings toward Castillo, stating that is isn’t exactly overly fond of the Mexican warrior. While Corrales and Castillo have a mutual respect for each other as people and neither has openly attacked the other with harsh trash talk Shaw held nothing back, even targeting his kids.
“We have a common bond, Jose Luis and I,” Shaw revealed. “He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him. But I like his kids. Right after the fight, after Diego knocks him out, I am going to offer to take his kids to Disney World.”
Castillo, on the other hand, downplayed the hostility and quickly addressed the media about what they were hoping to hear. He spoke about his weight issue, promised a knockout and left the dais.
“There’s no more speculations over here,” Castillo stated. “There is a lot of speculations about me about making weight or not making weight, but just look at me. Tomorrow you’ll see me even better (looking). It’s going to be a very tough fight like the first two and the only thing that I can tell you is that I am going to win by knockout.”
In a rather rare form, the typically easy-going and fun-loving Corrales kept his words firm and forceful. Gone was the lanky teddy bear and Colgate smile when he addressed his nemesis.
“I don’t have a lot to say. I don’t,” Corrales said. “Except for this: If you think I’m annoying now, Bob, wait until you see me Saturday. (Looks to Castillo) You ain’t knocking out ****! You’re going home with your boss.”
Ding Ding Ding!!!
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