Archrrival Bob Arum looked at Oscar de la Hoya's histrionic statements about total rule of boxing by Golden Boy and laughed Monday night.
"They're coming out from New York...Joe DeGuardia, Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw...they're coming out out to Las Vegas and we're going to have a big bonfire. We're going to all burn out promotional licenses," the head of Vegas-based Top Rank said with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
I suggest they call it "Bonfire of the Vanities, 2."
I asked Arum his thoughts about the Golden Boy's grand design for boxing to become like mixed martial arts, which is predominantly ruled by Dana White and the monolithic UFC.
"Yeah, that's a good system if you like how the government totally ran the old Soviet Union. If you like the Soviet operation and do not like competition between the promoters for fighters, for TV dates and all the rest, then that is perfect," Arum said.
"What Oscar wants is good if you don't like the capitalistic system or model of business."Arum said that maybe de la Hoya, long promoted by Top Rank, may have some mental damage from boxing.
"He's just an idiot," Arum said. "We knew that so we always stood over him and kept him on message. If you let him loose, he just blurts things out."
In one of their verbal spats, Oscar referred to lawyer Arum "as a big Jew from Harvard." Arum did graudate from Harvard Law School.
Arum was more keen on talking up his Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout at Cowboys Stadium Nov. 13.
"Manny's left foot is fine. (Agent) Mike Koncz told me Manny knocked (trainer) Freddie Roach down three times in the gym today, he's hitting that hard. Robert Garcia, meanwhile reports to us that Margarito is working very hard also."
Arum theorized that Pacman is pushing himself physically for a special reason.
"Now that he is a Congressman, Manny doesn't want anyone saying he can't do both. That's why he is so focused. That and because he knows this is no walk in the park. Margarito is so freaking big."
Source: examiner.com
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