That didn’t take long…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
If you blinked, tickets for the Oscar de La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao fight went on sale today. And if you blinked again, they were gone. It didn’t take long for the event to be sold out, and it amassed a gate of more than $17 million, the second highest ever.
Hmm, you think it’s a big fight? You think that may have been one of the reasons Oscar picked Manny?
In other news, de La Hoya picked Nacho Beristain as his trainer for the upcoming fight. I have to agree with Steve Kim of maxboxing.com on this one. This is like getting a square peg to fill in a round hole.
Beristain does a great job with Juan Manuel Marquez, but JMM and Oscar do not fight in the same style. I know for the next two months, Oscar is going to rant and rave about Nacho (he does it with all of his trainers) but what more can he really learn at this point?
He’s not a natural counterpuncher, so a lil skeptical about this one. It’s classic Oscar though. He’s going to say how Nacho has taught him things none of the other trainers have. It’s boring at this point.
I just completed my latest boxing DVD. This is a real gem. Caught b/w some clunkers, I have the three best fights of the year on the same DVD. First, we have Israel Vazquez defeating Rafael Marquez by split decision in their third meeting. Second, Pacquiao defeating JMM by decision. Third, Antonio Margarito knocking out Miguel Cotto in the 11th round in July. Now that’s a DVD.
That prob brings my collection into the high 20s or low 30s. I have some specialty ones like my cherished Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de La Hoya/Tito Trinidad combo DVDs but most are just a random assortment of fights. This latest one is a real keeper.
Not much news in the fight game (at least that I feel deserves some blogging). That will change next week with the Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice main event on Elite XC.
Thanks to all those who have left comments or e-mailed me some questions. The first Boneman Mailbag will be presented Friday.
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