Medina's agent believes the fighter is mentally ill

by Scott Christ on Dec 11, 2008 12:01 AM EST in Boxing News Analysis

As we talked about earlier, Sergio Medina claimed he took a dive after receiving death threats last Saturday, and of course the story is developing since it's no laughing matter.

Now Medina's U.S. agent, Sampson Lewkowicz, is saying he believes Medina may have "a mental sickness":

"I don't accuse Sergio Medina of being a liar. What he says is too big to be called a lie. I accuse of him of most likely having a sickness. Besides him losing his heart on the first punch, I believe the man is sick. ... On Monday I will be in Argentina ... and ask for the commission in Buenos Aires to suspend Medina to evaluate his state of mind. ... He committed [career] suicide with this story."

Lewkowicz says he was between the fighters at the weigh-in and that Team Lopez conducted themselves very professionally, and the only thing said to Medina was a wishing of good luck from the WBO officials.

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I just hope to God that this isn’t true. One thing I have always had faith in was the integrity of boxing, at World level anyway. One of my friends tried to convince me that the Oscar/Manny result was dictated by boxing politics, and my response was “have you seen Oscar’s face? No-one gets bashed up like that deliberately.”

If Medina is found to have lied, he should never box professionally again. Simple. However, if there is even a slight chance that this is true, I hope it is investigated to the fullest of the capabilities of the authorities. First thing I would do, if I’m honest, is put him through a polygraph test. If he refuses, his fate is sealed. If he fails, his fate is sealed unless he can provide proof another way. And is he passes, then we should all start to worry.

Does the fact a boxer doesn't switch weight divisions during their career detract from their overall P4P ranking?

Cos I'd take Hagler over most heavies in history, P4P, and also over "6 weight world champion" Oscar De La Hoya, and Marvellous Marvin never really messed about with his weight, did he?

by Chaos100 on Dec 11, 2008 7:46 AM EST reply actions

Friends... Country Boxing men... Lend me your ear (well eyes that is)

It was all a lie.

Source:

He lied because he was ashamed to admit that he lost at the hand of a very strong puncher. The demise of your career is here. Thanks for the 3 knockdown memories from Saturday night.

Watching Manny Pacquiao fight live--great...
Watching Manny Pacquiao shadow boxing on the roof of an abandoned building--priceless

by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 11, 2008 10:03 AM EST reply actions