Mayorga: "Blame Mosley"
by SC on Feb 12, 2009 1:15 AM EST
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Ricardo Mayorga says he didn't pull out of a fight with Alfredo Angulo over money, as was reported by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com and his own promoter, Don King, but rather because he still hasn't recovered from injuries suffered in his September 27 fight with Shane Mosley.
Mayorga says that he's had pain in his ribs since the fight, but thought he could work through it, put in a good training camp, and be ready to fight Angulo on February 14. When Mayorga dropped out on short notice, Gary Shaw replaced him with Danny Perez, who also dropped out. Angulo will now be facing veteran Cosme Rivera.
"Mosley," Mayorga says. "You can blame Mosley, it's all his fault."
The 35-year old Mayorga also noted that he doesn't pull out of fights. But we all know he tried to hold King and Golden Boy up for more money prior to his fight with Oscar de la Hoya, and even though his reasoning here doesn't seem unbelievable or even like a stretch, it's also hard to buy it.
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Jeez Mosley
You ANIMAL.
Anyone that has any decency... please let me know if the Urango-Ngoudjo's 10th round fight is over.
by CRAZEDANG1280 on Feb 12, 2009 9:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
For Shame, Shane, hitting the tender ribs of poor innocent Ricardo. You’s think this was a boxing match or something.
by Matt Miller on Feb 12, 2009 2:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was kind of looking forward to Angulo-Mayorga
Simply because I was pretty sure Angulo was going to put Ricardo on his ass at some point, and one of my favorite Mayorga ticks is the way he looks up at the other guy like a sad puppy dog when he gets knocked down.
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
by SC on Feb 12, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Woof
"I want to see ocean. I want to see black people. I want to see palms." - Wladimir Klitschko
by jrok on Feb 12, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve said before I was a big Mayorga fan, but it is a great shot, because it’s one of the few times Oscar seems very very genuine in his emotions. He has the look of, “Get up, motherfucker,” and he means it. Mayorga has the look of a guy that knows he pissed off the wrong dude.
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
by SC on Feb 12, 2009 5:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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