BREAKING NEWS FLASH: According to Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy, the bout contract specified 144 pounds and called for a $300,000 per pound penalty so Juan Manuel Marquez has had $600,000 added to his guranteed purse which is reportedly $3.2 million.)
When he shows up tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, expect Floyd Mayweather to be a full fledged junior middleweight nearing middleweight (154-157 pounds).
You don’t think he will tapdance on the head of a puffed up lightweight named Juan Manuel Marquez in this contrived matchup?
Liar, liar, pants on fire. I’m referring to Oscar de la Hoya, serial liar, and at the end of this article you will see proof of that, a May 26 video interview the Golden Liar did with boxing journalist David Avila.
Asked by another reporter what the weight agreement, the contract weight limit, was for the Marquez-Mayweather fight, Oscar was explicit.
“One forty three, one forty three,” de al Hoya said flatly, nodding his head for dramatic emphasis.
Journalists asked if there was any leeway, a “give or take pound” agreement.
No way, Don Jose, Oscar repeated, “it’s one forty three.”
Of course, it could be argued that his client, meaning Mayweather, made Oscar out to be a liar by coming in heavy.
His sidekick, Richie Rich Schaefer never lied about the matter, he just failed to disclose the truth.
Schaefer kept saying that, as a promotional ploy, the contracted weight limit would not be revealed until the boxers stepped on the official scales.
Golden Boy/Hogan Photos: Marquez is barely a junior welterweight at 142 pounds.
On Friday in Las Vegas, Mayweather weighed 146 pounds, four pounds heavier than the tiny Mexican.
Obviously, the Marquez camp has extracted a financial penalty from Mayweather for the four pound gap but that won't help Juan Ma hold off the much bigger man.
Maybe my math is bad but “one forty three” is not the same as “one forty six” where I come from.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Oscar-de-la-Hoya-Golden-liar-on-weight-limit-for-MarquezMayweather
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