`MORONIC' NEGOTIATORS IRK ARUM.Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. - Bob Arum Robert "Bob" Arum (born December 8, 1931 in New York City) is a Harvard-educated lawyer who helped the White House during President John F. Kennedy's time there. He also worked for the US Attorneys Office for the southern district of New York, in the Tax division. was sitting poolside Monday at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. with a small group of reporters when he began to shake his head. To this day, he still can't believe that both Felix Trinidad Jr. and ``Sugar'' Shane Mosley "Sugar" Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions and is the only boxer to date to have beaten Oscar de la Hoya twice. recently passed up rematch opportunities with Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy , who will take on Bernard Hopkins for the undisputed middleweight championship Saturday at the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand in Las Vegas. After Mosley defeated De La Hoya for the second time, Sept. 13, 2003, there was talk of a third fight. However, Mosley said he wanted to make more money than De La Hoya, and negotiations fell through. Trinidad retired in mid-2002, but is coming back and will fight Ricardo Mayorga on Oct. 2. When he first announced he was coming out of retirement, Trinidad offered De La Hoya $10 million for a rematch. For fighting Hopkins, De La Hoya will make a guaranteed $25 million, which could be as much as $35 million pending the pay-per-view numbers. Arum arum, common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and epiphytic plants found in moist to wet habitats of the tropics and subtropics; some are native to temperate zones. , De La Hoya's longtime promoter, was asked Monday if he thought De La Hoya still might get a rematch with Trinidad should he remain active after the Hopkins fight. ``No, because you are dealing with moronic mo·ron n. 1. A stupid person; a dolt. 2. Psychology A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or people,'' said Arum, who said Trinidad's father/trainer/manager, Felix Sr., is the biggest obstacle and not Don King, Trinidad's promoter. ``Oscar, if he had his preference who he'd be fighting this week, it would be Trinidad. ``They could have had that fight. So then they started this stuff, where they were the boss, and that they were offering Oscar $10 million for the fight. I mean, give me a break. Obviously, the guy (De La Hoya) is the best attraction, the biggest attraction.'' Trinidad won a narrow decision over De La Hoya in September 1999, one vehemently disputed by De La Hoya. Then there was Mosley and his promoter, Gary Shaw, who did not want to accept less money than De La Hoya for a third fight. Mosley could have made as much as $14 million with solid pay-per-view numbers, which are practically guaranteed when De La Hoya fights. Instead, Mosley made about $2 million to fight Winky Wright last March; he got whipped, to boot. ``And the other guy is even a bigger moron mo·ron n. A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. ,'' Arum said. ``Shane Mosley, he didn't care what he was going to get paid as long as it was a dollar more than Oscar just because he beat Oscar the last fight. Now that's moronic.'' Robert Morales, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2213 robert.morales(at)sgvn.com MIDDLEMEN Who: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins. Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Time/TV: Card begins at 6 p.m., Pay Per View. At stake: Undisputed middleweight championship. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Oscar De La Hoya stands to make as much as $35 million for his championship fight against Bernard Hopkins on Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: MIDDLEMEN (see text) |
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