BOXING NOTEBOOK: FLORES SEES RESILIENCE.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. - ``Shibata'' Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the isn't among those who believe Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". is a damaged fighter after his brutal knockout loss to Felix Trinidad in December and shaky victory over Wilfredo Rivera in May, in which Vargas was knocked down and hurt badly in the first round but went on to win. Flores, who fights Vargas for the vacant WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access junior middleweight junior middleweight n. In both senses also called super welterweight. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 154 pounds (69.3 kilograms), between welterweight and middleweight. 2. title on Saturday, said Vargas' youth - he's 23 - will help him bounce back. And Flores should know: He was an integral part of Vargas' training camp until the Trinidad fight. ``He's not necessarily a damaged fighter,'' Flores said. ``At this level, any good puncher can knock down any fighter if he lands the right punch. That's what happened against Rivera.'' Trainer Cisco Ortega, with whom Flores is reunited after four years, can't argue with him. ``I'm not ready to say he's damaged,'' Ortega said. ``After a fight like the Trinidad fight, though, he should've taken a year off. I guess we'll find out if he's damaged.'' --Bum rap? Flores (42-8, with 24 knockouts) is considered an action fighter Action Fighter is an overhead vehicular combat game released by Sega in 1986. It mimics the style of other games such as "Spy Hunter" and "Traverse USA". The player begins the game riding a superbike. , one who takes a lot of punches in order to give them. However, he says he's not as easy to hit as many believe. ``Look at my face,'' he said. ``You tell me: Does it look like I've had 50 fights? I slip a lot of punches. People just don't realize it.'' He might be right: There's not a mark on his face. --Secret weapon? Ortega also described himself as the ``secret weapon.'' ``I've seen things (in both Flores and Vargas) that other trainers haven't,'' he said. Vargas' reaction to such a concept? ``Secret weapon?'' he said. ``There's no tricks (Flores) can do, no changeups. He's been fighting like that his whole career. He can't change now.'' --Heartfelt: Flores, a Mexican native who makes his home in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , was shaken by the terrorist attacks last week. ``I feel so bad about this,'' he said. ``Every day, TV shows this terrible thing over and over again. I hope that me and Fernando, in a good fight, can give people something else to watch for one night.'' |
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