BOXING NOTEBOOK: SOME INTRIGUING `WHAT IFS'.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Assistant Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper LAS VEGAS - Assuming 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 takes Javier Castillejo's WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. junior middleweight title on Saturday, the future holds boundless possibilities. De La Hoya said he wants a ``megafight'' by the end of the year. That would mean either Shane Mosley or Fernando Vargas because Felix Trinidad is preparing for his middleweight showdown with Bernard Hopkins and looking to move up to face Roy Jones Jr. Mosley might be the more logical choice in part because of timing. He defends his IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility welterweight title against Adrian Stone on July 21. That would give him and De La Hoya plenty of time to arrange a rematch by January. Vargas is scheduled to face 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 on Sept. 22 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 bout, which precludes a rematch before February or March. Plus, Vargas' camp reportedly wants one more fight before facing De La Hoya, assuming Vargas beats Flores. Logically, De La Hoya could fight Mosley in November or December and then face Vargas in May - around Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. . By that time, Trinidad will have had time to fight (and probably lose to) Roy Jones Jr. and move back down to face De La Hoya at 160 or perhaps a slightly lower catch weight. ``Trinidad could fight Jones in January and then come back down for what would be the megafight of megafights,'' said Mark Taffet, senior vice president of HBO's pay-per-view arm, TVKO. --Looking ahead: De La Hoya seems to be focused on what's in front of him, Castillejo. However, he has said repeatedly that his primary goal is to get Trinidad and Mosley back into the ring. He was outpointed by Trinidad in 1999 and Mosley last year. With new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in his corner, he likes his chances the second time around. ``It will be a totally different fight, whether it's with Mosley or with Trinidad, because of the training style that I have now,'' he said. ``I have more knowledge inside the ring. I know how to do more things. I can use more defense now without doing much boxing in the ring. I'm smarter and I feel faster and stronger, so it will be a totally different fight. ``I can assure you now that if I want to stay toe to toe with Trinidad, it is all about just using a lot of defense to brush off a lot of punches and coming back with my punches. It is just a matter of knowing how to do it, and Mayweather is teaching me.'' |
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