Don King Productions: What People Are Saying About Trinidad vs. Vargas -- Part Thirteen.Sports Editors/Boxing Writers & Columnists LAS VEGAS--(BW SportsWire)--Dec. 1, 2000 Listed below please find quotes, from those in and around the boxing world, regarding the 154-pound World Boxing Association World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association, it is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF and International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. title-unification bout between Felix Felix, Roman deacon, antipope (355–56). Emperor Constantius, an Arian, set him up to replace Liberius. He is wrongly known as Felix II. Felix lonely star-crossed fantasist, fights against fate in strange worlds. "Tito" Trinidad Trinidad (trēnēthäth`), town (1983 est. pop. 43,500), Sancti Spíritus prov., central Cuba. Tobacco processing is the chief industry, although other agricultural processing has been developed. and "Ferocious fe·ro·cious adj. 1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel. 2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat. " 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". , which will be staged Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. (Dec. 2) at Mandalay Mandalay (măn'dəlā`, măn`dəlā'), city (1983 pop. 532,895), capital of Mandalay div., central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. 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A television transmission circuit with a limited number of reception stations and no broadcast facilities. broadcasts around the world: "Trinidad and Vargas, who both hold belts at 154 pounds, could give pay-per-view patrons the best fight of the year, if not the best in recent years." -- Michael Martinez The San Jose Mercury News "Saturday's matchup has the potential to be the best fight this year." -- Michael Hirsley Chicago Tribune "This guy (Vargas) loves to fight. Look at how many times he was suspended from school for fighting. He was born to fight. He's the kind of guy who if you said, `Here's $1,000, let's go play basketball or let's go fight and we might go to jail,' he'll say, `let's go fight.'" -- Emanuel Steward Trainer "Saturday night these two combatants (Trinidad and Vargas) step into the ring in what could be the most important fight of their lives. "This will be a great fight. Both fighters will come to fight and will bring a game plan that will satisfy the fans watching." -- Armando Alvarez Miami Herald "Expert opinion is divided over which of the unbeaten boxers (Trinidad or Vargas) should be regarded as favourite for one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of the year." -- John Rawling BBC Sport "The Puerto Rican fans, who had somehow infiltrated the (pre-fight) media-only news conference, began with chants of `Meow,' a reference to Trinidad calling Vargas a `little kitty cat' in the weeks leading up to the fight. Vocal Vargas supporters, known as the `Ferocious Squad,' shouted insults at Trinidad and his supporters." -- Carlos Arias The Orange County Register "Vargas (20-0, 18 knockouts) has proved he is one of the more talented fighters in the world. He tied a record for the most consecutive knockouts to start a champion's career (17). He shares the mark with Roy Jones Jr., the light heavyweight champion." -- Calvin Watkins The Dallas Morning News "By intent or instinct, Trinidad has diverted other fighters into making the fatal mistake of letting their emotions guide them. Whatever its roots, the slow start can prove to be dangerously seductive. If Trinidad is knocked down in an early round, beware." -- Norm Frauenheim The Arizona Republic "Vargas's well of hate runs deep, judging by comments he made about his father yesterday during an interview session with reporters. Vargas said he dislikes his father, whom he called `a maggot' because he abandoned him before he was born." -- Tim Smith New York Daily News "Vargas believes his single-mindness will be his edge against Trinidad, who will be his strongest, craftiest opponent to date." -- Bill Williamson MSNBC "He (Vargas) is an angry fighter, perhaps the angriest fighter in the ring today, and yet, he is on the verge of placing himself among the world's best all-around boxers as well, an achievement for which too much anger is a decided handicap." -- Wallace Matthews New York Post "It's going to be a heck of a fight for me and Puerto Rico. In the ring, I'm going to show you (Vargas) that I'm the best. I was better than him (David Reid) and I'm better than Vargas, too." -- Felix "Tito" Trinidad "Felix Trinidad has definitely opened his mouth too much, and he's going to pay dearly for it. I don't want anyone to miss this fight--don't blink. You're going to see me hurting him. After I start tagging him, I don't think he'll be able to hold up. He's going to make some mistakes and get hurt. He really doesn't realize what's going to hit him. "I'm angry for this fight. I'm angry because of the things he said that disrespected me. He said this is going to be an easy fight. He's going to pay for that. Felix has never seen a guy with my heart. He's going to be shocked by my heart. Felix will be in trouble because all I have been thinking about is getting him in trouble. "I've fought with the best fighters in the world, and I will continue to fight against them. I think I can beat Felix Trinidad any which way I want to beat him. I'm more of a versatile fighter than [Trinidad]. I look to establish myself as a stronger fighter from the first round." -- "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas |
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