(IB-January 27, 2010) The newly crowned "king of boxing promotions", Oscar de la hoya, has decided that anyone caught cheating in boxing should be "banned for life".
Bob Arum, who according to de la hoya is now the "anti-christ of boxing promoters" for allowing Antonio Margarito a place on the Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey fight card.
Do we now have the current BIG TWO in professional boxing promotions calling each other out for misdeeds? Can either of these two actually perceive themselves as some sort of boxing messiah?
"Cheating" is a term relative to what the circumstances are. A man cheats on his wife and it sometimes is blamed on the wife not being affectionate enough. This man then feels vindicated for his wayward actions. A golfer uses the old "foot wedge" to get a better chance at making the green on his next shot because his opponent always talks so much crap when he wins. This golfer feels his actions were appropriate because of the circumstances. One fighter knows he cannot fight for very long because of his "soft hands". This fighter finds the one state (Nevada) that will allow him to use a pain killer to ease the discomfort. This fighter feels vindicated because the pain killers don't help him gain any edge. (more)
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