BACK IN Mexico, he used to help build houses as a carpenter when he was not yet trading leathers for a living.
He admitted at one point, he even didn’t have some place to cook. Today, he is ready to travel to a virtual lion’s den to carve yet another masterpiece.
No doubt, Mexico’s Oscar “Chololo” Larios is going into the biggest and most dangerous fight of his life when he crossed the t’s for his July 2 showdown with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is known not only for his reflexes and power, but also for a big heart.
Larios, however, is not fazed one bit, and vows that he will not only finish credibly, but will upset the Filipino hero.
In an interview in Japan by ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo, Larios vowed to shame Pacquiao in front of his rabid fans, as he plans to draw strength from his pregnant wife, children and a brotherly coach.
Larios, in the interview, said that his wife is three months pregnant, and every time his kids call him
up from Mexico, all the pain in training turns into strength that he will store to unleash on Pacquiao.
For several days now, Larios has been holed up in a gymnasium in Tokyo, sparring against World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa and world-ranked Toshiaki Nishioka, both southpaws like Pacquiao.
