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ROACH SHOULD PAY BACK DE LA HOYA WITH KINDNESS By Danyeva Grace C. Donato PhilBoxing.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008  Pressed to comment on former trainer Fred Roach?s barrage of criticisms on his being ?unable to pull the trigger?, among other negative verbal assaults in the press, Oscar De La Hoya displayed a high level of professionalism and decency when he said nothing bad against the prized owner of Wild Card gym. ?I have nothing to say against Freddie. I hold him with high respect,? De La Hoya was recently quoted as saying in the internet. This, despite the apparent systematic thrash-talking in media initiated by Roach, who had predicted a knockout win for his ward Manny Pacquiao when the two popular boxers fight on December 6 in Las Vegas. This shows that De La Hoya, true to his reputation as a gentleman in and outside the ring, remains to be one of the most likeable professional athletes in the United States as manifested by his strong adherence to good manners and right conduct when dealing with personalities. The fact that De La Hoya did not throw back the mud despite the series of negative verbiage from Roach that tends to belittle his being a Golden Boy, Roach should refrain from uttering words that might hurt not only De La Hoya?s handlers in the gym but also his family. Instead, Roach should pay back the ?kindness? shown by De La Hoya by leveling the field of propaganda to where it was before Roach severed his trainer-boxer relationship with De La Hoya, who earned applause from some sports enthusiasts by his being humble enough to scale down to the 147 lbs despite enjoy a kingly status in the light middleweight division just to accommodate Pacquiao. Even Pacquiao, ironically, never badmouthed De La Hoya and has been very careful with his words when asked to describe the 10-time world champion who won the United States? lone gold medal in boxing in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Meanwhile, George Willis of Mypost.com, said it very well when he wrote that, ?Freddie Roach shouldn't expect any work from Golden Boy Promotions anytime soon. Not with the way he's been trash-talking Oscar De La Hoya. ?Roach trained De La Hoya for his split decision loss to Floyd Mayweather in May 2007. But he'll be in Manny Pacquiao's corner when Pacman fights De La Hoya on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Roach predicts Pacquiao will win by knockout.? For a change, Roach should be kind to his former boss, Oscar De La Hoya. He should remember that after December 6, he and De La Hoya will continue to engage in boxing business. Sooner or later, they will sit down again in the negotiating table to plan for future fights. Bridges should not be burned at this early. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Danyeva Grace C. Donato.  |
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