Re: Who won the biggest press conference in boxing history?
while im not a fan of freddy making the fight about himself, he always speaks for manny. Its become part of the routine. Its not going to change now because its big money fight with a big mouth selling past an expiration date. The guy went into training the second it was made. Hes not thinking about press conferences. If he can talk on Jimmy kimmel, he's not afraid to talk here. Its just not what he does for fights except when he's had to because his opponent spoke worse english or had no stage presence (marquez, cotto, margarito). He was happy to let bradley, algieri, rios make all the noise they wanted.
Personally, when it comes to talk about a fight. Points to the guy who shows up dressed like a hitman, says little and is already training to do his talking in the ring, while the other guys making a fashion statement and still trying to bull$h*t people that "this fight couldn't have happened at a better time" . Does it mean anything in how the fight will play out.? Not likely but freddy was right when he said all the pressure was on floyd. Let floyd sell the fight, in addition to training, and whatever else he does. Mannys happy to just train I think.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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