Dept. Of Lame Boxing Promotion Gimmicks: De La Hoya’s “Warning” To Pacquiao

Posted by on Nov 14, 2008 16:42

A news release from Top Rank, promoter of Manny Pacquiao, says this:

“Oscar De La Hoya sent a personal message to Manny Pacquiao this week. While autographing boxing gloves for the ‘Dream Match’ promotion, Pacman rooted deep into a large cardboard box and spotted a red glove signed in black sharpie by Oscar. The personal message said –

MANNY

I AM GOING
TO KNOCK YOU
OUT!

OSCAR

Oscar added a little smiley face. Pacquiao looked at it, laughed and shrugged it off.”

To which I say: A smiley face? Really? A smiley face. Sometimes I get why De La Hoya rubs people the wrong way.

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About Tim Starks

Tim is the founder of The Queensberry Rules and co-founder of The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (http://www.tbrb.org). He lives in Washington, D.C. He has written for the Guardian, Economist, New Republic, Chicago Tribune and more.

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