John Martinez of ironboxing.com recently caught up with Eric Brown, assistant trainer of Manny Pacquiao, as well as Floyd Mayweather Sr. to get their take on what went wrong with Oscar De La Hoya and the possibility of Pacquiao taking on Ricky Hatton some time next year. Check out more of what both trainers had to say.
ERIC BROWN:
"I'm not sure if Oscar was a hundred percent. It appeared as though he (Oscar) went overboard in trying to maintain his lower weight."
"He may have gone too long in camp in coming down in weight that his stomach shrunk and he wasn't able to eat properly anymore because he was too drained. I believe he was over trained."
"Oscar, in my opinion, took this fight to rub Bob Arum and Freddie's noses in a possible victory of Pac, but I think it overwhelmed him in the end. He made such a big deal about having all of these special trainers and I think it took its toll."
"He was supposed to have all those experts in his corner and you would think they would've known how to properly condition and train their fighter, but you saw what happened. They didn't have answers and their fighter was drained."
"This fight on a business level makes a lot of sense. Both fighters have a major following and this thing would sell out quick."
"Ricky would bring it and Manny would too. Both guys are fighters and this would definitely be an all action fight."
FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR:
"I can tell you is that it wasn't all Oscar's fault. I know personally of two things that went on in Oscar's training camp. There was a lot of stuff that went on in camp that was counter productive to Oscar's training. I can't pull the covers off the people that were in the camp that told me these things, but just know that the trainers never really came up with a strategy. They had nothing and you could see that during the fight."
"If they want Rick, they're going to get Rick and it won't end pretty for them." Floyd Sr. stated empathically.
"I love this fight for Rick. We will dismantle Pacquaio. Guaranteed."
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