ARUM SAYS PACQUIAO-DIAZ WILL BE A FIGHT FOR THE AGES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 15 May 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that when Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao battles WBC lightweight champion David Diaz in a showdown titled ?Lethal Combination? at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino on June 28 ?it will be a fight for the ages.?
Arum made the statement during a news conference formally announcing the eagerly-awaited bid by Pacquiao to win a fourth world title following his March 15 split decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez to capture the WBC super featherweight crown.
Arum said people who know and understand boxing realize that the ?style of each fighter mirrors the style of the other. Manny is non-stop and keeps coming and coming and coming throwing punches very, very fast, very good and very exciting.?
Referring to Diaz, Arum who also promoters the Mexican-American admitted that while he ?may be a .little slower but it?s the same thing. He keeps coming and throwing punches and not getting discouraged.?
Arum predicted that on June 28 fans will see a fight, ?no dancing with the stars, its not going to playing around, its not going to be one guy much better than the other, its not one guy stalking the other guy who keeps running. Its two fighters that will go toe-to-toe.?
Both Pacquiao and Diaz showed no animosity to one other at all. Pacquiao promised it would be a great fight since their styles were similar and that he aimed to win a fourth world title while Diaz said he didn?t plan to allow Pacquiao to take his belt away from him.
Diaz indicated he was so sure of winning that he agreed to give Pacquiao a rematch and looked ahead at the possibility of not merely a trilogy but four or five fights between them.
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