My response to the snake's manager

By Ishe Smith

06/05/2006

My response to the snake's manager

Rolando says that I should be appreciative and respect people? I don't know Rolando, so how can he make this comment? The only time I have ever met Rolando was in the Fernando Vargas fight. I respect Rolando for what he's accomplished in the sport of boxing, and I respect Rolando too, even though he made these comments. I am happy, and I have moved on, but the bottom line is, it is what it is. I respect the people that I am with now, and I have moved on. But here's my thing, when you're a fighter and you lose a fight like I did with Mora with the controversy, instinct tells you that you want to fight him again. I have nothing against Rolando, he's just doing his job protecting his fighter, but he wasn't even at my fight with Mora, and he doesn't know what happened. Rolando should understand this, Vargas wanted his rematch with Trinidad, Vargas wanted a rematch with DelaHoya, and now Vargas is getting another shot at Shane Mosely, so he should know. I have nothing negative to say about Rolando, but the bottom line is, for him to make a comment about my character without even being there? I don't know what he's talking about, he has his opinion. In the eyes of a lot of people Sergio is a young fighter? Well in the eyes of a lot of people, Sergio Mora gets a lot of gifts. Sergio Mora is a young fighter? but he's The Contender Champion, so don't contradict yourself, come on. Sergio is legit or he's not, period. The people he's fighting, and the decisions he's gotten, makes him not legit. Mind my business? I am minding my business, I am with a great promoter in Golden Boy, I am being mentored by one of the greatest Middleweights of all time right now in Bernard Hopkins, I am in camp right now, and I am not thinking about Sergio Mora. When Sergio decides to fight some real boxers, and decides to move up and fight real guys, then I will think about watching him. Rolando says that I don't appreciate the opportunity that The Contender has given me? I find it funny that he's making this comment with not knowing anything about what happened on that show, and not knowing how it was. Hey, it is what it is, and it's too bad he doesn't respect me like I respect him. I wish him and Fernando Vargas the best with their rematch, that's all I have to say.