Shobox open workout quotes!

04/08/2006

Shobox open workout quotes!

In a pair of 10-round bouts, Anthony Hanshaw will face Esteban Camou and LaFarrell Bunting will meet Jose Luis Herrera in opening-round matches of the “ShoBox” super middleweight tournament Friday, Aug. 4, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from The Sports Center of Las Vegas. Bunting-Herrera will open the telecast, followed by Hanshaw-Camou. The winners will advance to face each other in the semi-finals on Oct. 6.  The other semi-final that evening will match a pair of unbeatens, Jean Paul Mendy and Henry Buchanan.

 

ANTHONY HANSHAW (19-0, 13 KOs)

 

“I am not worried about any fighter in this tournament. I do not think anybody at 168 pounds can beat me. I am in tip-top shape.”

 

“We have been working on defense and I am ready to go.  We sparred more than 70 rounds with guys like Rico Hoye.” 

 

(Regarding layoff from July 2002 – April 2004): “The layoff was good for me.  I am more focused and in better condition now.  I needed the rest.  Now, I am back and ready.  I just did not have any interest in fighting at that time.  Then, I saw guys like Jermain Taylor on television, and I thought that that could be me.  So, I decided to come back to boxing.”

 

(Regarding sparring with Winky Wright): “The first few days I could hardly hit him, so I had to step up with the jab to back him up.”

 

ESTEBAN CAMOU (18-1, 15 KOs)

 

“I chase my opponent from the first bell.  I throw power punches and am very aggressive.  I like to fight in close.  The left hook is my best punch.”


 

“I have always wanted to fight in the United States, but I needed to be ready first.  After 19 fights in Mexico, I am ready.”

 

(Regarding loss to Yory Boy Campas): “I was sick two days before the Campas fight and I got cut in the second round, so I was not able to execute my game plan.  I want to challenge him to a rematch.”

 

“After I retire, I would like to own my own business and become a television sportscaster.”

 

LAFARREL BUNTING (15-1-1, 15 KOs)

 

“When I watched the Arturo Gatti fight recently, they mentioned a super middleweight tournament.  Then, I got a call last Monday to come to Las Vegas and fight.”

 

“I have not had a hard fight yet.  I have not been tested.”

 

“This is a great opportunity for me.  I took the fight instead of going on a fishing trip with my grandfather.”

 

“I am a boxer-puncher and I have power in both hands.  I like to throw the left hook, body shots and the right uppercut.  What I throw depends on what my opponent gives me.”

 

JOSE LUIS HERRERA (14-1, 14 KOs)

 

“I am going to win this super middleweight tournament.  It is a done deal.”

 

“I do not think the fight against Bunting will last too long.  I will take a few rounds to figure my opponent out before I take him out.”

 

“I was brought to Argentina to lose to Jorge Castro.  They underestimated me and paid for it.”

 

“My loss was due to inexperience.  I got cut and the referee stopped the fight because I was bleeding.  I was just trying to wipe the blood away.”