Robinson: No Communication with Arum
"It’s not going to happen," was unified welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson's take on a possible rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.
Robinson went on to state that De La Hoya is under contract with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotional outfit for four more fights and is unwilling to risk top earner losing again.
"I think the only way Oscar gets another chance to beat me is if he's his own boss."
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"I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson
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