Written by Sean Malone
| 23 April 2008
So I'm sitting here on the Oscar De La Hoya conference call and I have to tell you, it's f**king killing me softly with boredom. De La Hoya has the personality of a vanilla milkshake but I don't blame him. These things usually are tedious but unlike a Bernard Hopkins, De La Hoya comes off as a bit scripted. Though that is not to say there are not interesting things to take notice of. - Hurray! The the call is only 10 minutes late! Boxing and punctuality go together like Bloods and Crips. - While the Press is muted to prevent any annoying background noise, someone on the call is breathing like he just ran the Boston Marathon. It give the whole call a creepy dirty call vibe. - Richard Shaffer announces that there are over 130 members of the media on this call. As Shaffer put it, "when Oscar fights people come". - God d*mmit! Oscar has already addressed the two questions I had! Oh well good thing I have a back-up... - Sh*t! Dan Rafael of ESPN just asked my back-up question! I swear, on EVERY call I have been on Rafael is always first in line to ask a question. He must dial in an hour early! - The breathing! The breathing! - To keep my interest I am trying to translate the Spanish speaking reporters questions. So far my high school level Spanish is letting me down. Ok, I think I have heard enough. I may stay on the line for a few more minutes unless my narcolepsy kicks in. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
