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CRISTIAN MIJARES AND VIC DARCHINYAN PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES MONDAY, OCT. 13, 2008
Marc Abrams
15rounds.com
13 October 2008
History will be made on Saturday, Nov. 1, when World Boxing Association
(WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight world champion
Cristian Mijares climbs into the ring to face International Boxing
Federation (IBF) world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan at the
The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Mijares and Darchinyan are
fighting in the very first 115-pound World Championship Unification.
The historic showdown is being co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment, KO
Entertainment and Gary Shaw Productions and will air live on SHOWTIME
beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with a 12-round
super middleweight (168 pounds) special attraction - Andre Dirrell
vs. Victor Oganov.
Tickets are on sale and are priced starting at $25 to $250 for
ringside. Tickets may be purchased at The Home Depot Center Box
Office, open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all
Ticketmaster retail ticket locations, as well as www.Ticketmaster.com
and Ticketmaster-Charge-by-Phone, by calling 213-480-3232.
CRISTIAN MIJARES
"Darchinyan is talking too much because he's scared of me. Jorge
Arce talked a lot of trash too and I shut him up. I'll do the same
with Darchinyan.
"Everyone knows I'm the smarter fighter. I learn new things all the
time. From what I've seen, Darchinyan doesn't grow from fight to
fight. What you see is what you get. He's predictable.
"Some people are saying that this fight could turn into an epic series
like the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy. Those fights were extremely close. I
don't see my fight with Darchinyan being close. I expect to win by
a comfortable margin.
"Darchinyan is a champion and you have to respect him for that,
but he is vulnerable. Nonito Donaire proved that by knocking him
out. Darchinyan says he learned from that fight, but he looks like
the same fighter to me.
"Both of us are confident of victory. I think Darchinyan is
overconfident. They say they're going to knock me out. That's not
going to happen. I'm too fast, too slick and too smart for that.
"Fighting in Los Angeles is going to be great for me. I love the
L.A. area and I have a big following here. Darchinyan has a nice
following too with the Armenian population. I'm sure we'll have a
diverse crowd at The Home Depot Center."
VIC DARCHINYAN
"I didn't have to take this fight but I'm so glad I did. I will knock
him out, there's no question about it. I will come not just to win. I
will knock him out."
On fighting in front of a pro-Mexican crowd. "It doesn't matter
where I fight him. I'll fight him anywhere. I'll fight him in
Mexico. Los Angeles has a big Armenian community and I will have
tons of support. After the first round the Mexican crowd will be
silent. There will be nothing for them to cheer about. I don't mind
coming in being the bad guy. I know most of the fans will be against
me but at the end of the night they will be on my side.
"They said Mijares is pound-for-pound the best fighter out there,
but after I get finished with him we'll see what number he is. I'm
going to give a lesson to the little boy.
On his style: "I want to show on Nov. 1 my power. I'm a smart fighter
but I will knock him out with my power. I know his weaknesses and
they will be exposed.
"After I knock him out I don't want to hear any excuses that he's
still better than me. When I beat him it's not going to be because
he's no good but because I'm so much better."
Marc Abrams
15rounds.com
13 October 2008
History will be made on Saturday, Nov. 1, when World Boxing Association
(WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight world champion
Cristian Mijares climbs into the ring to face International Boxing
Federation (IBF) world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan at the
The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Mijares and Darchinyan are
fighting in the very first 115-pound World Championship Unification.
The historic showdown is being co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment, KO
Entertainment and Gary Shaw Productions and will air live on SHOWTIME
beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with a 12-round
super middleweight (168 pounds) special attraction - Andre Dirrell
vs. Victor Oganov.
Tickets are on sale and are priced starting at $25 to $250 for
ringside. Tickets may be purchased at The Home Depot Center Box
Office, open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all
Ticketmaster retail ticket locations, as well as www.Ticketmaster.com
and Ticketmaster-Charge-by-Phone, by calling 213-480-3232.
CRISTIAN MIJARES
"Darchinyan is talking too much because he's scared of me. Jorge
Arce talked a lot of trash too and I shut him up. I'll do the same
with Darchinyan.
"Everyone knows I'm the smarter fighter. I learn new things all the
time. From what I've seen, Darchinyan doesn't grow from fight to
fight. What you see is what you get. He's predictable.
"Some people are saying that this fight could turn into an epic series
like the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy. Those fights were extremely close. I
don't see my fight with Darchinyan being close. I expect to win by
a comfortable margin.
"Darchinyan is a champion and you have to respect him for that,
but he is vulnerable. Nonito Donaire proved that by knocking him
out. Darchinyan says he learned from that fight, but he looks like
the same fighter to me.
"Both of us are confident of victory. I think Darchinyan is
overconfident. They say they're going to knock me out. That's not
going to happen. I'm too fast, too slick and too smart for that.
"Fighting in Los Angeles is going to be great for me. I love the
L.A. area and I have a big following here. Darchinyan has a nice
following too with the Armenian population. I'm sure we'll have a
diverse crowd at The Home Depot Center."
VIC DARCHINYAN
"I didn't have to take this fight but I'm so glad I did. I will knock
him out, there's no question about it. I will come not just to win. I
will knock him out."
On fighting in front of a pro-Mexican crowd. "It doesn't matter
where I fight him. I'll fight him anywhere. I'll fight him in
Mexico. Los Angeles has a big Armenian community and I will have
tons of support. After the first round the Mexican crowd will be
silent. There will be nothing for them to cheer about. I don't mind
coming in being the bad guy. I know most of the fans will be against
me but at the end of the night they will be on my side.
"They said Mijares is pound-for-pound the best fighter out there,
but after I get finished with him we'll see what number he is. I'm
going to give a lesson to the little boy.
On his style: "I want to show on Nov. 1 my power. I'm a smart fighter
but I will knock him out with my power. I know his weaknesses and
they will be exposed.
"After I knock him out I don't want to hear any excuses that he's
still better than me. When I beat him it's not going to be because
he's no good but because I'm so much better."