梅马（四）

万岁墨西哥 · 发表于 2009-9-12 14:07:48

6、梅威瑟的宝刀会生锈吗？

Since turning pro in 1996, Mayweather has never had more than eight months off between fights -- until now. How will almost 21 months off (his last fight was against Hatton in December of 2007) effect a boxer who relies so much on reflexes and speed?

自从1996年转为职业拳手以来，梅威瑟从未有过8个月以上的比赛间隔；自2007年12月对阵哈顿，至今已历时21个月，这对于一个依赖速度和反应能力的拳手将会产生怎样的影响呢？

Mayweather and his team say the layoff was just what the doctor ordered. He insists that the time away from the ring and training camps gave his chronically sore hands and often-injured shoulders a chance to heal. You know what? I believe him.

梅威瑟以及他的团队都说，这次休整其实是依照医生的指令进行的。他强调说，离开拳台和训练营的这段时间，正好用于恢复双手的旧伤以及时不时受伤的肩部。哈哈，我相信他说的。

I don’t think Mayweather will show too many signs of inactivity on Sept. 19 because I don’t believe he ever intended to stay retired. (He simply wanted to avoid the pressure of defending his welterweight crown against the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito winner and wait for the right opportunity to come back and make the most money with minimal risk). Thus, I don’t think he ever left the gym during his “retirement” or hiatus or whatever you want to call it (I call it a strategic withdraw), and reports I’ve received from his camp for Marquez support my hunch.

我不信他当时真的想要退休，所以，9月19日，他该不会表现得太过消极。（当时，身为次中量级拳王的他，只想避开来自库托VS马加里托之间胜者的挑战压力，然后静候好机会复出，既挣大钱又能少冒风险）。如此，我不认为他在“退休”（也可以称为“间断”，或别的什么随你们的便，我称之为“一次战略性的撤退”）期间放弃过训练，从他备战马奎兹的训练营传来的消息佐证了我的直觉。

The trainer of one Mayweather’s current sparring partners recently emailed me with this gym report (sorry for the caps):

近来，梅威瑟的一个陪练手的教练发邮件给我，说到训练营中的事情（恕我用大写），他这样写道：

“FLOYD IS MORE THAN READY FOR MARQUEZ. HIS HAND SPEED, REFLEXES, CONDITIONING, TIMING AND RHYTHM ARE ALL THERE.

“弗洛伊德都准备超了，他的出拳速度、反应能力、身体条件、精准度以及节奏都还在那儿搁着呢。”

\"MY FIGHTER TOLD ME THAT LAMONT PETERSON SHOWED UP AT FLOYD’S GYM TWO WEEKS AGO TRYING TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF. AFTER VERBALLY ABUSING EACH OTHER FOR 30 MINUTES WHILE PUTTING ON THEIR HANDWRAPS, THEY WENT EIGHT 4-MINUTE ROUNDS WITH 15 SECONDS REST, WHICH WAS A SPARRING SESSION WORTH PAYING FOR ACCORDING TO MY FIGHTER. AFTER EIGHT ROUNDS, LAMONT COULDN'T GO NO MORE BECAUSE OF FATIGUE. THAT’S WHEN FLOYD REALLY STARTED TAUNTING HIM SAYING TO HIM ‘ANOTHER ROUND, ANOTHER ROUND!’ WHEN LAMONT REFUSED TO GO ANOTHER ROUND, THAT’S WHEN THE VERBAL ABUSE WENT TO RECORD LEVELS IN THE MAYWEATHER CAMP. NAME CALLING AND VERBAL ABUSE CONTINUED TO BE DIRECTED AT LAMONT FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.”

“我的拳手告诉我：两周前，LAMONT PETERSON（一位拥有27战全胜的超轻量级拳手）来到梅威瑟的训练营，想让自己风光一把。两人互相恶语数落了30分钟后，开始缠上裹手布。他们打了八回合，每回合4分钟，回合间休息15秒。据我的拳手说，这样的对练值得付出代价。8回合之后，LAMONT筋疲力尽，无力再战。梅威瑟因此嘲讽他，对他说‘再打一回合，就一回合！’然而，LAMONT拒绝再打，这时，训练营中充斥着创纪录的谩骂，这种对LAMONT劈头盖脸的粗口谩骂持续了整整10分钟。”

Nice to hear that Mayweather hasn’t lost his competitive edge.

很高兴听到梅威瑟仍旧保有他的竞争优势。

And by the way, Floyd, I know you’re a secretive sort, but there’s no escape from my gym sources. (But hey, at least it’s positive news.)

还有，梅威瑟，我知道你守口如瓶，可也逃不过我的训练营探子。（不过，至少这些消息都是正面的）。
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万岁墨西哥 · 发表于 2009-9-12 14:08:19

7、谁的求胜欲望更强？

There’s been a lot of talk about Mayweather’s motivation for this fight. Some have suggested that the only reason Mayweather has returned to the sport is because of a financial crisis headed by his $6.2 million debt to the IRS.

对于梅威瑟的这次比赛动机，众说纷纭。有些人指出：他复出的唯一原因是财政危机----欠美国国税局$6200000应缴税款。

I’ve been more than happy to add to this line of thinking by unofficially changing his nickname from “Money” to “Needs Money” in my mailbags, but the truth is that Mayweather is one of the proudest boxers I’ve ever covered. He approaches the sport and his career with the utmost seriousness. While he probably does “need money,” I don’t believe that he would ever take a fight just to get paid. Mayweather will always be a competitor and his pride pushes him to train just as hard for the likes of Henry Bruseles as he does for De La Hoya. Nobody cherishes Mayweather’s undefeated record more than he does.

于是，我乐于私下在邮件中将“钱梅”改成“缺钱之梅”，其实呢？梅威瑟是我所报道过的最自尊的拳手了，他参与拳击事业的态度极其认真。他或许需要钱，但我不相信他会单单为了钱去参加一场比赛。梅威瑟永远在竞争，对手无论是布鲁塞里斯还是霍亚，他那颗自尊的心都在促使自己努力对待，没有人比他更珍惜自己的不败纪录了。

There’s no way Mayweather isn’t hungry to win this fight.

梅威瑟没有理由不渴求这场比赛的胜利。

And since we’re on the subject fighting just for money, it should be noted that Marquez’s career-high payday was the main reason he and Beristain conceded to the bout’s contracted weight.

既然说到比赛挣钱的话题，也该提下：马奎兹和教练博瑞斯坦肯屈从于协议体重，主要原因应当归结为----这是职业生涯以来最挣钱的一场比赛。

However, Marquez is every bit as proud as Mayweather, and unlike the 1996 U.S. Olympian, he has an entire nation rooting for his victory on Sept. 19 (which falls on Mexican Independence Day weekend). I think it’s safe to say that he’s properly motivated for this fight.

虽说不同于1996年奥运会的美国选手梅威瑟（当时他拿到奥运会铜牌），然而，马奎兹同样得维护自己的尊严----9月19日恰是墨西哥独立日（9月16日）的周末，全国上下都翘首盼望他得胜回朝。我想，说他渴求这场胜利，一点都不为过。

这是五。。。。