Thursday, July 12, 2007
Don't you be talkin bout my Esposa.
Unintentional comedy was on display today when boxer Hector Mayorga, err Mayorga's English interpreter, made a remark about opponent Fernando Vargas' wife during a press conference. As Mayorga's interpreter was restating the line in English about Vargas' woman, Mayorga took a swing at his opponent. It's all here on the video. It gets good at about the 4 1/2 minute mark.
The best thing about this incident has to be the awkwardness of the interpreter, who had to shit-talk another man's wife, a boxer's wife mind you, right to his face. If you were Vargas, do you go after the interpreter, too? If you're the interpreter, do you even say it? Do you tell your Spanish-speaking friend "I can't say that one, buddy." Being an interpreter is not an easy job, and today's event certainly proved that.
If I'm not mistaken, the last time Mayorga mentioned an opponent's wife (Mrs. Oscar De la Hoya), he got his ass kicked in the ring.
