Word: hoya
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...much had been made of this fight, which had been ballyhooed as the "Fight of the Century," and now in the penitential brightness of the ring Oscar De La Hoya, the most popular fighter in the world, and Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing's best, pound for pound, awaited their fate as the judges handed in their scoring cards. But there was more to it than just the super welterweight belt: the world was judging the sport of boxing...
...come up with the next big things for the nose or taste bud, fragrance-and-flavor companies send their scientists on "scent treks." On a recent trip to Papua New Guinea, Roman Kaiser, director of smell research for Givaudan, collected more than 50 samples, including a rare hoya plant. "The scent reminds you of dark chocolate, with olfactory notes rarely found in flowers," Kaiser says. He has amassed more than 2,500 natural scents over the years and has reconstituted more than 450. To create authentic flavorings, Givaudan's researchers go on "taste treks" to gourmet restaurants and popular street...
...Hoya can't match that kind of familial dysfunction, even though he imported some of it for a while. Floyd Sr., torn about training De La Hoya to bludgeon his son and unhappy with his salary, split with De La Hoya in January. He is now back advising Junior, to the dismay of head trainer Roger, his brother, who, incidentally, just finished a six-month jail stretch for battery. The brothers aren't speaking. "Why would I have to be concerned about my brother's thoughts or feelings?" asks Roger during a Mayweather workout in Las Vegas. He is wearing...
...fight, De La Hoya's accurate blows and powerful left hook could wear Mayweather down--if he can catch him. Mayweather zips around the ring like a mosquito, throwing quick punches and darting backward before his opponent can counter. De La Hoya's trainer, Freddie Roach, is teaching his fighter to attack when Mayweather crosses his feet, which puts him slightly off balance. "Floyd is so fast, Oscar has to react to it right away," Roach says...
Throughout his career, critics have knocked De La Hoya for lacking aggression. "My style is going to be totally different," he says. Mayweather's taunts have clearly irked him. "Everybody in life needs a humbling moment," De La Hoya says. "On May 5, it's my job to give Floyd Mayweather that humbling moment." Floyd Mayweather will be hard to make humble. But boxing needs both fighters to deliver that moment. [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Tale of the Tape De La Hoya Mayweather 5 ft. 11 in. Height...