‘The
Cougar’ Trusts In Om
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19.10.2005:
Finally, on October 29 in Oranienburg (near
Berlin), Germany, Austria’s only
world-rated professional, Gotthard
‘The Cougar’ Hinteregger, 25-7-1
(12 KO’s), defends his IBF
Intercontinental superwelterweight title
against German champion Marco Schulze,
17-2 (10 KO’s).
That
fight should have taken place already in
July, but Hinteregger got ill and a
demotivated Schulze slumped to an
unnecessary points defeat against a
substitute. Now the 38-year-old Vienna man
is fit again, his 10 years younger
challenger has rebounded nicely with a win
and therefore the stage is set for a very
interesting confrontation indeed, which
will be aired live by DSF television.
Read
on to see what ‘The Cougar’ has to say...
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At
the second attempt, after you had to pull out
sick, you will finally defend your IBF
Intercontinental title against Marco Schulze.
Can we suppose all is well with you this time
around?
Absolutely,
the training is going just perfectly and I’m
feeling real good! Actually, I have even
prepared a bit more intensively than last time.
No
worries to have to face Schulze near his German
hometown in front of his notorious army of fans?
No,
no, that’s great. I love Germany and I’m
sure Germany loves me, too. I will also bring
quite a few fans of mine, don’t worry.
So
how will the fight go?
I
have learned one lesson: No matter what, chances
are always fifty-fifty before each fight. I need
to concentrate, do my job, make no mistakes,
then I’ll be allright.
You
seem to hint at your two-fight-series with
Jozsef Matolcsi. How difficult was it to face
him again in your last outing, after he KO’d
you in the first fight, when you were miles
ahead and had the fight won?
The
defeat wasn’t bad at all, it just hurt so much
to have to learn in such a hard fashion. I knew
all the time I’m technically much better than
Matolcsi, I just made one mistake, just one
stupid mistake. I lost concentration, I knew I
couldn’t loose that fight, and then – boom!
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What
makes you think that won’t ever happen
again?
Om.
If you know what I mean…
Do
you refer to the spiritual magazin that
you are advertising for the first time in
the Schulze fight? How did that came about?
Good
question! Gour-Ni-Times is a spiritual
magazin that my manager is also supporting
and I think it’s a cool idea to put that
on my trunks, because I’m also a very
spiritual person. To promote God – is
there anything more worthy?
Given
you beat Schulze, what do you think the
future in the ring holds for you,
especially at your advanced age?
Really,
I don’t want to talk about any fights
post-Schulze. I can only work step-by-step
and the next step is Schulze. After that
fight, you can ask me this question again. |
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