Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is On!
On May 5th 2007, Oscar De La Hoya Will Square Off Against Floyd Mayweather Jr
"The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya, 33, seeks to dethrone the number one pound 4 pound Picasso on his established PPV date of Cinco De Mayo. De La Hoya, (38-4 30KOs) is currently the highest grossing fighter in the sport. His pretty boy good looks backed behind his solid fighting abilities has given him an illustrious name. Not to mention, his recently recognized Golden Boy promotions is currently honing a stable of solid fighters.
In May of 2006, After Oscar De La Hoya thoroughly dismantled Ricardo Mayorga inside of six rounds; he captured the WBC 154lb title. The initial idea was that Oscar would face Floyd in a showdown on September 16th 2006. Unfortunately for boxing fans, that fight didn't take place. Mayweather turned down every possible opponent, in essence of saving his appetite for Oscar De La Hoya. When Oscar decided he would take the year off, Floyd moved on.
On November 4th, 2006, Floyd Mayweather challenged Carlos Baldomir for the WBC 147lb welterweight title. Mayweather painted a masterpiece, slicing and dicing Baldomir in 12 embarrassing rounds en route to a unanimous decision. With De La Hoya somewhat of the picture momentarily, Floyd made the shocking decision to end his career with one fight remaining.
Recently, only days after Mayweather's win over Baldomir Oscar De La Hoya offered a proposal to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"I was so excited about the idea of fighting Oscar I didn't even read the contract, I just signed it right away," Floyd confessed.
The fight will take place at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday May 5th for the WBC 154lb championship.
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4 Comments
Post a CommentDe la hoya..you better work as promoter now..your mind is 100% but your reflexes now is 50%..just slept with your money not in the canvas.
We rather give our money to a cause closer to us.
We all know that Pedman refused a BLOOD test, is why the fight is not happening.
washed up fighter and the ducker,, pheww! get lost you both