MAYWEATHER VS DE LA HOYA

[FlexGuns]

Last Bout? De La Hoya to Face Mayweather
AP
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 14) - Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet in a highly anticipated fight in May that could be one of boxing's richest bouts.

De La Hoya previously said the fight would be the last in a pro career that began after he was the only U.S. boxer to win a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics. He's the biggest box office draw in boxing, though he has fought only sporadically in recent years.

Mayweather is generally regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, and is coming off a near shutout win over Carlos Baldomir on Nov. 4 for the 147-pound title. Though Mayweather dominated the bout, he was criticized for not trying to knock Baldomir out.

Following that fight, De La Hoya gave Mayweather a week to come to terms if he wanted to fight him. Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed.

Richard Schaefer, the CEO of De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, said the fight has the potential to set records for pay-per-view sales. The previous record was set when 1.99 million customers bought the second Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson heavyweight title fight in 1997.

[*ChuteBoxe*]

Is it official yet? 

[Fury]

ESPN had a little article about it yesterday so I'm assuming it is.

[*ChuteBoxe*]

It's official, May 5th, Mayweather's 0 will go.

[OKMike]

It's official, May 5th, Mayweather's 0 will go.

It is possible.  I see the fight going the distance and being a potential snoozefest with not enough engaging.  You have to love the subplots though.  Floyd Sr. training De La Hoya to go against his son and brother puts some spice into things.

[jarhead]

It is possible.  I see the fight going the distance and being a potential snoozefest with not enough engaging.  You have to love the subplots though.  Floyd Sr. training De La Hoya to go against his son and brother puts some spice into things.

Should make for some interesting conversations at Christmas dinner.  Betrayal.

[student]

It is possible.  I see the fight going the distance and being a potential snoozefest with not enough engaging.  You have to love the subplots though.  Floyd Sr. training De La Hoya to go against his son and brother puts some spice into things.

I heard talk of Freddie Roach training Oscar for this fight.......   Can't see Mayweather Sr passing up such a huge paycheque though.

[Dredlock Rasta]

De La Hoya by knockout.

[*ChuteBoxe*]

De La Hoya by knockout.

Agreed, I can't wait to see Mayweather's face when he loses.  I remember the look on B-hop's face when he lost the decision to Taylor, or Morales after Pac-man dropped him for the last time last weekend.

[student]

Agreed, I can't wait to see Mayweather's face when he loses.  I remember the look on B-hop's face when he lost the decision to Taylor, or Morales after Pac-man dropped him for the last time last weekend.

Hopkins won both fights with Taylor.....  Never mind the hbo nuthugging cheerleaders they call commentators.  Taylor got points for ineffective aggression , but Hopkins didn't get any credit for defense and he had taylor hurt a few times too.

[Pork_Chop]

GAYFEATHER GOING DOOOOWWWWWN !

[student]

GAYFEATHER GOING DOOOOWWWWWN !

Any one here collect fights?

[*ChuteBoxe*]

I mostly have MMA fights/highlights but I have a few boxing highlights too.  Check out the "A bunch of fights " thread that has been stickied at the top our main MMA thread list. 

[student]

I've got career sets on dvd, oscar's , foreman, hearns, leonard, duran, chavez, pac-man, lennox lewis, morales, gatti, bunch of singles too,   Holyfield-qawi one and two, bunch of others, all good quality.  menus, and chaptered.   

[Pork_Chop]

Kostya Tszyu, Calzaghe, Kessler, Hatton, Mayweather, Bazooka Gomez are the recent full collections i have got...

Completed, i mean.

[student]

Kostya Tszyu, Calzaghe, Kessler, Hatton, Mayweather, Bazooka Gomez are the recent full collections i have got...

Completed, i mean.

trades?