By Mark Vester

The proposed bout between Oscar De La Hoya and WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao, in talks to take place on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is being discussed among many writers as a hefty contradiction to numerous comments made in the past by De La Hoya.

Point 1 - Felix "Tito" Trinidad: Trinidad last fought at the 170-pounds against Roy Jones Jr. in January. He can no longer get down to 160-pounds, but made it known that he would be willing to squeeze down to 164 to make a rematch with De La Hoya. But, De La Hoya, fighting at 154, has refused to face Tito at 160 or above. He says to fight Tito that high would give the Puerto Rican superstar too much of an advantage in the size department, with Tito likely coming to the ring at around 175.

To fight Trinidad, De La Hoya would have to jump by only ten-pounds. That doesn't stop De La Hoya from making Pacquiao jump up by twelve-rounds, and two weight-divisions, from 135 to 147. Earlier this year, Pacquiao was still fighting as a super feathweight.

Point 2 - Ricky Hatton: After Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his unexpected retirement, leaving De La Hoya without a year-end opponent, he tried to secure Hatton for the date. The below comments were made by De La Hoya in May during a video interview with Sentanta Sports - and they speak for themselves.

"I'm a naturally bigger guy in a different weight class so I would rule it out [talking about a fight with Hatton]," De La Hoya said. "Ricky's doing a tremendous job at 140 pounds where he feels comfortable. Where he can do a lot of great things. I would rule it out. Ricky's fighting at 140. That's where he feels most comfortable and that's where he belongs. I wouldn't advise him to go up to 147. Those few pounds make a big difference."

It wasn't long before De La Hoya, also Hatton's American promoter, tried to make him jump up in weight, but Hatton, to his credit, turned the fight down to go forward as planned with Paulie Malignaggi in November.

Point 3 - Sergio Mora: After talks stalled for a bout with Pacquiao, he quickly turned to WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora. At first De La Hoya said that would love to end his career by fighting the winner of Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito.

"The winner of the Cotto-Margarito fight would be a great way to end my career. There is a lot of options. I am willing to fight whomever,” De La Hoya said to reporters during Cotto-Margarito fight week.

Of course, if he fought Cotto, it would go against comments he made last year when he was asked about a Cotto bout. He told the LA Times that he promised his wife (who is Puerto Rican) that he would never fight another Puerto Rican fighter.

"Cotto is out of the question. My wife is the pearl of Puerto Rico," De La Hoya said. "She has said, 'Don't fight another Puerto Rican.' "

De La Hoya made it no secret that he wanted Cotto to win. Things didn't go as planned. Margarito won by knockout, but then De La Hoya said he would "not fight another Mexican" in the final bout of his career. One problem, Mora, while born in California, is Mexican. De La Hoya's tune would change weeks later, as he no longer used Margarito's ethnicity as an excuse, but rather threw Paul Williams in the mix - advising Margarito to first handle some unfinished business with Williams.

Random Thoughts - When everything is said and done, a fight with Pacquiao will make De La Hoya a lot of money, but win or lose it will hurt his legacy at the same time to end his career in such fashion. Taking a look at the fighters he tried to get for his career closer, Hatton, Mayweather, Mora and Pacquiao, it's obvious that he wants a "safe" opponent who is not strong enough to inflict much physical damage.

Countless writers, fighters and fans have spoken out against the Pacquiao fight. Even WBC president Jose Sulaiman has asked for the fight to be stopped, and even Pacquiao own wife is not comfortable with her husband going up against a fighter with such as significant size advantage. The only people pushing for the fight to happen are those who hold a financial stake in the fight.

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