By Rick Reeno
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs) said he is more than willing to give Oscar De La Hoya rematch - if the Golden Boy Promotions President is serious about a rematch.
Mayweather is scheduled to fight on September 12th, likely at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya (39-6, 30KOs) has been retired since suffering a TKO defeat to Manny Pacquiao in 2008. But in recent interviews the Golden Boy has hinted at a potential return to the ring.
Mayweather won a twelve round split decision over De La Hoya in 2007. The fight generated more than 2.4 million pay-per-views buys and held the record for PPV purchases until May 2nd of this year - when Mayweather's fight with Manny Pacquiao crushed it with a 4.4 million buyrate.
In 2008, De La Hoya was negotiating with Mayweather to hold a rematch and even took a tuneup fight with Steve Forbes to prepare for the match. But the rematch never happened. Mayweather stepped away from boxing, and Pacquiao's legend began when he moved up by two weight divisions to face De La Hoya.
Mayweather holds the WBC/WBO/WBA titles at 147 and the WBC/WBA titles at 154. He's open to facing De La Hoya at junior middleweight.
"I seen a little thing with Oscar, saying that he's coming back. I mean, if he want to we can rock and roll in September. We can do it 154. He already know that. He said he wanted a rematch. So if he want it we can do it in September. He already knows how I operate," Mayweather said.