By Mark Vester
At the final press conference for Saturday's pay-per-view battle between Antonio Tarver and Bernard Hopkins, Oscar De La Hoya told the New York Post that later this month he will announce his plans for a final career fight, to take place in September, and likely against the pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Recently, the final obstacle holding back the fight was no longer and obstacle. Floyd Mayweather Sr., had changed his mind about training Oscar De La Hoya to fight his son, if the money is right.
"It's crunch time now because the pay-per-view deadline is coming up so we can start planning the publicity and all of that. But I truly feel I need a few more days to come up with a definite answer. I've never had to make such a difficult decision in my life," De La Hoya said to the NY Post.
"I'm an ambitious person and a fighter who always wants to fight the best. I realize Floyd Jr. is out there for me and I realize it's a fight that I can win. And obviously I realize it's a fight that I can lose."
