By Mark Vester
Six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya is looking to end his career with a bang. Already booked to fight pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on May 5, De La Hoya notes that Winky Wright could possibly be the next fight following Mayweather. As many know, De La Hoya announced a few weeks ago that Mayweather would not be his last fight in the ring, and he would continue to fight as long as his reflexes were with him.
Wright told the LA Daily News, that he is hoping for a bout with De La Hoya to happen in 2007, because Oscar brings the big name and the big bucks to the table.
"Oh, I'm hoping for it, of course," Wright said. "I'm not going to say I wouldn't want to fight Oscar. First of all, besides the money, you're fighting a legend. You're fighting somebody who has been in the game and been on top of his game for a long time. De La Hoya has been in my era since the amateurs to the pros, so that's the fight that I definitely want, you know what I mean?"
De La Hoya also told the paper that he would be all for a showdown with Wright, following his bout with Mayweather.
"Chances are, it can happen," De La Hoya said. "Knowing me, most likely it will happen."
Mayweather has already been listed as the betting favorite, but De La Hoya does not see himself losing the fight. He noted that Mayweather will have to bring more than his A-game to the ring in order to win.
For me to lose, Floyd will have to put on one helluva performance. I really want this one. I feel it inside. Floyd will have to be on top of his game, and then some," De La Hoya said.