By Mark Vester
According to Oscar De La Hoya, his trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr, told him that regardless of the weight difference, he would win the rematch with Felix Trinidad. Following his loss to Trinidad in 1999, De La Hoya was trying to land a rematch. A lot of ringside observers felt De La Hoya should have been awarded the decision and the Golden Boy was very bitter over the loss. He tells Kieran Mulvaney that he let go of his pursuit for a Trinidad rematch a long time ago.
"I let go of that a long time ago. I couldn't care less. To me, it's no big deal. In my heart, I felt I won. Would a rematch be nice to have? Absolutely," De La Hoya said.
De La Hoya says the difference in weight makes the fight a tough one to make. Last week, Trinidad, who last fought at 170, said that he was willing to go as low as 165-pounds to fight De La Hoya. The Golden Boy is trying to make his way back to 147-pounds, and fights Steve Forbes at the catch-weight of 150, the first time in seven-years that De La Hoya will fight below the junior middleweight limit of 154.
He will leave it up to his trainer, Floyd Sr, who told him the weight difference will not impact the result.
"The fact that he's fighting at 170 and I'm back at 147 makes it difficult. But I'm going to leave it up to my trainer, Floyd Mayweather. He tells me: 'Don't worry about the weight. You can fight Trinidad, no problem. You can weigh in at 150, he can weigh in at 180 if he wants to.' So whatever he says. This year is going back to the roots. I'm the fighter this year. I'm the fighter," De La Hoya said.
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