By Rick Reeno
After reading the recent news that Oscar De La Hoya is considering WBO welterweight champ Paul "The Punisher" Williams as the opponent for his career finale on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the "Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito contacted BoxingScene.com to "call Oscar's bluff."
In the last month, De La Hoya has felt a backlash from the boxing fans for brushing away the numerous challenges made by Margarito - and his insistence on going through with a fight against the much smaller Manny Pacquiao, holder of the WBC lightweight title. According to Margarito, he doesn't think De La Hoya has any intention of fighting Williams, and is simply using his name to save face with the boxing public.
Margarito wants De La Hoya to prove him wrong. He says since De La Hoya won't accept his challenge, he wants him to go through with a fight against Williams. He doesn't think De La Hoya-Williams will ever happen, but he wants the public to know that he wants De La Hoya to take the fight.
"I thought Oscar would stop lying by now! Now he's trying to deceive the people into believing that he is considering Paul Williams as his next opponent. I can't wait to hear what his excuse will be as to why he decided not to fight Paul Williams," Margarito said.
"Oscar, all you're doing is burying yourself into a deeper hole. If I were you, I would take the Williams fight and hold onto whatever integrity you have left".