By Mark Vester
If Oscar De La Hoya beats Manny Pacquiao on Decemeber 6, as many expect, trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. may find himself in a bidding war for his services. Mayweather Sr. has trained De La Hoya for almost every single fight since 2001.
After a financial dispute in early 2007, Floyd Sr. walked away from training De La Hoya for last May's fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The two reunited earlier this year for the May bout against Steve Forbes. After some miscommunication, Mayweather Sr. accepted the trainer's position for Ricky Hatton's fight with Paulie Malignaggi. De La Hoya had planned to retain him for the Pacquiao bout, but had no contact with the trainer for several weeks, forcing Mayweather Sr. to find other work. De La Hoya would go on to hire trainer Nacho Beristain for the Pacquiao fight.
After Pacquiao, De La Hoya plans to go after Hatton, and the Manchester fighter is ready. The big question right now - who will Mayweather Sr. train?
The answer from Mayweather Sr. himself - "the man who offers the most money." He does give Hatton a shot at beating De La Hoya.
“I’ll train whichever fighter gives me the most money,” said Mayweather to The Daily Express . “But Hatton taking on De La Hoya is a winnable fight.”
Hatton is prepared, he knows there is a chance that Mayweather Sr. will leave his side to resume his previous role with De La Hoya.
“He is going to have to make the decision if we fight each other because I’m sure Oscar is going to want him as well. He told me he thinks I can beat Oscar,” Hatton said.
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