Is Oscar De La Hoya a Floyd Mayweather fan?

I've noticed these two have been going back and forth with each other for years. Some say Floyd was jealous of the way Oscar was promoted at the beginning of his career while others say Oscar is jealous of Floyd's longevity. I remember during the De La Hoya vs Mayweather 24/7 Floyd said Oscar is a fan of his. He pointed out to certain comments Oscar has made in the past and the fact that De La Hoya hired Mayweather Sr. to train him. Then I remembered Oscar saying in his post fight interview after the Vargas fight that he actually watched Mayweather's fights to help him prepare for the Vargas fight. Oscar has also said he was secretly pulling for Floyd to retire undefeated because no other boxer has retired undefeated after making the kind of money Floyd has. So, is Oscar secretly a Floyd fan? I point to this video. Ocar's comments at the 1:13:35 mark And this one at 6:35

Comments (11)

FlatLine

Nobody cares about Khan. Nobody cares about Floyd after he ducked Khan 4 times.

10y ago

b00g13man

Oscar shot himself in the foot and missed being apart of the biggest fight in history running his mouth This so much.

10y ago

MoneyMayFan

He loved floyd until floyd took the game over then he started hating.

10y ago

Rip_Chudd

I think first off, Oscar still hasn't gotten over that he lost to Floyd. Secondly, I think he hates the fact that Floyd became as big as he did by pretty much doing the opposite of what Oscar did as far as the way he talks crap and behaves. Also, it probably pisses him off that he was a part of Mayweather becoming so big, especially since they don't like each other.

10y ago

SlySlickSmooth

I think all sportsmen are somewhat fans/appreciative of other great ones in their own era but in boxing it's probably a grayer area because guys have to actually hurt each other to become better if they happen to cross paths.

10y ago

Razcal26

Fan of his....? Eh.... I wouldn't say that. There is a LOT of envy there. I mean, I wouldn't take a lot of Oscar's comments seriously anyway, who's knows what he was on when he gave some of these interviews.

10y ago

Outwest_Exp_355

Oscar's just pissed at Floyd ducking Khan for so long. Who can blame him? Nobody cares about Khan.

10y ago

FlatLine

Oscar's just pissed at Floyd ducking Khan for so long. Who can blame him?

10y ago

Outwest_Exp_355

It doesn't matter. You can call it a battle of the promoters. Mayweather Promotions is on the rise and GBP has always been near the top. I don't see either guy passing up an opportunity to take a shot at the other.

10y ago

G_G_G

Nah. Since he was the first guy to convincingly beat floyd, he talks about him like one of his most memorable wins which is perfectly understandable. Maidana can do the same as well because he earned it as well. The two guys who beat floyd clearly.

10y ago

LarryX

Oscar shot himself in the foot and missed being apart of the biggest fight in history running his mouth

10y ago