De La-Hoya-Mayweather II is Close To Done

[tills9191]

The most profitable bout in boxing history is about to get a second run. Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, told boxing scribe Dan Rafael that a rematch between Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30KOs) and WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25KOs) is close to being finalized. Mayweather won a close split-decision over De La Hoya to win the WBC junior-middleweight title on May 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The rematch would take place on September 13 or September 20, on HBO pay-per-view. Possible venues include the Home Depot Center in California, Dodgers Stadium and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight itself, like the first, would likely take place at 154-pounds or a catch-weight between 147 and 154.

"We are still discussing things but we have almost finalized it," said Schaefer. "I think an announcement will be forthcoming. Floyd is agreeable to do the fight and so is Oscar. Now it's just me working through everything."

The first bout had a total revenue gross of $165 million, with a record 2.4 million pay-per-view buys to pile up $134.4 million. The rematch is expected to do less, but insiders still predict the buyrate to break 1 million.

[jabsRstiff]

The most profitable bout in boxing history is about to get a second run. Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, told boxing scribe Dan Rafael that a rematch between Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30KOs) and WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25KOs) is close to being finalized. Mayweather won a close split-decision over De La Hoya to win the WBC junior-middleweight title on May 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The rematch would take place on September 13 or September 20, on HBO pay-per-view. Possible venues include the Home Depot Center in California, Dodgers Stadium and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight itself, like the first, would likely take place at 154-pounds or a catch-weight between 147 and 154.

"We are still discussing things but we have almost finalized it," said Schaefer. "I think an announcement will be forthcoming. Floyd is agreeable to do the fight and so is Oscar. Now it's just me working through everything."

The first bout had a total revenue gross of $165 million, with a record 2.4 million pay-per-view buys to pile up $134.4 million. The rematch is expected to do less, but insiders still predict the buyrate to break 1 million.

What a waste of time. This fight won't happen for another 8 months, & it's a fight I can't imagine anyone wanting to see again.
All this fight does is make a few folks wealthier, while putting far more meaningful fights way on the backburner.

[tills9191]

yea true.
I feel there is no need for a rematch, but I still think Oscar was the 1st fight.
So I don't know where I get my logic from.
I really want somebody to show me why Floyd won that fight.
I am still not convinced.

[tills9191]

I thought Floyd was retiring for 2 years??

[Fox McCloud]

I thought Floyd was retiring for 2 years??

Unless the money was right.

By the way... the best explanation I have for you as to why Mayweather won is because he threw/landed more in most rounds... Oscar only got off in the middle rounds with his jab and for 15 seconds of each round, where he either threw a flurry or had a seizure (whatever he was doing) and a lot of those punches were blocked.

That is where Mayweather won the rounds, by blocking the little bit of aggression that De La Hoya brought during those flurries, because that was the plan for winning rounds for Oscar IMO.