Oscar De La Hoya in his own words, why he won't fight Miguel Cotto

[Mike06j770]

hahaha...this thread get's two thumbs down...you believe the fight won't happen because he made a promise to his wife? Promises are made to be broken. DLH has dollar signs in his eyes. MOB. Money Over Bitches. This fight will happen.

[BOLLOCKS]

hahaha...this thread get's two thumbs down...you believe the fight won't happen because he made a promise to his wife? Promises are made to be broken. DLH has dollar signs in his eyes. MOB. Money Over Bitches. This fight will happen.

Oscar is all about that D.O.B. **** Over Bitches.

[MWMerlino]

I'm glad he honors his wife enough to not fight Puerto Ricans.

Now if he could stop cross dressing and paying ******s for sex he'd be in the clear...

[verbz]

i got a feelin de la hoya vs hatton is on da horizon. ****in hell im a boxing fan il watch almost any fight or fighter but even i hav no feelin wot so ever to watch that sparring session.

[TheManchine]

if cotto beats margarito ill b et with anyone that oscar-cotto happens.

he said that **** about not fighting ricans a long time ago. recently he has been saying he wants to fight cotto

[roundingace]

If the Oscar-Pacman fight is made - I will probably stop watching boxing because of it. Oscar by his own words said he woudln't move up to MW and go out like a champ taking on the ghost, but he sees no problem jumping down or making Manny come up and THAT is supposed to be a "good" fight? Gimme a break Oscar, hang it up man. You will be doing NOTHING but hurting the sport if you fight anything shy of Cotto.

[RisAri0]

but what IF Margarito beats Cotto??... Oscar may have to go on and fight Antonio

[MaFu MoFo]

It's the match that will give him the most money before he truly retires. **** Millie!!!

[ztrac79]

Please Oscar for the love of humanity Retire. Please.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

There is a lot of talk these days of a possible clash between Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto. De La Hoya through the media has made his intentions known that he is looking to fight Miguel Cotto should the Puerto Rican fighter get by Antonio Margarito on this upcoming July 26.

Personally, I don't think the fight is going to happen... not because I don't think Cotto can beat Margarito, but because of a promise De La Hoya made public last year that he would not fight any Puerto Rican fighter. De La Hoya made that promise to his wife.

Speaking to ESPN late last summer, De La Hoya was quoted by the publication in regards to fighting Cotto: "I promised my wife I wouldn't fight any Puerto Ricans," stated De La Hoya De La Hoya went on to tell ESPN's Dan Rafael: "So, I don't think so. The fight would be great. We would stand toe-to-toe. But I can't do it. It's not because I would be afraid of Cotto or not want to fight."

"I think it's out of respect for Millie. I've had these fights and she's been supportive even though she has wanted me to retire. It's my turn to give a little something back." De La Hoya added: "She sincerely asked me not to fight Puerto Rican fighters. So I have to respect that."

That was then and this is now. I talked with Oscar on saturday (no bull**** I was at his book signing in Miami) and asked him if Cotto was in his future. This is what he said verbatim:

"Tito is unlikely because he can't make weight anymore and I would like to see a possibility with Cotto AFTER he wins this up coming fight."

Not "IF" but "AFTER" he beats Marg is what he implied. He wants to go out with a **** and I think the public will want Cotto and win or lose I would love to see Oscar go out like a champ.