Oscar De La Hoya Wants Hatton. A Pacquiao Ploy?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The big news making the rounds in the UK media, is that Oscar De La Hoya is still interested in facing Ricky Hatton in the summer. Team Hatton is considering the fight. A few days ago, De La Hoya made it clear that he was undecided as to his future and his family was begging him to retire. [details]

[El Chicano]

We shoulda all seen this coming.

[grayfist]

Here's taking note of the last sentence of the third paragraph about the sales prospects of a De La Hoya-Hatton meeting as well as the last sentence of the whole article.

[niceguy45]

wao, hatton vs dlh.....i don't know i don't think so hatton is at 140lbs and oscar's lowest weight didn't go so well and ricky's highest didn't go so well either @147lbs
tough fight to make it happen, but money talks, it probably will be in the UK,
who will train oscar who knows, if it happens

[Hitman932]

Oscar would be better served calling out Matthew Hatton.

[niceguy45]

if he is going to be fighting he should be training already;
so that he is not dehydrated, stay around 150 to 154lbs

[VERDUGO]

I'm not surprised.
If Pac turns down Hatton, Oscar will take his place.

[VERDUGO]

If they fight, it's gonna be at 147.
I got Oscar beating Hatton here.

[El Chicano]

Hatton and Oscar are the same, money hungry Golden Boy hoes; they're both gonna want a 90-10 split so the fight will never get made.

[syphillis]

Maybe it's just my selfish thoughts here but I still believe that Hatton-Pacman fight will eventually happen. If and when Pac makes it back to the US, I'm sure as hell Roach will be able to smack some sense into him and sign the contract. With Pac being surrounded by greedy, shameless government politicians while in the Philippines, something of which he may plan to do after retiring from boxing by the way - politicking that is, there is way too much pressure for him to agree while these leeches advises him to say no to the stated purse. They have their own agenda to make off of Pac. Pac is caught between two worlds - one of which is preparing for what he plans to do after boxing and his life now. He should focus on boxing now. That is his job. But principles be damned, as with anything, boxing is a business and he is in there to make money. **** legacy, he's already accomplished to be regarded as a HOF. What he will earn to fight Hatton will take 2-3 fights to earn as much. Just my opinion.