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Funny De La Hoya Self Ownage regarding catchweights
Does Oscar need a history lesson? Read and decide:
So he fought at a weight , in a title fight, where he WOULD NOT have called himself the Champ if he won....
De la Hoya must still be bitter about Pacquiao eclipsing his record number of world titles in as many weight divisions, that he forgot he was also doing the same thing in trying to win a 7th world title at a different weight class...
As I approached him, a reporter had gotten right to the heat of the moment and asked De La Hoya what he thought of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito upcoming junior middleweight catchweight vacant title fight.
“Boxing is made up of weight classes,” De La Hoya criticized. “Stick to your weight classes.”
“You fought Hopkins for the title at a catchweight,” I reminded him.
“What weight class?” asked Oscar.
“158,” I replied.
“Well, yeah. That was the arrangement, you know?” He explained. “Would I have considered myself the champion at 160 if I would have beat him? No. There’s weight classes and there is a reason we have weight classes. But boxing is now a business. And it seems that people are heading towards that direction.”
“Boxing is made up of weight classes,” De La Hoya criticized. “Stick to your weight classes.”
“You fought Hopkins for the title at a catchweight,” I reminded him.
“What weight class?” asked Oscar.
“158,” I replied.
“Well, yeah. That was the arrangement, you know?” He explained. “Would I have considered myself the champion at 160 if I would have beat him? No. There’s weight classes and there is a reason we have weight classes. But boxing is now a business. And it seems that people are heading towards that direction.”
De la Hoya must still be bitter about Pacquiao eclipsing his record number of world titles in as many weight divisions, that he forgot he was also doing the same thing in trying to win a 7th world title at a different weight class...
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