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ODLH " I Would have beaten Mayweather and Pacquiao in my prime"
Former world champion Oscar de la Hoya feels that if he had fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao when he was younger, the result of the bouts would have been different.
In an interview with ******.com, De La Hoya said that neither Pacquiao nor Mayweather would have been able to beat him in his prime.
De La Hoya lost to Mayweather via split decision in 2007, and to Pacquiao via technical knockout in 2008. He retired after fighting Pacquiao.
"Unfortunately, I did fight Floyd Jr. and Pacquiao out of my prime. I can tell you that I would say that, no, they wouldn’t have beaten me in my prime," De La Hoya said.
De La Hoya said that he was a "dead man walking" on the night he fought Pacquiao.
"When I fought Pacquiao, I was drained," he admitted. "You know what, though? It's my fault because I wanted to fight at 147 (pounds). I had to drop a lot of weight within a month before the fight."
"You have to give Pacquiao his credit. He was a young lion that beat me that night, and he's a talented fighter," De La Hoya added.
The "Golden Boy" also said that he could have won against Mayweather had he stuck to his fight plan.
"If I had kept throwing that jab at Mayweather, I would have won the fight. Hands down," he said. "But I was kind of a robot, getting rusty as every round went by, and the screws began to pop out of my sockets."
De La Hoya recently admitted in a televised interview that he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and had even considered taking his own life.
"I feel wonderful, I feel blessed, and I feel great that lot of the people that really love me are sticking behind me," he said.
From the ring website.
In an interview with ******.com, De La Hoya said that neither Pacquiao nor Mayweather would have been able to beat him in his prime.
De La Hoya lost to Mayweather via split decision in 2007, and to Pacquiao via technical knockout in 2008. He retired after fighting Pacquiao.
"Unfortunately, I did fight Floyd Jr. and Pacquiao out of my prime. I can tell you that I would say that, no, they wouldn’t have beaten me in my prime," De La Hoya said.
De La Hoya said that he was a "dead man walking" on the night he fought Pacquiao.
"When I fought Pacquiao, I was drained," he admitted. "You know what, though? It's my fault because I wanted to fight at 147 (pounds). I had to drop a lot of weight within a month before the fight."
"You have to give Pacquiao his credit. He was a young lion that beat me that night, and he's a talented fighter," De La Hoya added.
The "Golden Boy" also said that he could have won against Mayweather had he stuck to his fight plan.
"If I had kept throwing that jab at Mayweather, I would have won the fight. Hands down," he said. "But I was kind of a robot, getting rusty as every round went by, and the screws began to pop out of my sockets."
De La Hoya recently admitted in a televised interview that he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and had even considered taking his own life.
"I feel wonderful, I feel blessed, and I feel great that lot of the people that really love me are sticking behind me," he said.
From the ring website.
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