How does this NOT raise your eyebrows at least a little...even if your a May fan???

[DLT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_D...oyd_Mayweather

De la Hoya and Mayweather were scheduled for a rematch on September 20, 2008. However, unlike the first fight, the fight would have been contracted for 147 lbs. or the welterweight limit. The first fight was contracted at light middleweight or 154 lbs and de la Hoya's WBC junior middleweight title was on the line. However, Mayweather would have come in as champion and defended his WBC/The Ring welterweight titles. As a tune-up fight, De la Hoya fought Stephen Forbes (33-6) on May 3, with Floyd Mayweather, Sr. as his trainer. De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) dominated and won a unanimous decision over Forbes, 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.

The rematch never took place due to Mayweather's retirement in 2008[6] and De La Hoya's retirement in 2009, although Mayweather would return to boxing in 2009.





Everyone knows the Pac situation...now......Canelo....it's a weight thing......
if it walks like a duck....looks like a duck...sounds like a duck....acts like a duck....is it a dawg???

I disagree 110%. Again, Ill get on Floyd all day for the Pac stuff. We still dont fully know how this Canelo stuff will play out but it makes no sense at all to link Oscar into this.

1st off Floyd fought him and he did it at 154 so dont say he ducked the fight. Nearly everyone including Floyd thought he would win easier in the rematch. The reason why the rematchc didnt happen is money. Oscar was the biggest pimp in boxing. He was well known for giving everyone pennies.

Floyd felt that he had a win over him and unlike a guy like Mosley, Floyd also felt that he himself was now a big name star afte 24/7. Oscar didnt think Floyd could make big money on his own and Floyd felt he could.

Oscar tried to penny pinch and Floyd said F-U. Sure enough after that Floyd was selling even morre PPV's than Oscar so he was right. Why would Floyd get pimped again when he knew that he was now a big money star even without Oscar?

[Juof]

floyd never retired to duck oscar. he retired because he didn't want to answer to the press about a fight with margarito and/or miguel cotto when all these guys were in their primes. i honestly think floyd would of beat them both at 147. and just because oscar retired wasn't the reason floyd came back. when floyd announced he was back for the no.1 spot everyone was buzzing. i honestly think floyd wanted to fight pacquiao after he dominated marquez. but after pac destroyed cotto, i think mayweather got shook.

floyd retired 2008 and came back in 2009
in that time he retired
margarito whooped cotto
shane mosley whooped margarito
pacquiao whooped ODLH and Hatton

i believe floyd came back because he knew he wouldnt have to fight margarito or cotto because their records had been tarnished. and wasn't scared enough of pacquiao cause pacquiao had only beaten a drained odlh and a shot to shet hatton

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I disagree 110%. Again, Ill get on Floyd all day for the Pac stuff. We still dont fully know how this Canelo stuff will play out but it makes no sense at all to link Oscar into this.

1st off Floyd fought him and he did it at 154 so dont say he ducked the fight. Nearly everyone including Floyd thought he would win easier in the rematch. The reason why the rematchc didnt happen is money. Oscar was the biggest pimp in boxing. He was well known for giving everyone pennies.

Floyd felt that he had a win over him and unlike a guy like Mosley, Floyd also felt that he himself was now a big name star afte 24/7. Oscar didnt think Floyd could make big money on his own and Floyd felt he could.

Oscar tried to penny pinch and Floyd said F-U. Sure enough after that Floyd was selling even morre PPV's than Oscar so he was right. Why would Floyd get pimped again when he knew that he was now a big money star even without Oscar?

You came at me like a Gent...........green Kay for you my good sir...

and a little Merlot as well of course!

[Yosser Hughes]

I always felt Floyd spared me when ODH II failed to materialize.

Just because it's a rarity seeing Floyd get tagged, when it occasionally does happen -- it becomes noteworthy? lol, it's a fight.

[WesleySnipes]

wait...so you say and believe that Floyd who beat (even if it was close) Hoya at his best weight had ducked him in a possible rematch one and a half year later at a weight that he didnt make in 6-7 years were he would be drained as **** (as you already seen in the Pac fight)? cmon now...how does this logic dont raise an eyebrow even in a haters perspective?

[-PBP-]

Oscar: Two more, then I'm done

BY ROBERT MORALES, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/11/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT

Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were part of the biggest money-making event in boxing history May 5 when they squared off in a super welterweight title fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

They fought to a record 2.15 million pay-per-view buys, and they set a live gate record for Nevada as the paid attendance of 17,078 generated $18,419,200.

But unless Mayweather, who won a split decision, agrees to fight in a smaller ring, a rematch will not happen.

De La Hoya, during a telephone interview Wednesday, said he wants to fight two more times next year and then retire. The 34-year-old from East Los Angeles said he would like one of those fights to be against Mayweather.

"Mayweather is a very slippery fighter, he's a tricky fighter," De La Hoya said. "So, obviously, we would want a smaller ring and it would be more of an interesting, exciting fight. So that's one thing we have to look at, and that's the only obstacle that's in the way of making a rematch."

The fight was promoted by De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, which did a tremendous job of reeling in those willing to pay the $49.95 for the pay-per-view feed. But the fight did not live up to the hype because De La Hoya came to slug it out and Mayweather was more interested in playing it safe and steering clear of De La Hoya's vaunted left hook.

De La Hoya said that the ring used measured 20 feet by 20 feet, but he would be looking to use a 16-by-16 ring in a rematch.

That would make it more difficult for Mayweather to elude De La Hoya, which would make for a more fan-friendly bout.

The other fighter De La Hoya has in mind for one of his last fights is Ricky Hatton. But Hatton is scheduled to fight Mayweather on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. If Hatton loses, a fight with him would lose some luster. De La Hoya did say that he wants his last two fights to be in May and September of next year because of the Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day holidays.

He said he would wait until December to make a decision on the May opponent. But he promised that whatever happens in these two fights, he will be calling it quits.

"September will be the fight that will be billed as the retirement fight, the last fight," said De La Hoya, who has won world titles in a record six weight classes.

[Mayabang]

Oscar: Two more, then I'm done

BY ROBERT MORALES, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/11/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT

Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were part of the biggest money-making event in boxing history May 5 when they squared off in a super welterweight title fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

They fought to a record 2.15 million pay-per-view buys, and they set a live gate record for Nevada as the paid attendance of 17,078 generated $18,419,200.

But unless Mayweather, who won a split decision, agrees to fight in a smaller ring, a rematch will not happen.

De La Hoya, during a telephone interview Wednesday, said he wants to fight two more times next year and then retire. The 34-year-old from East Los Angeles said he would like one of those fights to be against Mayweather.

"Mayweather is a very slippery fighter, he's a tricky fighter," De La Hoya said. "So, obviously, we would want a smaller ring and it would be more of an interesting, exciting fight. So that's one thing we have to look at, and that's the only obstacle that's in the way of making a rematch."

The fight was promoted by De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, which did a tremendous job of reeling in those willing to pay the $49.95 for the pay-per-view feed. But the fight did not live up to the hype because De La Hoya came to slug it out and Mayweather was more interested in playing it safe and steering clear of De La Hoya's vaunted left hook.

De La Hoya said that the ring used measured 20 feet by 20 feet, but he would be looking to use a 16-by-16 ring in a rematch.

That would make it more difficult for Mayweather to elude De La Hoya, which would make for a more fan-friendly bout.

The other fighter De La Hoya has in mind for one of his last fights is Ricky Hatton. But Hatton is scheduled to fight Mayweather on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. If Hatton loses, a fight with him would lose some luster. De La Hoya did say that he wants his last two fights to be in May and September of next year because of the Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day holidays.

He said he would wait until December to make a decision on the May opponent. But he promised that whatever happens in these two fights, he will be calling it quits.

"September will be the fight that will be billed as the retirement fight, the last fight," said De La Hoya, who has won world titles in a record six weight classes.

Such bullshit article, can't believe PPV was $10 cheaper back then, greedy bastards!

[sicko]

It was about the MONEY, I think Mayweather said this himself awhile ago, second time around Mayweather wanted more PPV Buys % because after the first fight with Oscar he realized how much money Oscar made off the back end with PPV Buys compared to the money Mayweather got up front and I am sure he felt ROBBED that he did not make more off of the Biggest PPV Fight In The History Of Boxing

Ever since then Mayweather has been getting most of the % of the PPV Buys as he should which has resulted into a lot more money for him

I seriously doubt Ring Size was the full reason

[Grimgash]

Mayweather won a UD in 99% of peoples eyes. At a weight class he'd never fought at before... if you think he was ducking at 147 you're crazy. He wanted more money since he won the first one... wasn't given it and moved on. It's like JMM vs Pac. JMM wanted more Pac said no....so JMM said **** it.

[extracurRICular]

Such bullshit article, can't believe PPV was $10 cheaper back then, greedy bastards!

ahahhaha nolie I thought the exact same thing........greedy fooks