Can Anyone Say "Fait Accompli"?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Who is Oscar De la Hoya kidding? Who is the media kidding? Who are WE kidding?

Most importantly, who is Floyd Mayweather Sr. kidding?

I could be wrong. I've been wrong before, and I'm sure I'll be wrong again. But with all due respect to Mayweather Sr., he's largely a non-factor in De la Hoya's decision as to whether to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. or not.

Oscar De la Hoya's trainer told USA Today, "I don't give a damn what he wants. I'm the daddy and in this particular situation, I'm calling the shots."

Uh, not exactly.

Oscar is a businessman. No, check that; he's a money machine, first and foremost, and if he doesn't take a fight with Floyd Jr., it's not going to be because Floyd Sr. stood in the way. The father may very well serve as a very convenient excuse if Oscar decides that it's in his career's best interest to steer away from a fight with the Pretty Boy, so strategically, it's probably best that he remain non-committal about his trainer's status, and how it relates to future plans. [details]

[Kball15]

Karmas a *****.

[-Antonio-]

We will find out for sure after the Winky/Taylor fight. I think Oscar might got for Winky if he wins. That would be a pretty big fight in itself.

[ferocity]

goood article, man those words seemed like they were jumping off the screen, the writer is diffently hyped about thei fight and has an understanding of delahoya, but im not sure if the fight happens

[grayfist]

The french phrase translates, "done deal", or something similar. The DLH-Mayweather fight may be edging ever closer to that, but it is not quite a "fait accompli". Sure, if one looks at what are in it for both, the progress appears inexorable; the fight, inevitable. Mayweather is looking to get all the money he can get; as he should and must-- his high pound-for-pound rankings in everybody's list has not given him his just desert in terms of greens. And Oscar is a proven astute businessman. He made more money in defeat than majority of past and present fighters make in victory. But, I think, De La Hoya, at this stage of his career, is looking at two considerations that he wants to forge into two sides of the same coin: his so-called "legacy" and padding further his already deeply-padded (should I say "luxurious"?) nest egg. I think that it is only when Oscar is sure that the twain (legacy and added luxury) have met that he'll put his John Han**** on the paper his own staff at Golden Boy Promotions shall write up. Of the two, the money is certain; it is the winning that may have to be looked deeper into; and, that is where, I think, Oscar's eyes are now cast. All champs want to go out winners. The better the foe, the bigger the win; the bigger the win, the better the exit.