If I didn’t know better, my antennae would be perked up, and I’d be thinking that FloydMayweather and Oscar De La Hoya were on a head-on path for a rematch.
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“It’s no secret that Oscar has been jealous of Floyd for years”, Ellerbe said.
He also slammed the 38-year-old for picking an easy opponent like Andre Berto for his farewell fight and for running scared from Manny Pacquiao for five years before finally agreeing to the fight.
De La Hoya concludes his screed by suggesting Mayweather make use of his skills and “open a used-car dealership or run a circus”. I respect his talent. “I would rather see action and get my money’s worth and be excited about watching a fight”.
The two fighters met earlier this year in a London Gym and agreed to a fight late this year but the Mayweather showdown pushed through and Amir Khan was left empty handed. If Oscar De La Hoya is so intent on proving that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be forgotten, perhaps he ought to focus exclusively on continuing to make the kinds of fights that will expedite this process. Or maybe you’ll wind up back on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ It’s a job that’s safe, pays well and lets you run around on stage. Everyone in boxing knew that Berto didn’t stand a chance.
This fading from memory will happen in time, but Oscar De La Hoya is impatient. I barely made it past three rounds myself and I was in attendance.
De La Hoya fought, and lost, to Mayweather on a split points decision in 2007, and promoted 10 of Mayweather’s last twelve fights.
“Absolutely [he’s one of the best of all time]”.
Ellerbe was dumb-founded by De La Hoya’s words regarding the Alvarez fight and said he was concerned De La Hoya “may have a problem”. Just my humble opinion.
Now, never say never…but I think we have seen the last of De La Hoya, age 43 in February, in a ring, not wearing a suit and promoter hat. When it’s all said and done he’s going to be known for how much money he generated or his persona outside of the ring. Mayweather was vocal about someone from outside the sport being on the cover of RING Magazine, so you had to know that sooner or later we would hear a response from the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.
Pacquiao is a great opponent for Khan, but if he loses to the Filipino-who is in the twilight of his career-a superfight with Mayweather will vanish in the blink of an eye. “Look, I respect the guy for what he accomplished, but he’s just not my cup of tea”.
It seems as though there is no end in sight for Mayweather questions.
You probably don’t need more than one guess to correctly identify who wasn’t happy about it.
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Writing an open letter in Playboy, De La Hoya states: “You did it. You made it to the 49-0 mark, a milestone that you like to say only the great Rocky Marciano reached but that was actually achieved by others, including my idol Julio Cesar Chavez – but who’s counting”.
