De La Hoya hopeful of mega bout
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January 28, 2010, Thursday
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OSCAR De La Hoya thinks his promotions company will soon wrap up a deal for Floyd Mayweather Jr to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in May. And after that, De La Hoya still believes Mayweather will meet Manny Pacquiao in the not-too-distant future.
"That fight has to happen," De La Hoya said on Tuesday of Mayweather-Pacquiao, which fell apart this month in a drug-testing dispute. "It's too big not to happen. We just have to cross one hurdle."
De La Hoya, who runs Golden Boy Promotions with chief executive Richard Schaefer, says Mayweather and Mosley are in negotiations to meet on May 1, likely in Las Vegas. De La Hoya is eager to match Mosley, a Golden Boy partner, with Mayweather, who has been represented by Golden Boy in his recent negotiations.
"The various camps are working extremely hard to make it happen," De La Hoya said.
"That's the fight that could really take boxing to another level, because it's two great American fighters meeting each other."
De La Hoya believes Mayweather's path ultimately must cross with Pacquiao, the Filipino pound-for-pound king who will fight Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Texas on March 13.
Mayweather and Pacquiao were achingly close to a deal this month, but couldn't close a 10-day gap in their preferences for the last session of drug testing before their proposed March 13 bout.
"The public will hopefully make him change his mind," De La Hoya said. "Why would you not want to earn US$40 million? Why would you not want to show the public that all this speculation is nonsense? Be the one to stand up and say it."
De La Hoya has fought two opponents who later acknowledged using steroids, beating Fernando Vargas in 2002 and losing a close decision to Mosley in 2003.
"That fight has to happen," De La Hoya said on Tuesday of Mayweather-Pacquiao, which fell apart this month in a drug-testing dispute. "It's too big not to happen. We just have to cross one hurdle."
De La Hoya, who runs Golden Boy Promotions with chief executive Richard Schaefer, says Mayweather and Mosley are in negotiations to meet on May 1, likely in Las Vegas. De La Hoya is eager to match Mosley, a Golden Boy partner, with Mayweather, who has been represented by Golden Boy in his recent negotiations.
"The various camps are working extremely hard to make it happen," De La Hoya said.
"That's the fight that could really take boxing to another level, because it's two great American fighters meeting each other."
De La Hoya believes Mayweather's path ultimately must cross with Pacquiao, the Filipino pound-for-pound king who will fight Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Texas on March 13.
Mayweather and Pacquiao were achingly close to a deal this month, but couldn't close a 10-day gap in their preferences for the last session of drug testing before their proposed March 13 bout.
"The public will hopefully make him change his mind," De La Hoya said. "Why would you not want to earn US$40 million? Why would you not want to show the public that all this speculation is nonsense? Be the one to stand up and say it."
De La Hoya has fought two opponents who later acknowledged using steroids, beating Fernando Vargas in 2002 and losing a close decision to Mosley in 2003.
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