Looks like they clash on May 5th 2007.
http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/a...240712,00.html
Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya will face off in boxing's biggest fight for years.
Although full details are yet to be revealed, the pound-for-pound king and arguably the sport's most popular fighter will meet on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
It will be the biggest showdown since heavyweight kings Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson met in 2002 and looks like being the last hurrah for both men.
De la Hoya, whose Golden Boy Promotions will stage the fight, has long said he will quit after his next fight, while an emotional Mayweather said he would have one more bout following his recent welterweight world title win over Carlos Baldomir.
It means giving up on his bid to match Oscar's world titles at six different weights, but with de la Hoya now campaigning at middleweight, light-middleweight could be where the two now meet.
Whatever the weight Mayweather, who for all his criticism has never ducked a big name, is delighted at what he sees as the opportunity to establish himself as the world's best - and silence the fans that booed him against Baldomir.
"Oscar De La Hoya, what can I say?" he told boxingtalk.com. "He's a great fighter, he's one of the top fighters in the world today, I'm the top fighter in the world today.
"This is the fight that the fans want, the people want, he wants, I want, so we're going to make it happen."
De la Hoya, who is of course trained by Floyd Snr and has won six world titles from super-feather to middleweight, has not boxed since stopping Ricardo Mayorga in six last May - the Mayweather fight will be only his third in two years.
This could, and should, be a great fight. Oscar will be up for it big time, and there can be no doubt that Floyd will be highly motivated given the quality of his opponent. A case can be argued for either man winning to be honest, a real 50/50 fight for me. My heart is saying Oscar, too big, too strong, especially at light middleweight. Floyd is younger, that bit faster, technically gifted, and possessing imho, a much bigger fighting heart than many will give him credit for.
I think this fight will be worth travelling to see, and worth paying for a seat close to ringside.
http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/a...240712,00.html
Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya will face off in boxing's biggest fight for years.
Although full details are yet to be revealed, the pound-for-pound king and arguably the sport's most popular fighter will meet on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
It will be the biggest showdown since heavyweight kings Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson met in 2002 and looks like being the last hurrah for both men.
De la Hoya, whose Golden Boy Promotions will stage the fight, has long said he will quit after his next fight, while an emotional Mayweather said he would have one more bout following his recent welterweight world title win over Carlos Baldomir.
It means giving up on his bid to match Oscar's world titles at six different weights, but with de la Hoya now campaigning at middleweight, light-middleweight could be where the two now meet.
Whatever the weight Mayweather, who for all his criticism has never ducked a big name, is delighted at what he sees as the opportunity to establish himself as the world's best - and silence the fans that booed him against Baldomir.
"Oscar De La Hoya, what can I say?" he told boxingtalk.com. "He's a great fighter, he's one of the top fighters in the world today, I'm the top fighter in the world today.
"This is the fight that the fans want, the people want, he wants, I want, so we're going to make it happen."
De la Hoya, who is of course trained by Floyd Snr and has won six world titles from super-feather to middleweight, has not boxed since stopping Ricardo Mayorga in six last May - the Mayweather fight will be only his third in two years.
This could, and should, be a great fight. Oscar will be up for it big time, and there can be no doubt that Floyd will be highly motivated given the quality of his opponent. A case can be argued for either man winning to be honest, a real 50/50 fight for me. My heart is saying Oscar, too big, too strong, especially at light middleweight. Floyd is younger, that bit faster, technically gifted, and possessing imho, a much bigger fighting heart than many will give him credit for.
I think this fight will be worth travelling to see, and worth paying for a seat close to ringside.
Comment