With a little over three weeks to go before Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. clash for ?The Golden Boy?s WBC Junior-middleweight crown at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 5, both camps are reporting training is going to plan.
Below is an invaluable insight into how each fighter is preparing for what is surely going to be the highest grossing non heavyweight title fight in history.
Diet delights
For the May 5 fight Oscar De La Hoya is adhering to a strict, complex-carbohydrate diet that gives him optimal, day-long energy. Administered by his conditioning guru Rob Garcia, who also serves as camp chef, De La Hoya ingests a combination of protein, organic and high grain carbohydrates, and a variety of vegetables and fruits to round out daily meals. He will alternate his daily proteins, selecting from his favorites: lamb, chicken and fish. He loves sea bass.
Adding to the meal is organic brown rice, vegetables or another favorite spinach salad. For fluids, it’s juices, pineapple or grapefruit, and sometimes a glass of rice milk.
