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DE LA HOYA WANTS MAYWEATHER AGAIN By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Wed, 05 Mar 2008   Oscar De La Hoya has begun training and getting into shape for his May 3 fight against Steve Forbes and says after that he wants a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr who won a split decision in their incredible ?The World Awaits? showdown last May 5 which some fight fans believe De La Hoya should have won. Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today tried to contact De La Hoya but Golden Boy Promotions vice president and international matchmaker Eric Gomez said he was ?training at this time in Puerto Rico? according to his wife Millie but would get back to us when he was free. The 35 year old boxing icon with a record of 38-5, 30 KO's faces the 31 year old former IBF super featherweight champion Forbes who has a record of 33-5, 9 KO's at the Home Depot in Carson, California. Appearing on Bloomberg television in a lengthy and informative interview, De La Hoya said ?I can compete on the highest level. I know I can beat the best and Mayweather is the best. I need that rematch. I have to have it.? The fight against the undefeated, 31 year old Mayweather( 39-0, 25 KO's) has been planned for September 20 in Las Vegas. De La Hoya said he wanted to fight three times before retiring and that he had ?not decided yet who the opponent can be? for his final bout but added ?obviously it will be one of the best.? De La Hoya, known for years as the ?Golden Boy? of boxing after he won an Olympic gold medal which he had promised his mother he would do, said ?I have always been known to fight the best over the years in my career so this will be no exception.? He said that by December ?my body will be winding down, I?ll probably be tired of all the training that I?ll be going through this year but I will continue to fight the best and December (the third and last fight) will be no exception.? D La Hoya said his schedule meant ?constant training and it?s a dedication that I have to put myself through. Not necessarily prove to myself but just to do it smart. I want to set a standard, I want to make sure that the young and upcoming fighters, these kids, will look at my career and say ?wow, Oscar did it, I can do it too.? Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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