Legendary Oscar De La Hoya, who lost to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in a Hall of Fame career, remains at a loss as to why efforts continue to fail to pit the two against each other. ?I cannot understand why this has not been done,? De La Hoya told ESPN Deportes via boxingscene.com. ?I can?t understand why, because in my day, during (Julio Cesar) Chavez?s time, we saw the best fight with the best.? De La Hoya, who lost to Mayweather on points in 2007 and got mauled by Pacquiao in 2008, insists that pride truly mattered during his fighting days. ?I wanted to fight with the best, win or lose, but it was against the best,? said De La Hoya, who retired following the Pacquiao beating with a record of 39-6 with 30 KOs. De La Hoya said Mayweather won?t get the respect that he craves even if the brash US fighter retires with an unbeaten record. Mayweather, 37, is currently 47-0 is said to be obsessed with the prospects of retiring with a 50-0 slate and surpassing the 49-0 slate of the late great heavyweight Rocky Marciano. ?People will respect you more when you face the toughest, the strongest, the most dangerous,? said De La Hoya, who turned 42 last week. (Nick Giongco)
