Oscar de la Hoya claims ‘The One’ has become the richest fight in history because people want to see Floyd Mayweather finally lose.
De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions have put together Saturday’s £150 million Las Vegas scrap when Mayweather challenges WBA super and WBC light-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
The financial records set when De la Hoya was outpointed by Mayweather in 2007 will be shattered in the fight being screened live in the UK on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).
De la Hoya, the GBP President has never been close to Mayweather despite his organisation’s involvement in making him the world’s highest earning sportsman in 2012 and almost certainly this year.
By Mr. Pennington: First I would like to start by saying this has been a refreshing experience as a fight fan. I haven’t watched any of the behind the scenes footage such as All Access since Floyd Mayweather versus Ricky Hatton. So for boxing to once again have the power to sit me down in time to watch guys punch bags is very exciting. With the fight only eleven days away, I thought it would be smooth sailing from now until fight night. 
By Dan Ambrose: Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya has his mind made up about his fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) beating the best fighter in the world in Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) on September 14th, and proving that he’s the new Golden Goose or as De La Hoya says, “the new rooster.” 
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya thinks his red-headed fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) not only has the talent to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s), but also to be the best fighter ever in the sport. That’s a pretty tall order for the young 23-year-old Canelo, because his last win over Austin Trout was underwhelming to say the least, and certainly not what you’d see from the best ever. 
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions sees his fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) handing unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) his first loss of his career on September 14th in their fight on Showtime pay per view. 
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions believes the key to his fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) is to outwork him by forcing him to fight hard for three minutes of every round. 
By Paul Walsh: When the announcement was made for Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez I couldn’t contain my excitement. Finally a fight the fans want to see. The two biggest and best names in the sport putting their unbeaten records on the line for the coveted crown of pound for pound king. It has all the makings of a classic.
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions finally came off the fence in the Floyd Mayeather Jr. – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday by predicting that the 22-year-old Canelo will beat Mayweather on September 14th in their fight on pay per view from Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions isn’t coming right out and tipping his fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) on September 14th, but he sure is dropping a lot of hints about who he’s favoring in this fight.