By Eric Thomas: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions acknowledges that Ireland’s Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12 KO’s) deserves to get a rematch with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) after their fight last weekend was stopped prematurely in the 6th round after McCloskey, 31, was cut from a head clash above his left eye.
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De La Hoya thinks Khan can become a five-weight division champion and achieve greatness
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s), sees the British fighter not only winning tonight against Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, but then moving up in weight and winning titles in five weight classes. De La Hoya sees the 24-year-old Khan achieving super stardom.
De La Hoya: Amir Khan can be one of the best pound-for-pound fighters
By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya believes that WBA Super World light welterweight champion can not only be one of the best fighters in the light welterweight division but one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the entire world. This comes after Khan had to struggle to get a win over Marcos Maidana last December. De La Hoya believes that Khan proved himself in that fight instead of showing that Khan has some serious flaws that likely prevent him from beating the better fighters in the sport.
Nonito Donaire: Not Only the Next Manny Pacquiao, But The Next Oscar Dela Hoya?
By Rod Bautista: Photo credit Zanfer boxing – Nonito Donaire’s destruction Saturday night of former bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel has caused quite the stir in the boxing world. Many fans and scribes who were waiting for Donaire’s response to his first serious test in the boxing ring definitely got their answer.
Chavez Jr. wants to fight De La Hoya after reading his twitter comments – Boxing News
By Dan Ambrose: #1 ranked WBC middleweight contender and current WBC Silver middleweight title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) wants to face 38-year-old Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) next after reading De La Hoya’s comments he made about Chavez in his twitter account, according to fightnews.com. De La Hoya happened to have seen the 24-year-old Chavez’s recent fight against Billy Lyell, and like a lot of boxing fans, couldn’t help noticing how weak and poor Chavez Jr. looked in that fight.
De La Hoya not impressed with Alexander-Bradley, would like Maidana or Matthysse against either
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya didn’t like what he saw of last weekend’s light welterweight clash between champions Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s) and Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s), calling it a disappointing fight to watch. The fight has received a great deal of negative comments from boxing fans and sports writers because of the lack of action and how timid Alexander was in the fight. Bradley, although the aggressor, looked weak and often collided with Alexander like a small Billy goat.
Who do you pick – De la Hoya vs. Duran?
By Gerardo Granados: The “Golden Boy” Oscar De la Hoya against Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran fighting at lightweight for the World title. This fight might resemble the brawl in Montreal in a few aspects, as both De la Hoya and Leonard were Olympic gold medalists, that the height and reach are very similar, and also that both are multiple division champions; but Sugar Ray might have been better over all skilled than Oscar in their prime. Roberto Duran was the underdog when he fought against Leonard but against De la Hoya odds would be even.
De La Hoya has no doubts that Mayweather would whip Pacquiao
By Dave Lahr: Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya believes Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) would have too much talent for little Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) if they were to fight. Speaking on his twitter page, De La Hoya said “There is no doubt in my mind Mayweather beats Pacquiao. Styles make fights. Its called styles. Mayweather will be patient to wait for Manny to make the same mistakes. You see, Manny is fast but Mayweather’s timing is key. I respect Manny and he is great for our sport, but Mayweather’s style will beat anyone if you don’t have a hard fast jab.”
Blame Oscar De La Hoya for the state of boxing
By James Brown: The names circling boxing right now the most are names such as: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao. These two have become the most well known names in boxing over the years and are heralded as the best of this generation.
De La Hoya not planning on making a comeback
By Jason Kim: Former six division world champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) doesn’t plan on making a comeback, according to news from Dan Rafael on his twitter. Responding to rumors that the 37-year-old De La Hoya was considering making a comeback, Rafael says he asked De La Hoya if it were true about him thinking about coming back. However, De La Hoya said “No chance.”