Oscar De La Hoya

Haye-Klitschko: De La Hoya says he doesn’t see any reason why the fight can’t take place in Las Vegas

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Image: Haye-Klitschko: De La Hoya says he doesn't see any reason why the fight can't take place in Las VegasBy William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) wants his proposed fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) to take place at the Wembley Stadium, in England. However, Haye is going to have to let go of that dream if he wants the honor of being able to fight the best heavyweight in the world.

There’s no way that Wladimir or his brother World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko are going to travel to the UK to fight a heavyweight with as little experience at the heavyweight level that Haye has going for him. Oscar De La Hoya from Golden Boy Promotions seems to be okay with the Haye-Klitschko fight talking place in Vegas.

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De La Hoya sees Khan as the best fighter in the 140-pound division

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Image: De La Hoya sees Khan as the best fighter in the 140-pound divisionBy Dan Ambrose: Despite looking terrible in the last three rounds of Amir Khan’s close 12 round unanimous decision win over Marcos Maidana last Saturday night, Khan’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya has already proclaimed Khan as the best fighter in the light welterweight division even though Khan still hasn’t fought the winner of the Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander bout.

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No De La Hoya vs. Hatton and Adamek vs. Roy Jones Jr.

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Image: No De La Hoya vs. Hatton and Adamek vs. Roy Jones Jr.By Jason Kim: The rumor that’s been circulating around about Oscar De La Hoya coming back to fight Ricky Hatton has now been declared false by none other than De La Hoya himself. The rumor started this past week coming from an English news site, who reported that Robert Diaz, the matchmaker for Golden Boy Promotions, was interested in putting together a bout between Ricky Hatton and De La Hoya. This got a lot of fans excited about the fight, because it would seem like an interesting fight given the popularity of Hatton and De La Hoya.
In an article by Dan Rafael of ESPN, De La Hoya had this to say about fighting Hatton:

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Who do you pick? De la Hoya vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

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By Gerardo Granados: Both fighting at welterweight, young and hungry for glory, fame and money. This fight would set PPV records. Yeah sure, this two warriors belong to different eras (but still both are modern era fighters) and as usual the young boxing fans did not get the chance to watch Leonard engage with other historical greats such as Roberto Duran – Tommy Hearns – Wilfred Benitez – Marvin Hagler, or even the youngest boxing fans can not remember Oscar fighting for the WBO super featherweight title against Jimmi Bredhal (his first title) or the WBO lightweight title against Jorge “Maromero” Paez, both fights way back in 1994.

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Oscar De La Hoya measured against all-time

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By Sam Singh: Following my recent article on measuring Joe Calzaghe against all time (available at: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/10/joe-calzaghe-measured-against-all-time), I feel compelled as an avid boxing spectator to review the career of Oscar De La Hoya, and, in doing so, voice my firm support for his achievements.

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De La Hoya says Mayweather-Pacquiao fight close to being signed – News

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Image: De La Hoya says Mayweather-Pacquiao fight close to being signed - NewsBy Eric Thomas: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is reporting that the contracts for the mega fight between World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are close to being finalized. Writer John Chavez of theboxingtruth.com, reports that De La Hoya has reveled that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is being close to being signed. De La Hoya, speaking with the Spanish television channel Univision, said “Up until now, it’s been a very difficult negotiation process for various reasons but right now we’re very close. We’re very close in finalizing the contracts that were once very complicated. The two fighters [Mayweather and Pacquiao] now realize that this fight must be made. It has to be made because the boxing fans want to see it happen and right now it’s the biggest fight that can be made in the world. It’s going to be a big, big fight. I think right now, we are very, very close in finalizing the contracts. I can’t talk right now in detail about the negotiations but I will say we are very close.”

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De La Hoya thinks Khan can become a legend

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Image: De La Hoya thinks Khan can become a legendBy Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya sees himself in World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s), according to the Sun It’s hard to imagine what he sees, because Khan still is almost totally unproven at this point in his career and has already been knocked out once against Breidis Prescott despite not having faced the cream of the crop in either the lightweight or the light welterweight divisions. De La Hoya, still, sees something in Khan that reminds him of his younger days. By the way, De La Hoya’s company Golden Boy Promotions just so happens to promote Khan.

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De La Hoya: “He [Mayweather] is maybe the best of all time”

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Image: De La Hoya: “He [Mayweather] is maybe the best of all time”By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya had a lot of respect and praise for undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) after watching him skillfully defeat WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KO’s) and beat him with ease last night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. De La Hoya, who has previously fought and been beaten by Mayweather in 2007, had this to say about him at Yahoo Sports: “He is the best, possibly – possibly and there are a lot of people who will argue this – but he is maybe the best of all time.”

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