Does Chavez Jr. Deserve To Fight Pacquiao, De La Hoya or Duddy?

chavez56535By Chris Williams: Having seen Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29 KOs) fight yet another handpicked opponent last weekend against Luciano Cuello (23-1, 10 KOs) in Tijuana, Mexico, I don’t see how Chavez Jr. deserves a fight against Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya or John Duddy. Chavez Jr., 23, struggled mightily with the non-top 15 ranked Cuello, having both his eyes swollen and struggling from the third round on.

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De La Hoya To Retire?

dela342324By Jim Dower: After getting beaten nearly senseless by Manny Pacquiao in December, Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) is contemplating hanging up the gloves for good. After 17 years as a professional boxer in which Oscar has won 10 world titles, he’s finally thinking hard about retirement from the sport. His loss to Pacquiao, a bitter pill for him to swallow perhaps because he was beaten by a smaller fighter and one that he had been expected to defeat, has caused De La Hoya to back away from the boxing public out of sense of shame.

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De La Hoya Pondering Retirement

dela4337By Chris Williams: Two months after being beaten nearly senseless by Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya is reportedly kicking around the idea of retiring from boxing. De La Hoya, 36, is still not sure what to do, seemingly confused about whether he should retire or continue on. Watching the success of his fellow Golden Boy Promotions coworkers Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley still fighting with a lot of success is something that is keeping De La Hoya still considering staying on a little longer.

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De La Hoya – Retire Or Keep Fighting?

dela5344461By Matt Stein: He’s 36-years-old, enormously wealthy, the head of the successful promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, married to a beautiful woman, and coming off of a humiliating 8th round quit job against Manny Pacquiao on December 6th, so why on Earth would Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) want to continue fighting?

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Hatton-Pacquiao Fight Off: Ricky Looking At De La Hoya & Mayweather

hatton42335By Jim Dower: In news that will probably be upsetting to Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton has opted to move on to another fight instead of settling for less than a 50-50 split with Manny for their previously talked about fight on May 2nd. The apparently reached a sticking point in their negotiations after Pacquiao asked for a 60-40 purse split and Hatton wasn’t willing to agree to giving Manny the larger share.

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Is Chavez Jr. The Best Option For De La Hoya?

chavez464601By Jason Kim: Having been nearly beaten senseless in his last fight in December against Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) needs to be extra careful when planning for his next opponent to ensure that the same fate doesn’t happen to him yet again. And while there’s been a lot of damage control that’s come out since his loss to Pacquiao, partially blaming the loss on his low fat diet leading up to his fight with Manny, a win over a quality opponent remains questionable for the 35 (soon to be 36-year-old) De La Hoya.

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De La Hoya – What’s The Real Reason Oscar Lost To Pacquiao?

dela454644By Jason Kim: Since losing to Manny Pacquiao in a brutal eight-round beat down on December 6th, there have been various explanations as to the main reason that Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) lost in such a terribly manner. The excuses have ranged from De La Hoya’s diet, which was more or less a starvation-based weight loss diet according to some, to Oscar not being comfortable with Pacquiao’s southpaw stance.

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Does De La Hoya Have Anything Left?

dela563446By Chris Williams: It’s sad to see when once great fighters stick around a little too long in the sport of boxing and end up taking a lot of punishment at the end of their careers. In most circumstances, fighters do it because they didn’t make enough money in their career. That’s what makes it seem so strange in the case of Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs). He’s a millionaire many times over and doesn’t need to keep fighting, especially now that he’s no longer fighting well.

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Options For De La Hoya in 2009

dela4342By Dan Ambrose: Okay, Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) clearly had an off night in his last fight against Manny Pacquiao on December 6th, maybe because of his diet leading up to the fight as well as some age issues as well. But just because De La Hoya suffered a major spanking at the hands of Pacquiao doesn’t mean that he needs to retire from the sport.

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