LE CHOIX D'OSCAR...
Article delirant et tres bien mis en scene sur les choix possibles de De La Hoya...qui devrait bientot annoncer son prochain adversaire pour le 3 mai 2008. En attendant il pourra pouponner puisqu'il a annonce avec son épouse Millie Corretjer, la naissance de leur deuxième enfant, Nina Lauren
Nenitte de la Hoya née le 29 décembre à San Juan, Puerto Rico. 3 kilos 234 et 52 centimètres :) The associated press has confirmed that Oscar De la Hoya is a few weeks
away from choosing his next, and possibly, final opponent. The fight
date is set for May 3, 2008 but the opponent is still in question. Here
is my question: how great would it be to walk in the shoes of Oscar De
la Hoya? Source_Eastsideboxing.com_Raymond Markarian
I can’t even get my girlfriend to watch a decent movie but Oscar De la
Hoya could make $50 million on one nights work. Where is the fairness
in that?
The man has lost 3 of his last 5 fights but still has the muscle to
choose when, where, and who he elects to stand in the ring with. Any
name he mentions is more than willing to take the challenge. This means
that Oscar De la Hoya is in a position of power.
He is the Al Gore of boxing. Gore lost the 2000 Presidential Election
but still has the influence to control the Democratic Party. If Gore
decides to run for the Presidency, there is a very good chance that he
wins. When Oscar fights again, there is a very good possibility that he
and his opponent will win, at least financially.
When Oscar chooses his opponent for his fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend, he should hold a national press conference.
At the time of the announcement, boxing fans and writers would gather
around their television sets much like a Top 50 college basketball team
watching the television screen to see if they make it to the March
Madness NCAA Tournament. De la Hoya’s possible opponents would attend
the press conference looking their best, sitting next to their family,
promoters, trainers, and cut men.
The fighter DLH chooses should be placed in an envelope and opened up, to create more anticipation.
“And Oscar De la Hoya’s next opponent will be…. “
The Obvious Choice: Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton has outrageous fan support, which makes him the leading
candidate to become Oscar’s next opponent. De la Hoya was seen at times
standing up and cheering for Hatton during the Mayweather fight. That
was probably because both fighters had an agreement, in principle, to
create a Hatton/De la Hoya showdown that was set to take place in
England. The agreement made sense because of the star power both
fighters possess. All Ricky Hatton had to do is look good against
Mayweather, win or lose. “The Hitman” did his part. He fought a good
fight against PBF. But there is a problem. De la Hoya is a tall and
naturally strong welterweight. Even though this event will be easy to
sell, it might be a mismatch. Hatton has fought two times at
welterweight. He was the smaller man, and got hit hard in both fights.
The Risky Choice: Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto has evolved into an intelligent bruiser. In 2007, Cotto’s
performances against Zab Judah and Shane Mosley have proven that he
could box and brawl with anybody. A possible De la Hoya vs. Miguel
Cotto fight would be (for lack of a better word) amazing. This is
probably the best match up for De la Hoya. It is a good risk, and a
great fight.
The Money Choice: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
This fight has “Cha Ching,” written all over it. If Hatton brings the
fans then PBF brings the money. Out of fairness to fight fans, De la
Hoya must know that another PBF fight would probably have the same
outcome as the first one. But 2.4 million PPV buys for their first
fight makes De la Hoya vs. Mayweather II a very strong possibility. Mr.
Money himself has made it clear that he would be happy to come out of
his supposedly planned two year hiatus to fight Oscar again. And who
knows, maybe they will go duke it out more often this time. De la Hoya
and Mayweather II make dollars and sense.
The Underdog choice – Winky Wright
De la Hoya is a promoter first and a boxer second. De la Hoya the
promoter would not approve of this fight. Recently Winky Wright has
called out De la Hoya’s name. But it has fallen on deaf ears. Winky
might have the “Wright stuff” to beat De la Hoya but styles make fights
and these styles just do not mesh well.
The “I should win, but I could still lose” choice – Zab Judah
Zab Judah is arguably the best pure athlete in boxing. It just too bad
he falls into the same trap with every big fight. Judah’s formula has
been to fight hard to win for the first five rounds then forget to
throw punches towards the end of the fight. Despite his supposed lack
of focus, Zab Judah still packs a punch. Judah vs. De la Hoya would be
interesting and Judah has a good chance to win because of his speed and
athleticism.
The “Safe, but I won’t make any money” choice – Vernon Forrest
Let’s face it; Golden Boy Promotions would have a tough time selling
this fight to a bunch of drunken mud wrestlers watching the Spelling
Bee. Watching Martha Stewart run the Boston Marathon would probably be
more exciting than watching Vernon Forrest fight Oscar De la Hoya.
Forrest might have a chance to beat Oscar. But the fight would be
difficult to watch.
The “Lets give this young fighter a chance” choice – Paul Williams
The new kid on the block has flirted with becoming the Rodney
Dangerfield of boxing. In July, Williams beat the worlds most avoided
fighter at the time; Antonio Margarito. But nothing has happened since
then. If Oscar gives Paul Williams an opportunity then Kudos, but that
is a very big IF. There are not many boxers running to fight this elite
welterweight. They are running away from him.
The “Attract Mexican fans” choice – Antonio Margarito
God bless Hispanic fighters. Men like Israel Vasquez, and the Marquez
brothers have followed the footsteps of Barrera, Morales, and J.C.
Chavez to give us wonderful boxing memories over the years. It seems
like every Hispanic fighter has it in their blood to create good
fights. De la Hoya vs. Margarito would be a slugfest. Margarito comes
to fight and applies pressure. Therefore it is possible that De la Hoya
would be forced into a give and take war that he is looking for. If
this were 5 or 6 years ago, Margarito would have a very good chance to
fight De la Hoya. Unfortunately for Margarito fans, at this point in
his career, De la Hoya is looking to create world events. Margarito
just does not fit in that category yet.
The “Very intriguing” choice: Manny Pacquiao
A possible Pacquiao vs. De la Hoya fight is probably the only fight in
boxing that could be held in a neutral location like Zimbabwe and still
create a $10 million gate. Manny Pacquiao is the Michael Jordan of the
Philippines; Oscar De la Hoya is the face of boxing. If the fighters
were not so far away in weight, this fight would be a no brainier.
According to Bob Arum, there have been rumors floating around about a
possible De la Hoya/Pacquiao face-off. It just probably won’t happen in
May 2008.
And the winner is….