http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_y...UxLYF?slug=ki-oscar013108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Oscar De La Hoya said Thursday he finalized his deal to have Floyd Mayweather Sr. train him for the final three bouts of his career, including a September rematch with Mayweather's son, Floyd Jr. De La Hoya said he phoned Freddie Roach, who trained him in his split-decision loss to Mayweather Jr. in May, and told him of his plans. De La Hoya was irritated by Internet reports that he did not tell Roach personally of his dismissal. He said he had a pleasant conversation with Roach on Thursday and said he told Roach he hoped they could do business together in the future. "I consider Freddie a friend and I think he did a great job of training me for the fight," De La Hoya said. "I told him that I thought we could work together again, if not with he and I but with Golden Boy. I just didn't obey his commands (in the match against Mayweather). "But we had a pleasant conversation. I told him I owed it to him to tell him personally. I just think Mayweather is the guy to train me for this fight, because he knows how to beat that style (that Mayweather Jr. has). It's nothing at all against Freddie."
blah....unnecessary rematch. floyd, bob, miguel, hbo execs....make the fight happen you greedy miserable sobs!!!
Yes, this is what I mean! Fans get Floyd-Oscar ll shoved down our throats, and guys trying to work their way into megafights get put on the back burner once again. Another multi million dollar episode of dancing with the semi retired stars. :dead
"final three bouts of his career" who is the 3rd, Forbes 1, Mayweather 2 and 3rd??????Chavez Jr./Cotto/Hatton/Mayweather 3 (NOOOOOOOOOO)
Its a sport, not a real fight. Sr. ain't going against his son. If a Redskins' coach had a son in the Giants should he sit out the game cuz of his son or should his son sit on the bench cuz of the father or should they both be the professionals they are? They only animosity between them would be if they both start talking **** but that is up to them, and it is the Mayweather family after all. Mayweather Sr. was in Oscar's corner before his son called Oscar out. He's just doing his job as his son is. If anything this just gives credit to the ability of the family to have arrived in boxing history.
