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03-30-2007, 05:20 AM
Floyd
Floyd Jr: "De La Hoya is a Fake-Assed Fighter" Recommend this page Printable version
By Mark Vester
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. did not show any love to rival Oscar De La Hoya when speaking with UK media outlet ITV .
The two fighters meet on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for De La Hoya's WBC junior middleweight title.
On top of calling De La Hoya a "fake-assed" fighter, he also said the Golden Boy was a one-handed fighter, his stamina was shot and played down the ring record of his foe.
"Oscar has a straight-up-and-down style. He's extremely stiff. I can do whatever it takes to win - inside or out. Oscar has one style, like Corrales. Straight ahead and stiff. He's a one-handed fighter. Oscar's been in fights where it's been a coin toss. There are two things we know - he will get tired and he will lay down. Oscar's last four fights he's 2-2. I'm 4-0. There's no style that can beat Floyd Mayweather - does he have it, we'll find out on May 5," Mayweather said.
Mayweather admits that he is stronger in the second-half of the fight, while De La Hoya is stronger in the first half of the contest, but he predicts that stamina issues will catch up to De La Hoya as they have in the past.
"It doesn't matter to me if he takes it easy the first six rounds. I'm not worried about stamina. I'm not strongest in the first half, I'm strongest in the second. I showed when I fought Judah I can adapt to any style. Judah is a lot faster than De La Hoya and he came out fast. I kept my composure and stuck to my gameplan, and you saw the end result. Same with Castillo, same result. It hasn't happened in 20 years and it won't happen on May 5," Mayweather said.
For the last few weeks, Mayweather has said that De La Hoya would be his last bout, unless Oscar is willing to have a rematch with him. He told ITV , that dealing with De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions has been such a grueling experience that he is not willing to go through it again.
"He's a fake-assed fighter. He says I don't deserve to be in the sport of boxing. We all know he's greedy, he's ungrateful and he's a brat. HBO will tell you that. I needed a dance partner and he needed a dance partner. Is this my best payday? Yes. Is this his best payday? Yes. That's because it takes two," Mayweather said. "First we had a problem negotiating the money. Then we had a problem on the gloves. Then it was the weight. I don't ever want to do business with Golden Boy Promotions again. I cannot say what the future holds but you just seen how the company is. They're no different to Don King and Bob Arum."
Mayweather revealed that his father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., may end up working his corner come fight time. Floyd, his dad and uncle Roger are all working together in the gym.
"I'm back in the gym, working with my uncle and my dad. The Mayweather family is together. It's a tremendous combination. The Mayweather name in the sport of boxing has been great. My uncle has been a great trainer for many years and he doesn't get the credit he deserves," Mayweather said. "He (Floyd Sr.) may be (in the corner), we don't know yet. He's been in the gym and it's been nothing but love. I feel tremendous and my body looks better than it's ever looked. I run seven or eight miles with my eyes closed."
The fight is a little over a month away, but Mayweather is not getting any pre-fight jitters as the days move closer to the biggest fight of his career.
"Why would I be nervous - I've been in 18 championship fights. I'm not being cocky - I believe in myself. I've been in there with every style - he hasn't been in there with a style like mine. I never fought one fight the same."
Oscar
De La Hoya: "I Will Take Risks Against Floyd" Recommend this page Printable version
By Mark Vester
Even before Oscar De La Hoya signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on May 5 in Las Vegas, he was told by many that Mayweather's speed would be a real problem for him. Oscar plans to prove the critics wrong when he matches Mayweather's speed in the ring. During a recent conference call with the media, De La Hoya made it clear that he will take risks in order to trap Mayweather.
"In boxing the punch that hurts the most is the one you can't see. We know he's fast but how fast is he at 154? We'll find out on May 5. I'm sure there will be many times I'll lure him into my traps. The name of the game is hit and not get hit, but I'll take some risks. I'll be in tremendous shape so I can take those risks. I can let him hit me a couple of times to see what power he has. I think that's going to happen in the fight," De La Hoya said. "People are saying speed is a massive factor in this fight but I think people are going to be surprised by how I can match his speed."
Floyd Mayweather, Sr., the man who trained De La Hoya for the last six-years, is currently in his son's training camp and teaching him how to beat his former fighter. De La Hoya replaced Floyd Sr. with Freddie Roach after he refused to meet the elder Mayweather's demand of a $2 million dollar training fee. De La Hoya does not see Floyd Sr. making an impact on his son winning the fight.
"Everything's going great, as planned. I'm very excited to be working with Freddie Roach. I don't think the fact Mayweather Sr has gone back to working with Floyd is going to make a difference. I know Mayweather Sr is telling him 'Oscar this Oscar that, Oscar's vulnerable here, he's vulnerable there'. We're ready for that and we're sticking to our gameplan."
"I've been studying Mayweather Jr for so many days - watching his tapes. We have him down. It's not a fight where I'm going to have to change my whole strategy. I'm just going to have to make little adjustments to capitalise here and there."
De La Hoya is tired of the trash talk and feels that Floyd Jr. needs a humbling experience to come down to reality.
"I truly feel that he needs a humbling experience. He really is a little brat. I don't think the way he comes across. It's very arrogant. Obviously we were on a press tour for so many days and he can get up on the podium and say a few nice things and then his real side would come out. He starts talking all his trash. It's uncalled for and unnecessary. You'd never see Tiger Woods talk badly about Jack Nicklaus. It's disrespectful and it really revs me up," De La Hoya said.
"I actually never had any contact with Floyd Jr prior to the media tour. I didn't know of him, I didn't know what kind of person he is. I only knew what his father would tell me - he's a bad guy, he hangs round with bad people, he's a little brat and he needs to be taught a lesson. I didn't think he was that bad but once I got on the media tour I could understand what he meant."
Floyd Jr: "De La Hoya is a Fake-Assed Fighter" Recommend this page Printable version
By Mark Vester
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. did not show any love to rival Oscar De La Hoya when speaking with UK media outlet ITV .
The two fighters meet on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for De La Hoya's WBC junior middleweight title.
On top of calling De La Hoya a "fake-assed" fighter, he also said the Golden Boy was a one-handed fighter, his stamina was shot and played down the ring record of his foe.
"Oscar has a straight-up-and-down style. He's extremely stiff. I can do whatever it takes to win - inside or out. Oscar has one style, like Corrales. Straight ahead and stiff. He's a one-handed fighter. Oscar's been in fights where it's been a coin toss. There are two things we know - he will get tired and he will lay down. Oscar's last four fights he's 2-2. I'm 4-0. There's no style that can beat Floyd Mayweather - does he have it, we'll find out on May 5," Mayweather said.
Mayweather admits that he is stronger in the second-half of the fight, while De La Hoya is stronger in the first half of the contest, but he predicts that stamina issues will catch up to De La Hoya as they have in the past.
"It doesn't matter to me if he takes it easy the first six rounds. I'm not worried about stamina. I'm not strongest in the first half, I'm strongest in the second. I showed when I fought Judah I can adapt to any style. Judah is a lot faster than De La Hoya and he came out fast. I kept my composure and stuck to my gameplan, and you saw the end result. Same with Castillo, same result. It hasn't happened in 20 years and it won't happen on May 5," Mayweather said.
For the last few weeks, Mayweather has said that De La Hoya would be his last bout, unless Oscar is willing to have a rematch with him. He told ITV , that dealing with De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions has been such a grueling experience that he is not willing to go through it again.
"He's a fake-assed fighter. He says I don't deserve to be in the sport of boxing. We all know he's greedy, he's ungrateful and he's a brat. HBO will tell you that. I needed a dance partner and he needed a dance partner. Is this my best payday? Yes. Is this his best payday? Yes. That's because it takes two," Mayweather said. "First we had a problem negotiating the money. Then we had a problem on the gloves. Then it was the weight. I don't ever want to do business with Golden Boy Promotions again. I cannot say what the future holds but you just seen how the company is. They're no different to Don King and Bob Arum."
Mayweather revealed that his father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., may end up working his corner come fight time. Floyd, his dad and uncle Roger are all working together in the gym.
"I'm back in the gym, working with my uncle and my dad. The Mayweather family is together. It's a tremendous combination. The Mayweather name in the sport of boxing has been great. My uncle has been a great trainer for many years and he doesn't get the credit he deserves," Mayweather said. "He (Floyd Sr.) may be (in the corner), we don't know yet. He's been in the gym and it's been nothing but love. I feel tremendous and my body looks better than it's ever looked. I run seven or eight miles with my eyes closed."
The fight is a little over a month away, but Mayweather is not getting any pre-fight jitters as the days move closer to the biggest fight of his career.
"Why would I be nervous - I've been in 18 championship fights. I'm not being cocky - I believe in myself. I've been in there with every style - he hasn't been in there with a style like mine. I never fought one fight the same."
Oscar
De La Hoya: "I Will Take Risks Against Floyd" Recommend this page Printable version
By Mark Vester
Even before Oscar De La Hoya signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on May 5 in Las Vegas, he was told by many that Mayweather's speed would be a real problem for him. Oscar plans to prove the critics wrong when he matches Mayweather's speed in the ring. During a recent conference call with the media, De La Hoya made it clear that he will take risks in order to trap Mayweather.
"In boxing the punch that hurts the most is the one you can't see. We know he's fast but how fast is he at 154? We'll find out on May 5. I'm sure there will be many times I'll lure him into my traps. The name of the game is hit and not get hit, but I'll take some risks. I'll be in tremendous shape so I can take those risks. I can let him hit me a couple of times to see what power he has. I think that's going to happen in the fight," De La Hoya said. "People are saying speed is a massive factor in this fight but I think people are going to be surprised by how I can match his speed."
Floyd Mayweather, Sr., the man who trained De La Hoya for the last six-years, is currently in his son's training camp and teaching him how to beat his former fighter. De La Hoya replaced Floyd Sr. with Freddie Roach after he refused to meet the elder Mayweather's demand of a $2 million dollar training fee. De La Hoya does not see Floyd Sr. making an impact on his son winning the fight.
"Everything's going great, as planned. I'm very excited to be working with Freddie Roach. I don't think the fact Mayweather Sr has gone back to working with Floyd is going to make a difference. I know Mayweather Sr is telling him 'Oscar this Oscar that, Oscar's vulnerable here, he's vulnerable there'. We're ready for that and we're sticking to our gameplan."
"I've been studying Mayweather Jr for so many days - watching his tapes. We have him down. It's not a fight where I'm going to have to change my whole strategy. I'm just going to have to make little adjustments to capitalise here and there."
De La Hoya is tired of the trash talk and feels that Floyd Jr. needs a humbling experience to come down to reality.
"I truly feel that he needs a humbling experience. He really is a little brat. I don't think the way he comes across. It's very arrogant. Obviously we were on a press tour for so many days and he can get up on the podium and say a few nice things and then his real side would come out. He starts talking all his trash. It's uncalled for and unnecessary. You'd never see Tiger Woods talk badly about Jack Nicklaus. It's disrespectful and it really revs me up," De La Hoya said.
"I actually never had any contact with Floyd Jr prior to the media tour. I didn't know of him, I didn't know what kind of person he is. I only knew what his father would tell me - he's a bad guy, he hangs round with bad people, he's a little brat and he needs to be taught a lesson. I didn't think he was that bad but once I got on the media tour I could understand what he meant."