oscar de la hoya fought mayweather in 2007.
oscar de la hoya fought mayweather in 2007.
what year did oscar de la hoya fight mayweather?
2007
after de la hoya's may 5 loss to floyd mayweather, jr. in 2007 "(see de la hoya-mayweather boxing match)", de la hoya decided to close out his career with three fights in 2008. the first would be a tune-up bout in may before finishing with two mega bouts in september and december respectively. de la hoya defeated stevie forbes in the may tune-up bout in preparation for mayweather. due to mayweather's unexpected retirement however, ricky hatton was the new potential candidate to fight de la hoya on september 20. however, hatton rejected the offer because he felt the scheduled date was too close to his last bout. de la hoya then decided to pass on a fight in september to set the stage for a showdown against either manny pacquiao or miguel cotto, should cotto win his fight against antonio margarito in july. after cotto was defeated by margarito, it was announced that de la hoya and pound for pound superstar manny pacquiao had agreed to fight december 6, 2008 at the mgm grand in las vegas at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. on august 28, 2008, a teleconference was held by golden boy promotions to officially announce the fight.
oscar de la hoya vs. manny pacquiao
at one time, floyd mayweather sr. negotiated to train oscar de la hoya and be in his corner during the fight, but de la hoya decided to train with freddie roach. mayweather won the fight by a split decision in 12 rounds, capturing the wbc title. however, many analysts and ringside observers felt mayweather should have received a unanimous decision. during the early rounds de la hoya had some success cutting off the ring, attempting to pound mayweather on the inside. despite his activity on the inside, however, many of de la hoya's punches were ineffective and landed on mayweather's arms or shoulders. by the middle of the fight, it was seen as an even bout by the announcers. mayweather turned the tide in the middle and late rounds, often hitting de la hoya at will. official scorecards read 116–112 (mayweather), 115–113 (mayweather), and 115–113 (de la hoya). compubox had mayweather out-landing de la hoya 207–122 in total punches and 134–82 in power punches, with better accuracy throughout the fight. after the bout mayweather contemplated retirement, saying he had nothing left to prove in the boxing world.
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