22.10.08 – By Cesar Pancorvo: After receiving enthusiastic ovations and being applauded last December, for his notable victory against Ricky Hatton, Floyd “Money” Mayweather is now facing the fan’s insults and hate for his apparent decision of rematching the Golden Boy, Oscar de la Hoya, in a lucrative mega event that few, really few, want to watch, and that could be described with just one word: futile..
Yes, it is futile, unnecessary, pointless, redundant and only benefits the two fighters, because the aficionados –or at least most of them– don’t want to pay money for it again, and don’t want to watch it again. (I don’t think the first fight was boring. It was, in my opinion, average, but it wasn’t anything spectacular that needs a rematch).
The first fight, last May, was a close contest that ended in a Split Decision (I think Mayweather won clearly) and that could be the only reason of why a rematch is done, but let’s be sincere: they are not rematching because their last fight was a close contest, and evidently they are not rematching because their last fight was extraordinarily entertaining, they are rematching because of the dividends that it will bring; however, this fight is not signed yet, so until the moment everything is, like Hamlet said, words, words, words.
One more detail. This fight would not happen in May 3rd, it would happen in September, so we have to wait more than six months. Oscar de la Hoya would probably want it to be in May, but Mayweather is being consequent with what he said and is taking some time off, is staying away from the rings. So it looks like Oscar de la Hoya will fight in May, for free, possibly against Steve Forbes or Paul Malignaggi, in what would be a kind of tune-up, while Mayweather rests from his turbulent 2007. Apparently, Sugar Shane Mosley will also fight in May. No potential opponents have been mentioned yet. Wait for some official announcements shortly.
Random notes:
-After defeating an overweight Felix Trinidad, the most probable fight for Roy Jones Junior is against the winner of Calzaghe-Hopkins. Yes, Calzaghe is going to fight Hopkins in the USA. Jones is almost 40 years old and shot, but this would probably be his last mega fight, a last hurrah. Jones is a legend, he has carte blanche to do anything.
-My Light Middleweight rankings, after Karmazin was knocked out, are the following:
1) Cory Spinks (will fight Verno Phillips in March)
2) Oscar de la Hoya (will fight in May and then in September against Mayweather)
3) Vernon Forrest
4) Joachim Alcine