Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather had announced he was open to defending his 48-0 professional record against his former opponent, Oscar De La Hoya. The Guardian quoted the undefeated champion when he said, "Oscar - he's coming back. I mean, if he wants to, we can rock 'n' roll in the same gym ... He said he wanted a rematch, so if Oscar wants it, he can get it."
In De La Hoya's Instagram post last Thursday, he said he was already happy and content that he's retired. He added that he will never come back in the world of boxing. He also posted a video in response to Mayweather's suggestion, saying that their first fight already had a rematch clause which required him to wait within the year. In a surprising move, Mayweather retired within a year and one day of the fight. De La Hoya also said he will not make a comeback. If ever he can make it back, he said wants to fight the very best, during one of his radio interviews earlier this month.
According to The Guardian, Mayweather won in his fight with De La Hoya via split decision in a 12 round match for the WBC light middleweight championship held last May 2007. The fight generated $130 million in revenue with tickets for the match sold out 3 hours after going on sale. It was hailed then as the richest match ever done.
De La Hoya had won 10 world titles in six different weight classes in his whole boxing career. He retired with a record of 39-6 record, with 30 knockouts.
A report from International Business Times paper said that Oscar De La Hoya had a "50/50" chance of climbing back to the boxing ring for another bout. The paper quoted him as saying "Over the last six months I've had a front row seat as Golden Boy [Promotions] fighters including Canelo Alvarez, Bernard Hopkins, Lucas Matthysse, Jorge Linares and David Lemieux have stepped into the ring and shown what boxing should be all about -- a commitment to fight the best, to respect the sport and to put the fans first,"
De La Hoya added in a statement. "As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think about coming back -- and the performances of these Golden Boy fighters has only added to my desire to return to the ring".
Oscar De La Hoya is not likely to come back as he never fought in seven years after losing to Manny 'Pac-Man' Pacquiao. Even if he does make a comeback, Oscar De La Hoya won't be able to go through a showdown in the boxing ring against Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather decided to take on Karim Mayfield or Andre Berto for his final fight in September which might be his last fight on his boxing career.
