Cinco de Mayweather: De La Hoya VS Mayweather
Cinco de Mayweather: De La Hoya VS Mayweather
Many people are expecting the sport of Boxing to fade away after Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. meet in the Ring on May 5th Fight Night in Las Vegas. If the fight is anything less than great, the fading is predicted to much quicker. I for one, think it is going to be a fight well worth watching and interesting to figure out who will win.
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After Floyd Mayweather Jr. completely dismantled Diego Corrales back in 2001 (remember Corrales was like 30-0 with 27 KO’s and largely considered unbeatable at 6 feet tall and 130lbs) I swore I would never bet against Mayweather. I could tell that he was a fighter that comes along very infrequently. And although I think Oscar De La Hoya has many advantages going into the fight with Mayweather (Size, Power to name two) I have a difficult time thinking De La can win. Three reasons:
The “Sugar” Shane Mosley Fights
Sure the second one was very close, but the first one Mosley cooked Oscar. And Shane ginsued Oscar for one reason: Speed. Sure, I know all the talk about Mosley sparring with Oscar to get him ready and all that, but Mayweather is a far superior technician that Mosley ever was.
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The Ike “Bazooka” Quartey Fight
“Officially” Oscar won this fight. And Oscar showed a ton of heart with his round 12 rally. But anyone who can add up rounds knows that Quartey mathematically won this fight and Oscar got a gift from the judges. Oscar didn’t want any part of a rematch either. Quartey had a jab that was a battering ram and probably better than even Mayweather’s jab, but Mayweather is a far more complete fighter that Quartey. The only reason that Oscar closed the show so hard was that Quartey gassed. Something Mayweather does not do.
Side Note I:
Quartey went on to become one of Ghana’s most successful business men. Ironically, he was robbed again after most observers thought he had out boxed Vernon “The Viper” Forrest in his comeback.
The Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker Fight
“Officially” Oscar won this fight also. But anyone with working eyes and a heart beat knows that Sweet Pea won the fight with The Golden Boy. Many fights seem closer with repeated viewings; Hagler vs Leonard or De La vs Mosely II for instance. Each time you watch De La vs Whitaker the fight seems like a wider margin in which Whitaker won. In fact, it’s hard to find instances in which Oscar even laid a glove on Whitaker. But here you had a rising star with tremendous box-office appeal against an East Coast fighter with far less earning power. Again, Oscar didn’t really jump at a rematch. You know Pernell wanted one, he never got hit.
Analyzing those three fights show that Oscar has had mad trouble with fast, skillful boxers. The question you need to ask is:
Is De La Hoya better than he was today at 34 years old than he was when he fought those guys? I am not really sure. Being 34 years old is good for an International Playboy on the Rise picking up on Models girls in South Beach and Paris. Being 34 years old in a boxing ring is not good. Also consider that De La has not defeated a fighter of any significance since Ferocious Fernando Vargas…in 2002! (no disrespect to Ricardo Mayorga who is a significant fighter, but tailor made for Oscar).
But I read a quote from one of the men I respect most in boxing Angelo Dundee (G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member). (My Grandfather knew Dundee quite well and I had the pleasure of meeting him and Muhammad Ali, another G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member, many times as a kid). His quote read:
“This is a great fight and we are so grateful because boxing needs that shot in the arm. Mayweather has never fought a guy as big and talented as De La Hoya. The good big man almost always beats the good little man. I see it going the distance and De La Hoya winning convincingly.”
If there is one thing I have learned in life, it is don’t underestimate Angelo Dundee’s opinion.
So there you have it. Boxing has many people predicting that “The World Awaits” will be Boxing’s last gasp of air before certain death, I only hope that there will be two winners on May 5th: Boxing and The People!
Side note II:
I really don’t think Floyd has been the smartest guy in the world for walking around his house with $100,000 cash on national TV. There are plenty of heist men out there. Ski Masks and Mack 11’s with silencers.
Side note III:
The Kentucky Derby is also on May 5th. This means May 5th is the official start of summer on The G Manifesto Calendar. (I guess I will have to be at the Derby during the day and Jet out to Vegas at night for the Fight). Let’s all take a moment and review tactics for The Race Track and a Formula for Resort Style.
Email of the Week in regards to: Hotel Review: Sunset Tower Hotel, West Hollywood:
“I had a feeling you would pop up a few weeks before the Golden Boy takes his chances with Floyd. I assume there will be multiple sticks dangling on the event from your end? Having set up shop multiple evenings at the Sunset since becoming a G, I always seem to score a knockout with the females and never pay for a room. For instance last month I took that LA nightlife princess hotel heiress chick for a spin on my French tickler and sent her back to her DJ boyfriend gimping like a Vietnam Vet. I enjoy the views, especially the one I had of another high end European swimsuit model pinned up against the window sill last week. Currently I am on a Leer Jet about 6 beans deep, my nose is powdered like a Krispie Kreme doughnut and I am on my way to Turks & Caico’s for brief case exchange and after orgy with 5 Brazilian models that will cost me 40K. I will see you ringside come May Mr. Mason, until then stay out of my mansion in Laguna with your cat mask, I assume the Monet that is missing from my den was your work!”
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
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The Greatest…dope
Dundee with Sugar Ray Leonard
02/05/2007 at 4:47 pm Permalink
dundee is a great trainer and a great man as well.
02/05/2007 at 11:06 pm Permalink
its not a black thing, its not a white thing its a green thing- floyd mayweather jr.
03/05/2007 at 4:59 pm Permalink
Like all G’s people are always trying to player hate.
Like you are right now on the LATIN PLAYBOYS OF
AMERICA. As you know “LATIN IS IN”. Therefore, I just
don’t see Mayweather doing much. Let’s go back to a
memory in everyones life. “you are sitting there
outdoors or in, the sun is shining girls are all over
topless by the pool or laying on the Italian leather
couch. All of a suddenly that little pestering fly
starts buzzing all around you. bzzz bzzzz. Most people
are slow and impatient. Several swacks at the fly to
no avail. People like myself and Oscar are patient.
Let is fly by once, twice three times. Then just when
the fly gets comforatable, WHAMMMMMMM. DEAD, MUERTO IN
SPANISH”. There goes the DeLa Mayweather fight. And
Mr. Peoples Champ if I happen to recognize you at the
fight sitting front row. Of course I will be front row
behind DeLa’s corner. We should exchange tips. Always
good to show someone the ropes in LATIN AMERICA.
LORENZO Salazar
The Engineer
06/05/2007 at 5:25 am Permalink
Haha Mayweather won. That cunt De La Hoya is finished!
07/05/2007 at 2:55 pm Permalink
The consensus says Mayweather. That is what is predicted. He’s faster and quicker. De Lahoya is the underdog. Let’s see what happens.
08/05/2007 at 4:29 pm Permalink
Read the interview with mayweather in this months magazine issue and you will know what i am talking about
floyd “makin millions” mayweather and all of the other AKA’s he claims
or maybe did you bite it off a previous G and have since held the AKA’s as your innovation
Any other stee-hopping?
who are your idols?
who do you look up to?
i saw floyd chillen with 50 cent up in his crib.
you got any connections with MAyweather?
are you hypen him up because you are frinds with him?
08/05/2007 at 4:31 pm Permalink
Always a pleasure my man!
Peace from East Coast … AC
12/07/2007 at 10:08 pm Permalink
you should do one on Arturo Gatti versus Alfonso Gomez