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Floyd Mayweather Defeats Oscar De La Hoya
Posted May 6th 2007 12:30AM by Michael David Smith (http://nba-all-star-game.aolsportsblog.com/bloggers/michael-david-smith)
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Oscar De La Hoya by split decision, retaining the mythical pound-for-pound title. One judge went 115-113 to De La Hoya, the other two were 116-112 and 115-113 for Mayweather. The latter was how I scored it in the FanHouse live blog (http://lakers.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/05/oscar-de-la-hoya-floyd-mayweather-jr-live-blog/).
Mayweather said in the post-fight interview that he will retire. That would be big news if it were true, but it isn't, so it's not. De La Hoya said in the post-fight interview that he loves boxing and indicated that he's leaning toward fighting again, but it's possible that he could retire.
Mayweather Wins Split Decision Over De La Hoya
Mayweather Jr. Earns WBC 154-Pound Title
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted to give Oscar De La Hoya a beating.
He had to settle for just getting a win.
Mayweather won one of boxing's richest fights ever Saturday night by using his superb defensive skills and superior speed to take a 12-round split decision and win the WBC 154-pound title in his first fight at that weight.
The fight was billed as one that would save boxing, and while it didn't do that, it was an entertaining battle between two proud champions who both fought hard from the opening bell through the end of the final round.
The fight ended with the sellout crowd on its feet roaring and two fighters trading punches wildly at the final bell. They then stopped and embraced each other.
Mayweather was favored 116-112 by judge Chuck Giampa and 115-113 by judge Jerry Roth. Judge Tom Kaczmarek had De La Hoya ahead 115-113. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 116-112.
"It was easy work for me," Mayweather said. "He was rough and tough but he couldn't beat the best."
In the end, Mayweather was simply faster and more slippery in a bout where neither fighter managed to hurt the other and neither went down.
Still, De La Hoya did enough to impress at least one judge, and thought he did enough to win the fight.
"I landed the harder, crisper punches," De La Hoya said. "I felt when I landed my punches I could see I was hurting him. If I hadn't pressed the fight, there would be no fight."
Mayweather's estranged father also thought De La Hoya did enough to win.
"I thought Oscar won the fight on points, threw more punches and was more aggressive," said Floyd Mayweather Sr., who used to train De La Hoya. "My son had good defense and caught a lot of his punches, but I still thought Oscar pressed enough to win the fight."
The fight didn't end without some controversy. De La Hoya's corner said it might protest the decision after noticing that the scorecards circulated at ringside had the fighters in the wrong color corners, but the director of the Nevada Athletic Commission said they were correct.
Ringside punching stats heavily favored Mayweather, crediting him with landing 207 of 481 punches to 122 of 587 for De La Hoya. Mayweather also landed more power punches than De La Hoya, outscoring him 138-82.
Mayweather said before the fight that De La Hoya would fade as the fight went on, and it seemed as though he did. Two judges gave Mayweather four of the last five rounds, making the difference in what turned out to be a closely scored fight.
The sellout crowd of 16,200 at the MGM Grand Garden arena cheered everything De La Hoya did, and booed when the decision was announced. It was the third loss in the last five fights for De La Hoya, who also served as the promoter for the bout.
Mayweather had predicted he would dominate De La Hoya and give him a beating, but De La Hoya took his best punches and came back with enough of his own to keep it close. De La Hoya appeared staggered by a right hand with 20 seconds left in the fight, but finished with a flurry as the crowd erupted in delight.
Mayweather remained unbeaten in 38 fights and won a title in his fifth weight class, moving up from welterweight to challenge De La Hoya in a fight that earned De La Hoya at least $25 million and Mayweather at least $10 million. The $19 million live gate was a record for the sport, and there were predictions the pay-per-view sales would make the fight boxing's richest ever.
The money, though, didn't matter once Mayweather climbed into the ring wearing a sombrero, mocking De La Hoya's Mexican-American heritage on Cinco de Mayo. And it didn't matter once the first bell sounded and De La Hoya began his strategy of trying to box Mayweather into a corner or along the ropes.
The crowd cheered wildly every time De La Hoya got Mayweather on the ropes and flailed away. But the punches mostly missed, and Mayweather hopped away, often giving De La Hoya a parting shot to the head in the process.
Mayweather was a 2-1 favorite when the fight was made, but money poured in on De La Hoya and he was a 3-2 underdog by fight time. Still, there was no doubt who the favorite was among the crowd of celebrities and high rollers who paid $2,000 for ringside seats to watch the spectacle.
De La Hoya was the aggressor throughout the fight, and he managed to get through Mayweather's defenses in the early rounds as Mayweather moved away and counterpunched without great effect. Every time Mayweather went near the ropes, De La Hoya tried to trap him there and land a flurry of punches to the body and head.
De La Hoya wanted to get Mayweather into a brawl, but he was having no part of it, content to pick his spots. In the fifth round, however, the fight seemed to shift into a different gear as Mayweather stood his ground and landed some hard combinations to the head.
"He's getting tired. He's getting tired," Mayweather's trainer and uncle, Roger Mayweather, told his fighter after the round.
It was a night of ebb and flow, with both boxers fighting in flurries and both having their moments. The pro-De La Hoya crowd roared loudly anytime he threw a big punch, while Mayweather smiled at his opponent every time De La Hoya landed a punch that got any reaction from his fans.
Mayweather wins WBC title
7.04, Sun May 6 2007
Floyd Mayweather Jr registered a split decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya to win the World Boxing Council super welterweight title.
In a fight expected to be one of the highest-grossing in boxing history, Mayweather won a tight verdict from two of the three judges to improve his career record to 38-0 with 24 knockouts.
The 30-year-old American, widely regarded as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound, defended skilfully early on before imposing himself in the later rounds with his powerful right and several telling combinations.
Mayweather connected with a thumping right and left early in the 12th and final round before a flurry of close-range punches from both fighters ended the bout in front of a capacity crowd of 16,200 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
Mayweather said: "I was having fun in there. It was a hell of fight but it was easy work for me. He threw a lot of punches but they weren't landing.
"I could see the shots coming. I stayed on the outside and made him miss. He's the best fighter of our era and I beat him. Now I am going to retire. I don't have anything else left to prove. I want to spend more time with my children."
De La Hoya, arguably the biggest name in boxing despite being in the twilight of his career, started impressively by pinning Mayweather against the ropes and frequently connecting with his trademark left hook.
However, the 34-year-old Mexican-American found it increasingly difficult to penetrate Mayweather's renowned defence and his close-range jabs became more ineffective.
"I felt I won," De la Hoya said after one of the judges gave him the fight by 115 points to 113. Mayweather gained the other two verdicts 116-112 and 115-113.
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Dus dit was het einde van het boksen... vaarwel! het was een mooie begrafenis....
Grappige poll op mma site:
MMA Poll:
de la Hoya vs. Mayweather
What's going to happen?
de la Hoya by KO/TKO 274 30.55 %
de la Hoya by Sub. 143 15.94 %
de la Hoya by Dec. 87 9.70 %
Mayweather by KO/TKO 142 15.83 %
Mayweather by Sub. 50 5.57 %
Mayweather by Dec. 201 22.41 %
Total votes: 897al votes: 897
Thanks for voting.
a Hoya by KO/TKO 274 30.55 %de la Hoya by Sub. 143 15.94 %de la Hoya by Dec. 87 9.70 %Mayweather by KO/TKO 142 15.83 %Mayweather by Sub. 50 5.57 %Mayweather by Dec. 201 22.41 %
Influcted
06-05-2007, 20:16
Erg jammer
vond mayweather nou ook niet echt super ofzo.
hij lijkt toch niet een hele domme jongen en dan toch zulke domme uitspraken doen over mma.
vond mayweather nou ook niet echt super ofzo.
hij lijkt toch niet een hele domme jongen en dan toch zulke domme uitspraken doen over mma.
Al die klappen op het hoofd he :p
Heb het live gezien. Domme commentator die weer zei dat hier skills werden getoond die andere organisaties (MMA) nooit zullen zien.
dan heb je wel een blok voor je kop. Zou mayweather wel eens in een MMAmatch willen zien met zn sierlijke zijwaartse ontwijkbewegingen. Dan ligt hij 1 seconde daarna op zn ruggetje.
dlh won het gevecht imo
zelfs mayweather sr. gaf het gevceht eigenlijk aan dlh in postfight interview
oscar had het initiatief, floyd is onmenselijk snel in zijn stoten en zijn defensieve reflexen. was een close fight.
floyd zegt wel dat hij met pensioen gaat en dat hij alles heeft bereikt maar reken maar dat hij nog wel tegen Sugar Shane Mosley gaat staan, money talks en floyd is erg geil van geld ondanks dat hij al zwaar miljonair is.
The Maniac
07-05-2007, 18:24
Was geen close fight was zeker een clear overwinning voor Floyd
Zijn stoten kwamen 2 x zoveel door dan de la hoya. Had het 8 rondes voor Floyd 4 rondes voor de la hoya.
Ik vond wel dat Mayweather niet echt het initiatief toonde om daadwerkelijk de titel te pakken. Ik vind wel dat de challenger meer naar voren moet vechten om daadwerkelijk kampioen te worden.
De partij viel mij een beetje tegen. Het mag dan allemaal technisch en taktisch zijn, het bracht gewoon te weinig strijd. Was dit nou de superpartij waar zo naar toe gewerkt werd? Alleen de laatste 10 seconden brandde de strijd echt los. Daaruit bleek naar mijn idee helemaal dat er veel te behoudend gebokst werd. Allemaal erg berekenend en vooral erop gericht om punten te scoren. Jammer.
Jim Lampley heeft trouwens beroerd weinig verstand van mma :D . Maar het feit dat men het heeft over "de dood van het boksen" en dat mma steeds genoemd wordt betekent wel dat "het boksen" zich behoorlijk bedreigd voelt door "het mma".
weet iemand waar ik de wedstrijd kan zien??
De partij viel mij een beetje tegen. Het mag dan allemaal technisch en taktisch zijn, het bracht gewoon te weinig strijd. Was dit nou de superpartij waar zo naar toe gewerkt werd? Alleen de laatste 10 seconden brandde de strijd echt los. Daaruit bleek naar mijn idee helemaal dat er veel te behoudend gebokst werd. Allemaal erg berekenend en vooral erop gericht om punten te scoren. Jammer.
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