Mayweather Holds Off De La Hoya in Split Decision
This was the fight that was supposed to bring boxing back from the verge of non-existance, two highly heralded fighters, that spent months hyping the battle, in a twelve round knock out drag out fight, but in the end, it was patience that turned out to be victorious.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. moved up in weight class to challenge perhaps the best fighter of our generation in Oscar De La Hoya, and although Mayweather had never fought at that weight, he proved too much for the older champion, as he won a split decision 115-113, 116-112, and 115-113 over De La Hoya.
The elder De La Hoya came out energized and seemed to want to give the paying public what they wanted, a slugfest. But Mayweather would have no part of it, as he used patience, and fighting technique to overcome his lack of power.
Round after round at the beginning of the fight, De La Hoya would corner Mayweather and release a flurry of punches that excited the pro De La Hoya crowd. But Mayweather stood his ground, and with many of De La Hoya's punches not landing, Mayweather would follow with well timed connecting punches of his own.
In the end, Mayweather stayed with his strategy and wore down the older De La Hoya, winning rounds 9-12 to capture the title.
The decision was not without controversy, as many of the ringside fans voiced their displeasure with the outcome by unleashing a flurry of their own, of boos. After the fight, Mayweather stood strong on his belief that he would retire, while De La Hoya said he would have to review the fight before making a decision on his future. With no other draws, and boxing at it's lowest in decades, it would not be out of the realm of reality to believe there could be a rematch.
May 6, 2007
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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