Thread: De La Hoya To Meet Ring Adversaries In A Reunion On Sep. 19

DE LA HOYA TO MEET RING ADVERSARIES IN A REUNION ON SEP. 19

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LOS ANGELES -- Boxing great Oscar de la Hoya who announced his retirement Tuesday at the Nokia Plaza, a stone's throw away from his bronze statue at the Staples Center in downtown LA, will have a reunion of the past champions he had met in the ring throughout his career, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer informed the media during the tailend of emotional press conference.

The date will be on Sep. 19 during the Mexican independence weekend celebrations.

The gathering will be a veritable gala of boxing stars who during their heydays dominated the boxing headlines in the past two decades. De La Hoya (39-6-0) took on all comers to amass a record 10 titles in six different weight divisions.

De La Hoya entered into the American public consciousness after he won a gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He turned professional in November of that year and later was involved in high profile and memorable fights against an array of boxing stars including Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Luis Ramon Campas, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Mayorga, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

De La Hoya became boxing's golden boy and its cash machine registering the top grossing PPV event in history en route to a total 14.1 million PPV buys and $696 million gross revenue in 19 PPV appearances.

De La Hoya, 36, said his retirement from the ring was expedited after he was soundly defeated in a one-sided beatdown by Filipino superstar and current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao last Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.

Schaefer promised that the Sep. 19 gathering of boxing stars will be one of a kind and an event to remember.

$696,000,000.00

From the list of boxers below, who do you think will surely attend the reunion and who do you think will not attend??

Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Luis Ramon Campas, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Mayorga, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

For me...

Will not attend:
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Fernando Vargas

Sure to attend:
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tito Trinidad
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Shane Mosley

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

From the list of boxers below, who do you think will surely attend the reunion and who do you think will not attend??

Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Luis Ramon Campas, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Mayorga, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

For me...

Will not attend:
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Fernando Vargas

Sure to attend:
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tito Trinidad
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Shane Mosley

i know for a fact Trinidad wont attend, him and Oscar don't really get along much, and i've seen it in person that although they are civil with each other and respect each other they don't necessarily like each other and Tito wont be going lol, i kinda have a feeling Whitaker would go, might get some bucks out of it and he's been working with some fighters as of late, or so i've heard, this would be a good way to throw his name back into the picture as a trainer

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

From the list of boxers below, who do you think will surely attend the reunion and who do you think will not attend??

Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Luis Ramon Campas, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Mayorga, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

For me...

Will not attend:
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Fernando Vargas

Sure to attend:
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tito Trinidad
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Shane Mosley

i know for a fact Trinidad wont attend, him and Oscar don't really get along much, and i've seen it in person that although they are civil with each other and respect each other they don't necessarily like each other and Tito wont be going lol, i kinda have a feeling Whitaker would go, might get some bucks out of it and he's been working with some fighters as of late, or so i've heard, this would be a good way to throw his name back into the picture as a trainer

I think Tito will attend... I've read sometime ago that Tito visited Oscar's training camp in Puerto Rico...
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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

From the list of boxers below, who do you think will surely attend the reunion and who do you think will not attend??

Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Arturo Gatti, Javier Castillejo, Fernando Vargas, Luis Ramon Campas, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Mayorga, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

For me...

Will not attend:
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Fernando Vargas

Sure to attend:
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tito Trinidad
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Shane Mosley

i know for a fact Trinidad wont attend, him and Oscar don't really get along much, and i've seen it in person that although they are civil with each other and respect each other they don't necessarily like each other and Tito wont be going lol, i kinda have a feeling Whitaker would go, might get some bucks out of it and he's been working with some fighters as of late, or so i've heard, this would be a good way to throw his name back into the picture as a trainer

I think Tito will attend... I've read sometime ago that Tito visited Oscar's training camp in Puerto Rico...
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only cause it was in The Wilfredo Gomez gym, same gym Tito would train, and well he does still visit the gym on occasions, but i've seen how these two are at the fights here (GBP fights on the island), they only talk to each other when it's for the TV, other than that they just split, they DO NOT like each other and make it very well known, that's why the only reason that the rematch never happened was because both fighters had big heads when putting up the price

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

i know for a fact Trinidad wont attend, him and Oscar don't really get along much, and i've seen it in person that although they are civil with each other and respect each other they don't necessarily like each other and Tito wont be going lol, i kinda have a feeling Whitaker would go, might get some bucks out of it and he's been working with some fighters as of late, or so i've heard, this would be a good way to throw his name back into the picture as a trainer

I think Tito will attend... I've read sometime ago that Tito visited Oscar's training camp in Puerto Rico...
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only cause it was in The Wilfredo Gomez gym, same gym Tito would train, and well he does still visit the gym on occasions, but i've seen how these two are at the fights here (GBP fights on the island), they only talk to each other when it's for the TV, other than that they just split, they DO NOT like each other and make it very well known, that's why the only reason that the rematch never happened was because both fighters had big heads when putting up the price

Like you said, they still have some respect with each other... Tito will attend out of respect...
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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

I think Tito will attend... I've read sometime ago that Tito visited Oscar's training camp in Puerto Rico...
.

only cause it was in The Wilfredo Gomez gym, same gym Tito would train, and well he does still visit the gym on occasions, but i've seen how these two are at the fights here (GBP fights on the island), they only talk to each other when it's for the TV, other than that they just split, they DO NOT like each other and make it very well known, that's why the only reason that the rematch never happened was because both fighters had big heads when putting up the price

Like you said, they still have some respect with each other... Tito will attend out of respect...
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respect each other in the sense that they wont start a huge show and spectacle like Morales and Barrera have, but not enough respect to travel to California or Las Vegas to attend some event honoring the man that he's gone on the record to insult

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

only cause it was in The Wilfredo Gomez gym, same gym Tito would train, and well he does still visit the gym on occasions, but i've seen how these two are at the fights here (GBP fights on the island), they only talk to each other when it's for the TV, other than that they just split, they DO NOT like each other and make it very well known, that's why the only reason that the rematch never happened was because both fighters had big heads when putting up the price

Like you said, they still have some respect with each other... Tito will attend out of respect...
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respect each other in the sense that they wont start a huge show and spectacle like Morales and Barrera have, but not enough respect to travel to California or Las Vegas to attend some event honoring the man that he's gone on the record to insult

Ohh come'on... The war is over and both will move on... Oscar is already retired...

One more incentive for Tito to attend is his "victory" over Oscar... He's one of the few who got a W over Oscar...
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How cool is this. Must be awkward having a bunch of guys you KO'd show up to your party lol

If i was Tito I'd go and flaunt the fact i got a w over him...he'l be in the minority of the crowd atleast

Originally Posted by Tins06

How cool is this. Must be awkward having a bunch of guys you KO'd show up to your party lol

If i was Tito I'd go and flaunt the fact i got a w over him...he'l be in the minority of the crowd atleast

I can imagine in the party seeing Hopkins, Tito, Floyd Jr., and Mosley gathering around Manny and saying comments like "You little guy, you've topped what we've done to Oscar..."
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Hell of a career...Hell of a fighter

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by Tins06

How cool is this. Must be awkward having a bunch of guys you KO'd show up to your party lol

If i was Tito I'd go and flaunt the fact i got a w over him...he'l be in the minority of the crowd atleast

I can imagine in the party seeing Hopkins, Tito, Floyd Jr., and Mosley gathering around Manny and saying comments like "You little guy, you've topped what we've done to Oscar..."
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didn't top shit, 3 of them fought Oscar when Oscar was still a top 10 fighter, other 2 well one had a very much more faded version than the other , wonder who's was the most faded

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Originally Posted by Tins06

How cool is this. Must be awkward having a bunch of guys you KO'd show up to your party lol

If i was Tito I'd go and flaunt the fact i got a w over him...he'l be in the minority of the crowd atleast

I can imagine in the party seeing Hopkins, Tito, Floyd Jr., and Mosley gathering around Manny and saying comments like "You little guy, you've topped what we've done to Oscar..."
.

didn't top shit, 3 of them fought Oscar when Oscar was still a top 10 fighter, other 2 well one had a very much more faded version than the other , wonder who's was the most faded

I can imagine a smiling Oscar joined the group saying "Hey guys, look at this picture, these welts..." then looking at the direction of PAC continue saying "this little fuc_ker gave it to me"... everybody laughing out loud... LOL

Should be interesting.Wonder who will go for the duct tape first and look for some payback ?...don't think Genaro will be in attendance though...hes one we should seriously keep in our prayers.