Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
According to GBP CEO Rich Schaffer these are ODLH top three choices for May 3rd:

1. Ricky Hatton
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Miguel Cotto

1. I'm really starting to get tired of ODLH. Lord knows that while Ricky is still a world class fighter, Floyd showed that Ricky is a little out of his depth at 147. Floyd hadn't knocked anybody out since Sharmba Mitchell on a body shot, and he starched Hatton. WHY IN THE F*** does Oscar want that fight? It'd be different if he just comes out and says Hatton-De La Hoya is a big money fight, but he's calling Hatton a "warrior" and saying the fight would be a "clash of the titans." Are you F****** kidding me? Oscar is 5'11" and Hatton is 5'6". Leave Hatton alone and let the young guy rebound and stop trying to tease with big money fights. There's a difference between heavy promotion and just plain deception.

2. THE PUBLIC HONESTLY DOESN'T WANT TO SEE THE WORLD AWAITS 2!!! Stop trying to push the fight on the fans. The first fight really wasn't close at all and the second fight wouldn't be any different unless ODLH came down to 147 because if he did, he'd be so weight drained Floyd would probably get stopped on body shots. ODLH tried the first time, he brought Floyd (who's a small welterweight) all the way up to 154, he got the smallest possible ring, he made Floyd wear the Reyes gloves, and he still got beaten. Floyd clearly said that after the Hatton fight that he's physically and mentally tired of boxing and NOW you want to fight him? BTW, the Floyd rematch would probably only do 1.5 Mil and Floyd is gonna demand parity so good luck with that.

3. You're saying that you want to fight at 147, then come down and fight Cotto. Cotto isn't a big welterweight either but I'd say he's more natural at the weight than Mayweather. Why isn't this your first choice? Cotto's Puerto Rican, you're Mexican, it'd be great TV. Cotto just beat Shane Mosley and while the PPV wasn't that great, with 24/7 and the right promotion, the fight could do around 1 Mil and Cotto would probably only need 30% to be satisfied. Make the fight happen. One question: why isn't this your first choice?
Dude, you just TOLD us why it isn't his first choice with your analyzing.

It's his highest risk to take punishment.

Hatton is too small and doesn't hit hard for someone DLH's size (good money fight)

Mayweather doesn't hit hard, and even though he'll beat Oscar, he won't take much punishment. (great money fight)

Cotto hits the hardest, drills the body, and will try to win by pressuring and throwing punches unlike Floyd. (good money fight, but probably the lowest of the three because of Cotto's not so popular status yet).


That is why Cotto is #3.. wouldn't he be your last option if you were him?

Even though the Cotto fight makes more sense to us, and it's what us as fight fans want.. I think that even though there would be a considerable drop in PPV's if he fought PBF again, I think there would still be plenty purchased to do BIG money. Even though he got beaten pretty soundly, it was still a SD, and there were people even in the room i was in that were saying that Oscar would win in a rematch. (not that that person has any boxing credibility, but he can represent the general public)..

-Do I think Oscar could beat Mayweather?

No, I do not..

-Do i think Oscar and GBP could market "The World Awaits 2" and make everyone believe that he will win this time?

YES, i do.