Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=3200384

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya, who shattered box office records when they met last spring, are close to finishing a deal for a rematch, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com Wednesday.

"We are still discussing things but we have almost finalized it," said Schaefer, who heads De La Hoya's promotional company. "I think an announcement will be forthcoming."

Schaefer said the fight would be Sept. 13 or Sept. 20 on HBO pay-per-view.
Not only are these guys fighting again, but they're going to fight so late in the year that it will be the only fight in 2008 for both of them.
Wonder if it's gonna be at Dodger Stadium?


Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
This is bad news, whether you are a Cotto fan, a Floyd fan, or just a boxing fan.
Well SweetPea I will say this.
It's bad news in the sense that we're gonna have to wait until 2009 BUUUUUUUT I'm happy cause the more the time passes the better the chances are for Cotto to beat PBF, IMO. People here say PBF can only beat himself, I agree with that.
But IMO the biggest "IT" factor that's against PBF is "TIME" the more the months go by and the less fighting hes doing will only hurt him in the long run.
So in retrospect it really isn't all that bad for me as I was hoping they wouldn't fight 'til 2009 cause that's when Cottos chances are better. Well better then fighting him this year since hes still fresh off the Hatton win.