Quote Originally Posted by shza
Quote Originally Posted by Starr
why is this fight happening Because Oscar De La Hoya is the money man and Mayweather is all about money. There are fights that he can cement his legacy on like Margarito and Hatton which he has style advantages over. Beating Oscar will just give him a name and he'll be discredited IF he beat Oscar. He should have taken the Hatton and Margarito fights before putting himself at this risk.
of course it's happening because of money.

why is that at all surprising? he'll have time to fight hatton (and margarito if necessary) later -- this is the one chance to get de la hoya. every boxer out there in this weight range, hatton and margarito included, would jump to fight ODH over anyone else. why? because of the money. it's not just a floyd thing.
Exactly!

Given the choice of earning in excess of $25m for one fight and or facing dangerous guys to cement your legacy isn't really a choice is it?