If it's true and permanent then it's a sad day for boxing, but not disastrous. Many theories abounds about this and I tend to believe the one where the thinking is that they let Oscar fight the winner of Marg-Cott, hoping Hoya has enough left to get the decision therefore legitimising a genuinely lucrative rematch. Of course if that is true, it could spectacularly backfire if Cotto beats Marg, and then de la Hoya more convincing than Floyd did, since Cotto says he doesn't give a shit about Floyd it would give Miguel the upper hand in any future negotiations.

Either way, Floyd's incredible talent will go down in history.