Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
ODLH isn't retiring. He's allowing Shane to try and get a fight with PBF after Vargas and get one last big payday for Shane. After PBF disposes of Shane, ODLH is gonna come out and try to fight PBF.

Five reasons why ODLH - PBF will happen next year
5. Shane beat ODLH twice, PBF will beat Shane, ODLH will get a chance to kill two birds with one stone.
4. Mosley - Mayweather will be a HUGE moneymaker for Golden Boy Promotions.
3. ODLH has a huge ego and he wants to go out knowing he was the best. He will try at least.
2. 30 Million Dollars. Letting Mayweather defeat more big names just makes PBF a bigger PPV attraction and in turn, puts more money in the pot for ODLH.
1. Let's face it, De La Hoya is a huge famewhore. He needs this fight to stay in the spotlight. He's the Paris Hilton of boxing.
I think that De La Hoya planned to retire after the Mayorga fight. He'll concentrate now on the promoting side of the business where he'll still be in the spotlight albeit in a different manner. I don't think he'll gain much praise from another fight with Shane Mosley (Other than maybe his own satisfaction) as public opinion will always say it wasn't the same Shane he'd originally faced (in the first encounter at least) blah blah blah.
I really believe that a fight with PBF is a non-starter, not because De La Hoya wants to avoid it, but because De La Hoya has stated that he would not fight the son of his trainer and he would not fight anyone without his current trainer, therefore, a fight with PBF can't happen. Simple as that. I'd love to see De La Hoya and Mayweather Jnr fight but i'd have loved to see Hagler V Hearns 2! Unfortunately fights that we'd love to see sometimes don't happen.
It was a great peformance (against Mayorga) for De La Hoya to retire on, and best of luck to him if that is what he chooses to do.