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the_what
07-16-2007, 05:36 PM
...a fight with Ricky Hatton?

From Kevin Iole article on yahoo sports.

But on Saturday, Oscar De La Hoya leaked word that he is mulling a return to welterweight, a move which would have a ripple effect on what is quickly becoming the sport's deepest division.

HBO analyst Larry Merchant first reported Saturday that De La Hoya is considering a return to welterweight, where he hasn't fought since 2001, to take on super lightweight champion Ricky Hatton.
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Richard Schaefer, the chief executive officer of De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, said De La Hoya walks around at 152 and believes he can make welterweight's 147-pound limit.

He's had preliminary talks with Hatton's representatives, and plans to have more next week.

Thread Stealer
07-16-2007, 05:42 PM
I don't see Hatton fighting Oscar. That's probably a way to distract negotiations from Mayweather-Hatton and to try to make Floyd fight Mosley, so Golden Snaggle Tooth still makes money off of Floyd.