Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. Official

Potentially the biggest boxing match up in the last decade is now official. Oscar De La Hoya will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. on HBO PPV, May 5, 2007! The contracts are signed and the venue is either the MGM Grand in Vegas, or the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Oscar (38-4, WBC Light Middleweight Champion) will be putting his title on the line, while Mayweather's (37-0) many Welterweight Championships will not. Interestingly, both fighters have said this could be their final fights. After his TKO win over Mayorga, Oscar mentioned he had one big mega-fight left before he would retire. Mayweather spoke firmly after his recent win over Carlos Baldomir, saying he wanted to fight Oscar to end his career. It should also be noted that Oscar has long been trained by Floyd's estranged father, Floyd Mayweather Sr. for many years. The Sr. Mayweather has not decided if he will train his son's opponent as of yet, but along with the possibilities of this being both men's final fight, this is going to be an epic fight for sure!

The Golden Boy will get around $25 million for the fight while Pretty Boy Floyd will earn around $10 million dollars. Let the press tour begin for this possibly record breaking boxing match!