Oscar De La Hoya Says ‘Egos’ Can Get In The Way In Making The Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Happen
Oscar De La Hoya, who previously said that he is more than willing to put up the biggest guarantee in the sport of boxing just to make the super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao happen, is beginning to have doubts that the bout will really take place. The boxing legend turned promoter said that the prospect of a super fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao looks vague because of a number of things that can certainly get in the way in making the bout come to fruition.
In an article by The Guardian, De La Hoya said that he will believe the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight when he sees it. He added that the super fight has been laid on the table for five years but it still hasn't happened yet. According to De La Hoya, the situation is very complicated.
"First of all, you have one fighter (Pacquiao) with HBO and the other with Showtime, you have sponsors," De La Hoya said. "But most importantly, you have egos and egos can get in the way of making big fights happen."
Pacquiao has been taunting Mayweather to face him in the ring since his victory over Chris Algieri in Macau. The eight-division Filipino boxing champion even taunted Mayweather in his new ad for Foot Locker. Mayweather has mocked the Filipino boxing champion, but his silence toward his desire to fight Pacquiao has been a big stumbling block in making two of the greatest fighters in history step in the ring together.
Boxing Scene reported that a group of investors from United Arab Emirates were disposed to give as much as $200 million fight purse to make the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happen. Mayweather is reportedly demanding to get two-thirds of the revenue from the long-delayed fight, but Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum is still discussing the purse with CBS President Les Moonves.
Boxing fans, analysts, and even legend of the sport have stated their craving to see the fight, but the disagreements between both camps, with one side not even trying, remain a major hurdle. Is there still hope that Mayweather-Pacquiao fight will take place one day?
