Wednesday, May 2, 2007

My blood is beginning to sizzle over the De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Jr. fight this Saturday.

I'm calling it the fight of the decade... I haven't been this excited for a fight in a long while. The biggest boxing fan I know, MY MOM, will be watching from a few hundred miles away as well.

I honestly couldn't pick a winner. Same styles, same speed, same technicality, same chin... it will come down to heart--definitely a cliche, but it's true in this one.

De La Hoya has shown heart in the past, but also gotten cocky and had his clock cleaned. I'm not sure that Mayweather has faced anyone like De La Hoya before. He brings a persona to the ring bigger than the city he fights in.

Ultimately, I am 51 percent rooting for Mayweather. He is just as good a boxer as De La Hoya ever was, but will never have the celebrity. It would be the crowning achievment in his career and he could retire on top (which he said he would do after this fight).

Where will you be watching?

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