Mayorga has openly made derogatory statements aimed at De La Hoya's Mexican heritage, his wife, and shouted out numerous homosexual slurs, all quips that De La Hoya hasn't taken lightly. "You insulted my race and my wife and on May 6th I'm going to break your face," Oscar said during a press conference.
Mayorga (28 wins, 23 KO's, 5 losses) unleashed one of his latest blows early this week when the Nicaraguan native threatened to withdraw from the 154lb, Super Welterweight bout scheduled to take place at
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Wednesday's Las Vegas press conference was delayed nearly an hour due to Mayorga not willing to participate. Mayorga insisted that if he didn't get $8 million dollars for the fight -6 million dollars more than the $2 million he agreed to receive - he wouldn't fight. "Oscar ain't going to pay $8 Million and that's not what the deal was," Mayorga's promoter
Don King said.
When Mayorga finally decided to show, it was business as usual and he assured De La Hoya that he would be defeated on Saturday night. The crowning comedic highlight of the conference came when Mayorga presented a gift to his opponent - a cheerleading skirt/dress, embroidered with the words,
Golden Girl and
www.latinasgonecrazy.com scribed on the back.
De La Hoya's trainer,
Floyd Mayweather, Sr., quickly came to his boxer's defense: "He gave Oscar a silly little skirt. The last person that said something about that girl thing called my son [
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]
Pretty Girl...there it is," he said, referring to Mayweather's win over
Zab Judah.
right However, at the end of the conference, Mayorga reverted to his unwillingness to engage in the
Mega Fight. "I'm thinking about not fighting. I'm not scared of Oscar, but I'm not going to fight unless I'm given what I'm worth." Mayorga said.
"You have to realize that events like this make people nervous," De La Hoya retorted. "A lot of times you can be beat outside of the ring before the fight."
But yesterday Mayorga made a statement to ensure the public that he would proceed with the fight."I have decided to fight," Mayorga said. "I'm a man and I will defend my World Boxing Council super welterweight title against Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night." He also made a prediction that he would knock De La Hoya out in less than six rounds.
Although De La Hoya hasn't fought in 20 months and has been using that time to expand his company, Golden Boy Promotions, he says he's confident he will defeat Mayorga. "I've been training for four months and I'm ready physically and mentally."
The De La Hoya vs. Mayorga fight will air on HBO PPV Saturday at 9 p.m.
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