According to Oscar De La Hoya his rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. September 20th in Las Vegas, NV this time is personal. De La Hoya, 39-5, 30 KO’s, took the first 5 rounds against Mayweather Jr., 39-0, 25 KO’s, In their first fight May 5th in 2007 before getting winded and throughly outboxed by Mayweather down the stretch for a split-decision loss. The fight was the biggest payday for both superstars with Mayweather earning around 30 million while De La Hoya earned around 70 million. Bodoglife.com has the boxing betting odds on Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya.

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De La Hoya is being trained by Floyd’s father Floyd Sr. who is at odds with his son and will be in De La Hoya’s corner for the rematch. In the first bout De La Hoya was trained by Fred Roach with Floyd Sr. electing not to work in De La Hoya’s corner in the first fight. In De La Hoya’s fight on Saturday with Steve Forbes, a dominant unanimous decision win, De La Hoya showed a relaxed boxing-first approach by standing tall and using his gloves to pick off punches in a trademark Mayweather styled manner.

Oscar had this to say about his upcoming rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr: "This is how I plan to fight Mayweather. Straight up. On the balls of my feet. Using my jab. This is the way I wanted this fight to go. This is the same style I'm going to use to beat Mayweather because I know I can. Now that I've been in there with Floyd this is personal. I'm going to beat him. You watch. It's about having the perfect game plan. Have to take your time, be on your toes, pop, pop, pop. We'll get it down. This is very personal. You watch. I'm going to beat the best."

Floyd Mayweather Sr. Had this to say as the trainer of De La Hoya for the rematch with his son: "This basically was preparing for my son. Floyd is a better fighter than Stevie but he doesn't throw as many punches as Steve so if Oscar feints well, uses his jab a lot and counter punches he'll have a great fight.'' For those bettors who like Oscar De La Hoya in the rematch should get down their bets now on Oscar with the favorable odds on De La Hoya ranging from +220 to +240. favorable odds on De La Hoya ranging from +220 to +240. If you like Mayweather Jr. In the rematch it would be wise to wait to as close to fight time as possible with the public wagering money likely to bring the odds on Mayweather Jr. down significantly from the -270 to -290 they are currently at.

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