Nabigo si Golden Boy Promotions big boss Oscar de la Hoya sa negosasyon para hamunin ng alaga niyang si Saul Alvarez si WBC middleweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto kaya duda siyang matutuloy ang sagupaan nina welterweight titlists Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Manny Pacquiao.
Sa panayam ni Rick Reeno ng BoxingScene.com, ipinahiwatig ni De La Hoya na takot si Mayweather na labanan si Pacquiao kaya posibleng hamunin na lamang nito si Cotto na tinalo niya sa puntos noong Mayo 5, 2012 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m not speaking to you as a promoter, I’m speaking to you as a fan. I want that fight to happen, but I have a feeling that it’s not going to happen. Bob [Arum] and Pacquiao already conceded to everything. They have their deal in place, so now they are waiting on Mayweather,” pahayag ni De La Hoya. “I just don’t think Mayweather wants to fight Pacquiao. I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
“There are too many details. I don’t know anything about the details and the negotiations, but its so complicated. I’m sure they are talking rematch, who gets what, if this guy wins the terms change and the numbers change. It’s very complicated,” giit ni De La Hoya. “I get sick to my stomach that top fighters today don’t fight the best. Wouldn’t be surprised if Mayweather fights Cotto. Mayweather might be running away from Pacquiao.”
