Oscar De La Hoya has shared his thoughts on how a potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Terence Crawford fantasy match-up would have gone.
Mayweather and Crawford are regarded as two of the best fighters in recent memory, with Mayweather dominating the sport throughout the 2000s and 2010s before ‘Bud’ took over the mantle during the past decade.
Each man has the honour of retiring undefeated, winning world titles in multiple divisions along the way, and one common opponent that they both share is Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.
Mayweather defeated Canelo back in 2013, with Crawford accomplishing the same result last September, and it is those performances that leads fellow icon De La Hoya to make his prediction for a proposed match-up between the two greats.
Speaking to FightHype, De La Hoya revealed that he would back Mayweather to come out on top.
“Floyd toyed with Canelo. He literally toyed with him. He didn’t get hit at all, not one time.
“Crawford is more of a fighter/boxer and Floyd is more of a boxer, but I think Floyd is much more superior than Crawford. Not just because he beat me and it was a close fight, but I feel technically Floyd is a better fighter.”
That win over De La Hoya came back in 2007, and while Mayweather did retire in 2017 with a perfect 50-0 record, it was announced that he would return to the ring this September for a clash against former foe Manny Pacquiao, though the bout has recently been thrown into doubt.
