Oscar De La Hoya now considers comeback, but wants Floyd Mayweather or Gennady Golovkin

FORMER six-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya is seriously considering making a comeback despite recently shooting down the proposition.

After Floyd Mayweather recently expressed an interest in fighting โ€˜The Golden Boyโ€™ in September in a rematch of their 2007 superfight, De La Hoyaย took to social media to turn down the offer and rule out any chances of a comeback.

He has since gone back on that statement, having told ESPN that he thinks about making a ring return since retiring after his 2008 loss to Manny Pacquiao.

โ€œIt’s got to be worth my while but this is very serious,โ€ he said.

โ€œI have to make sure I am fighting the very best. I don’t have to come back for financial reasons or the lights or the glamour.

โ€œThe only reason I would come back is because I miss the competition of fighting the very best.โ€

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year and despite battling substance addictions since retiring, addictions he has overcome, he insists he feels physically ready to stage a comeback.

โ€œI feel amazing. In my life right now, I have so much motivation. I am so hungry and so determined. I am young, I am healthy and I feel great… 42 is the new 32.

โ€œI just feel great physically. I’ve been taking care of myself. I’ve been doing the Bernard Hopkins lifestyle. You can turn the clock back to a certain time.โ€

De La Hoya claimed people constantly ask him to fight Floyd Mayweather or unbeaten middleweight Gennady Golovkin, and the 42-year-old recently tweeted he would only lace up the gloves again if those two were to fight each other in September so that he could face the winner next year.

โ€œI just feel good and when I walk the streets, everyone tells me, ‘You have to fight Floyd again, you have to fight GGG. You can do it, you can do it’.โ€

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