“Jealousy on Oscar’s part,” Shane Mosley exposes root cause of Oscar De La Hoya’s hatred for Floyd Mayweather
Shane Mosley has opened up about the feud between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather.
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Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather (image credit- IMAGO
Oscar De La Hoya was once one of the most famous athletes in the world during his prime. Hoya was well known for his talent and his good looks, and he made $500 million from his successful career. Similarly, Floyd Mayweather is the most well-known undefeated boxer, with a record of 50 wins and 0 losses.
Mayweather was well known for his boxing IQ, defense, and hard work and made $1.1 billion across his career. Mayweather and Hoya fought each other in 2006 and still remain rivals who have a lot of beef between them. Former professional boxer Shane Mosley shed light on the intense rivalry that Mayweather and Hoya have. Mosley stated, “Maybe it’s a little bit of jealousy on Oscar’s part…a little bit. Oscar was first with all the money and the hype. And then Floyd kind of came through the backdoor and became, you know, bigger.”
According to Mosley, both Mayweather and Hoya did not want to back down during their rivalry era. Hence, both of them clashed inside and outside the ring to prove themselves as the better and superior fighters. However, Mayweather eventually far exceeded Hoya, even though both fighters had an amazing career, and this led to Hoya’s jealousy.
Mosley is a famous and respected boxer who has fought both Mayweather and Hoya during his time in the sport. Hence, his insights about the feud between Mayweather and Hoya are very valuable and accurate.
Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya’s accomplishments in their careers
Hoya started boxing at the age of six and won several awards as an amateur fighter. Hoya came under the spotlight after being the only American boxer to win the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Furthermore, Hoya made his professional boxing debut in 1992, shortly after his Olympic performance, which further skyrocketed his fame.
Similarly, “Money,” who was previously known as “Pretty Boy,” came under the limelight in 1993. Mayweather had started boxing at the age of seven, and he won his first Golden Gloves championship in 1993. Subsequently, Mayweather won the Golden Gloves Championship two more times, won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and made his professional debut in 1996.
In addition, Hoya has won 10 world titles in six different weight classes and has a record of 39-6. Whereas Mayweather has won twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes and has a record of 50-0. Hence, we consider Mayweather to be the greater fighter, even though both fighters have had amazing careers.
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