Pound for Pound

the biggest Bitch Boy in Boxing: Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Nice win for Mayweather, who consistently ran and hid from a more aggressive, 7 years past his prime, Oscar De La Hoya. If this was the fight that boxing wanted to bring its sport back into the limelight, it failed miserably. Kudos to Mayweather for winning the split decision and out-pointing Oscar, but who wants to pay $55 pay-per-view duckets to watch a guy stick and run away all night.

After watching how scared Mayweather was to mix it up Saturday, is there any surprise that he cashed in, and immediately announced his retirement after the fight? So Mayweather's crowning achievement, as the self proclaimed greatest fighter ever, is out-pointing a 34 year old Oscar De La Hoya?

You look at Oscar's resume, and you see fights against:

Bernard Hopkins, "Sugar" Shane Mosley (twice), Fernando Vargas, Felix Trinidad, Ike Quartey, Pernell Whitaker, and Julio Cesar Chavez.

Looking at Mayweather's, you see: Arturo Gatti (who Oscar also beat).

Bravo to De La Hoya for a great career and taking on all comers. Bravo to Mayweather for chucking and jiving your entire career. Gotta give him props...he's lightning quick and a great defensive fighter. But I'd never pay another dime to watch that crap again. What a huge disappointment.

Now I see there's a possibility of a rematch?!? Frickin spare us, please!! At least match De La Hoya up with someone who wants to actually fight. I'd rather see a De La Hoya / Trinidad rematch.

And a final note on "The World Awaits" - Is Floyd Mayweather Sr (who actually said he thought Oscar won the fight, I sheet you not) going for the Predator look?

I believe Floyd Sr is sporting the world's first ever Dreadlocks-Mullet doo.

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The rest of the sporting weekend was good times. Buffalo scores a last second goal on Friday night, vaulting them to the semi's; Street Sense won the kids some money on Saturday; and Chelsea / Arsenal (what I saw of it) and Real Madrid / Sevilla both delivered.

Ray Hudson quote of the week, commenting after Real's Rubinho got a game clinching late goal Sunday, and was given his 2nd yellow for excessive celebration:

"Little Rubinho couldn't control himself. He basically had an orgasm."

This Wednesday:

Inter Milan vs. Roma, 2:30 est on GOL TV