EEC - February 7, 2007

Be sure to check back later today for the debut of the KO Corner Divisional Rankings for the month of February…

News, Notes, and Rumors:

- Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will embark on an 11-city media tour to hype up their May 5th showdown which is expected to be the biggest fight in boxing history.

The schedule:

Feb 20 - New York City
Feb 21 - Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
Feb 22 - Chicago, Detroit
Feb 23 - Miami
Feb 26 - Houston, Dallas
Feb 27 - San Francisco, Las Vegas
Feb 28 - Los Angeles

- BBC Sport is reporting that Sugar Ray Leonard believes Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya can both beat Floyd Mayweather Jr…

“The Ricky Hatton that beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005 can beat Floyd Mayweather. He was so focused and in such good physical shape that he would have given anybody at that level a tough time,” Leonard said.

And in regards to De La Hoya…

“Originally, I thought, hands down, Floyd Mayweather would be victorious,” said Leonard. But I’ve changed my mind since then. I’ve been analytical, observed things from a fighter’s stand-point and I think Oscar de la Hoya’s stronger and he’s bigger.

“I don’t think he’s faster because, without question, Floyd Mayweather is super-fast. But I think Oscar de la Hoya has enough of the proper physical attributes to take Mayweather to the limit.”

Some Good Reads:

Boxing Scene: Floyd Mayweather Sr - Chits and Bits

Posted by John Chandler on Feb 07, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Media • Trainers • Floyd Mayweather Sr • Floyd Mayweather Jr • Kostya Tszyu • Oscar De La Hoya • Ricky Hatton • Sugar Ray Leonard

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