Oscar
De La Hoya has gone on record saying the NSAC’s selection of Kenny
Bayless as the referee will only work to Floyd’s advantage

Is this just sour grapes or is Oscar onto something? It was announced yesterday that Kenny Bayless would be the third man in the ring for Mayweather-Pacquiao, and Oscar didn’t waste a moment to provide his two cents on the matter. In particular Oscar is saying that you can already score one for Mayweather.
Is this just sour grapes or is Oscar onto something? It was announced yesterday that Kenny Bayless would be the third man in the ring for Mayweather-Pacquiao, and Oscar didn’t waste a moment to provide his two cents on the matter. In particular Oscar is saying that you can already score one for Mayweather.
“I
think it favors Mayweather, absolutely,” De La Hoya told Yahoo Sports.
“There is no secret about that. I had heard Kenny Bayless was going to
be the referee and that’s one point for Mayweather right there. If you
notice every fight Mayweather has had with Kenny Bayless, the referee
should break them up if both hands are tied up and they’re not throwing
punches. If you notice, for instance with Maidana, when they got in
close, right away Kenny Bayless would break them up.”
When
people critique Bayless, they often refer to Mayweather-Maidana II
where Bayless was quick on the break (in my honest opinion anyway). But
it seems that fight has been extrapolated to appear as if Bayless has a
long history of quick breaks favoring Mayweather, and I’m not quite sure
that’s the case. In any event, due to the style contrast, I really
don’t see this making much of a big imprint in the fight because Manny
isn’t an inside mauler nor is he known for holding and hitting. They way
I see it, this fight will be fought mostly at mid-to-long distance
where I wouldn’t expect clinching to play a big role in this fight,
unless Floyd intentionally looks for it.
Other
than that, I think it kinda stinks that anyone in Oscar’s capacity (a
big time promoter) would already be “scoring points” for either man
before the opening bell rings. Just let the fight happen and we can all
discuss any possible injustices that may have occured after the fight,
rather than try to plant the thought ahead of time.
Do
you all agree with Oscar? Does Bayless really favor Mayweather or Is
this just a moot point anyway due to the fighting styles of both men?
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