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Article: Mosley thinks De La Hoya picked opponent poorly
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- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- September 12, 2003
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Dateline: LAS VEGAS
Oscar De La Hoya isn't ready to wind down his career just yet. Retirement
is being pushed back once again, unless Shane Mosley's fists convince
him otherwise.
De La Hoya enters the ring Saturday looking to avenge one of only
two losses that mar an otherwise remarkable career when he defends
his 154-pound titles against a fighter who has beaten him both as
an amateur and a professional.
Beating Mosley will allow De La Hoya to check off another item on
his list of must-dos before he finally calls it a career.
Losing to Mosley is so unthinkable that De La Hoya is ready to retire
if it happens again.
"I've trained so hard for this fight, like ...