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The not-so-anticipated rematch between Mayweather & De La Hoya slated for September ALMOST got interesting.

Oscar’s “tune up” opponent in May, Steve Forbes, was being trained by Floyd’s uncle Roger. If Steve Forbes defeats Oscar, then the $20 million dollar rematch is over, and Floyd will miss out on a huge paycheck (we know he loves his money). Therefore, Floyd forbade his uncle Roger to train Steve, and if Roger continued to do so he would have been fired.

This COULD have made the rematch between Floyd and Oscar great, because the possible distractions and trainer change may have affected Floyd’s focus. Just a little chink in the armor may have been enough for Oscar to possibly make the bout more competitive and possibly win. However, the disaster has been averted today, Steve Forbes fired Roger Mayweather, and hired his brother Jeff instead.

Is there anything that could lead us to believe Oscar can do something differently the second time around? In the next five months, there has to be new developments that can entice boxing fans to want to see this rematch. Maybe Floyd can break his hand at Wrestlemania or something.

It’s worth a shot…