{"id":348839,"date":"2020-05-04T10:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=348839"},"modified":"2020-05-04T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:40:04","slug":"oscar-de-la-hoya-makes-prediction-for-potential-boxing-match-with-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/oscar-de-la-hoya-makes-prediction-for-potential-boxing-match-with-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar De La Hoya makes prediction for potential boxing match with Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even at 47 years old, Oscar De La Hoya likes his chances in a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/podcasts\/state-of-combat-with-brian-campbell\/\">CBS Sports\u2019 State of Combat podcast<\/a> recently, De La Hoya was asked about a potential fight with the McGregor. Despite his age, and the fact that he hasn&#8217;t fought since a 2008 loss to Manny Pacquiao, he&#8217;s still confident he&#8217;d beat the brakes of the Irish MMA star.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QhZUjV\">\u201cTwo rounds,&#8221; De La Hoya said, offering a prediction for this hypothetical matchup (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/5\/3\/21245743\/oscar-de-la-hoya-on-boxing-conor-mcgregor-id-finish-him-in-two-rounds?f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>). &#8220;Come on, brother. Two rounds! Because one thing about me: I went for the kill always. And look, Conor McGregor, I love him in the Octagon, I respect him, I watch him all the time, but the boxing ring is a whole different story. A whole different story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As MMA Mania points out, this is not the first time De La Hoya has mentioned a potential showdown with McGregor. Back in 2017, shortly after McGregor came up short in a blockbuster boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr., De La Hoya revealed that he has been &#8220;secretly&#8221; training \u2014 specifically for a quick night of work against McGregor.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4rxng9\">\u201cYou know I still have it in me. I\u2019ve been secretly training,\u201d De La Hoya said back then (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/sports\/oscar-de-la-hoya-conor-mcgregor-fight-secret-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uproxx<\/a>).\u00a0\u201cSecretly training. I\u2019m faster than ever, and stronger than ever. I know I could take out Conor McGregor in two rounds. I\u2019ll come back for that fight. Two rounds. Just one more. I\u2019m calling him out. Two rounds. That\u2019s all I need. That\u2019s all I\u2019m going to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this prediction from Oscar De La Hoya? Do you think the retired boxer could beat Conor McGregor in the boxing ring, despite their age difference? Let us know what you think in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on 5\/4\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even at 47 years old, Oscar De La Hoya likes his chances in a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor. Speaking on\u00a0CBS Sports\u2019 State of Combat podcast recently, De La Hoya was asked about a potential fight with the McGregor. 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