This coming Saturday April 19th, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will be defending his WBC version of the Lightweight Title against little known Victoriano Sosa in Fresno, California.

Mayweather, Jr. should now be able to solely focus 100% on Mr. Sosa, since his expectations of finding himself in the ring with one of the biggest prizefighters in all of boxing -Oscar de la Hoya- are now nothing more than a thought and actually more like wishful thinking. Oscar de la Hoya ended all speculation of the fight ever becoming a reality, when he announced that he would never fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., adding that he has too much respect for his father, who just happens to be his trainer.

I'm sure the news came down on Floyd Jr. like the bombs being dropped on Baghdad. Everyone I came in contact asked me was it true, since Floyd Jr. told anyone willing to listen to him that the fight was already being made. Although not totally 100% sure, I still said no from the very beginning because first and foremost Oscar de la Hoya is not only a very smart businessman, he's also is very conscious of his image.

I for one second never thought Oscar would thrust himself dead smack in the middle of a personal feud between a father and son, a feud that has been well documented now for the past two years. Even if you threw out the logical reasoning behind Oscar de la Hoya's decision, there is still no upside for Oscar, who doesn't need Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Oscar can sell tickets and pack the house against anyone and he can fight almost anyone on Pay Per View and still do well.

Floyd Jr. on the other hand would need a fight of this magnitude to even create interest in himself on any level. He once was a "Shinning Star" in the Boxing World with a strong fan base, but with the continuous run-ins with the law, ongoing bitter feud with his dad and with having so many entourage members that appear to start trouble no matter where they go he has killed his appeal to most boxing fans, most of whom have had a chance to witness these activities for themselves, with their own eyes. He is no longer the sweet, innocent looking kid with the bright smile that could once light up an arena. What you see now is a fighter whose appearance is that of a rapper, with Jewelry draped everywhere and an entourage of guys with the appearance of complete "thugs".

It's very sad to see one of the most talented fighters in the world give off so much negative energy. After all, he's still the only undefeated fighter in the Pound for Pound ratings. Obviously talent doesn't fill arenas but image does, and that is why Oscar doesn't need Floyd, Jr., to sell tickets. In fact, Oscar doesn't need any fighter in his weight class or the weight below or above him. Oscar understood what he needed to do a long time ago when he came out of the Barcelona Olympics to become a Pay Per View attraction and one of the biggest stars in the boxing world today.

Oscar played the game the way it was supposed to be played. He always stayed humble and gracious. Never felt the need to tell the world how great he is. Never spoke of himself in third person like so many of today's fighters do and the world embraced him with open arms. You have a few that may not like him but obviously they're not in the masses. Oscar can sellout fights months before they even take place, just the anticipation of him fighting can start a frenzy at the Box Office.

I guess Floyd Jr. can still look for bigger fish to fry, but the biggest one of all got away, leaving him to ponder his next move, as he was so anxious and so self assured that the fight between him and Oscar was a done deal.