Tuesday afternoon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, California, the two men had to be separated once again, and the verbal salvos keep getting more heated with each passing day.

Oscar showed Mayorga that he is not intimated by his antics, adding, "you have disrespected me twice already. Yesterday you said something about my wife and today you insulted my race. I am not going to let  you get away with that. Come May 6th I am going to knock you out, believe it. I am going to knock you out..."

Oscar's words were delivered with what seemed like controlled anger, and while the message was succinct and deliberate, it never seemed to bother Mayorga, who came clad in an extravagant bullfighter outfit, or 'traje de luces' if you prefer the Spanish name for the attire.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. clapped enthusiastically for his trainee as he exited the podium, even though Floyd probably didn't understand a thing that was being said. Oscar and Mayorga  exchanged verbal daggers in Spanish. Nevertheless, Floyd Sr. had words for 'El Matador' as well, admonishing him, "if you put your hands on me, you are going to go out."

Even Don King seemed a bit frustrated with the turn of events, and although deep inside he must be loving it, he did say, "we're never even going to make it to May 6." King is aiming for two million pay per view buys (at $49.95 each); given Oscar's appeal and Mayorga's outrageous behavior, the legendary promoter may not fall too short off the mark.

Six-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya (37-4, 29 KO’s) will challenge the WBC super welterweight reigning champion Ricardo Mayorga (28-5-1, 23 KO’s) on May 6, 2006 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be presented by Golden Boy Promotions and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).

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