Oscar De La Hoya has announced that he plans to come out of retirement at 47. And The Golden Boy said he plans to fight a “top guy,” not a fellow geezer.
Who might that be?
The online sportsbook Bovada has posted odds on whether he’ll actually fight at all and, if he does, who he might face in his first fight back.
Bovada’s oddsmakers believe De La Hoya will indeed fight again, setting the odds for “Yes” at -200. “No” is at +150, making it the underdog.
The leading candidate to face De La Hoya, according to Bovada, is former junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan at +350. MMA fans will note that Conor McGregor comes in tied for No. 3 at +500. And at No. 5 is Canelo Alvarez, who De La Hoya promotes, at +750.
Here’s Bovada’s full list (in order of likelihood):
- Amir Khan +350
- Jermell Charlo +400
- Gennadiy Golovkin +500
- Conor McGregor +500
- Canelo Alvarez +750
- Jeison Rosario +1600
- Patrick Teixeira +1600
- Demetrius Andrade +1800
- Jermall Charlo +1800
- Antonio Margarito +2000
- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr +2500
- Miguel Cotto +2500
- Juan Manuel Marquez +2500
- Sergio Martinez +2500
- Ricardo Mayorga +2500
- Shane Mosley +2500
- James Kirkland +3000
De La Hoya hasn’t fought since he was stopped in eight rounds by Manny Pacquiao in 2008.