Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., billed as The World Awaits, was a professional boxing match contested on May 5, 2007, for the WBC super welterweight championship..[2] At the time, the bout was the most lucrative boxing match ever, with over $130 million in generated revenue.

With the sellout, the bout generated over $19 million in live gate, beating the previous record of $16,860,300 set by the June 28, 1997, heavyweight championship rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Mayweather Sr. announced his willingness to train De La Hoya after initially declining to oppose his son, but demanded a $2 million fee in light of the enormous revenue to be generated by the fight.

[5] Ultimately, the sides were unable to come to an agreement and De La Hoya hired the highly respected Freddie Roach to be his cornerman instead.

Mayweather Sr. left the camp by the end of April, upset over not being chosen as trainer and by comments made by his son and brother during the taping of the 24/7 show.

During the early rounds De La Hoya had some success cutting off the ring, using his left jab and attempting to pound Mayweather on the inside.

Despite his activity however, many of De La Hoya's punches appeared ineffective and landed on Mayweather's arms or shoulders.

A pattern amerged in the middle rounds of De la Hoya pressing and throwing occasional flurries with Mayweather landing the clearer and cleaner shots.

As a tune-up fight, De La Hoya fought Stephen Forbes (33–6) on May 3, with Floyd Mayweather Sr. as his trainer.

De La Hoya (39–5, 30 KOs) looked extremely sluggish but ultimately won a unanimous decision over Forbes, 119–109, 119–109 and 120–108.