Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya is seriously considering a ring comeback to face either pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. or rising star Gennady Golovkin, as reported by ESPN's Dan Rafael.

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The 42-year-old boxing legend has never fought anyone since his defeat against Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in December 2008. If he does return, the Golden Boy disclosed that he would only be fighting the best and no one else. He mentioned two possible opponents, and those were Mayweather and Golovkin's.

"It's got to be worth my while but this is very serious," De La Hoya said. "The only reason I would come back is because I miss the competition of fighting the very best."

The 10-time, six-division champion also revealed that he had been training and keeping his body in shape even while he is away from the ring.

"I'm not preparing for an actual fight, but I run 8 miles, I can hit the bag for 12 rounds, I can jump rope and do the speed bag," he said, as if trying to prove that he can still fight. He even suggested that Mayweather should fight Golovkin first, then he would face the winner although most boxing analysts know that his idea has no chance of happening most likely because of the pay-per-view king.

Last week, SB Nation reported that Mayweather challenged the Golden Boy to come out from his corner to face him for a rematch on September, the unbeaten American's supposed-to-be farewell fight before his own retirement.

De La Hoya rejected the challenge with his own video, saying that he is happy and content in retirement and that he has no plans of ever going back in the ring. The boxing promoter also said that there was a rematch clause for them to meet again a year after their last fight in 2007, and Money had already missed the chance. But the former WBC light middleweight champion seems to be singing a different tune these days.

Meanwhile, International Business Times indicated that this could be the opportunity that Golovkin had been waiting for. GGG appears to have always been avoided by the big-name superstars of boxing, including Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, and Canelo Alvarez, because of he is allegedly not a crowd-drawer and the risk of being battered is a lot higher.

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