Better Fighter for Floyd Mayweather in 2007: Oscar De La Hoya, Cotto or Margarito?

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  1. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Oscar De La Hoya last 5 fights at 154lbs

    Ricardo Mayorga
    Shane Mosley
    Luis Ramon Campas
    Fernando Vargas
    Javier Castillejo

    Champions beaten: 4

    Record: 4-1 3KO's

    Extra notes: questionable decision loss Mosley fight


    Antonio Margarito last 5 fights at 147lbs

    Golden Johnson
    Manuel Gomez
    Paul Williams
    Kermit Cintron
    Joshua Clottey

    Champions beaten: 3

    Record (4-1) 3 KO's


    Extra notes: Loss to a green Paul Williams and questionable decision vs Clottey



    Miguel cotto last 4 fights at 147lbs

    Shane Mosley
    Zab Judah
    Oktay Urkel
    Carlos Quintana


    Champions beaten: 3
    Record: (4-0) 3 KO's


    Extra notes: Close but clear victory over Shane Mosley
     
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  2. jmmpbf

    jmmpbf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oscar household name.
     
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  3. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Let see, Oscar has a better left hook than Cotto and Margarito which are their best punches.
    More power overall.
    Better chin than both of them.
    Better jab.
    Longer reach
    Better ring IQ
    More experience
    Better right hand than Cotto
    Bigger than the both of them
    Faster than Margarito
    Way much more money involved and more glory
    Better trainer
    More contractual advantages (gloves, weight, ring size)
    Better defence


    This **** is easy. What does Cotto or Margo do better than Oscar except for Margo's workrate.
    And don't give me that front runner ****, because Cotto gasses out every fight also
     
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  4. slugger3000

    slugger3000 You Mad Bro? Full Member

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    Why didnt Void fight all 3 in 2007, or atleast 2 of them??
     
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  5. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    DLH easily.

    5th weight class.
     
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  6. Jacory Harris

    Jacory Harris I'm a gorilla I'm a dawg! Full Member

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    Without a doubt Oscar. Anyone who says otherwise don't know **** about boxing.
     
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  7. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He had just left Arum and didn't want to do business with him right away. Plus Margarito lost to Williams in 2007
     
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  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oscar was the single best match-up on account of the $$$ it brought in from casual fans.

    But all three were makeable matchups that probably should have happened if Floyd wanted to be known as a guy who fights the best.
     
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  9. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Slugger and PHILLA picked Margarito. Even though Margarito had lost to a green paul williams pretty easily and struggled with Clottey and didnt really decisively beat a good opponent.


    Meanwhile Cotto had dominated his welterweight opposition and beaten Mosley. Interesting.
     
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  10. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Oscar = lower ranked ATG
    Cotto = HOFer
    marg = :lol::lol::rofl:rofl:patsch
     
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  11. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Changed the title from Opponent to Fighter. Of course financially DLH is better choice. I wanna know who you think is the better fighter.
     
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  12. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Cotto wont make Hof. First reigning champion he ever beat was Yuri foreman.
     
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  13. slugger3000

    slugger3000 You Mad Bro? Full Member

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    Paul Williams was good in 2007! Paul would of beat floyd but Mr. Feathers ducked him as well! :deal
     
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  14. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :rofl

    just look at his greatest hits. He hasn't done **** in his career. They're trying their best to hype him up, but it just turns you off looking at it

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r9BlYGB8F0[/ame]
     
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  15. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Osar was the bigger threat to Mayweather at 154.



    Just like Sergio is a bigger threat to Mayweather at 154+ than Pac is at 147.
     
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