Is Oscar De La Hoya the most overated fighter of alltime ???

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  1. gbrandon

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    At his peak he was the highest non heavyweight draw of alltime, however he never even had a signature victory that defined his career.
     
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  2. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No Roberto Duran and Manny Pacquiao are.
     
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  3. gbrandon

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    Roberto Duran beat Sugar Ray Leonard


    Pac beat Barrera, Marquez, Hatton, Cotto, De La Hoya, Morales, etc
     
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    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    what's wrong with beating two top 30 ATGs past their primes?
     
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    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oscar wasn't overrated, but like so many greats, drunk on the spotlight, he stayed far too long after his skills 'n reflexes diminished.
     
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    Robbed against Trinidad

    Could have recieved the decision against Sugar Roid Mosley
     
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    duran beat Leonard in a close life and death match. He lost to him twice. The Leonard win is the expition to the rule. When Duran stepped up he lost.

    Barrera the first time was a great win for Pacquiao, but the second time? It might be his second best win. He never desively beat Marquez. There a good amount of people who would say he went 0-4 rather than 2-1-1. De La Hoya had no bussiness at 147. Hatton was on the down side. Morales beat him the first time Pacquiao waited for him to decline before fighting him again. He took a long time to give Marquez a rematch after their draw too.
    Pacquiao just beat names who had seen better days. When matched up with a top rate oppoent who's not either past it or otherwise compermrised such as Cotto at a catchweight and rehydration clause. He's ordnary.
     
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  8. gbrandon

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    He ROBBED himself against Trinidad

    Mosley was no longer the same in the second fight, however in the first he whupped De La Hoya's ass.
     
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    Wow you are ****ing dumb.
     
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  10. gbrandon

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    He won titiles in 8 different divisions, so if he is ordinary what is everybody else:huh
     
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    Overrated = YES
    Most Overrated of ALL TIME = **** NO
     
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    :deal
     
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  13. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    He might be a little overrated by some, but on the flip-side, he is surely underrated by others, as well. He was quite a good fighter at one point.
     
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  14. EL CABALLO

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    ... robbed against Trinidad=biggest misconception in recent boxing history

    TRINIDAD WON a close fight, get mf'ing over it!!
     
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    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah right, DLH if anything gets underrated.

    James Toney has probably the most overrated resume of anyone that's almost universally regarded as a hall of famer.
     
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