De La Hoya's opposition is savage!!!

also Ruelas and Leija, while not great fighters they were both world champions at one time

 

He didn't move mountains to fight Vernon Forest or Winky Wright.

 

You can't fight everyone.

 

Just saying.

 

HATERS GON' HATE :smoke

:good

 

His resume is one of the best in the game. He gave a show everytime he fought(except Sturm). One of my favorite fighter post 1993.

 

Here are some facts for your bro.

1. He offered Winky Wright his biggest pay day @ 6 million!!!! For an opportunity to fight him after Winky beat Mosley. Winky declined his offer.

2. In May of 2001 Vernon Forrest became a FIRST time champ at Welterweight by beating Raul Frank for the VACANT IBF title.

The following month June of 2001 Oscar De La Hoya became 8 time world champion by winning the JR. Middleweight crown by dethroning Javier Castillejo.

n 2002 Vernon Forrest became theWBC Welterweight champion by beating Mosley.

In September of 2002, Oscar De La Hoya became the unified JR. Middleweight champion by KO Fernando Vargas.

In 2003 Forrest lost to Wildman Mayorga TWICE.

In 2003 Oscar De La Hoya was robbed against Mosley.

The rest is history for both men.

Oscar never ducked Forrest because Forrest was never is Oscar's weight class when Forrest was relevant. Oscar was busy capturing titles in different weight classes.

 

I don't see how you can criticize his resume at all. It's excellent. Granted, in regard to "ATG rankings" it would have served him better to win some of the other fights rather than lose, but he still took on those challenges and had an excellent career that spanned multiple weight classes.

It's not like when Oscar did lose, he lost to some low ranked opponent. The guy fought world class opposition.

 

Wright tried to unify the junior middleweight championships when he and Oscar were the champs. That fight didn't happen (probably because of Arum to be honest). Vernon called out Oscar constantly at 154 and that fight didn't happen either.lol at Vernon not being relevant. Was Pac relevant at 147 when Oscar chose to fight him? Oscar had a great career but like all "A-side" fighters, he fought who he wanted when he wanted.

 

You are obviously either (1). new to the sport; or (2). new to Oscar Delahoya..... His resume is GREAT, but he was very selective in his Welterweight reign.....He was also NEVER decisive in his big "fights" save his 12th round against Ike Quartey..

 

Wrong, whitaker was just a step off prime but still rated P4p#1 in the world hence why that fight was called "P4P" and oscar became p4p beating Whitaker.
Chavez was still extremely active and undefeated for years before Oscar destroyed him, but yes, well past his best.

 

Oscar was really a great competitor. Oscar had cojones that floyd never had post 135.

Its a shame he choke against pernell, tito and pac.
Past prime was Pretty good and competitive against floyd.

 

OMG, are you guys new to boxing? Whitaker was almost prime still, even roy who was friend with Whitaker said during that fight when asked if Pernell was still prime, roy said YES, but lost a small step.
You're not shot and still ranked P4P #1 in the world ahead of prime guys like Roy Jones, Hopkins, Tony, Tyson, Evander, Morrales, Barrera, Lewis etc lol

 

How did Oscar choke against Pernell?
Pernell choked against Oscar, gave away the last round, not that it mattered but Pernell was dancing when he should have been fighting in a close fight like that.

Giving 2.5 rounds away to Trinidad did not cost him the fight. They were never going to let oscar win that fight by decision, Don King ensured that. Even if oscar finished up as strong as he dominated Tito first 9.5 rounds, he still wouldn't have won. These judges were giving Tito clear Oscar rounds, Oscar still would've lost. he had to KO tito to win that fight.