Unless it's the Honeyghan of the Curry fight, Oscar is in another league. Lloyd was too inconsistent. He got kudos for battering Bumphus and Hatcher but both were junior welters and neither looked in shape to fight. Besides those defences, he barely scraped by a green Blocker, struggled with Vaca, was shown up by Starling. I think he was just shot against Breland, probably from losing weight. Looking at him these days, you realise he's quite a big fella. You need a big frame to become as fat as he has. I realise this looks a bit anti-Lloyd but I have no feelings either way towards him. I just think there were too many below par displays whereas Oscar fought top men at welterweight and usually brought his A game. Oscar TKO 10.
I think that’s spot on mate. He was quite infuriating, so undisciplined. Yet, when he did knuckle down, show discipline that night against Curry, he looked a helluva good welterweight, even allowing for Curry’s supposed weight issues. If that Honeyghan turned up, quite frankly I don’t think I could call this one, any other version Oscar stops him.
Honeyghan's entire reputation is based on one night if you really think about it. And even that has a big asterisk because of an obviously subpar Curry in front of him. As noted in this thread already, other than that you have the Bumphus and Hatcher fights. Hatcher was a blown-up 140-pounder as was Bumphus, and Bumphus was severely damaged goods. He was stumbling just to walk in those days. Then he squeaks by Blocker and loses to Vaca. Jorge Vaca??? I've never seen a fighter get more undeserved mileage out of one fight than Honeyghan. He's not even in the same zip code as Oscar in terms of skill or accomplishment.
Trinidad would have stopped Honeyghan early, Oscar was a better combo puncher than Lloyd and ws trained by better trainers.
Honeyghan of the Curry bout all day. DLH is overrated for my money. He lost to Mosley, Quartey really beat him and old Whitaker edged him
Oscar De La Hoya stops him. Oscar was an all-time great fighter. And he was an excellent finisher when he got someone hurt. Only lost (when he did) to Hall of Famers. Lloyd is more in the category of a Cory Spinks or Simon Brown.
I like both boxers but Oscar De La Hoya beats Lloyd Honeyghan. Honeyghan might go the distance with a prime welterweight De La Hoya like Pernell Whittaker and Hector Camacho did but I don't see Honeyghan being able to do much damage here. Honeyghan did have a great left hook , right cross and right uppercut but De La Hoya would dominate him with his left hand and work to the body his speed was another level back then.
Oscar was a fine all around fighter. He would beat Honeyghan relatively easily. I believe that Donald Curry had some issues making 147, and that weakened him for Honeyghan. Lloyd was strong but wild, and Oscar takes him out in round 10.
I'd be more interested in Curry and Oscar. Lloyd was a tough customer but I think the outcome of the Curry fight was so shocking that it build Lloyd's reputation beyond what it maybe should have been. I think Oscar puts a pretty bad beating on him.
