Can De La Hoya still preform at 154? or 160?

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  1. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This past weekend Oscar De La Hoya suffered a lopsided loss 9n a 147 lbs fight to Manny Pacquaio. Conventional wisdom says that he should retire, but as we know in boxing shoild retire dose not mean will retire. Looking back De La Hoya should have never taken this or any fight below 154. I realize there are not many big names at 154. However it is not natural for a 6 foot tall 35 year old man to weigh 145 or 147. No matter how in shape he might apear.
    I don't want to take any thing away from Pacquaio, bit looking back he probbly won the fight when the contracts were signed and 147 was the agreed weight.
    Should De La Hoya decide to fight again he will not be the PPV draw that he has been but he has enough name reconiction to atract some good fights at either 154 where I think with the exciption of Paul Williams he is still the best at that weight. Or at 160 where he has fought in the past even if he did strugule there. I think the most likely fight would be aginst Vernon Forest who might not be a house hold name but is as close to one as he can probbly get at this time, or a rematch with Fleiix Strum who he has a contiversiol win over.
     
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    154 should have been his weight.160?Hell no,he'd get hurt.
     
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  3. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    he should fight mayorga again....
     
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  4. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    Perform? Yes.
    Do i want it? NO!
     
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  5. TheRock49

    TheRock49 Active Member Full Member

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    Yea, I feel De La Hoya's pretty much done. Otherwise I'd say 154.
     
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  6. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    I'd like to see him retire or fight a grudge match with Tito. Anything else....what's the point.
     
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  7. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed Dawg i don't want to see either of them in a ring unless they're sharing it.
     
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  8. champianboxer

    champianboxer Mr Boingo Full Member

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    I dont want to see hoya hurt, i think he should retire. he took quite a beating from catfish man
     
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  9. JosePR51

    JosePR51 Active Member Full Member

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    He has nothing else to prove. RETIRE PLEASEEEEEE
     
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  10. Killer Instinct

    Killer Instinct Be formless, shapeless... Full Member

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    Proberly...against C class fighters
     
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  11. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    Oscar isn't 6 foot tall...whered you get that stat..hes 5'10.5
     
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  12. TheBradyHawkes

    TheBradyHawkes ۞ Full Member

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    Oscar is too proud/arrogant to fight a scrub as his farewell fight. And while Tito is not anything to write home about, I do think this is the way to go.
     
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  13. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    odlh needs to stay outside of a ring
     
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  14. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No the damage has already been done to his body he starved himself to make weight and he took a horrible beating for it he was already slipping in his mid 30s hes done.
     
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  15. Finn73

    Finn73 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd like to see Oscar vs. Abraham
     
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