What gift decisions did De La Hoya receive?

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  1. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    A lot of people seem to feel that many of DLH's wins were gifts. Which ones?
     
  2. Boxing Fanatic

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  3. Guitarman

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    The only true gift I think he got was against Sturm
     
  4. Raider Rudy

    Raider Rudy Active Member Full Member

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    Definitely the Ike Quartey fight!:bbb
     
  5. SHADOW BOX

    SHADOW BOX SHADOW BOX Full Member

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    A lot of people argue his fight with John John Molina to be controversial. I think DLH was robbed more than given gifts. I think he was robbed in his fight with Trinidad and Mosley II. Both fights can affect some of his Legacy.
     
  6. HyperBone

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    Against Whitaker, Sturm, and even Ike Quartey(although it was a very close fight that could go either way)
     
  7. DINAMITA

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    One- Sturm.

    I believe Oscar won the Quartey, Whitaker, Trinidad fights and the second Mosley fight.
     
  8. jaycuban

    jaycuban Cubans Do It Better ! Full Member

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    Ike Quartey,
    Felix Sturm.
     
  9. cpnasty

    cpnasty Fight Fan 83 Full Member

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    :good
     
  10. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Sturm is the only clear cut one for me.

    The others are debatable and Ive heard decent arguements for either those fights going either way...Though I probably felt Pea deserved the nod, it was a hard fight to score at times, overall he may have nudged it but the way boxing is scored where each round is basically a new fight..it was really close in the end.
     
  11. eliqueiros

    eliqueiros Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree with most in that Sturm is the obvious choice. His other supposed gifts are arguable. But in hindsight he will be remembered for the terrible robberies against him which were fights that outweigh his "gifts" in terms of legacy importance.
     
  12. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sturm was a big time theft, but the others are disputable really
     
  13. JosePR51

    JosePR51 Active Member Full Member

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    How do the "robberies" he got outweigh the "gifts"? You guys say he got robbed against Mosley 2 and Trinidad. Well fine, but many people thought he got gifts in the Pea, Quartey and especially the Felix Sturm fight. So basically he is pretty even then.
     
  14. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Imo DLH lost to Quartey and Sturm.

    ......also, imo I dont feel DLH was robbed in any of his fights.
     
  15. heidegger

    heidegger Guest

    The split decision against Mayweather was a gift.