Oscar De La Hoya Is Overrated!

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  1. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if it weren't for DLH, my wife would have no interest in boxing
     
  2. ]V[ooSeKnUcKLeS

    ]V[ooSeKnUcKLeS YAHHHHH Full Member

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    and that means she wouldnt have interest in you if it weren't for your shared boxing interest? lol i'm just kidding bro, welcome to ESB :lol:
     
  3. Jack Presscot

    Jack Presscot Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've watched both dozens of times, and each time Oscar loses and it is pleasant to me to watch the expression on both his face and the faces of his team, as Micheal Buffer announces Tito and Sugar winning. Priceless. :good
     
  4. fatony

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    True, but you can not deny that boxing has gone thru many low points and it takes a truly special fighter to get it through those times. Dempsey, Ali, Tyson, Leonard, and De La Hoya were all fighters that brought boxing back into the mainstream. If you dont believe that then you have no idea what you're talkiing about.
     
  5. fatony

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    How can you not? Boxing is a young man's sport. No other way around it.
    With the exception of a few: Hopkins, Robinson, Duran, and Foreman most boxers are past their primes at 32+. Just the way it is. Any sport. You're body cannot produce at the same level that it did when you were younger. De La Hoya at his prime would've destroyed Pacquiao. If Morales did it, De La Hoya would have easily done it.
     
  6. Williams27

    Williams27 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow she is amazing.

    Oscar is overrated in my view as well, but not by a whole lot. He did fight well enough against Tito and Mosley to get a possible win. Although Sturm and Whitaker both beat him for damn sure.
     
  7. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you cant respect DLHs ability or his resume you know nothing about boxing.
     
  8. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    nah i reckon he had an early prime and came out of it relativly quickly
     
  9. faisal

    faisal Hoolios daddy Full Member

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    see my scorecard in the classic forum
     
  10. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes they were, never said they weren't. People dont acknowledge those wins as great wins though because of their age, likewise I dont think people should hold it too much against DLH for his losses against the 2 p4p #1 as he himself was old.
     
  11. El Puma

    El Puma between rage and serenity Full Member

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    No wonder the General forum is looked down upon.:-(
     
  12. Triplesod

    Triplesod Drunk& pissed up on booze Full Member

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    Eh? What the blazes are you talking about? He said he wishes he was knocked out? You really should spend a little extra time on an explanation when saying something like that. Do you mean, he said he would rather have been knocked out than pulled out?

    Also, by the look of your earlier post, you think "great" is better than "excellent" which is bonkers!
     
  13. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    Four Division Claimants
    Roberto Duran
    Pernell Whitaker
    Leo Gamez
    Roy Jones Jr.

    Five Division Claimants
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Thomas Hearns
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    (possibly Pacquiao)

    Lone Six Division Claimant
    Oscar De La Hoya

    hmm says DLH went downhill when he got involved more in the business aspect of the sport and less time in the gym. I rest my case.