CST80's Multi Match RBR Extravaganza of Some of The Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya's Best Fights.

Don't like Oscar he always came across as very fake

But he was a beast in his prime and he fought virtually everyone and he'd beat everyone at 140, 147 and 154 if he was around today

Manny
Floyd
Tito
B-Hop
Whitaker
Quartey
Mosely
JCC Sr.
Camacho
Vargas
Gonzalez
Hernandez
Gatti
Ruelas
Mayorga
Sturm
Castillejo
Campas
Leija
Molina
Paez
Dorsey
Rivera
Bredahl

Even his former bitter enemy Fernando Vargas rated him as the best he ever shared a ring with

BEST JAB
Ike Quartey: He had a strong jab; he was a great jabber. He was known for his jab and I definitely know why. It was solid when it would land. What you’ve got to do with someone who has a great jab is out-jab him, and I was able to out-jab him and win the fight.

BEST DEFENSE
Oscar De La Hoya: I put a lot of pressure on him, but he definitely had the best defense. He had great head movement. The jab was definitely key for him, his ring I.Q. … he was a great fighter all around.

FASTEST HANDS
Quartey: Mosley was fast, but it wasn’t out of this world. Ike Quartey was fast. His jab was fast and his punches were fast.

BEST FOOTWORK
De La Hoya: I was trying to cut the ring, but it was difficult to catch him. When I got him on the ropes I’d try to keep him there, and then he’d get out. He had great ring generalship and boxing ability.

BEST CHIN
Shane Mosley: I think Oscar had a great chin. Mosley had a great chin too. I was hitting Mosley with everything but the kitchen sink and he could take it.

SMARTEST
De La Hoya: I’m going to have to go with Oscar again. He was very intelligent. If you didn’t move your head after every combination, he was going to get you. If you left yourself open for something, he was going to catch you. He knew how to use the ring.

STRONGEST
Felix Trinidad: I never felt anything like that in my life. I think the wraps helped him. I know that after his fight with (Bernard) Hopkins, they found his hand weren’t wrapped correctly. That made my career shorter. I was trying to keep him off me and I couldn’t; it was constant pressure. I was trying to box and punch, too, but he was the strongest.

BEST PUNCHER
Trinidad: Him, but now I know why! I didn’t even know I got knocked out. I was never down in the amateurs or pros, and I went down five times and I don’t remember half the fight. But I know I fought with all my heart. When I was on the way to the hospital in the ambulance with my wife after the fight, I said, “Baby, did it look bad when I went down?” And she said, “You got up every single time.” And I said, “How many times did I go down?” I didn’t know I went down five times and I got up five times. That’s the warrior that went in. It’s in your DNA. I don’t remember getting up, but I know if I have a heartbeat in my body I’m going to get up. Regardless if I’m in a fight or in life, it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to lay down. I felt like I was getting hit by a bat. It was like an explosion in my head. I couldn’t believe it. You can see by my expression in the first knockdown. I know I’d have lasted longer in the game if I didn’t take that fight. It’s a risk – I take the good with the bad.

BOXING SKILLS
De La Hoya: Oscar had the best boxing skills. He could do everything. He could box, he could punch, he could go forward and he knew what he was doing.

BEST OVERALL
De La Hoya: I think Oscar’s got to be the best boxer I ever faced in the ring. I beat five world champions and I only lost to greats and world champions. I think Oscar was better than anyone else I fought.