A four man tourney made up of the following fighters: Esteban DeJesus Edwin Rosario Oscar De La Hoya Juan Manuel Marquez Who comes out on top? Apologies to @ETM who had already posted when the fighters were different.
Apologies - I changed the names as I felt it was a bit too obvious who would come out on top and Duran, Ortiz and Laguna were just too loaded in this part so I chose some lesser greats to make it more compettive.
Oscar via overwhelming physicality against almost any Lightweight that wasn’t one of the legit greats. That includes all on the above list except maybe Marquez.
I'd probably take DeJesus over Marquez, that's a close-un IMO. Depends on whether Marquez can draw DeJesus into a lead, or if DeJesus doesn't. Would be an interesting fight. Rosario loses to all of them. Ramirez would probably be a better inclusion, he could beat Marquez and DeJesus. De La Hoya beats all three IMO, and beats DeJesus and Rosario badly.
I nearly chose Ramirez - yeah, you're probably right on choosing him over Rosario but I swapped a lot of names out before I got to that four.
Thanks man! I like black and white photos of fighters - just adds something and when they're as good as these two it makes it look even better.
DLH should win, but the other 3 are all pretty good fights. I guess it depends on the draw, but I like the chances of Marquez Rosario Dejesus in that order to fight him
DeJesus or Rosario. Edwin ran hot and cold so that would make him an underdog. I'm not sold on Oscar DelaHoya at this weight. I view him the same way I viewed Michael Moorer at 175. Very short sample size and I believe the cutting weight would cost them in a longer grueling fight against someone like a Estaban DeJesus or Rosario. Think Rosario cornered Camacho, DelaHoya's quickness won't be too much of a problem.
The weight draining was definitely a problem. If anything, I thought it affected his speed (his stamina proved to be an issue at any weight). He looked faster and sharper at 140 and 147. He was just huge and powerful at 135. He proved himself against a much higher level of opposition than Moorer, though. Oscar cleaned house at Lightweight. Probably the most underrated aspect of his career.
