Better legacy ... Trinidad or DLH?

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  1. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    More world titles, more world titles in different weight divisions, stronger resume, he beat Tito h2h clearly (8 rounds to 4 IMO). It's close but clear for Oscar for me, not even a debate.
     
  2. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    You should know titles don't mean anything in this sport anymore ... there's too many of them.

    Tito defended his welterweight title 16-times -
    He unified titles in 2 weight classes -
    He beat prime fighters ... he beat down many fighters and stopped them from being champion during his reign.


    Don't forget that DLH has been chasing Tito's legacy every since he loss to him --

    DLH declined a rematch ?????
     
  3. DINAMITA

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    Titles in more weight divisions, better resume, Oscar beat him h2h.

    Sorry, there's nowhere else to go, you can't argue with those three points in my mind.
     
  4. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Oscar... and it isn't even really debatable.
     
  5. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Exactly.

    DLH is somewhat difficult to rank for me given his close calls (I had 3 of his wins as losses and 2 of his losses as wins), but overall he compiled a better resume than Tito, accomplished more through several divisions, and I had him winning their actual fight.

    That's enough for me to rate Oscar higher, although not by any massive margin.
     
  6. strongarm

    strongarm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What! He punked out on fighting Margarito way after his prime.

    And he was robbed in your boy Trinidad's fight. Plus even if all of Puerto Rico loved him, Trinidad never generated the numbers Oscar did.
     
  7. fitzgeraldz

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    I can't hate on Oscar, but I think Tito's legacy will be greater, just because he beat more Prime fighters.
     
  8. DINAMITA

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    Same here, it's not a massive margin by any means, but it's definitely of the "close but clear" variety.
     
  9. strongarm

    strongarm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It is easy to spot your bias when it comes to the key wins being listed.
    William Joppy is comparable to Ike Quartey and Oscar also defeated Fernando Vargas.

    Oscar definitely better resume and better legacy.
     
  10. strongarm

    strongarm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whitaker was still at the top of his game.... come on bro, that is not even near being the truth.
     
  11. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    tito trinidad ended the career aspiration of the young vargas and has better boxing skills..but dela hoya's timeliness would be the difference
     
  12. strongarm

    strongarm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow! no disrespect but your way off on saying Tito has better boxing skills. Tito was very limited boxing skill wise. Just watch Tito versus Hopkins, Winky, heck you can even watch Tito versus Oscar and you'll see how limited he was as a boxer.

    Oscar lost but was never dominated the way Tito was. (except as an old, shell like version of Oscar when he fought Pac)
    And I'm not even and Oscar fan.... real talk. Around my circle of boxing friends, I have always been the most critical when it comes to Oscar, but he is still better than Tito.
     
  13. BobDigi5060

    BobDigi5060 East Side MMA Full Member

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    +1 DLH for me. Fan of both and don't favor one over the other besides legacy.
     
  14. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hands down now way!!! I a huge Tito fan, but DLH has a SLIGHTLY better resume....DLH by an inch IMO.
     
  15. strongarm

    strongarm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree with you, they are very comparable, still favor Oscar just by a little.