Can any boxer in history face Oscar Dela Hoya's opposition and retire undefeated?

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  1. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Trinidad, Whitaker, Hopkins, Chavez, Mayweather, Pacquiao, Mosley, Camacho, Sturm, Gatti, Quartey, Vargas, Ruelas, Leija, Molina, Carr, Mayorga...
    The only fighters I see going through this list with succes are Pacquiao and Floyd excluding 160 and Sugar Ray Robinson exluding 130 but I don't think Manny and Floyd could beat them all while Robinson might have a chance.
     
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  2. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hopkins is the true outlier that makes it damn near impossible a task.

    Robinson is your best bet, though. A young Robinson could’ve made 130 easily with next day weigh-ins. Hopkins might be a bridge too far, though. The size difference would be more than people think.
     
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    Maybe someone like Henry Armstrong. Some of those guys Oscar fought were past it While he was prime and in other instances the other way around. If we’re assuming that every single one of those guys would be PRIME during the proposed meetings then I don’t think anyone would skirt by without a single defeat..... That’s a horrible schedule.
     
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    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Armstrong would likely be too small for the top Welterweights Oscar faced. To say nothing of Hopkins.
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Yeah I thought about Hopkins after I posted and you’re right. I think he could possibly do well against a lot of modern welters though especially given that a lot of the ones Oscar fought weren’t indigenous to that weight class either
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think only Chavez and Camacho were past their primes when Oscar faced them, the rest were on pretty good shape even if Whitaker had lost a step.
     
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  7. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    No fighter in history is gonna go undefeated. That’s a full house
     
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