De La Hoya vs Pavlik

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  1. Ghostface923

    Ghostface923 Active Member Full Member

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    If theres talk of manny pacciaou coming all the way up 3 or 4 weight divisions to fight De La Hoya, why is there no talk of De La Hoya moving up a weight to fight pavlik?

    Do you think theres any chance of a Pavlik vs De La Hoya fight and who do you think would win?
     
  2. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Seriously, i really dont think Oscar can win this, especially not now, whenever Felix Sturm grazed Oscar's chin his head snapped back, and you saw what happened when Oscar fought a great MW in Hopkins. Pavlik will maybe stop him imo
     
  3. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Nope, no chance of it happening. Oscar already knows that fighters at 160 are a little too out of his league size-wise so it's never gonna happen. De La Hoya would simply get destroyed by the much bigger Kelly Pavlik.
     
  4. Thunderlips

    Thunderlips Active Member Full Member

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    Nope.

    Too Big
    Too Bad
    Too Mean

    Although this would make Pavlik the undisputed star in boxing.
     
  5. Ghostface923

    Ghostface923 Active Member Full Member

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    Do you reckon he would have chance if it was at a catch weight?
     
  6. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Pavlik cant go significantly lower,so unlikely.
    Not to be rude,but its an absurd proposition to be honest,for the reasons the guys above have stated:good
     
  7. Ghostface923

    Ghostface923 Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah i know but its just as absurd as pacman vs de la hoya so i thought i'd jus throw it out there lol.
     
  8. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Damn, what kind of catch weight do you figure Kelly could come down to? The man is already a very big middleweight with a huge frame so I doubt he'd be able to drain himself much lower than 159. And even if he were able to drop down a few pounds he'd still be the much bigger man compared to De La Hoya so I'd really see no difference in the outcome. Kelly would still pound on Oscar and knock him the hell out.
     
  9. JM22

    JM22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :yep
     
  10. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Pac going up? DLH going up? Both fights are meaningless.

    And besides DLH won't ever fight Pavlik . . . he'll be a live punching bag. Have you forgotten that he barely beat Sturm at 154?
     
  11. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Yes but Pac vs Oscar was quickly debunked and dismissed as nonsense,so its not a good comparison.
    What J.R. said is what would happen anyway.
     
  12. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No chance of this fight happening and DLH can't compete with KP.
     
  13. eliqueiros

    eliqueiros Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It would be an incredible fight up until round 6 or 7 when DLH gets ko'd but won't happen because Hoya already did the go up in weight and get ko'd thing. I doubt he'd do it again. So pretty much what everyone else said.
     
  14. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Listen to this guy, he definitely knows what he's talking about. :yep
     
  15. billyconn

    billyconn Active Member Full Member

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    I give Oscar all respect as a boxer, he never ducked anyone...... but Pavlik would starch him, for the reasons mentioned above...