Pretty big height and reach difference in favour of Oscar, but as Perry said, the guy could fight. If Oscar can control distance and keep it on the outside I think he'd win. But Esteban's a under rated fighter. The last two fights are spectacular fights to watch, miles more entertaining than the Pac - Mayweather fight.
I really like Dejesus here over 15 rounds. And I also believe Oscar would be picking himself off the canvas at least once after one of those explosive counter-punches by Dejesus. Oscar was too much of a growing boy at 135.
It's true his chin didn't settle in until he was at welterweight. Pff, this is a hard one to pick. Put a gun to my head and I'll go with Dejesus.
I'm pretty confident in the guy with more size, speed, height, chin, and scary power. I think most of you are overthinking this. Duran was a midget who allowed DeJesusto shine.
What was Oscar weighing on fight night when he was scaling 135 at the day-before weigh-in? That's the thing that makes non-heavyweight fantasy matchups of incredible-shrinking-men weight-drainers who have come along in the age of day-before weigh-ins and IV rehydratoin vs. guys from the days when you fought at right around what you weighed in at so off-kilter. I think Leonard and Benitez and Duran were all below 150, probably right around 147-148 when they fought each other at welter. Today, the top welters might weigh 160-plus in the ring. Whole different ballgame. DeJesus is a lightweight and Oscar might have been a junior middle.
