How would you rank DLHs career if these decisions went differently....

Well let's say Oscar doesn't get the nod against Quartey. Quartey and Trinidad would've probably fought instead, like they were scheduled to in 1998 before Ike pulled out. Tito was about to move up to 154 anyway, since had hell for awhile making 147. Before Tito moves up, do they fight immediately in May of 1999 or do they both have a warm-up fight and fight in September/October of 1999 like DLH and Trinidad eventually did? Tito maybe makes an exception should he beat Quartey and fights again @ 147 if Oscar wants to fight him, but from the promotional angle, it would most likely have to wait until the Mexican holiday in May 2000. How would the timing go? Would Tito and King insist on it being at a higher weight like they did for the proposed DLH-Tito match, since Tito was killing himself @ 147? Would Oscar and Arum agree?

Or if Oscar loses the fight versus Whitaker. Oscar probably gets a rematch if he wants one, but you can never be too sure about those things. Things would take a different course. When does Oscar get a major belt @ 147? Who does DLH fight after a defeat to not only help his confidence, but to get more comfortable with his fighting style? DLH's always been a mesh of styles.

 

Oscar established his fame and popularity very early in his career. Even if he lost to Quartey or Whitaker and we are speaking of very close and controversial loses, he would still get his shot at Trinidad.

 

well i could imagin giving him both wins against shane and never beating tito