De la Hoya beat Chavez twice in the mid to late 90s but Chavez was over the hill and older than Jesus by that time. Who wins if both were in their prime? Chavez don’t have the disadvantages of old age and the years of battle weariness in his body anymore but De La Hoya is still a lot taller with a far longer reach and is faster and maybe hits just as hard if not harder. Will the result be the same as in their real fights or can Chavez prove that his losses to De La Hoya was everything to do with him being so ancient at that time?
JCC in his prime would have hung around till the deeper rounds and drowned Oscar. Oscar had stamina issues, JCC was a cumulative precise body puncher, with iron in his jaw . He also kept coming and wore his opponent down. Oscar looks great for 4 rounds, Chavez matches him from 5 to 8, and KO,s De La Hoya by the 10th or 11th. I still think that it may have happened in the first fight without the cut stopping it early. JCC was past his best but still dangerous. I think that was what he was planning on but never got the chance . The second fight JCC was to far gone in any case
If they were in their primes at 135 lbs I would choose JCC by a close decision. At 140 the Golden Boy takes a close decision and at 147 Oscar by 8 rounds to 4.
De La Hoya by UD. He was bigger and more durable than Meldrick Taylor with nearly the same speed and fluidity in combination. DLH wins 7 or 8 if they fought 10 fights.
Chavez wins by UD or late stoppage. Oscar almost always faded late in fights. It would spell doom against a relentless Chavez that would be picking up steam as the fight wore on.
Agree Chavez wins in his prime but no way he beats Oscar in 1996 with or without a cut.. He was significantly faded.
Oscar was at his best at 147. That was his natural weight. He’d really struggle over the second half of the contest at 135 or 140. It gets closer at 140 but 135, Chavez would be beating him up late.
De la Hoya for me. Fast and strong and hard as nails. Outboxes Chavez and overcomes the inevitable charge to take a points victory. I loved to watch Oscar fight. One of my favourites.
