Oscar De La Hoya was overrated

My ONLY gripe with my Oskee is not who won some close fights but how oddly wide scorecards were. The Sturm fight was very close - Oskee underperformed in expectation in that one and it turned out that Sturm was just an excellent unbeaten fighter (we just weren't paying attention.) Only lost to excellent fighters and gave most hell.

Beat Whitaker, Quartey, Ruelas, Hernandez, Molina, Mayorga, Gonzales, Leija, Rivera, Castijello, Corley, Carr, Vargas, Campas, Sturm, Chavez 2X, An ATG amateur, an Olympic Gold Medalist.
Fought everyone (Wright even turned the fight down!)

 

Yes, he was overrated.

 

I agree 100% with everything posted here, apart from Oscar being a great fighter which I do not believe he was. I would call Oscar an excellent fighter, no doubt a highly skilled fighter but not great in the overall scheme of things.

Awesome post!

 

Ask Hopkins......

 

TT would send Oscar to the Moon! Bang, Tszyum!

I couldn't resist saying that, actually young Tim has quite a bit to prove before he shows that he could whip Oscar De La Hoya that's for sure.

 

But I think TT is awesome, excellent skills Brave Warrior willing to face anyone anytime anywhere, a real credit to the sport.

 

utter garbage.

 

I agree but I also feel he was more effective fighting under 160.

 

Very good boxer for his time. Had no business stepping into the ring emaciated to fight Manny Pacquiao.

I might watch Trinidad Oscar fight again..

jack Prescott was a funny poster..

 

Oh boy.

 

I think in my entire boxing life of being a fan, I’ve seen maybe two or three people say he won the Sturm fight. He got his ass whooped that night.

 

LOL

 

Rahman had one of the greatest jabs in the last 20 or 30 years at heavyweight and no one can really dispute that